The U.S. women’s soccer team has staged a dramatic comeback to beat Brazil in the quarterfinals of the Women’s World Cup in Germany, setting up a semifinal clash with France. After the two teams ended 90 minutes of regulation time in a 1-1 tie, Brazil scored early in extra time to lead by one goal […]
US Women Edge Brazil in Dramatic World Cup Quarterfinal
Posted July 10th, 2011 at 3:05 pm (UTC-5)
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US Official Meets Yemen’s Saleh, Urges Signing of Transition Plan
Posted July 10th, 2011 at 2:00 pm (UTC-5)
U.S. counterterrorism chief John Brennan has met with Yemen’s wounded President Ali Abdullah Saleh to urge him to agree on a plan that requires him to step down as part of a transition to democratic rule. Brennan visited Mr. Saleh Sunday at a Saudi hospital in Riyadh, where the Yemeni leader has been receiving treatment […]
Nigerian Officials: 11 Boko Haram Members Killed
Posted July 10th, 2011 at 1:35 pm (UTC-5)
Nigerian military officials say 11 members of a radical Islamic sect have been killed in the northeastern city of Maiduguri. The officials say the members of the Boko Haram group were killed during a confrontation with military and police personnel late Saturday. They say the clash began when Boko Haram members threw homemade bombs at […]
Russian Boat Sinks on Volga, Nearly 100 Missing
Posted July 10th, 2011 at 1:25 pm (UTC-5)
A Russian passenger boat with more than 180 people on board has sunk in the Volga River, killing at least one person and leaving nearly 100 others missing. The Itar-Tass news agency quotes an Emergency Situations Ministry spokeswoman as saying 84 people had been rescued Sunday, and that emergency operations 750 kilometers east of Moscow […]
Atlantis Docks at International Space Station
Posted July 10th, 2011 at 1:10 pm (UTC-5)
The U.S. space shuttle Atlantis has docked at the International Space Station. Sunday’s arrival marks the 12th and final visit by Atlantis to the space station. The combined crew members, 10 in all, will begin more than a week of work, transferring a year’s worth of supplies and equipment to the space station. Upon its […]
Panetta in Iraq to Press for Decision on US Troops
Posted July 10th, 2011 at 12:45 pm (UTC-5)
U.S. Defense Secretary Leon Panetta is in Baghdad, where he says he plans to press Iraqi leaders to decide whether they want U.S. troops to remain beyond an end-of-2011 deadline. Panetta arrived in the Iraqi capital Sunday from Afghanistan, making his first visits to both nations since assuming the defense post earlier this month. Speaking […]
Russian Boat Sinks on Volga, Nearly 100 Missing
Posted July 10th, 2011 at 11:50 am (UTC-5)
A Russian passenger boat with more than 180 people on board has sunk in the Volga River, killing at least one person and leaving nearly 100 others missing. The Itar-Tass news agency quotes an Emergency Situations Ministry spokeswoman as saying 84 people had been rescued Sunday, and that emergency operations 750 kilometers east of Moscow […]
Egyptian Activists Block Roads, Govt. Building in Cairo
Posted July 10th, 2011 at 11:50 am (UTC-5)
Hundreds of Egyptian reformists have disrupted traffic in central Cairo and blocked access to the capital’s main government building in a third day of protests against the country’s military rulers. After spending a second night in a tent camp in Cairo’s Tahrir Square, the activists blocked surrounding roads and formed a picket line outside the […]
Atlantis Docks at International Space Station
Posted July 10th, 2011 at 11:35 am (UTC-5)
The U.S. space shuttle Atlantis has docked at the International Space Station Sunday. The U.S. space agency NASA says the crews of both vessels are conducting a welcome ceremony later in the day, marking the 12th and final visit by Atlantis to the space station. The combined crew members, 10 in all, will then begin […]
White House: US Suspends $800 Million in Military Aid to Pakistan
Posted July 10th, 2011 at 11:20 am (UTC-5)
The United States says it will suspend some $800 million in military aid to Pakistan. White House Chief of Staff William Daley told ABC’s This Week that the U.S. relationship with Pakistan is difficult and must be made to work over time. He says that until the two nations get through those difficulties, the U.S. […]
