Here are the prices of some key commodities traded in New York on Thursday: Crude oil prices rose 4 cents to settle at $97.44 a barrel. Coffee prices were down 3 cents to end at $2.39 per pound. Copper prices gained 2 cents to close at $4.46 per pound. Cocoa futures were off $62 to […]
Bob Bradley Out as U.S. Soccer Coach
Posted July 28th, 2011 at 3:55 pm (UTC-5)
The U.S. Soccer Federation has announced that Bob Bradley “has been relieved of his duties as the head coach of the U.S. Men’s National Team.” U.S. Soccer said it will have a further announcement on Friday. Federation president Sunil Gulati said in a press release Thursday that it is always hard to make these decisions […]
Strauss-Kahn Accuser to File Civil Suit
Posted July 28th, 2011 at 3:55 pm (UTC-5)
The New York hotel maid who accused former International Monetary Fund chief Dominique Strauss-Kahn of sexual assault has made a public appearance in New York, while her lawyer has promised a civil suit against her alleged attacker. Nafissatou Diallo, an immigrant to the United States from Guinea, told a crowd Thursday that the events of […]
Norway Says Attacker Worked Alone; EU Concerned About Copycat Attacks
Posted July 28th, 2011 at 3:05 pm (UTC-5)
Norway’s security chief says it appears increasingly likely that the suspect in last week’s attacks that killed 76 people acted alone, saying investigators have found no evidence so far he is linked to other extremists. The director of the Norwegian Police Security Service, Janne Kristiansen, said Thursday investigators have found no signs — before or […]
US Accuses Iran of Secret Al-Qaida Ties
Posted July 28th, 2011 at 2:45 pm (UTC-5)
The United States accused Iran of having a “secret deal” with al-Qaida as Washington announced sanctions Thursday on six suspected al-Qaida operatives. The Treasury Department did not offer many details. But it says the operatives are part of a network headed by Ezedin Abdel Aziz Khalil, described by U.S. officials as an al-Qaida facilitator based […]
US Transportation Secretary Urges End to FAA Shutdown
Posted July 28th, 2011 at 2:20 pm (UTC-5)
U.S. Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood has called on Congress to pass a funding bill for the Federal Aviation Administration that would put some 74,000 people back to work. The agency has been partially shut down since Saturday, after lawmakers failed to agree on an extension of its authority to operate. Some 4,000 FAA employees have […]
US-North Korea Talks Begin in New York
Posted July 28th, 2011 at 1:40 pm (UTC-5)
A top North Korean diplomat described the first session of talks with U.S. officials Thursday as “constructive and interesting.” Vice Foreign Minister Kim Kye Gwan, the head of a North Korean delegation, spoke briefly as he headed to lunch after a morning meeting at the U.S. Mission to the United Nations. Special envoy Stephen Bosworth […]
US Congress Set To Vote On Debt Issue
Posted July 28th, 2011 at 1:40 pm (UTC-5)
The U.S. House of Representatives is to vote Thursday on a plan by Republican House Speaker John Boehner to raise the debt ceiling and cut spending. Boehner’s plan has attracted criticism from the ultra-conservative Tea Party faction of the Republican party, and opposition from Democrats. Conservatives say it cuts too little spending, Democrats complain Boehner’s […]
Indian State Minister to Quit amid Scandal
Posted July 28th, 2011 at 1:35 pm (UTC-5)
Indian media say the chief minister of the southern state of Karnataka has submitted his resignation in response to accusations that he and other officials were involved in a major illegal mining scam. The reports say B.S. Yeddyurappa of the Hindu nationalist party BJP agreed to step down Thursday, hours after party leaders meeting in […]
US Transportation Secretary Urges End to FAA Shutdown
Posted July 28th, 2011 at 1:15 pm (UTC-5)
U.S. Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood has called on Congress to pass a funding bill for the Federal Aviation Administration that would put some 74,000 people back to work. The agency has been partially shut down since Saturday, after lawmakers failed to agree on an extension of the agency’s authority to operate. Some 4,000 FAA employees […]
