U.S. federal officials are ordering gun shops in states bordering Mexico to report multiple sales of high-powered rifles. Under the new policy announced Monday, dealers in the states of Arizona, California, New Mexico and Texas will have to report purchases of two or more of those rifles within a five-day span. Officials say the requirement […]
US to Require Gun Buyer Information on Border
Posted July 11th, 2011 at 8:40 pm (UTC-5)
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‘BRICS’ Countries Vow to Fight Diseases in Poor Nations
Posted July 11th, 2011 at 8:20 pm (UTC-5)
The grouping of top five emerging countries vowed Monday to help the world’s poorest nations to fight diseases and to improve access to low-cost and effective lifesaving medicines. Meeting in Beijing, health ministers from Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa — known as the BRICS countries — said their cooperation will help strengthen public […]
Obama: US Backs Russian Mediation in Libya if Gadhafi Goes
Posted July 11th, 2011 at 7:55 pm (UTC-5)
U.S. President Barack Obama told his Russian counterpart Monday that the United States is prepared to support Moscow’s mediation in Libya provided it leads to a democratic transition and the departure of leader Moammar Gadhafi. The White House said Mr. Obama spoke with President Dimitry Medvedev by telephone, thanking him for Russia’s negotiation efforts in […]
Juncker: Eurozone Nations to Bolster Lending Capacity
Posted July 11th, 2011 at 7:45 pm (UTC-5)
Eurozone chief Jean-Claude Juncker says finance ministers from countries that use the euro currency have agreed to bolster their lending capacity to help struggling nations. Juncker said after a meeting in Brussels Monday that the ministers believe the European stability fund needs to be more flexible. He also said they are considering giving countries that […]
Top Afghan Bank Denies Facing Collapse
Posted July 11th, 2011 at 7:35 pm (UTC-5)
One of Afghanistan’s top financial institutions, Azizi Bank, has denied it is facing collapse like the corruption-ridden Kabul Bank and says its liquidity is solid. Afghan lawmakers on Monday demanded that the acting central bank governor appear before parliament to answer questions about Azizi Bank’s current state. The bank’s senior customer relations manager, Fraidoon Mohtasheme, […]
Huge Explosion Rocks Cyprus Naval Base, 12 Dead
Posted July 11th, 2011 at 7:05 pm (UTC-5)
A massive explosion at a naval base on Cyprus Monday killed 12 people, wounded 62 others, and knocked out power to half the Mediterranean island. The commander of the Cypriot navy, Andreas Ioannides, was among those killed. Cypriot President Dimitris Christofias has declared three days of official mourning, with the nation’s flags to be flown […]
Chinese VP Pushes ‘Mutual Trust’ in Ties with US
Posted July 11th, 2011 at 6:45 pm (UTC-5)
Chinese Vice President Xi Jinping on Monday urged China and the United States to deepen mutual trust and expand common ground to improve military cooperation. Xi made the comment in Beijing after a meeting with U.S. Admiral Mike Mullen, chairman of the U.S. Joint Chiefs of Staff. He hailed what is widely seen as improving […]
UN: Millions in East Africa Need Food Aid
Posted July 11th, 2011 at 6:45 pm (UTC-5)
The World Food Program says it expects 10 million people will be in need of food aid, as the worst drought in decades continues to devastate the Horn of Africa. The drought is centered in the triangle where the nations of Somalia, Kenya and Ethiopia meet. It has produced a mass migration of starving citizens […]
Uganda Opens First War Crimes Trial
Posted July 11th, 2011 at 6:35 pm (UTC-5)
Uganda on Monday opened its first war crimes trial of a top rebel commander. Thomas Kwoyelo, a leader of the notoriously violent Lord’s Resistance Army , is facing 53 counts of murder, kidnapping and destruction of property. He has denied the charges. Kwoyelo was captured in March 2009 in the Democratic Republic of Congo during […]
Argentine Heirs’ DNA Tests Come Back Negative
Posted July 11th, 2011 at 6:30 pm (UTC-5)
Legal sources in Argentina say DNA taken from the adopted children of one of the country’s richest women does not match blood samples from two families who suspect the siblings were stolen as babies during the country’s so-called “dirty war.” The results come more than a month after a court ordered Felipe and Marcela Noble […]
