U.S. stocks were higher at closing Thursday. The Dow Jones Industrial Average rose seven-tenths of a percent to 12,719. The S&P 500 was up one percent to close at 1,353 and the Nasdaq composite index climbed 1.4 percent to 2,873. European stock prices closed higher. London’s Financial Times index gained almost nine-tenths of a percent […]
Chavez Visits Troops After Surgery
Posted July 7th, 2011 at 4:05 pm (UTC-5)
Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez has appeared at a military base in an apparent show of strength after his recent surgery in Cuba to remove a cancerous tumor. The president did not stay long at the base Thursday, saying he did not have much time. But he strolled among cadets and soldiers and told them he […]
Ex-Yugoslav Officer Released Early From Prison
Posted July 7th, 2011 at 3:55 pm (UTC-5)
Former Yugoslav army officer Veselin Sljivancanin has been released from prison after serving two thirds of his 10-year term for war crimes committed during the Balkan conflict of the 1990s. Sljivancanin was one of three Yugoslav officers convicted by the United Nations war crimes tribunal for failing to prevent a murder of some 200 Croatian […]
Crude Oil Prices Rise
Posted July 7th, 2011 at 3:55 pm (UTC-5)
Here are the prices of some key commodities traded in New York on Thursday: Crude oil prices rose $2.05 to $98.70 per barrel. Copper prices were up 11 cents at $4.43 per pound. Coffee prices rose nearly 1 cent to $2.68 per pound. Cocoa futures dropped $8 to $3,194 per ton. In Chicago trading, wheat […]
Yemen’s Wounded President Appears on TV
Posted July 7th, 2011 at 3:05 pm (UTC-5)
Yemeni President Ali Abdullah Saleh delivered his first video address on Thursday since traveling to Saudi Arabia to be treated for injuries from an attack on his palace compound last month. During the recorded address, Mr. Saleh said he was burned in the attack and has undergone more than eight operations in Saudi Arabia, which […]
US Prepares Air Pollution Clampdown
Posted July 7th, 2011 at 3:00 pm (UTC-5)
Some U.S. states and power companies will soon have to start paying more to clean up pollutants spewed into the air by aging power plants. The Environmental Protection Agency Thursday announced a new rule that will require 27 states to work with power companies to reduce emissions by millions of tons a year staring in […]
UN Report Shows Progress on Some Millennium Goals
Posted July 7th, 2011 at 3:00 pm (UTC-5)
A new U.N. report says the world is on track to meet a series of goals to help people become healthier, wealthier, and more educated – but it says despite progress, the world’s poorest peoples are the ones getting left farthest behind. The U.N. Millennium Development Goals Report for 2011 notes progress on the goals […]
Cyprus Reunification Talks End Without Solution
Posted July 7th, 2011 at 2:50 pm (UTC-5)
U.N. mediated talks on reunifying the divided island of Cyprus have ended without agreement in Geneva. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon hosted Greek Cypriot leader Dimitris Christofias and Turkish Cypriot leader Dervis Eroglu for the third session of Cyprus talks since November. Mr. Ban says progress in healing the decades-long division of the island is far too […]
Tanks Surround Flashpoint Syrian City, Residents Flee
Posted July 7th, 2011 at 2:50 pm (UTC-5)
Syrian human rights activists say hundreds of people are fleeing the central city of Hama for fear of a military crackdown by security forces. A Syrian activist monitoring developments in Hama told VOA in a telephone interview that dozens of families left the city Thursday. She said military forces have surrounded the city with tanks, […]
Ugandan Police Warn of Terror Attacks
Posted July 7th, 2011 at 2:35 pm (UTC-5)
Police in Uganda have issued a terror alert, days before the one-year anniversary of twin suicide bombings that killed 76 people. A police spokeswoman said Thursday that authorities have received credible information indicating Somalia’s al-Shabab militants may be planning another attack. The spokeswoman, Judith Nabakoba, said the group could strike between Thursday and early next […]
