India’s Supreme Court, citing security concerns, has halted the opening of the last vault at a Hindu temple where billions of dollars worth of treasures have been uncovered. More than $20 billion in gold, jewels, and ancient artifacts were found buried last week in vaults underneath the Sree Padmanabhaswamy temple in India’s southern state of […]
India’s Supreme Court Defers Opening of Temple Treasure Vault
Posted July 8th, 2011 at 11:30 am (UTC-5)
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British Police Arrest PM’s Former Aide, Ex-Editor in Tabloid Scandal
Posted July 8th, 2011 at 11:25 am (UTC-5)
British police have arrested Prime Minister David Cameron’s former communications chief and a former editor as part of an investigation into alleged widespread phone hacking by the News of the World tabloid. London’s police department said it detained the former Cameron media advisor, Andy Coulson, on Friday for suspected corruption and conspiring to intercept communications. […]
UN Security Council Votes to Bolster South Sudan
Posted July 8th, 2011 at 11:20 am (UTC-5)
The world’s newest nation will have the support of United Nations peacekeepers. The U.N. Security Council Friday unanimously approved the deployment of up to 7,000 military personnel as well as 900 international police for South Sudan. The fledgling nation is set to declare its independence Saturday with a ceremony in the soon-to-be capital of Juba. […]
Nearly Half Million Syrians Protest in Flashpoint City
Posted July 8th, 2011 at 11:10 am (UTC-5)
Near a half a million protesters jammed the streets of the flashpoint city of Hama in an anti-Syrian government rally on Friday, as the U.S. ambassador traveled there to show American solidarity with protesters. Rights activists told Western news media that crowds in Hama topped more than 450,000 – one of the largest gatherings since […]
British Police Arrest PM’s Former Aide, Ex-Royals Editor in Tabloid Scandal
Posted July 8th, 2011 at 11:10 am (UTC-5)
British police have arrested Prime Minister David Cameron’s former communications chief and a former royals editor as part of an investigation into alleged widespread phone hacking by the News of the World tabloid. London’s police department said it detained the former Cameron media advisor, Andy Coulson, on Friday for suspected corruption and conspiring to intercept […]
South Sudan Readies for Independence, Recognized by North
Posted July 8th, 2011 at 10:45 am (UTC-5)
The celebrations have yet to start in South Sudan, set to declare its independence in just hours, but already the soon-to-be nation can rejoice. Sudan officially recognized South Sudan’s independence Friday in a statement by Minister for Presidential Affairs Bakri Hassan Saleh carried on state television. South Sudan will become the world’s newest country on […]
Tens of Thousands of Egyptians Rally for Reforms
Posted July 8th, 2011 at 10:35 am (UTC-5)
Tens of thousands of protesters have massed across Egypt to voice growing frustration with what they see as a slow pace of government reforms and delays in prosecuting former officials linked to killings of pro-democracy demonstrators. Protesters packed Cairo’s Tahrir Square on Friday for one of the largest rallies since the 18-day revolt that led […]
Forces Told ‘Shoot on Sight’ to End Karachi Violence
Posted July 8th, 2011 at 10:30 am (UTC-5)
Pakistani security forces have been ordered to shoot on sight when confronting disorders in Karachi, where days of political and ethnic violence have left up to 85 people dead. About 1,000 additional police and paramilitary forces were deployed in Karachi on Friday with new orders to shoot any armed “miscreants” they encounter. Interior Minister Rehman […]
US Unemployment Rate Climbs to Year’s Highest Level
Posted July 8th, 2011 at 10:20 am (UTC-5)
The unemployment rate in the United States increased to 9.2 percent in June, the highest level this year. Friday’s report from the Labor Department showed that American employers added only 18,000 jobs in June, the smallest increase in nine months and another indication that the U.S. economy is still struggling to recover from a deep […]
Deadly Shelling in Libya’s Misrata as Rebels Try to Advance
Posted July 8th, 2011 at 10:15 am (UTC-5)
Pro-government forces in Libya are shelling targets near the western rebel-held city of Misrata. Medical sources say at least two rebels were killed in the shelling of the western city that has been under siege for months. The shelling comes as rebels say they are trying to continue their advance toward Tripoli on Friday, after […]
