China reacted angrily Sunday to a White House meeting between U.S. President Barack Obama and the Dalai Lama, calling it an act that has grossly interfered in China’s internal affairs. An statement by Foreign Ministry spokesman Ma Zhaoxu demanded the U.S. stop interfering in China’s internal affairs and “cease to connive and support anti-China separatist […]
Records Show Britain’s Cameron Kept Close Ties to Murdoch Officials
Posted July 16th, 2011 at 10:15 pm (UTC-5)
In Britain, newly released records show that Prime Minister David Cameron has kept a close relationship with key executives from Rupert Murdoch’s media empire at the center of a phone-hacking scandal. Mr. Cameron has disclosed that he met 26 times with officials of Murdoch’s News Corporation since becoming the country’s leader 14 months ago, more […]
Strong Earthquake Strikes Off Alaskan Coast
Posted July 16th, 2011 at 10:10 pm (UTC-5)
A strong earthquake has struck off the coast of the northwestern U.S. state of Alaska. The U.S. Geological Survey says the 6.1 magnitude quake Saturday was centered near the Aleutian Islands in the Pacific Ocean, some 970 kilometers southwest of the city of Anchorage. The quake was measured at a depth of 48 kilometers. There […]
Venezuela’s Chavez Leaves for Cuba to Begin Cancer Treatment
Posted July 16th, 2011 at 8:30 pm (UTC-5)
Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez left for Cuba late Saturday to begin chemotherapy, after undergoing surgery last month to remove a cancerous tumor. Before boarding his plane, Mr. Chavez said he was going away for a few days, but the length of his stay in Cuba is not known. Earlier in the day, President Chavez delegated […]
Egypt Readies for Cabinet Reshuffle
Posted July 16th, 2011 at 7:55 pm (UTC-5)
Egypt’s foreign minister has resigned and the prime minister has appointed two deputies, in the first steps toward a sweeping Cabinet reshuffle aimed at appeasing protesters. Prime Minister Essam Sharaf on Saturday accepted the resignation of Mohammed al-Orabi, who was seen as too close to the government of ousted president Hosni Mubarak. Mr. Sharaf also […]
Clinton in Geece for talks on Economy
Posted July 16th, 2011 at 7:25 pm (UTC-5)
U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton has arrived in Greece for two days of talks with government officials that are expected to focus on the country’s economic crisis. Clinton arrived Saturday, after wrapping up a trip to Turkey. She is to meet Sunday with Greek Prime Minister George Papandreou. A senior official traveling with Clinton […]
Clinton in Geece for talks on Economy
Posted July 16th, 2011 at 7:10 pm (UTC-5)
U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton has arrived in Greece for two days of talks with government officials that are expected to focus on the country’s economic crisis. Clinton arrived Saturday, after wrapping up a trip to Turkey. She is to meet Sunday with Greek Prime Minister George Papandreou. A senior official traveling with Clinton […]
Obama Urges ‘Shared Compromise’ to Break Stalemate in Debt Talks
Posted July 16th, 2011 at 7:00 pm (UTC-5)
U.S. President Barack Obama on Saturday urged Congress to enter into what he called “shared compromise ” in an effort to solve the country’s debt and deficit problems. In his weekly address, Mr. Obama said he is willing to do whatever it takes to solve the problem, even if it is not politically popular. But […]
Egyptian Protesters Heckle Interim Government
Posted July 16th, 2011 at 6:10 pm (UTC-5)
An Egyptian ruling military council member cut short his visit to Cairo’s Tahrir Square on Saturday after he was heckled by demonstrators. Witnesses say chanting protesters drowned out General Tareq al-Mahdi as he tried to address the group. The Associated Press quotes one witness who said some activists booed the official and raised their shoes […]
Headed Back to Cuba, Venezuela’s Ailing Chavez Delegates Some Duties
Posted July 16th, 2011 at 4:50 pm (UTC-5)
Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez delegated some of his powers to his vice president and finance minister Saturday, hours before traveling back to Cuba for a “second phase” of cancer treatment. Mr. Chavez resisted calls from the opposition to temporarily hand over the presidency to Vice President Elias Jaua during his absence. But shortly after the […]
