Libyan rebels say they have entered the strategic oil port of Brega and are fighting street battles there with forces loyal to leader Moammar Gadhafi, the biggest offensive that eastern Libya has seen in weeks. Reports from Brega Sunday described clashes in residential areas. Opposition leaders said at least 10 rebels have been killed in […]
Libyan Rebels: Street Fighting Engulfs Brega
Posted July 17th, 2011 at 6:35 pm (UTC-5)
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Top Karzai Aide, Lawmaker Killed in Kabul
Posted July 17th, 2011 at 6:35 pm (UTC-5)
Afghan officials say a senior adviser to President Hamid Karzai and a member of parliament have been killed during an attack in the capital, Kabul. The officials said Jan Mohammad Khan, a former governor of southern Uruzgan province and a close adviser to Mr. Karzai, was killed along with Uruzgan lawmaker Mohammad Ashim Watanwal late […]
Japan Wins Women’s World Cup
Posted July 17th, 2011 at 6:00 pm (UTC-5)
Japan’s women’s soccer team has won the 2011 World Cup championship, beating the United States in a penalty shootout following a 2-2 draw after extra time. The win Sunday made Japan the first Asian nation to win the World Cup title, and it denied the United States a chance to become the first team to […]
Vietnamese Hold Anti-China Protest Despite Crackdown
Posted July 17th, 2011 at 5:40 pm (UTC-5)
Police in Vietnam’s capital, Hanoi, on Sunday arrested more than a dozen protesters denouncing Beijing’s actions in the South China Sea. The demonstrators were hauled away on buses after a brief demonstration near the Chinese embassy. Another group of protesters later gathered there, but police in riot gear dispersed them. Demonstrators accuse China of violating […]
Top Karzai Aide, Lawmaker Killed in Kabul
Posted July 17th, 2011 at 5:20 pm (UTC-5)
Afghan officials say a senior adviser to President Hamid Karzai and a member of parliament have been killed during an attack in the capital, Kabul. The officials said Jan Mohammad Khan, a former governor of southern Uruzgan province and a close adviser to Mr. Karzai, was killed along with Uruzgan lawmaker Mohammad Ashim Watanwal late […]
Obama Picks Chief for Consumer Agency
Posted July 17th, 2011 at 5:10 pm (UTC-5)
U.S. President Barack Obama has chosen the former attorney general of the Ohio to lead the new Consumer Financial Protection Bureau. The White House says Mr. Obama will introduce Richard Cordray as his appointee on Monday. In choosing Cordray, Mr. Obama bypassed Harvard University professor Elizabeth Warren, who has been working to set up the […]
Iranian Raid Kills Two Kurdish Rebels in Northwest
Posted July 17th, 2011 at 5:00 pm (UTC-5)
Iran’s Revolutionary Guard has killed at least two Iranian Kurdish rebels in a raid that destroyed one of the group’s headquarters in northwestern Iran. The hours-long gunbattle between Iranian forces and militants from the Party of Free Life of Kurdistan began late Saturday and ended early Sunday. It occurred along the Iraqi border near the […]
Clinton: US ‘Unequivocally’ Backs Greek Economic Recovery Plan
Posted July 17th, 2011 at 5:00 pm (UTC-5)
U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton says the United States “unequivocally” supports Greece’s economic recovery plan to battle its debt crisis. Clinton said in Athens Sunday that she has faith in the resilience of the Greek people and the government’s willingness to take the difficult steps necessary to bring the country back to economic health. […]
5 North Korean Footballers Failed Doping Test
Posted July 17th, 2011 at 4:45 pm (UTC-5)
Five North Korean football players have now tested positive for a banned steroid at the women’s World Cup in Germany. Football’s world governing body, FIFA, announced three new cases on Saturday, but did not disclose the women’s names. FIFA ordered testing for all members of the North Korean club after two of its players — […]
Baluch Rebels Kidnap Five Men in Southwest Pakistan
Posted July 17th, 2011 at 3:50 pm (UTC-5)
Tribal rebels have abducted five mining officials in Pakistan’s southwestern Baluchistan province. Police say the men were kidnapped Sunday in Sorange district, about 40 kilometers south of the provincial capital, Quetta. Witnesses say dozens of armed men riding in three vehicles intercepted the officials near the compound where they were staying The outlawed Baluch Liberation […]
