The U.S. space shuttle Atlantis has docked at the International Space Station. Sunday’s arrival marks the 12th and final visit by Atlantis to the space station. The combined crew members, 10 in all, will begin more than a week of work, transferring a year’s worth of supplies and equipment to the space station. Upon its […]
Atlantis Docks at International Space Station
Posted July 10th, 2011 at 1:10 pm (UTC-5)
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Panetta in Iraq to Press for Decision on US Troops
Posted July 10th, 2011 at 12:45 pm (UTC-5)
U.S. Defense Secretary Leon Panetta is in Baghdad, where he says he plans to press Iraqi leaders to decide whether they want U.S. troops to remain beyond an end-of-2011 deadline. Panetta arrived in the Iraqi capital Sunday from Afghanistan, making his first visits to both nations since assuming the defense post earlier this month. Speaking […]
Russian Boat Sinks on Volga, Nearly 100 Missing
Posted July 10th, 2011 at 11:50 am (UTC-5)
A Russian passenger boat with more than 180 people on board has sunk in the Volga River, killing at least one person and leaving nearly 100 others missing. The Itar-Tass news agency quotes an Emergency Situations Ministry spokeswoman as saying 84 people had been rescued Sunday, and that emergency operations 750 kilometers east of Moscow […]
Egyptian Activists Block Roads, Govt. Building in Cairo
Posted July 10th, 2011 at 11:50 am (UTC-5)
Hundreds of Egyptian reformists have disrupted traffic in central Cairo and blocked access to the capital’s main government building in a third day of protests against the country’s military rulers. After spending a second night in a tent camp in Cairo’s Tahrir Square, the activists blocked surrounding roads and formed a picket line outside the […]
Atlantis Docks at International Space Station
Posted July 10th, 2011 at 11:35 am (UTC-5)
The U.S. space shuttle Atlantis has docked at the International Space Station Sunday. The U.S. space agency NASA says the crews of both vessels are conducting a welcome ceremony later in the day, marking the 12th and final visit by Atlantis to the space station. The combined crew members, 10 in all, will then begin […]
White House: US Suspends $800 Million in Military Aid to Pakistan
Posted July 10th, 2011 at 11:20 am (UTC-5)
The United States says it will suspend some $800 million in military aid to Pakistan. White House Chief of Staff William Daley told ABC’s This Week that the U.S. relationship with Pakistan is difficult and must be made to work over time. He says that until the two nations get through those difficulties, the U.S. […]
Geithner: Obama Wants ‘Biggest Deal Possible’ on Debt
Posted July 10th, 2011 at 11:10 am (UTC-5)
U.S. Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner says President Barack Obama wants “the biggest deal possible” on debt reduction, but Republicans have objected to a $4 trillion package sought by the White House. Geithner spoke on U.S. television Sunday, hours ahead of a scheduled meeting between the president and congressional leaders. The president has been working with […]
At Least 31 Dead in Indian Train Accident
Posted July 10th, 2011 at 10:40 am (UTC-5)
Rescuers in northern India are sorting through the wreckage of an express train that derailed, killing at least 31 people and injuring 100 more. Authorities say the Kalka Mail train was travelling from Howrah to New Delhi Sunday when at least 12 coaches jumped the tracks near Fatehpur in Uttar Pradesh state. The cause of […]
Murdoch in London to Face Growing Media Scandal
Posted July 10th, 2011 at 10:30 am (UTC-5)
Media baron Rupert Murdoch is in London to face a burgeoning telephone hacking scandal that forced the closure of his News Corporation’s flagship tabloid, the News of the World. The 80-year-old Murdoch arrived at his London offices Sunday with a copy of the 168-year-old newspaper’s last edition in hand. Past and recent officials at the […]
Police, Islamist Protesters Clash in Bangladesh
Posted July 10th, 2011 at 10:05 am (UTC-5)
Police in Bangladesh have fired tear gas and rubber bullets at hundreds of Islamist activists protesting about a recent constitutional amendment declaring the country a secular state. At least 50 people, including several police officers, were injured in the melee. The violence erupted Sunday outside the Bangladeshi capital, Dhaka, after demonstrators blocked a highway and […]
