Four Guatemalan soldiers proclaimed their innocence on the opening day of trial Monday for a 1982 massacre that claimed at least 250 lives. The massacre took place in the village of Dos Erres. The four defendants say they were stationed elsewhere at the time of the attack. The trial in Guatemala City is the latest […]
IAEA Chief Visits Japan’s Crippled Nuclear Plant
Posted July 25th, 2011 at 10:55 pm (UTC-5)
The head of the United Nations nuclear monitoring agency has praised Japan’s cleanup work at the nuclear power plant crippled by an earthquake and tsunami in March. Yukiya Amano, director general of the International Atomic Energy Agency, visited the Fukushima Daiichi plant Monday to assess progress in containing damage from the biggest nuclear crisis since […]
High-Ranking North Korean Military Officer Dies
Posted July 25th, 2011 at 10:20 pm (UTC-5)
North Korea’s official media reported Monday that one of the country’s senior military generals has died. The Korean Central News Agency said Vice Marshal Ri Jong San, who also was a member of North Korea’s parliament , died of an unspecified long illness Saturday. He was 87 years old. KCNA said North Korean leader Kim […]
Obama: Failure to Raise US Debt Ceiling Will Cause Incalculable Damage
Posted July 25th, 2011 at 9:55 pm (UTC-5)
President Barack Obama says failing to raise the debt ceiling will cause incalculable damage to the U.S. economy. Mr. Obama spoke to the nation Monday night, hours after Republican and Democratic leaders in Congress unveiled rival plans to cut government spending and raise the debt ceiling to avoid default. Weeks of failed negotiations between the […]
Boehner: Solution to Crisis Not Complicated
Posted July 25th, 2011 at 9:45 pm (UTC-5)
Republican Speaker of the House John Boehner responded to Mr. Obama’s speech by acknowledging that the United States must not default on its obligations. But he said the American people will not accept an increase in the U.S. borrowing limit without significant spending cuts and reform. Boehner gave no indication of compromise. Instead, he said […]
Boehner: Solution to Crisis Not Complicated
Posted July 25th, 2011 at 9:30 pm (UTC-5)
Republican Speaker of the House John Boehner responded to Mr. Obama’s speech by acknowledging that the United States must not default on its obligations. But he said the American people will not accept an increase in the U.S. borrowing limit without a significant cut in entitlement programs. He said the solution to the debt crisis […]
Obama: Dire Consequences if US Defaults
Posted July 25th, 2011 at 9:20 pm (UTC-5)
President Barack Obama has warned Americans that failure to reach a compromise with Congress on raising the nation’s debt ceiling will do incalculable damage to the United States. In a televised address to the nation Monday night, Mr. Obama said there will be dire consequences if the U.S. defaults on its debt. He said that […]
Private Funeral Tuesday for Amy Winehouse
Posted July 25th, 2011 at 8:30 pm (UTC-5)
London police say an autopsy on British singer Amy Winehouse has failed to determine how she died. Forensic experts will now carry out toxicology tests, whose results could take several weeks. A spokesman for the Winehouse family says she will be buried Tuesday in a private funeral to be attended only by family and close […]
Venezuela Probe Unable to Determine Cause of Bolivar’s Death
Posted July 25th, 2011 at 8:25 pm (UTC-5)
Officials in Venezuela say experts who examined the remains of 19th century independence hero Simon Bolivar have not been able to determine what caused his death. Vice President Elias Jaua Monday announced the results of the investigation, one year after President Hugo Chavez’s government ordered the remains exhumed in search of clues to Bolivar’s death. […]
Pentagon: US Transport Funds End Up in Taliban Hands
Posted July 25th, 2011 at 8:15 pm (UTC-5)
The U.S. Defense Department says some of the money from its multi-billion-dollar U.S. transportation contract in Afghanistan has been ending up in the hands of the Taliban. Pentagon spokesman Colonel David Lapan said Monday the finding was made by a U.S. task force set up in Kabul last year to overhaul the contract process. Lapan […]
