Indian scientists have warned that the popular beaches in the state of Goa have become unfit for swimming and fishing because of contamination from raw sewage. The National Institute of Oceanography, based in Goa, says the level of fecal bacteria off the coast of Goa and its rivers is much higher than the accepted safety […]
White House Releases Staff Salary Report
Posted July 2nd, 2011 at 3:45 am (UTC-5)
The White House annual report on staffers’ salaries shows 21 employees will earn the maximum of $172,200 this year. The top salary group includes senior adviser Valerie Jarrett, White House Chief of Staff William Daley and the director of speechwriting, Jon Favreau. The White House report released Friday reveals this year’s payroll for 454 staffers […]
21 Trapped in China Coal Mine
Posted July 2nd, 2011 at 3:45 am (UTC-5)
China’s official news agency says 21 miners were trapped underground early Saturday when a coal mine in southwestern Guizhou Province flooded. The Xinhua news agency said 29 miners were working in two shafts of the Niupeng Mine in Pingtang County when the mine was flooded. Eight of the miners have been rescued. China’s coal mines […]
China Imprisons Tibetan Writer
Posted July 2nd, 2011 at 3:30 am (UTC-5)
A U.S.-based rights group said Saturday that China sentenced a writer to four years in prison last month for helping edit a magazine critical of policies in Tibet. The International Campaign for Tibet said Tashi Rabten, the Tibetan editor of a banned magazine called Eastern Snow Mountain, was sentenced on June 2 in Aba, in […]
11 Killed in Afghan Bomb Blast
Posted July 2nd, 2011 at 3:10 am (UTC-5)
Officials in southern Afghanistan say a roadside bomb has killed 11 civilians. Authorities say the people were killed Saturday morning when their vehicle struck the device. Local officials say the group – two children, four women and five men – was thought to be Afghan refugees returning from Pakistan. The French news agency reports the […]
Hong Kong Police Arrest Hundreds in Anti-Government Protest
Posted July 2nd, 2011 at 1:30 am (UTC-5)
Hong Kong police say they arrested more than 200 people during an anti-government demonstration Friday. Television reports showed police using pepper spray to disperse protesters, who were paralyzing traffic. Authorities said Saturday that they arrested 228 people on charges of illegal assembly and obstruction of public places. The demonstration on Friday, the 14th anniversary of […]
Strauss-Kahn Released from House Arrest, Charges Still Stand
Posted July 2nd, 2011 at 12:30 am (UTC-5)
Former International Monetary Fund chief Dominique Strauss-Kahn has been released from house arrest, after prosecutors raised questions about the credibility of the hotel maid accusing him of sexual assault. A New York judge agreed Friday to return Strauss-Kahn’s bail and lift some pre-trial restrictions on his movements. Strauss-Kahn’s lawyer says he is now free to […]
Ivory Coast Issues Arrest Warrants For Gbagbo Associates
Posted July 1st, 2011 at 11:35 pm (UTC-5)
Ivory Coast’s prosecutor has issued arrest warrants for four associates of former president Laurent Gbagbo, including youth leader Charles Ble Goude. Goude is accused of leading violent youth uprisings to keep Mr. Gbagbo in power after he lost United Nations certified election to Alassane Ouattara in November. Authorities are also seeking Mr. Gbagbo’s former spokesman […]
Australia Grounds Budget Airline
Posted July 1st, 2011 at 11:25 pm (UTC-5)
Aviation regulators grounded a subsidiary of Singapore-based Tiger Airways Saturday for violations of safety regulations. Australia’s Civil Aviation Safety Authority said Tiger Airways Australia has twice flown under the minimum allowed altitude. The ban, the first imposed by CASA in Australian aviation history, is for an initial five days. If the company does not address […]
Obama Administration Calls for Halt to Texas Execution
Posted July 1st, 2011 at 8:25 pm (UTC-5)
The Obama administration has asked the U.S. Supreme Court to stop Texas from executing a Mexican citizen convicted of raping and killing a 16-year-old girl. U.S. Solicitor General Donald Verrilli made the request Friday involving Humberto Leal Garcia, who is scheduled to be executed on July 7. Earlier this week, Leal’s lawyers asked the U.S. […]
