The leaders of France and Germany, Europe’s two largest economies, have reached a joint agreement on helping Greece hours before an emergency European Union summit in Brussels. German Chancellor Angela Merkel and French President Nicolas Sarkozy held last minute talks in Berlin Wednesday to try and bridge their differences. Neither side gave any details on […]
German, French Leaders Reach Agreement on Helping Greece
Posted July 20th, 2011 at 10:10 pm (UTC-5)
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US: Diplomats in Syria Must Have Freedom of Movement
Posted July 20th, 2011 at 9:55 pm (UTC-5)
The United States has condemned a Syrian government order prohibiting the U.S. and French ambassadors from traveling outside Damascus without permission, after they angered the government by visiting the flashpoint city of Hama this month. A U.S. State Department spokeswoman Wednesday said diplomats must be allowed to travel freely throughout Syria in order to document […]
Malaysia Bans Import of Australian Horses
Posted July 20th, 2011 at 9:55 pm (UTC-5)
Malaysia has banned the import of race horses from Australia following an outbreak of a deadly virus. The Veterinary Services Department said Thursday the ban is a precautionary measure until Australian authorities give clearance to horses for export. Twelve horses have died in Australia since mid-June after being infected with the deadly Hendra virus. The […]
Space Shuttle to Land Thursday on Final Flight
Posted July 20th, 2011 at 9:45 pm (UTC-5)
The space shuttle Atlantis is set to land early Thursday, closing out the final flight of the 30-year U.S. shuttle program. Atlantis is sheduled to touch down at 5:56 a.m. Thursday at Kennedy Space Center in the southern U.S. state of Florida. Astronauts on board Atlantis have been making final preparations for Thursday’s landing. The […]
Earthquake Kills 13, Injures 80 in Uzbekistan
Posted July 20th, 2011 at 9:40 pm (UTC-5)
At least 13 people have been killed and more than 80 injured in Uzbekistan by a powerful earthquake centered in neighboring Kyrgyzstan. The magnitude 6.2 temblor struck early Wednesday in Central Asia’s Ferghana Valley region, close to the border between Uzbekistan and Kyrgyzstan, and 42 kilometers southwest of the Uzbek city of Ferghana. Uzbek authorities […]
Survivor of Post 9-11 Shooting Pleads for Gunman’s Life
Posted July 20th, 2011 at 9:00 pm (UTC-5)
The only survivor of a shooting spree carried out by a U.S. man in retaliation for the 2001 terrorist attacks has made a last-minute bid to halt the execution of the shooter. Surviving victim Rais Bhuiyan filed an appeal Wednesday in a U.S. federal court in the southern state of Texas, where the shooting spree […]
Hurricane Dora Strengthens Off Mexico’s Pacific Coast
Posted July 20th, 2011 at 8:40 pm (UTC-5)
U.S. weather forecasters say Hurricane Dora has strengthened into a major hurricane off Mexico’s Pacific coast. The National Hurricane Center in Miami Wednesday classified Dora as a Category 4 storm on the 5-point Saffir-Simpson scale of hurricane intensity. Forecasters say Dora has winds of 215 kilometers per hour and is expected to move nearly parallel […]
Obama Optimistic ‘Grand Bargain’ on Debt Can Be Done
Posted July 20th, 2011 at 8:25 pm (UTC-5)
U.S. President Barack Obama says he is not giving up hope for what he calls a “grand bargain” to raise the country’s borrowing limit, while also slashing the nation’s debt. White House spokesman Jay Carney said Wednesday there is still time for Republicans and Democrats to reach an agreement. Less than two weeks remain before […]
Brazil Raises Benchmark Interest Rate
Posted July 20th, 2011 at 8:25 pm (UTC-5)
Brazil’s central bank has raised its benchmark interest rate by a quarter point, in an effort to curb inflation in the booming South American economy. The bank’s monetary policy committee Wednesday increased the Selic rate to 12.5 percent, marking the fifth time this year that the rate has been boosted. The government of President Dilma […]
Serbia Arrests Last Fugitive Sought by UN Tribunal
Posted July 20th, 2011 at 7:45 pm (UTC-5)
Serbia has arrested Goran Hadzic, the last remaining fugitive sought by the United Nations War Crimes Tribunal. Serbian President Boris Tadic says Hadzic was arrested Wednesday morning in the mountainous region of Fruska Gora, about 65 kilometers north of Belgrade. Hadzic led Croatia’s rebel Serbs during the war in the 1990s. He disappeared in 2004 […]
