Iran says its security forces have killed three Kurdish rebels suspected of blowing up a major Iranian pipeline carrying gas to Turkey. Iranian state-run media said Monday the attack by security forces targeted rebels of the Party of Free Life of Kurdistan. Reports said Iran halted gas exports to Turkey after Friday’s attack on the […]
Iran: Security Forces Kill 3 Kurdish Rebels
Posted August 1st, 2011 at 12:35 pm (UTC-5)
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World Markets Rise on News of US Debt Deal
Posted August 1st, 2011 at 12:20 pm (UTC-5)
Global financial markets Monday welcomed the deal in Washington to avoid a debt default by the government of the world’s largest economy. Most U.S., Asian and European stock markets moved higher after U.S. President Barack Obama and congressional leaders made an agreement to increase the legal limit on borrowing and cut government spending. At one […]
NATO Forces Clear Kosovo Barricades
Posted August 1st, 2011 at 12:20 pm (UTC-5)
NATO forces have removed some of the barricades put up by Serbs in northern Kosovo after a trade dispute escalated into deadly violence last week, but other roadblocks still remain. The alliance removed several roadblocks Monday that impeded access to NATO bases in northern Kosovo. It is unclear how many roadblocks are still in place. […]
US Manufacturing Expands More Slowly
Posted August 1st, 2011 at 11:40 am (UTC-5)
U.S. manufacturing expanded at the slowest pace in two years in July. Monday’s report comes from the Institute for Supply Management . It disappointed investors who have seen manufacturing as a rare bright spot in the faltering U.S. economy. Factories face slack demand as high energy prices and high unemployment crimp consumer spending. The new […]
Japanese Abandon Bid to Visit Disputed Islands
Posted August 1st, 2011 at 11:35 am (UTC-5)
Three Japanese nationalist lawmakers have left South Korea after they were barred from visiting a South Korean island where they intended to emphasize Japan’s claim to a group of adjacent islets. The three members of Japan’s opposition Liberal Democratic Party boarded a flight back home from Seoul late Monday. The lawmakers had flown to the […]
US Debt Deal Faces Critical Congressional Vote
Posted August 1st, 2011 at 11:30 am (UTC-5)
The U.S. Congress is set to take critical votes later Monday on a package of increases to the government borrowing limit and cuts to spending, after months of political bickering that pushed Washington to the edge of default on its massive debt. The Senate, controlled by President Obama’s political allies in the Democratic Party, is […]
Sri Lanka Admits to Civilian Deaths During War
Posted August 1st, 2011 at 11:30 am (UTC-5)
Sri Lanka has acknowledged for the first time that civilians may have been killed in the last phase of the country’s quarter-century-long civil war against the Tamil Tiger rebels. A defense ministry report released Monday said although the military followed a “zero civilian casualty policy,” it was impossible to avoid such casualties given the magnitude […]
Obama Sends Greetings to Muslims for Ramadan
Posted August 1st, 2011 at 11:25 am (UTC-5)
President Barack Obama has sent his greetings to Muslims around the world for Ramadan, the holiest month on the Islamic calendar. In a statement Monday, the president said Ramadan is a time for deep reflection and sacrifice, and that it also draws families and communities together for prayers and iftars — shared meals that break […]
Afghan Officials: NATO Airstrike Kills 4 Afghan Police
Posted August 1st, 2011 at 11:20 am (UTC-5)
Afghan officials say a NATO airstrike has killed four Afghan police officers and wounded two others in the country’s east. The governor of Nuristan province, Jamaluddin Badar, said Monday coalition forces also detained 12 police officers after NATO aircraft bombed the police post in the Wama district. Badar said the strike was based on wrong […]
US Debt Deal Faces Critical Congressional Vote
Posted August 1st, 2011 at 11:10 am (UTC-5)
The U.S. Congress is set to take critical votes later Monday on a package of increases to the government borrowing limit and cuts to spending, after months of political bickering that pushed Washington to the edge of default on its massive debt. The Senate, controlled by President Obama’s political allies in the Democratic Party, is […]
