The head of Libya’s Transitional National Council says the opposition group has ordered all militia factions to disband and come under its control in the wake of the murder of the group’s military chief. Mustafa Abdel Jalil announced the decision on Saturday after military chief Abdel Fattah Younes and two of his aides were gunned […]
Libyan Opposition Orders Militias To Disband
Posted July 30th, 2011 at 3:10 pm (UTC-5)
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US Leaders Remain Deadlocked on Raising Country’s Borrowing Limit
Posted July 30th, 2011 at 2:40 pm (UTC-5)
U.S. political leaders remained deadlocked Saturday over how best to raise the country’s borrowing limit and cut government spending, three days ahead of a looming national debt default. Rival Republican and Democratic plans to raise the country’s debt limit of $14.3 trillion and rein in the nation’s deficit-laden annual budgets call for many of the […]
Deadly Attacks in Egypt’s Sinai Peninsula
Posted July 30th, 2011 at 1:45 pm (UTC-5)
Egyptian state media says clashes in the Sinai region have killed at least six people and wounded 21 more. The state-run MENA news agency reported Saturday that the dead include a policeman and a military officer. The unrest began Friday when at least 100 armed men rode into the Sinai town of el-Arish and tried […]
Strike Hits 2nd Chilean Copper Mine
Posted July 30th, 2011 at 1:40 pm (UTC-5)
Workers at one of the world’s top copper mines have gone on strike, raising new concerns about global copper supplies. Miners at Chile’s Collahuasi mine walked off the job Saturday, complaining repeated demands over pay and working conditions have not been met. The Collahuasi mine produces about 3 percent of the world’s copper and the […]
Britain Celebrates Second Royal Wedding
Posted July 30th, 2011 at 1:35 pm (UTC-5)
Britain celebrated the marriage of another member of the royal family Saturday, though in a decidedly more private fashion than that of Prince William and Catherine Middleton earlier this year. Queen Elizabeth’s eldest granddaughter, equestrian star Zara Phillips, married rugby player Mike Tindall at Canongate Kirk in Edinburgh, Scotland. William and Catherine, now known as […]
Yemen Air Raid Kills Tribesmen by Mistake
Posted July 30th, 2011 at 12:40 pm (UTC-5)
Yemeni officials said Saturday that at least 24 people had been killed in the southern Zinjibar region, where security forces have been battling militants. Officials say security forces mistakenly killed at least 14 pro-government tribesmen on Friday during air raids targeting suspected al-Qaida militants. In a separate incident, officials say armed militants ambushed an army […]
Norway Terrorist Had More Targets in Mind
Posted July 30th, 2011 at 12:40 pm (UTC-5)
Police say the anti-Muslim extremist who killed 77 people in Norway last week had considered more targets linked to the government or ruling Labor Party. After a 10-hour interrogation session Friday, authorities said Saturday that Anders Behring Breivik admitted to considering additional targets for terror strikes. The police prosecutor would not provide specific details but […]
US Leaders Remain Deadlocked on Raising Country’s Borrowing Limit
Posted July 30th, 2011 at 12:10 pm (UTC-5)
U.S. political leaders remained deadlocked Saturday over how best to raise the country’s borrowing limit and cut government spending, three days ahead of a looming national debt default. Rival Republican and Democratic plans to raise the country’s debt limit of $14.3 trillion and rein in the nation’s deficit-laden annual budgets call for many of the […]
Iraq Moves to Cut Size of Government
Posted July 30th, 2011 at 12:05 pm (UTC-5)
Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki has reached an agreement with parliament that calls for reducing the size of his national unity government. The plan, which was announced Saturday, cuts the size of the Cabinet by at least 12 ministers. Earlier, Mr. Maliki had outlined a proposal that called for reducing the size of the Cabinet […]
Killer Tropical Storm Slams East Asia
Posted July 30th, 2011 at 12:05 pm (UTC-5)
A tropical storm that left a path of death and destruction in the Philippines is cutting through China, Vietnam and Thailand, prompting mass evacuations. China’s state-run news agency says Tropical Storm Nock-Ten flooded parts of the southern island province of Hainan early Saturday. Officials said almost 190,000 people were evacuated from their homes to safety. […]
