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 […]
James Murdoch Accused of Lying to Parliament
Posted July 22nd, 2011 at 5:55 pm (UTC-5)
British Prime Minister David Cameron says News Corporation executive James Murdoch has “questions to answer” regarding the testimony he gave to the British parliament this week about how much he knew about the phone-hacking scandal engulfing his company. Murdoch, the heir apparent to media mogul Rupert Murdoch’s vast media empire, admitted to a parliamentary investigative […]
Obama: Ban on Gays in US Military to End in September
Posted July 22nd, 2011 at 5:40 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 […]
Several People Die in Norway during Twin Attacks
Posted July 22nd, 2011 at 5:20 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 […]
Syrian Forces Kill 11 During Mass Protests
Posted July 22nd, 2011 at 5:15 pm (UTC-5)
Syrian security forces have killed at least 11 more people during mass protests against President Bashar al-Assad. Hundreds of thousands of anti-government demonstrators rallied Friday for President Assad’s resignation, in what has become the most serious challenge to his 11-year rule. Witnesses and activists say six of the deaths occurred in areas including the Damascus […]
Venezuela’s Chavez Completes First Round of Chemotherapy
Posted July 22nd, 2011 at 4:40 pm (UTC-5)
Venezuela’s president says he has “successfully” completed a first round of chemotherapy. In a phone call carried live on state television Friday, Hugo Chavez said he was preparing for a second cycle of chemotherapy to “totally defeat and eliminate” all cancerous cells. The 56-year-old president is in Cuba undergoing treatment after recent surgery to remove […]
Oil Prices Post Small Gain
Posted July 22nd, 2011 at 4:20 pm (UTC-5)
Here are the prices of some key commodities traded in New York on Friday: Crude oil prices rose 54 cents to settle at $99.67 a barrel. Coffee prices gained one cent to end at $2.42 per pound. Copper prices advanced 3 cents to close at $4.40 per pound. Cocoa futures fell $107 to end the […]
US Stocks Mixed
Posted July 22nd, 2011 at 4:15 pm (UTC-5)
U.S. stock market indexes were mixed in Friday’s trading. The Dow Jones Industrial Average retreated three-tenths of a percent to end at 12,681. The S&P 500 rose one-tenth of a percent to 1,345 and the NASDAQ gained nine-tenths of a percent to hit 2,859. European stock markets were higher at the close of trading. London’s […]
Oil Prices Gain
Posted July 22nd, 2011 at 4:00 pm (UTC-5)
Here are the prices of some key commodities traded in New York on Friday: Crude oil prices rose 54 cents to settle at $99.67 a barrel. Coffee prices gained one cent to end at $2.42 per pound. Copper prices advanced 3 cents to close at $4.40 per pound. Cocoa futures fell $107 to end the […]
UN: ‘Strong Evidence’ of Atrocities in Sudan’s Southern Kordofan
Posted July 22nd, 2011 at 3:55 pm (UTC-5)
The United Nations says there is “strong evidence” atrocities are being carried out by Sudanese forces in the Southern Kordofan area. In a statement Friday, U.N. human rights experts cited “credible reports” of ongoing mass killings, arbitrary detentions, kidnappings, aerial bombardment and attacks on churches. In a separate statement Friday, the United States also said […]
