Guatemalan President Alvaro Colom is blaming organized criminals for the shooting death of Argentine folk singer Facundo Cabral this past Saturday in Guatemala City. President Colom made the comment Monday in an interview with a Mexican radio station , and said the attack is under investigation. The Guatemalan leader did not say which criminal group […]
Guatemala’s President Blames Organized Crime for Folk Singer’s Death
Posted July 11th, 2011 at 3:45 pm (UTC-5)
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UN Ends Mission Monitoring Sudan Peace Pact
Posted July 11th, 2011 at 3:25 pm (UTC-5)
The U.N. Security Council has voted to shut down the peacekeeping force that tracks the 2005 peace deal between Sudan’s former north and south. The Council voted unanimously on Monday to end the more than 10,000-member force and to withdraw all troops from Sudan by August 31. The force’s mandate officially ended on July 9, […]
Panetta: US Acting Against Iranian-Armed Iraqi Militants
Posted July 11th, 2011 at 3:25 pm (UTC-5)
U.S. Defense Secretary Leon Panetta says U.S. forces in Iraq are taking unilateral action against Shi’ite militants who he says are using Iranian-supplied weapons to stage deadly attacks on American soldiers. Fourteen U.S. soldiers were killed last month in attacks mostly blamed on Iraqi Shi’ite insurgents. It was the highest monthly combat-related death toll for […]
US First Lady, Secretary of State to Attend Betty Ford’s Funeral
Posted July 11th, 2011 at 3:20 pm (UTC-5)
U.S. first lady Michelle Obama and Secretary of State Hillary Clinton are expected to attend the funeral of former first lady Betty Ford, who died Friday at the age of 93. The service for Mrs. Ford is scheduled for Tuesday at a church in Palm Desert, California. Her remains are then to be flown to […]
Pakistan: US Aid Suspension Will Not Affect Military Operations
Posted July 11th, 2011 at 2:55 pm (UTC-5)
Pakistan says a U.S. decision to suspend $800 million in military aid to the country will not affect its operations against Islamist militants. In an interview with VOA Monday, Pakistani military spokesman Major General Athar Abbas says the military is conducting its operations in the country’s tribal region without external support. He says the Pakistani […]
Space Shuttle, ISS Begin Equipment Transfer
Posted July 11th, 2011 at 2:50 pm (UTC-5)
The combined crew of 10 members will spend more than a week transferring a year’s worth of supplies and equipment to the space station. NASA is ending the shuttle program to concentrate resources on deep-space exploration. The agency is working with several commercial U.S. aerospace companies to develop vehicles to replace the shuttles. Until then, […]
Chile Strike Halts World’s Largest Copper Producer
Posted July 11th, 2011 at 2:45 pm (UTC-5)
Unionized workers at Chile’s Codelco, the world’s largest copper producer, have begun a 24-hour strike in a dispute with the government over the future of the company. The workers walked off the job Monday over modernization plans that union officials say will lead to huge job losses and possible privatization of some of the company’s […]
New Allegations in Britain’s Phone-Hacking Scandal
Posted July 11th, 2011 at 2:35 pm (UTC-5)
Media coverage of Britain’s phone-hacking scandal is reaching a frenzied level. News reports allege Queen Elizabeth and former prime minister Gordon Brown were targeted by media companies owned by Rupert Murdoch. British news reports Monday said police officers betrayed members of the royal family to the News of The World tabloid, and Brown had his […]
Suicide Bomber Targets Political Rally in NW Pakistan
Posted July 11th, 2011 at 2:25 pm (UTC-5)
A suicide bomber has killed seven people at a political rally in northwest Pakistan. Monday’s attack in the Batgram district of Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa province took place before a senior member of the Pakistan Muslim League-Q party was scheduled to speak at the gathering. The politician, Ameer Muqam, had not yet arrived at the venue. The blast […]
Labor Strike at Indonesian Mining Giant to End
Posted July 11th, 2011 at 2:25 pm (UTC-5)
Officials at a giant U.S.-owned gold and copper mine in Indonesia’s Papua province say they have reached a deal to end a weeklong labor strike. Freeport McMorRan says miners are likely to return to work this week, cutting short a strike that was expected to continue until mid-month. Under the deal, the company says, it […]
