U.S. President Barack Obama says it is time to set aside politics and make a deal with both parties in Congress that will allow the United States to keep borrowing money, while cutting government deficits and debt. Before meeting with opposition Republicans Monday, Mr. Obama said there is “a lot of work to do” to […]
Assad Loyalists Storm US Embassy in Syria
Posted July 11th, 2011 at 1:50 pm (UTC-5)
Crowds of Syrians loyal to President Bashar al-Assad surged into the U.S. embassy compound in Damascus on Monday and caused damage. Attackers broke windows, raised a Syrian flag on the U.S. grounds, and wrote anti-U.S. graffiti on walls. The attackers left after the brief incursion was pushed back by U.S. Marine guards. U.S. State Department […]
Suicide Bomber Targets Political Rally in NW Pakistan
Posted July 11th, 2011 at 1:40 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 […]
Global Stocks Fall
Posted July 11th, 2011 at 1:30 pm (UTC-5)
U.S. stock market indexes were lower in Monday’s midday trading. The Dow Jones Industrial Average retreated 1.3 percent, the S&P 500 fell 1.8 percent and the NASDAQ lost two percent. European stock markets were lower at the close of trading. London’s Financial Times 100 index dropped one percent to end at 5,929. The CAC-40 in […]
US First Lady to Attend Betty Ford’s Funeral
Posted July 11th, 2011 at 1:25 pm (UTC-5)
The White House says President Barack Obama’s wife, Michelle Obama, will attend the funeral of former first lady Betty Ford, who died Friday at the age of 93. Mrs. Ford’s funeral is scheduled for Tuesday at a church in Palm Desert, California. Following the service her remains will be flown to Michigan for a public […]
Afghans Protest Shelling from Pakistan
Posted July 11th, 2011 at 1:10 pm (UTC-5)
Hundreds of Afghans took to the streets Monday to protest cross-border shelling from Pakistan that has killed dozens of people in recent weeks. Demonstrations were held in the eastern province of Kunar and the southern province of Helmand, both bordering Pakistan. Relations between Afghanistan and Pakistan have been strained by weeks of mortar shelling that […]
Helicopter Crash Kills 3 in Burma
Posted July 11th, 2011 at 1:05 pm (UTC-5)
A helicopter crashed into the Andaman Sea off Burma’s western coast on Monday, killing three people. Eight other passengers were rescued and taken to hospitals. Malaysia’s oil and gas company Petronas had rented the helicopter to fly to off-shore natural gas drilling rigs in the Yetagun gas and oil field. The French company that owns […]
US Envoy Meets Yemeni VP to Press for Power Transfer
Posted July 11th, 2011 at 12:55 pm (UTC-5)
U.S. counterterrorism chief John Brennan has met with Yemen’s vice president in Sana’a, as part of a U.S. effort to press the Yemeni government to accept a swift transition to democratic rule. Brennan held talks with Yemeni Vice President Abed Rabbo Mansour Hadi on Monday, a day after meeting Yemen’s wounded President Ali Abdullah Saleh […]
Chinese VP Pushes ‘Mutual Trust’ in Ties with US
Posted July 11th, 2011 at 12:45 pm (UTC-5)
Chinese Vice President Xi Jinping is urging China and the United States to deepen mutual trust and expand common ground to improve military cooperation. Xi spoke Monday in Beijing with visiting U.S. Admiral Mike Mullen, Chairman of the U.S. Joint Chiefs of Staff. He hailed what is widely seen as improving Sino-U.S. ties, saying they […]
Obama: Urgent Action Needed On Debt Deal
Posted July 11th, 2011 at 12:35 pm (UTC-5)
U.S. President Barack Obama says it is time to set aside politics and make a deal with both parties in Congress that will allow the United States to keep borrowing money, while cutting government deficits and debt. At a news conference Monday in Washington, Mr. Obama said he will meet with opposition Republicans and his […]
