Afghan forces have taken security control of a provincial capital in eastern Afghanistan from NATO troops, the latest step in the transition process as international forces begin leaving the country. During a ceremony in Laghman province Tuesday, U.S. forces handed control of the relatively-peaceful city of Mehterlam to Afghan troops. The provincial capital is one […]
Afghan Forces Take Security Control of Provincial Capital
Posted July 19th, 2011 at 1:35 pm (UTC-5)
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US Man Pleads Guilty to Aiding Somali Militants
Posted July 19th, 2011 at 1:25 pm (UTC-5)
A man has pleaded guilty to helping recruit young Somali-American men from the U.S. state of Minnesota to return to their homeland in an effort to overthrow the Somali government. The U.S. Justice Department said 26-year-old Omer Abdi Mohamed pleaded guilty Monday to charges of conspiring to murder, kidnap and maim abroad. He faces up […]
Pakistan Appoints First Female FM
Posted July 19th, 2011 at 1:20 pm (UTC-5)
Pakistan has sworn in its first female foreign minister, ahead of several high-profile diplomatic meetings this month. Thirty-four-year-old Hina Rabbani Khar, who was sworn in Tuesday, is also the youngest foreign minister in Pakistan’s history. The former deputy foreign minister fills a post that has been vacant since February, when her predecessor, Shah Mahmood Qureshi, […]
Murdoch: ‘Humbled’ by Phone-hacking Scandal but Not Personally Responsible
Posted July 19th, 2011 at 1:15 pm (UTC-5)
Media baron Rupert Murdoch says he is humbled by the phone-hacking scandal engulfing his British press operations but adds he is not personally responsible for it. The 80-year-old Murdoch answered questions before a Parliament investigative committee on Tuesday alongside his son James, his chief deputy at his global media company, News Corporation. The elder Murdoch […]
US Stocks Higher on Earnings, Housing Data
Posted July 19th, 2011 at 12:50 pm (UTC-5)
Profits at some top U.S. companies and an increase in new home construction helped push the major U.S. stock indexes higher in midday trading Tuesday. The Dow Jones Industrial Average gained nine-tenths of a percent. The S&P 500 index jumped eight-tenths of a percent. And the NASDAQ advanced about 1.5 percent. European stock prices closed […]
Murdoch: ‘Humbled’ by Phone-hacking Scandal but Not Personally Responsible
Posted July 19th, 2011 at 12:30 pm (UTC-5)
Media baron Rupert Murdoch says he is humbled by the phone-hacking scandal engulfing his British press operations but adds he is not personally responsible for it. The 80-year-old Murdoch answered questions before a Parliament investigative committee on Tuesday alongside his son James, his chief deputy at his global media company, News Corporation. The elder Murdoch […]
Pope Accepts Resignation of Philadelphia Archbishop
Posted July 19th, 2011 at 12:20 pm (UTC-5)
Pope Benedict has accepted the resignation of the leader of the Roman Catholic archdiocese in the U.S. city of Philadelphia — which has faced accusations of covering up sexual abuse by priests. The Vatican said Tuesday that Cardinal Justin Rigali’s departure was on the grounds of age. The 76-year-old Rigali submitted his resignation when he […]
Merkel, Medvedev Address Russian-German Forum
Posted July 19th, 2011 at 12:20 pm (UTC-5)
Russian President Dmitry Medvedev and German Chancellor Angela Merkel discussed a wide range of topics on the second and final day of an annual Russian-German forum in Hanover . The German and Russian leaders spoke Tuesday about their countries’ business ties and international issues, including the ongoing Libya conflict and Europe’s debt crisis. Ties between […]
Yemeni Troops, Tribesmen Kill 20 Militants in South
Posted July 19th, 2011 at 12:05 pm (UTC-5)
Residents of southern Yemen say government forces and tribal allies have killed at least 20 Islamist militants in two days of battles to retake control of parts of Abyan province. The reports on Tuesday say Yemeni soldiers and local tribesmen inflicted heavy losses on the militants in areas of Abyan seized by those militants in […]
Clinton Says US, India United in Terror Fight
Posted July 19th, 2011 at 11:50 am (UTC-5)
U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton has met with Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on the first of two days of talks with Indian officials aimed at strengthening political and economic relations. Clinton’s meeting with the prime minister came at the end of a long day of discussions with officials including Indian Foreign Minister S.M. […]
