Libyan leader Moammar Gadhafi’s spokesman says representatives from his government have held direct talks with U.S. officials on repairing ties between the two countries. Moussa Ibrahim described Saturday’s meeting as “a first step dialogue.” He said the Libyan government would “welcome any further steps.” The Associated Press cites a U.S. State Department official who confirmed […]
Libya Says Gadhafi Representatives Held Talks with US
Posted July 18th, 2011 at 4:55 pm (UTC-5)
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Peru’s President-Elect to Keep Central Bank Head
Posted July 18th, 2011 at 4:55 pm (UTC-5)
Peruvian President-elect Ollanta Humala says he will reappoint Julio Velarde as central bank chief, in an apparent signal to investors that the country’s current economic policies will continue. President-elect Humala made the comment in an interview on local television. He is expected to name his Cabinet on Wednesday. Mr. Humala takes office July 28. Mr. […]
Petraeus Hands Over Command in Afghanistan
Posted July 18th, 2011 at 4:40 pm (UTC-5)
U.S. General David Petraeus has handed over command of American and NATO troops in Afghanistan to U.S. General John Allen at a ceremony in the Afghan capital, Kabul. In his farewell address Monday, Petraeus noted progress made but also warned of a tough fight ahead. He said “there is nothing easy about such a fight […]
Nelson Mandela Marks His 93rd Birthday
Posted July 18th, 2011 at 4:25 pm (UTC-5)
Nelson Mandela, the former South African president and Nobel Peace Prize laureate, marked his 93rd birthday Monday by receiving good wishes from around the globe and greetings from family and friends. The current South African president, Jacob Zuma, visited the anti-apartheid icon at his home in Qunu, the town in the Eastern Cape where he […]
Gold Hits Record, US Stocks Fall
Posted July 18th, 2011 at 4:25 pm (UTC-5)
U.S. stock market indexes declined in Monday’s trading. The Dow Jones Industrial Average retreated eight-tenths of one percent to end at 12,385. The S&P 500 also fell eight-tenths of a percent to close at 1,305 and the NASDAQ lost nine-tenths of a percent to hit 2,765. European stock markets were lower at the close of […]
Oil Prices Fall
Posted July 18th, 2011 at 4:10 pm (UTC-5)
Here are the prices of some key commodities traded in New York on Monday: Crude oil prices fell more than $1 to settle at $95.93 a barrel. Coffee prices fell 4 cents to end at $2.48 per pound. Copper prices lost 1 cent to close at $4.40 per pound. Cocoa futures slid $9 to end […]
Pakistan’s Zardari to Visit Kabul
Posted July 18th, 2011 at 3:55 pm (UTC-5)
Pakistani officials say President Asif Ali Zardari will travel to Kabul Tuesday to hold talks with his Afghan counterpart, Hamid Karzai. Mr. Zardari’s office said Monday the two leaders will discuss issues of bilateral importance and that Mr. Zardari will also offer condolences to the Afghan president on the assassination of his brother, Ahmad Wali […]
Father of NY Terror Plotter Charged
Posted July 18th, 2011 at 3:50 pm (UTC-5)
U.S. federal prosecutors are charging the father of an admitted terrorist with lying to investigators and hiding evidence in the case of his son, who plotted to bomb the New York City subway system. Afghanistan-born U.S. citizen Mohammed Zazi pleaded not guilty Monday to two counts of obstruction of justice and conspiracy. Prosecutors at the […]
Japan, S. Korea Insist on Inter-Korean Dialogue Ahead of Nuclear Talks
Posted July 18th, 2011 at 3:35 pm (UTC-5)
Nuclear negotiators for Japan and South Korea have reiterated that a dialogue between the two Koreas is a precondition for returning to six-party talks on North Korea’s nuclear disarmament. South Korea’s chief nuclear envoy Wi Sung-lac and his Japanese counterpart Shinsuke Sugiyama reaffirmed their positions during a meeting Monday in the South Korean capital Seoul. […]
ASEAN Wants to Re-Open Talks On Nuclear-Free Zone
Posted July 18th, 2011 at 3:25 pm (UTC-5)
The 10 members of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations will re-open talks with the five major nuclear powers aimed at ensuring the region is free of nuclear weapons. Surin Pitsuwan, the ASEAN secretary-general, says the grouping hopes to persuade Britain, China, France, Russia and the United States to agree to a 1995 treaty that […]
