Sudanese President Omar Bashir is rejecting calls to end the fighting along the country’s north-south border. Mr. Bashir said Friday his northern army would continue fighting armed groups in the volatile Southern Kordofan state. South Sudan is set to officially separate from the north and declare independence July 9, but fighting has raged on in […]
Sudan’s Bashir Vows to Fight On in South Kordofan
Posted July 1st, 2011 at 3:55 pm (UTC-5)
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Obama Nominates New Counterterror Chief
Posted July 1st, 2011 at 3:20 pm (UTC-5)
U.S. President Barack Obama has nominated government lawyer and former prosecutor Matthew Olsen to become the nation’s next counterterrorism director. The White House announced the choice on Friday. President Obama said Olsen has a “distinguished record of service” in the U.S. intelligence community and will be a critical part of his national security team. The […]
Germany Ends Its Military Draft
Posted July 1st, 2011 at 3:10 pm (UTC-5)
Germany has ended its military draft, turning instead to a voluntary force years after its major allies had taken the same step. Germany started conscripting members of its armed forces in 1957 when West Germany rearmed after World War II, but the country ended its draft at midnight Thursday. By contrast, the United States ended […]
US Auto Sales Rise
Posted July 1st, 2011 at 2:55 pm (UTC-5)
Auto sales rose in the United States in June, particularly some new, more fuel-efficient models. On Friday, Chrysler reported that it sold 30 percent more vehicles than during the same period one year ago, while Ford’s sales were up 14 percent and GM’s rose 10 percent. Earlier this year, auto sales were hurt when Japan’s […]
Britain, Pakistan Pledge Cooperation in Counterterrorism
Posted July 1st, 2011 at 2:40 pm (UTC-5)
Britain and Pakistan have pledged to work together to fight terrorism. British Prime Minister David Cameron met with Pakistani President Asif Ali Zardari in London, the first such talks since U.S. forces killed al-Qaida leader Osama bin Laden in Pakistan on May 2. Earlier this week, the British embassy in Islamabad said Pakistan has asked […]
Gadhafi Threatens NATO Over Airstrikes
Posted July 1st, 2011 at 2:35 pm (UTC-5)
Embattled Libyan leader Moammar Gadhafi is threatening NATO that if the coalition does not end its campaign of airstrikes, it will face consequences. Mr. Gadhafi delivered the warning Friday in an audio message aired to thousands of supporters gathered in Tripoli’s main square. The Libyan capital is at the center of Colonel Gadhafi’s area of […]
US Manufacturing Rises
Posted July 1st, 2011 at 2:25 pm (UTC-5)
U.S. manufacturing made gains in June but American consumers grew more pessimistic. Friday’s report from a business group says a survey of purchasing managers showed the manufacturing sector expanding more quickly last month. Manufacturing has been rebounding more quickly than other parts of the U.S. economy, which is still recovering from the worst recession in […]
More Killed as Syrian Protests Spread
Posted July 1st, 2011 at 2:05 pm (UTC-5)
Activists say Syrian forces killed at least six people in clashes with protesters Friday as tens of thousands took to the streets nationwide against President Bashar al-Assad. Protesters gathered Friday near the Turkish border, as well as in central Syria and areas of the capital, Damascus. Rights groups say more than 1,400 people have been […]
Officials: Swiss Couple Kidnapped in Pakistan
Posted July 1st, 2011 at 2:05 pm (UTC-5)
Pakistani officials say a Swiss couple has been kidnapped while traveling in southwest Pakistan. The couple was reportedly traveling in the remote Loralai district of Baluchistan province when they were abducted. Provincial officials say the Swiss nationals arrived a police checkpoint Friday, and their car was later found abandoned in the area. No one has […]
Monaco’s Prince Albert Weds South Africa’s Charlene Wittstock
Posted July 1st, 2011 at 1:55 pm (UTC-5)
Monaco’s Prince Albert has wed South African Charlene Wittstock, turning the one-time Olympic swimmer into the Princess of Monaco. The pair wed in a civil ceremony Friday in Monaco’s medieval palace overlooking the tiny tax haven’s main marina. They later celebrated at a buffet reception and all of the principality’s more than 7,600 subjects were […]
