Millions of people across the northeastern United States suffered Friday as temperatures soared above 40 degrees Celsius and hit all-time record highs in many areas. Extremely high humidity made it feel like more than 45 Celsius in New York and other cities. Officials say this week’s heatwave has killed several people. Dangerous heat and air […]
Northeastern US Suffers Under Record High Temperatures
Posted July 22nd, 2011 at 11:30 pm (UTC-5)
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At Least 87 Killed in Noway’s Twin Attacks
Posted July 22nd, 2011 at 11:25 pm (UTC-5)
Norwegian police say a gunman shot and killed at least 80 youths at a summer camp in the normally peaceful Nordic nation, hours after a bomb blast killed seven people in the capital, Oslo. Police Chief Oystein Maeland announced the updated death toll Saturday from the most violent event Norway has witnessed since World War […]
Foreign Ministers of Both Koreas Meet
Posted July 22nd, 2011 at 11:25 pm (UTC-5)
North Korean and South Korean foreign ministers have met for the first time in three years. The South’s Yonhap news agency says the South’s Kim Sung-hwan and the North’s Pak Ui Chun met briefly Saturday on side of the ASEAN Regional Forum meeting on the Indonesian island of Bali. Details of their talk have not […]
Canada Extradites China’s Most Wanted Fugitive
Posted July 22nd, 2011 at 10:50 pm (UTC-5)
Canada has extradited China’s most wanted fugitive to face charges for allegedly orchestrating a multi-billion-dollar smuggling operation. Lai Changxing was put on a plane in Canada Friday, after fighting extradition for more than one decade. A Canadian court cleared the way late Thursday to extradite Lai. China’s Foreign Ministry welcomed the decision. Canadian Foreign Minister […]
Egyptian Forces Block Protesters Near Military Headquarters
Posted July 22nd, 2011 at 9:35 pm (UTC-5)
Egyptian protesters marched Friday toward the headquarters of the country’s military rulers in the city of Alexandria, amid reports of clashes between demonstrators and soldiers in other cities. Security forces blocked a road where more than 1,000 protesters were marching and prevented them from advancing. Witnesses say scuffles broke out, noting the military fired shots […]
Norwegian Blamed for Deadly Twin Attacks
Posted July 22nd, 2011 at 9:00 pm (UTC-5)
The normally peaceful Nordic nation of Norway was rocked Friday by twin attacks that left a number of people dead. A mid-afternoon bombing that targeted the country’s government headquarters in Oslo, Norway’s capital, killed seven people. Hours later, a gunman dressed as a police officer opened fire at a youth camp on an island off […]
Somali Militants to Block Aid to Famine-Stricken Areas
Posted July 22nd, 2011 at 8:15 pm (UTC-5)
Al-Qaida-linked militants in Somalia have vowed to keep most international aid workers out of the country despite a worsening famine. This week, the United Nations declared a famine in southern Somalia’s Bakool and Lower Shabelle regions and said nearly half of Somalia’s population needs urgent aid. On Friday, the World Health Organization said five more […]
Obama: Ban on Gays in US Military to End in September
Posted July 22nd, 2011 at 8:05 pm (UTC-5)
U.S. President Barack Obama says the ban on openly gay men and women serving in the military will end in 60 days — on September 20, 2011. In a statement Friday, Mr. Obama said he had notified Congress that the requirements have been met to end what he called a “discriminatory” law that “undermines our […]
Top Republican Breaks Off Debt Talks
Posted July 22nd, 2011 at 7:55 pm (UTC-5)
U.S. President Barack Obama says the top Republican in the House of Representatives has broken off negotiations to raise the U.S. borrowing limit despite the president offering what he called “an extraordinarily fair deal.” Mr. Obama said Friday it is “hard to understand” why House Speaker John Boehner would “walk away from this kind of […]
Obama: Top Republican Breaks off Debt Talks
Posted July 22nd, 2011 at 7:20 pm (UTC-5)
U.S. President Barack Obama says the top Republican in the House of Representatives has broken off negotiations to raise the U.S. borrowing limit despite the President offering what he called “an extraordinarily fair deal.” Mr. Obama said Friday it was “hard to understand” why House Speaker John Boehner would “walk away from this kind of […]
