A painting by prominent 19th-century Polish artist Aleksander Gierymski that went missing during World War Two has been returned to Poland. The painting, Jewish Woman Selling Oranges, was taken from the National Museum in Warsaw during the final months of the war. But the oil-on-canvas painting re-surfaced last November when it was among items put […]
Poland Receives Stolen World War Two Painting
Posted July 27th, 2011 at 9:35 am (UTC-5)
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Suicide Bombing Kills Mayor of Afghanistan’s Kandahar
Posted July 27th, 2011 at 9:35 am (UTC-5)
A suicide bomber has killed the mayor of Afghanistan’s southern city of Kandahar, the latest in a series of high-profile assassinations as international forces begin transferring security control to their Afghan counterparts. The Taliban claimed responsibility for Wednesday’s attack that killed Mayor Ghulam Haider Hamidi and wounded at least one bystander. A Taliban spokesman said […]
Washington Wrangles Over Debt As Deadline Grows Near
Posted July 27th, 2011 at 9:30 am (UTC-5)
U.S. President Barack Obama, his Democratic party allies in Congress and opposition Republicans are still haggling over competing plans to raise the government borrowing limit as an August 2 deadline draws closer. Without an agreement, Washington could default on some of its obligations. Uncertainty caused by the bitter partisan debate and the lack of apparent […]
Norway PM says More Democracy Will Counter Terror
Posted July 27th, 2011 at 9:00 am (UTC-5)
Norwegian Prime Minister Jens Stoltenberg says Norwegians will defend themselves by showing they are not afraid of violence, and that the response to last week’s terror attacks will be “more democracy, more openness.” At a news conference Wednesday, Mr. Stoltenberg said extremist political views are legitimate, but implementing them violently is not. At least 76 […]
US Seizes Ton of African Ivory From Art Dealer
Posted July 27th, 2011 at 8:15 am (UTC-5)
U.S. officials have seized one ton of African elephant ivory from an art store owner in the eastern state of Pennsylvania. Prosecutors say Victor Gordon smuggled the illegal ivory from west and central Africa. They say Gordon paid a partner to buy and carve raw elephant ivory and then stain the pieces to make them […]
Poland Receives Stolen World War Two Painting
Posted July 27th, 2011 at 8:10 am (UTC-5)
A painting by prominent 19th-century Polish artist Aleksander Gierymski that went missing during World War Two has been returned to Poland. The painting, Jewish Woman Selling Oranges, was taken from the National Museum in Warsaw during the final months of the war. But the oil-on-canvas painting re-surfaced last November when it was among items put […]
UN Food Airlift to Horn of Africa Set to Begin
Posted July 27th, 2011 at 7:50 am (UTC-5)
The U.N. World Food Program is set to begin its emergency airlift of food to the drought-stricken Horn of Africa on Wednesday. WFP director Josette Sheeran told VOA the first flights will head to Somalia’s capital, Mogadishu. Additional planes are expected to carry food to eastern Ethiopia and northern Kenya, near the Somali border. On […]
European Stocks Lower in Midday Trading
Posted July 27th, 2011 at 7:45 am (UTC-5)
European stock prices are lower in midday trading Wednesday. London’s Financial Times index is down just over one-quarter of one percent. The CAC-40 in Paris is nearly three-quarters of one percent lower, and trading on the DAX index in Frankfurt is down one-quarter of one percent. In New York, the S&P futures contract is down […]
Activists Say Syrian Forces Kill 8 Near Damascus
Posted July 27th, 2011 at 7:10 am (UTC-5)
Human rights activists in Syria say security forces have killed at least eight people during a sweep south of the capital, Damascus. The activists said the raid happened Wednesday in Kanaker, where residents threw stones to try to stop the advancing troops. Rights groups say Syrian forces have killed at least 1,600 civilians during a […]
Asia Markets Close Mixed
Posted July 27th, 2011 at 6:55 am (UTC-5)
Major Asian stock markets closed mixed Wednesday. Tokyo’s Nikkei index fell one-half of one percent to finish at 10,047. Hong Kong’s Hang Seng index lost one-tenth of one percent to finish the day’s trading at 22,542. Share prices were higher in Bangkok, Jakarta, Manila, Seoul, Shanghai and Singapore, but lower in Kuala Lumpur, Mumbai, Sydney, […]
