Authorities in Mexico say the military has rescued 20 people who were being held for ransom in a house in the northern city of Monterrey. Officials Sunday said the men were found with their hands and feet tied, and were being held for ransoms ranging from nearly $2,000 to about $4,300. Monterrey has been the […]
Buenos Aires Mayor Faces Run-Off
Posted July 10th, 2011 at 6:55 pm (UTC-5)
The mayor of Buenos Aires, Argentina appears headed for a run-off, after getting the most votes in mayoral elections widely viewed as a test of President Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner’s re-election hopes. Official results from Sunday’s vote are not available, but exit polls indicate the incumbent mayor, Mauricio Macri, and Senator Daniel Filmus, the government […]
US Suspends $800 Million in Military Aid to Pakistan
Posted July 10th, 2011 at 6:35 pm (UTC-5)
A top White House official said Sunday the United States has decided to suspend $800 million in military aid to Pakistan. White House Chief of Staff William Daley told ABC’s This Week that although U.S.-Pakistani ties are difficult and complex right now, they must be made to work over time. He said Pakistan has been […]
Obama, Congressional Leaders Meet for Debt Reduction Talks
Posted July 10th, 2011 at 6:35 pm (UTC-5)
U.S. President Barack Obama is meeting with top congressional leaders at the White House to seek out what has so far been an elusive deal with Republicans on raising the nation’s debt ceiling. They face an August 2nd deadline before the current ceiling is reached and United States defaults on its debt for the first […]
US Military Chief Urges Chinese-US Security Cooperation
Posted July 10th, 2011 at 5:45 pm (UTC-5)
The top U.S. military officer said Sunday that Washington is committed to maintaining its military presence in Asia, and that the United States and China must work together to ensure regional security. Admiral Mike Mullen, chairman of the U.S. Joint Chiefs of Staff, made the comment at the start of a four-day trip to China, […]
Lebanon: Interpol Issues ‘Red Alerts’ for Hariri Murder Suspects
Posted July 10th, 2011 at 5:30 pm (UTC-5)
The U.N.-backed Special Tribunal for Lebanon says Interpol has issued its highest-level international alerts for four suspects in the 2005 assassination of former Lebanese Prime Minister Rafik Hariri. The court’s Beirut spokesman, Martin Youssef, said Sunday that Interpol circulated the so-called “red notices” against each of the accused at the request of the Netherlands-based tribunal. […]
Russian Boat Sinks on Volga, Nearly 100 Missing
Posted July 10th, 2011 at 5:00 pm (UTC-5)
Russian authorities say there is little chance of finding any more survivors from a tourist boat that sank Sunday in the Volga River, leaving more than 100 people missing. At least one person was killed while nearly 80 others were rescued or were able to swim to shore. Survivors say the boat was a very […]
Geithner: Obama Wants ‘Biggest Deal Possible’ on Debt
Posted July 10th, 2011 at 4:45 pm (UTC-5)
U.S. Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner says President Barack Obama wants “the biggest deal possible” on debt reduction. Geithner spoke Sunday as the president prepared for a White House meeting with congressional leaders. President Obama has been working with top lawmakers on what has been an elusive deal with Republicans to raise the nation’s debt ceiling […]
Senegal Calls Off Extradition of Ex-Chad Leader
Posted July 10th, 2011 at 4:40 pm (UTC-5)
Senegal’s foreign minister says the government decided not to extradite former Chadian President Hissene Habre, just hours before he was to be sent home on Monday. Madicke Niang said Senegal decided to suspend the extradition at the request of United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights Navi Pillay. In a statement issued earlier Sunday, Ms. […]
3 Police Officer, 3 NATO Service Members Killed in Afghanistan
Posted July 10th, 2011 at 4:25 pm (UTC-5)
Police in southern Afghanistan say three Afghan police officers have been killed in a bomb blast in Kandahar city. They say three other officers and three civilians were also wounded in Sunday’s explosion. Elsewhere, NATO says three of its service members also were killed in separate incidents – two in insurgent attacks and one in […]
