A strong 6.4-magnitude earthquake jolted northeastern Japan early Sunday in the same region that was devastated by a massive 9.0 earthquake and ensuing tsunami earlier this year. The U.S. Geological Survey says the epicenter was at a depth of about 43 kilometers in the Pacific Ocean near the east coast of Japan’s Honshu island, 185 […]
17 Dead in Vietnam Shoe Factory Fire
Posted July 30th, 2011 at 3:25 pm (UTC-5)
Vietnamese authorities said Saturday a fire at a shoe factory in the northern port city of Haiphong killed 17 people and seriously injured 21 others. Police said the fire broke out Friday afternoon by welding sparks. The building had only one exit and the fire spread so fast that many workers were not able to […]
US Leaders Remain Deadlocked on Raising Country’s Borrowing Limit
Posted July 30th, 2011 at 3:25 pm (UTC-5)
U.S. political leaders remained deadlocked Saturday over how best to raise the country’s borrowing limit and cut government spending, three days ahead of a looming national debt default. Rival Republican and Democratic plans to raise the country’s debt limit of $14.3 trillion and rein in the nation’s deficit-laden annual budgets call for many of the […]
Arnold Schwarzenegger Museum Opens in Austria
Posted July 30th, 2011 at 3:25 pm (UTC-5)
A small museum dedicated to the life of bodybuilder, actor, and former California governor Arnold Schwarzenegger is opening Saturday in his hometown of Thal, Austria. Schwarzenegger is not in Austria for the opening, which coincides with his 64th birthday. But organizers say they will hold a grand opening ceremony at a future date when Schwarzenegger […]
Libyan Opposition Orders Militias To Disband
Posted July 30th, 2011 at 3:10 pm (UTC-5)
The head of Libya’s Transitional National Council says the opposition group has ordered all militia factions to disband and come under its control in the wake of the murder of the group’s military chief. Mustafa Abdel Jalil announced the decision on Saturday after military chief Abdel Fattah Younes and two of his aides were gunned […]
US Leaders Remain Deadlocked on Raising Country’s Borrowing Limit
Posted July 30th, 2011 at 2:40 pm (UTC-5)
U.S. political leaders remained deadlocked Saturday over how best to raise the country’s borrowing limit and cut government spending, three days ahead of a looming national debt default. Rival Republican and Democratic plans to raise the country’s debt limit of $14.3 trillion and rein in the nation’s deficit-laden annual budgets call for many of the […]
Deadly Attacks in Egypt’s Sinai Peninsula
Posted July 30th, 2011 at 1:45 pm (UTC-5)
Egyptian state media says clashes in the Sinai region have killed at least six people and wounded 21 more. The state-run MENA news agency reported Saturday that the dead include a policeman and a military officer. The unrest began Friday when at least 100 armed men rode into the Sinai town of el-Arish and tried […]
Strike Hits 2nd Chilean Copper Mine
Posted July 30th, 2011 at 1:40 pm (UTC-5)
Workers at one of the world’s top copper mines have gone on strike, raising new concerns about global copper supplies. Miners at Chile’s Collahuasi mine walked off the job Saturday, complaining repeated demands over pay and working conditions have not been met. The Collahuasi mine produces about 3 percent of the world’s copper and the […]
Britain Celebrates Second Royal Wedding
Posted July 30th, 2011 at 1:35 pm (UTC-5)
Britain celebrated the marriage of another member of the royal family Saturday, though in a decidedly more private fashion than that of Prince William and Catherine Middleton earlier this year. Queen Elizabeth’s eldest granddaughter, equestrian star Zara Phillips, married rugby player Mike Tindall at Canongate Kirk in Edinburgh, Scotland. William and Catherine, now known as […]
Yemen Air Raid Kills Tribesmen by Mistake
Posted July 30th, 2011 at 12:40 pm (UTC-5)
Yemeni officials said Saturday that at least 24 people had been killed in the southern Zinjibar region, where security forces have been battling militants. Officials say security forces mistakenly killed at least 14 pro-government tribesmen on Friday during air raids targeting suspected al-Qaida militants. In a separate incident, officials say armed militants ambushed an army […]
