U.S. civil rights groups are suing to block the implementation of a tough new illegal immigration measure in Alabama. The class action lawsuit, filed in federal court Friday, says the law is extreme and stricter than measures in other states that have already been challenged in court. They are asking a judge to declare the […]
Civil Rights Groups Challenge Alabama Immigration Law
Posted July 8th, 2011 at 5:35 pm (UTC-5)
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Senegal to Send Habre Back to Chad
Posted July 8th, 2011 at 5:20 pm (UTC-5)
Senegal will next week extradite former Chadian president Hissene Habre back to Chad, where he is wanted on charges of killing thousands of people. Chadian officials say Senegal’s government has informed them that Mr. Habre will be sent home on Monday. A Chadian inquiry accuses Mr. Habre of being responsible for 40,000 political killings during […]
Officials: Americans Borrowed More Money in May
Posted July 8th, 2011 at 4:35 pm (UTC-5)
U.S. officials say Americans took on more debt in May, while using their credit cards more for only the second time in nearly three years. The Federal Reserve said Friday that consumer borrowing rose by slightly more than $5 billion in May, following a revised gain of $5.7 billion in April. The category includes car […]
Lithuania Seeks 16-Year Jail Term for Alleged Real IRA Smuggler
Posted July 8th, 2011 at 4:35 pm (UTC-5)
A Lithuanian prosecutor has asked a court to jail an Irish citizen for 16 years on charges of trying to smuggle weapons to an Irish paramilitary group opposed to British rule in Northern Ireland. Speaking Friday, prosecutor Gedgaudas Norkunas told the Vilnius court it should convict and sentence the Irishman, Michael Campbell, for attempting to […]
US Stocks Close Lower
Posted July 8th, 2011 at 4:25 pm (UTC-5)
U.S. stock prices were lower at closing Friday. The Dow Jones Industrial Average dropped half a percent to close at 12,657. The S&P 500 lost seven-tenths of one percent to end the day at 1,344. The Nasdaq composite index lost half a percent to close at 2,860. European stock prices were down Friday. London’s Financial […]
Croatia Arrests General on Corruption Charges
Posted July 8th, 2011 at 4:00 pm (UTC-5)
Croatian authorities have arrested a senior military commander on corruption charges, as the Balkan nation tries to fulfill pledges to fight crime as part of its bid for European Union membership. Police say Croatia’s anti-corruption agency detained Croatian ground forces commander General Mladen Kruljac on Friday. He is suspected of illegally selling or purchasing land. […]
Crude Oil Prices Fall
Posted July 8th, 2011 at 4:00 pm (UTC-5)
Here are the prices of some key commodities traded in New York on Friday: Crude oil prices fell $2.47 to $96.20 per barrel. Coffee prices dropped nearly 5 cents to $2.63 per pound. Cocoa futures fell $95 to $3,091 per ton. Copper prices dropped 3 cents to $4.40 per pound. In Chicago trading, wheat prices […]
Spain’s Rubulcaba Resigns to Run for Prime Minister
Posted July 8th, 2011 at 3:45 pm (UTC-5)
Spain’s deputy prime minister, Alfredo Perez Rubalcaba, has resigned to concentrate on running for prime minister in general elections the ruling Socialist Party is expected to lose. Rubalcaba told reporters in Madrid Friday that Prime Minister Jose Luiz Rodriguez Zapatero has been informed of his desire to leave the government and do so immediately. Rubalcaba […]
Buena Vista Social Club Guitarist, Manuel Galban, Dies
Posted July 8th, 2011 at 3:45 pm (UTC-5)
Manuel Galban, the internationally-renowned Cuban guitarist featured in the Buena Vista Social Club, has died of a heart attack in Havana. A statement from Galban’s publicist said the award-winning musician died Thursday. The publicist said it was a “sad day” for Cuban music and its fans, who he said will miss Galban’s “enormous impact worldwide” […]
Shuttle Atlantis Enters Earth Orbit on Final Mission
Posted July 8th, 2011 at 2:25 pm (UTC-5)
The U.S. space shuttle Atlantis entered Earth’s orbit Friday on a mission to the International Space Station — the 135th and final flight of the 30-year-old shuttle program. After days of rainy forecasts and cloudy weather, an estimated crowd of 1 million people watched the historic lift-off in and around the Kennedy Space Center in […]
