White House officials say they will discuss on Friday whether they are close to a deal with opposition Republicans on raising the U.S. debt limit. Officials say Mr. Obama concluded Thursday’s meeting with congressional leaders — the fifth straight day of the high-level talks — by suggesting they gauge support among their fellow lawmakers for […]
Obama Urges Congressional Leaders to Gauge Debt Deal Support
Posted July 14th, 2011 at 8:05 pm (UTC-5)
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Sudan Signs Peace Deal With Darfur Rebel Group
Posted July 14th, 2011 at 8:05 pm (UTC-5)
The Sudanese government and a Darfur rebel group have signed a peace accord rejected by the region’s main rebel groups. Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir, who is wanted by the International Criminal Court for war crimes in Darfur, attended a signing ceremony in Doha, Qatar on Thursday. The government entered the pact with the Justice and […]
Hong Kong Bishop: ‘War’ Between Chinese Sanctioned Church and Vatican
Posted July 14th, 2011 at 7:50 pm (UTC-5)
A top Roman Catholic church official is describing tension between the Vatican and the government-sanctioned Chinese Catholic church as a “war.” Hong Kong Cardinal Joseph Zen spoke in New York Thursday after the Chinese church ordained another bishop without approval from the pope — a violation of Vatican policy. Zen blamed the ordination on those […]
Libyan Forces Attack Strategic Oil City
Posted July 14th, 2011 at 7:35 pm (UTC-5)
Libyan rebel forces have attacked the government-held coastal town of Brega, a strategic oil hub in the east of the country. Medical sources in nearby Ajdabiya said Thursday that one rebel was killed and at least five wounded in the clashes as opposition fighters reported the first columns advancing beyond a front line that had […]
Mourners Say Final Farewell to Betty Ford
Posted July 14th, 2011 at 7:00 pm (UTC-5)
Family, friends and admirers have said a final farewell to former U.S. first lady Betty Ford, who died last week at the age of 93. Mrs. Ford, an outspoken advocate for women’s rights and those battling addiction, was memorialized Thursday in the Michigan church where she married Gerald Ford more than six decades ago. Former […]
US Man Charged With Inciting Terrorism
Posted July 14th, 2011 at 6:40 pm (UTC-5)
A U.S. man has been charged with using a website to “promote violent jihad” and posting instructions on how to make a bomb. The U.S. Justice Department said Thursday 22-year-old Emerson Begolly moderates the popular Ansar al-Mujahideen English Forum. In a statement, officials accused Begolly of placing a number of postings in the last year, […]
Europe Seized $1.4 Billion in Counterfeit Goods Last Year
Posted July 14th, 2011 at 6:10 pm (UTC-5)
The European Commission says the continent’s customs officials last year seized more than 100 million pieces of fake goods that could have earned about $1.4 billion if sold as authentic products. In an annual report issued Thursday, the European Union’s executive body says China was the source of 85 percent of the fakes. Substantial quantities […]
Airstrikes Kill 6 Islamist Militants in Southern Yemen
Posted July 14th, 2011 at 5:55 pm (UTC-5)
Yemeni security officials say airstrikes on Islamist militants in the southern province of Abyan have killed at least six fighters. The airstrikes took place before dawn Thursday, hitting a police station taken over by militants earlier this year in the town of Mudiya. Dozens of Islamist fighters rushed to the scene to evacuate the wounded […]
South Sudan Becomes 193rd United Nations Member
Posted July 14th, 2011 at 5:55 pm (UTC-5)
The national flag of newly independent South Sudan went up outside the United Nations on Thursday, shortly after becoming the world body’s 193rd member. Hundreds of diplomats gathered outside U.N. headquarters in New York to see the flag being raised for the first time after the U.N. General Assembly admitted the country by acclamation. U.N. […]
Pentagon: Foreign Spies Stole 24,000 Classified Documents
Posted July 14th, 2011 at 5:40 pm (UTC-5)
The U.S. Defense Department has revealed a foreign government accessed 24,000 classified files in a cyberattack earlier this year, highlighting the need for its newly unveiled strategy to counter cyberthreats. Deputy Defense Secretary William Lynn said Thursday the attack in March was just one of a number of security breaches to U.S. defense computer networks. […]
