The outgoing commander of U.S. and NATO forces in Afghanistan, General David Petraeus, saluted soldiers on his last Fourth of July in uniform before becoming the new director of the Central Intelligence Agency. During a re-enlistment ceremony in Kandahar Monday, Petraeus told the soldiers on America’s 235th birthday, their action was the most meaningful display […]
Petraeus: Much More Work Needed in Afghanistan
Posted July 4th, 2011 at 5:25 pm (UTC-5)
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Mexico’s PRI Wins Key State Election
Posted July 4th, 2011 at 5:05 pm (UTC-5)
Mexico’s opposition Institutional Revolutionary Party, or PRI, has swept to victory in a key state gubernatorial election, giving it momentum heading into the 2012 national elections. With more than 91 percent of the votes counted following Sunday’s balloting, the party’s candidate, Eruviel Avila, had won 62 percent in Mexico state. Alejandro Encinas of the leftist […]
EU Wants Quick Start for Serbia-Kosovo Deal
Posted July 4th, 2011 at 4:50 pm (UTC-5)
The European Union says it wants “swift implementation” of a deal between Serbia and Kosovo aimed at easing Kosovo’s concerns about Serbia’s refusal to recognize its independence. The pact, signed late last week, will let Kosovars for the first time cross into Serbia with Kosovo identification papers. It also returns civil documents such as birth […]
Indian Authorities Scramble to Secure Temple Treasure
Posted July 4th, 2011 at 4:35 pm (UTC-5)
Indian authorities on Monday scrambled to secure a temple in southwestern Kerala state where a hidden treasure worth at least $11 billion was discovered last week. The Supreme Court appointed a team of investigators to take a formal inventory of the find, which includes diamonds, emeralds, gold and silver coins and figurines. The precious artifacts […]
North Korea Holds Massive Anti-South Rally
Posted July 4th, 2011 at 4:30 pm (UTC-5)
A massive rally took place in North Korea’s capital Pyongyang Monday protesting what the communist country calls continued “provocations” by South Korea. The state-run Korean Central Broadcasting Station said more than 100,000 citizens and soldiers took part in the rally led by senior party and military officials. North Korea’s official media reported that a statement […]
Americans Celebrate Independence with Parties, Fireworks
Posted July 4th, 2011 at 4:25 pm (UTC-5)
Americans are celebrating Independence Day Monday — the anniversary of the day 235 years ago that the country’s founding fathers formally declared independence from Britain. On the day known informally as the Fourth of July, U.S. citizens celebrate with parades, fireworks, picnics, ballgames and concerts. Fourth of July decorations feature the colors of the American […]
1 Dead After Tourist Boat Capsizes Off Mexico
Posted July 4th, 2011 at 3:35 pm (UTC-5)
Authorities in Mexico say one person is dead and at least six others are missing after a tourist boat capsized and sank during a storm off the country’s Baja California peninsula. Officials say the incident happened early Sunday, hours after the 35-meter vessel, the Erik, left the port of San Felipe for a fishing trip […]
Belarus Sentences Anti-Lukashenko Protesters
Posted July 4th, 2011 at 3:20 pm (UTC-5)
Belarus on Monday sentenced at least 20 people to jail for up to 15 days for protesting against the authoritarian rule of President Alexander Lukashenko. Authorities in the one-time Soviet state arrested nearly 400 people Sunday as the country marked its 1944 liberation from Nazi occupation. Plain-clothes security officers drifted through the crowd in Minsk […]
Statue of Late US President Ronald Reagan Unveiled in Britain
Posted July 4th, 2011 at 3:10 pm (UTC-5)
A 3-meter-tall statue of late U.S. President Ronald Reagan was unveiled in London on Monday to honor the Cold War leader. British Foreign Secretary William Hague praised the former president as a “great American hero.” Also present at the monument’s unveiling was former U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice. The statue, she said, commemorated a […]
Missing British Soldier Found Dead
Posted July 4th, 2011 at 3:10 pm (UTC-5)
A British soldier who went missing in southern Afghanistan Monday has been found dead. Britain’s Defense Ministry said the soldier was found shot dead following an extensive search, but added that the exact cause of death was unknown. Officials say the soldier was based in Helmand province and went missing early Monday morning. Earlier, a […]
