Lebanese officials say kidnappers have freed the seven Estonian tourists who were abducted in March. Officials say the Estonians were released in the Bekaa Valley region Thursday and were en route to Beiruit. Armed assailants abducted the seven men while they were on a cycling tour near the town of Zahle in the Bekaa Valley […]
British Open Begins with McIlroy as Heavy Favorite
Posted July 14th, 2011 at 3:15 am (UTC-5)
The 140th British Open is underway at the legendary Royal St. Georges golf course, with U.S. Open champion Rory McIlroy the favorite to win his second straight major of the 2011 season. American Jerry Kelly hit a solid drive off the first tee shortly after dawn under cloudy skies and light rain to begin the […]
Mullen Attends Korea Command Change After Successful China Tour
Posted July 14th, 2011 at 2:45 am (UTC-5)
America’s highest ranking military officer is in South Korea for the inauguration of a new commander of U.S. forces in the country. Joint Chiefs Chairman Mike Mullen traveled to Seoul after a four-day to visit to China, in which he was given rare access to that country’s nuclear missile and submarine bases. In South Korea […]
Bombings Kill 17, Wound 133 in Mumbai
Posted July 14th, 2011 at 2:45 am (UTC-5)
Indian officials say it is too early to accuse any particular group of carrying out the three consecutive bomb blasts that ripped through the country’s financial capital, Mumbai, on Wednesday, killing at least 17 people and wounding 133 others. Indian Home Minister P. Chidambaram said Thursday police are investigating every possible “hostile” group, and that […]
Mild Losses on Japan’s Nikkei Index
Posted July 14th, 2011 at 2:30 am (UTC-5)
Japanese markets closed lower Thursday, while the U.S. dollar is higher against the Japanese yen. Tokyo’s Nikkei index lost just over one-quarter of one percent to finish at 9,936. In currency trading, the dollar was selling at 79.00 yen, a gain of a fraction of a yen from Wednesday. The Taipei market closed at 8,481, […]
US Debt-Deficit Talks Enter Fifth Day
Posted July 14th, 2011 at 2:15 am (UTC-5)
U.S. President Barack Obama meets Thursday with Republican and Democratic leaders for a fifth day of tense negotiations on a deficit reduction plan tied to an increase in the nation’s borrowing limit. Republican leaders said Wednesday’s talks at the White House ended abruptly, with President Obama storming out of the meeting after sharply rejecting Republican […]
Three Wounded as Indonesian Police Enter Radical Islamist School
Posted July 14th, 2011 at 2:05 am (UTC-5)
Police in Indonesia have forced their way into an Islamist school for the first time since a bomb blast killed a man at the school on Monday. National police said three people were wounded in Wednesday’s assault, which ended a two-day stand-off with students armed with sticks and machetes. Police were seeking to investigate the […]
Expert Says New Zealand Mine Disaster Was Predicted
Posted July 14th, 2011 at 1:55 am (UTC-5)
An expert witness told an inquiry into New Zealand’s deadliest mining accident in a century that he had warned the mine’s operators they were inviting disaster. Harry Bell, a former chief inspector of the nation’s coal mines, testified Thursday that the Pike River mine where 29 men died in November had only one entrance and […]
Debt Talks Enter Fifth Straight Day Amid Heated Exchanges
Posted July 14th, 2011 at 1:05 am (UTC-5)
U.S. President Barack Obama meets Thursday with Republican and Democratic leaders for a fifth day of tense negotiations on a deficit reduction plan tied to an increase in the nation’s borrowing limit. Republican leaders said Wednesday’s talks at the White House ended abruptly, with President Obama storming out of the meeting after sharply rejecting Republican […]
Tunisian Soldiers Break Up Clashes with Tear Gas, Gunfire
Posted July 14th, 2011 at 1:00 am (UTC-5)
Tunisian soldiers fired in the air and lobbed tear gas at citizens in a small mining town to break up clashes between rival groups. The cause of Wednesday’s clashes in the southern town of Gafsa is unclear. The fighting injured at least five people. The southern town has seen unrest several times since the uprising […]
