Ukraine’s emergencies ministry says 16 miners have been killed in an explosion at a mine in the country’s east. The ministry said three other miners were injured in the blast early Friday morning and hospitalized, while nine were missing. The explosion occurred at a mine in the Luhansk region. News reports quote regional officials as […]
11 Afghan Civilians Killed
Posted July 29th, 2011 at 4:00 am (UTC-5)
Afghan police say a roadside bomb blast has killed at least 11 civilians in southern Helmand province. Authorities say the victims were killed Friday morning when their minivan ran over a bomb in the Nahri Sarraj district. On Thursday, a group of suicide bombers attacked several government buildings in central Afghanistan, killing at least 19 […]
UN Report Says Eritrea Planned Attack on AU Summit
Posted July 29th, 2011 at 3:50 am (UTC-5)
A United Nations report says the Eritrean government planned a large scale attack on an African Union meeting earlier this year in Addis Ababa. The U.N. Monitoring Group on Somalia and Eritrea says that if the attack was executed as planned there would have almost certainly been civilian casualties. It says the planned attack is […]
Tiger Australia to Stay Grounded Till August 5
Posted July 29th, 2011 at 3:50 am (UTC-5)
Singapore-based Tiger Airways says its Australian domestic services are likely to remain grounded until at least August 5. The budget carrier said Australian aviation authorities have issued it with a set of formal conditions that the airline must comply with before domestic flights can be resumed. Tiger said it will refund all passengers booked to […]
Pardon Reaches Philippine Prisoner Too Late
Posted July 29th, 2011 at 3:50 am (UTC-5)
A prisoner rights group in the Philippines has criticized President Benigno Aquino for signing a compassionate pardon for an ailing prisoner who had already died. The rights group Task Force of the Philippines said Friday that 63-year-old Mariano Umbrero died on July 15 from lung cancer, four days before Mr. Aquino signed the pardon that […]
Tiger Australia to Stay Grounded Till August 5
Posted July 29th, 2011 at 3:14 am (UTC-5)
Singapore-based Tiger Airways says its Australian domestic services are likely to remain grounded until at least August 5. The budget carrier said Australian aviation authorities have issued it with a set of formal conditions that the airline must comply with before domestic flights can be resumed. Tiger said it will refund all passengers booked to […]
Tokyo Stocks, Dollar Lower
Posted July 29th, 2011 at 2:57 am (UTC-5)
Japanese share prices ended lower Friday, while the dollar slipped against the yen. Tokyo’s Nikkei index lost seven-tenths of a percent , to close at 9,833. In currency trading, the dollar was selling at 77.55 yen, down a tenth of a yen from late Thursday. The Taipei market dropped 1.40 percent , to close at […]
Tokyo Stocks, Dollar Lower
Posted July 29th, 2011 at 2:50 am (UTC-5)
Japanese share prices ended lower Friday, while the dollar slipped against the yen. Tokyo’s Nikkei index lost seven-tenths of a percent , to close at 9,833. In currency trading, the dollar was selling at 77.55 yen, down a tenth of a yen from late Thursday. The Taipei market dropped 1.40 percent , to close at […]
Tokyo Stocks, Dollar Lower
Posted July 29th, 2011 at 2:46 am (UTC-5)
Japanese share prices ended lower Friday, while the dollar slipped against the yen. Tokyo’s Nikkei index lost seven-tenths of a percent , to close at 9,833. In currency trading, the dollar was selling at 77.55 yen, down a tenth of a yen from late Thursday. The Taipei market dropped 1.40 percent , to close at […]
16 Killed in Ukraine Mine Blast
Posted July 29th, 2011 at 1:00 am (UTC-5)
Ukraine’s emergencies ministry says 16 miners have been killed in an explosion at a mine in the country’s east. The ministry said two other miners were injured in Friday’s blast and hospitalized, while 10 remained missing. The explosion occurred at a mine in the Lugansk region. Ukraine’s coal mines are among the world’s most dangerous […]
