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 Sunday […]
Baluch Rebels Kidnap Five Men in Southwest Pakistan
Posted July 17th, 2011 at 3:35 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 […]
London Police Chief Quits Over Phone Hacking Scandal
Posted July 17th, 2011 at 3:30 pm (UTC-5)
London’s police chief has quit over allegations about police handling of a phone-hacking scandal involving journalists at the now-defunct tabloid, News of the World. Paul Stephenson told journalists Sunday that he did not do anything wrong. However, he said he did not want criticism of his conduct to detract from the police department being able […]
Egyptian PM Picks New Finance Minister in Cabinet Reshuffle
Posted July 17th, 2011 at 3:10 pm (UTC-5)
Egypt’s military-appointed prime minister has released more details of a Cabinet reshuffle demanded by opposition activists who have camped out in Cairo’s Tahrir Square for more than a week. Prime Minister Essam Sharaf announced Sunday that he has chosen one of his two newly appointed deputies to serve as finance minister in the reshuffled Cabinet, […]
AIDS Conference Opens in Rome
Posted July 17th, 2011 at 2:20 pm (UTC-5)
A global medical forum on AIDS opened Sunday in Rome, bringing together thousands of scientists, researchers and health experts. The conference, sponsored by the International AIDS Society, is expected to be dominated by last week’s announcement of a possible breakthrough in preventing the spread of the HIV virus, which causes AIDS. Two new studies, released […]
US Debt Talks Continue As Deadline Nears
Posted July 17th, 2011 at 2:15 pm (UTC-5)
Negotiators from the White House and the U.S. Congress continued their efforts Sunday to reach agreement on ways to keep the government from defaulting on its debt. Five straight days of talks involving U.S. President Barack Obama and Republican leaders in Congress that ended Thursday failed to break the current deadlock. Experts say Congress must […]
US Debt Talks Continue As Deadline Nears
Posted July 17th, 2011 at 2:00 pm (UTC-5)
Negotiators from the White House and the U.S. Congress continued their efforts Sunday to reach agreement on ways to keep the government from defaulting on its debt. Five straight days of talks involving U.S. President Barack Obama and Republican leaders in Congress that ended Thursday failed to break the current deadlock. Experts say Congress must […]
Bahrain’s Main Shi’ite Party Quits Government-Led Reform Dialogue
Posted July 17th, 2011 at 2:00 pm (UTC-5)
Bahrain’s main Shi’ite opposition party says it is pulling out of a national dialogue with the Gulf state’s minority Sunni rulers, accusing them of not being serious about political reforms. Wefaq spokesman Khalil al-Marzooq said Sunday the party’s top leaders agreed to quit the talks that started on July 2 and will submit the decision […]
US, Japan Compete in Women’s World Cup Final
Posted July 17th, 2011 at 1:55 pm (UTC-5)
The U.S. women’s soccer team is seeking its third World Cup championship when it goes against Japan during Sunday’s match in Frankfurt, Germany. The U.S. team, which is top ranked in this year’s tournament, is the strong favorite against Japan, which has never won a major women’s title. The United States needed to defeat France […]
Northern Ireland’s Clarke Wins British Open
Posted July 17th, 2011 at 1:45 pm (UTC-5)
Darren Clarke of Northern Ireland has won golf’s British Open, defeating his nearest rivals by three strokes. Clarke battled misty and windy conditions Sunday to capture the first major championship of his career at the age of 42. Clarke shot an even-par 70 to finish the tournament with a total of 275, five-under-par. Americans Dustin […]
