Many journalists at BBC are taking part in their second 24-hour strike within weeks. Members of the Britain’s National Union of Journalists began their strike to protest compulsory layoffs early Monday, just after midnight. The journalists’ union says the British broadcaster is not willing “to engage in finding reasonable resolutions” for those forced to leave. […]
Tropical Storm Eugene Strengthens Well Offshore of Mexico
Posted August 1st, 2011 at 5:50 am (UTC-5)
Tropical Storm Eugene is churning the waters of the Pacific Ocean off the west coast of Mexico. The U.S. National Hurricane Center in Miami, Florida says the storm is about 700-kilometers south-southwest of Acapulco, Mexico. Eugene is moving to the west-northwest at about 19-kilometers per hour with sustained winds of 95-kilometers per hour. Tropical storm […]
BBC Journalists on Second 24-Hour Strike
Posted August 1st, 2011 at 5:50 am (UTC-5)
Many journalists at BBC are taking part in their second 24-hour strike this month. Members of the Britain’s National Union of Journalists began their strike to protest compulsory layoffs early Monday, just after midnight. The journalists’ union says the British broadcaster is not willing “to engage in finding reasonable resolutions” for those forced to leave. […]
4 Police Killed in NATO Airstrike
Posted August 1st, 2011 at 5:30 am (UTC-5)
A provincial governor in eastern Afghanistan says a NATO airstrike has killed four police officers and wounded two more. Jamaluddin Badar said Monday that another 12 police were detained after the strike. Badar condemned the attack and the arrests at the police post in the Wama district of the Nuristan province bordering Pakistan. He said […]
Britain Calls for Expanded Pressure Against Syria
Posted August 1st, 2011 at 5:25 am (UTC-5)
Britain has called for stronger international pressure on Syria after rights activists said an attack by Syrian security forces on the central city of Hama killed at least 80 people. British Foreign Secretary William Hague said Monday there should be stronger sanctions against the government of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad, but the British diplomat said […]
China Blames Pakistan-Trained Extremists for Latest Xinjiang Violence
Posted August 1st, 2011 at 5:25 am (UTC-5)
Local Chinese officials are blaming Muslim extremists trained in Pakistan for the latest violence in China’s restive Xinjiang region. Authorities in Kashgar city said Monday that a group of what they called “armed terrorists” stormed a city restaurant Sunday, killing the owner and a waiter before setting the building on fire. The local authorities said […]
Tokyo Stocks, Dollar Higher
Posted August 1st, 2011 at 5:15 am (UTC-5)
Japanese share prices ended higher Monday, while the dollar rose against the yen. Tokyo’s Nikkei index jumped one-and-one-third percent to close at 9,965. In currency trading, the dollar was selling at 77.42 yen, up two-thirds of a yen from late Friday. Gold was trading at $1,617.05 an ounce.
Asian Markets Higher
Posted August 1st, 2011 at 5:15 am (UTC-5)
Asian stock markets were higher in trading Monday. Tokyo’s Nikkei index jumped one-and-one-third percent to close at 9,965. Hong Kong’s Hang Seng index climbed one percent to end at 22,669. Elsewhere, share prices were higher in Shanghai, Sydney, Wellington, Taipei and Manila. The dollar was selling at 77.50 yen in currency trading, up three-quarters of […]
World Markets Rise on News of US Debt Deal
Posted August 1st, 2011 at 5:10 am (UTC-5)
European markets opened higher and Asian stocks surged Monday on news that U.S. President Barack Obama and congressional leaders had reached a deal to avert a debt default. London’s Financial Times 100 index, the CAC-40 in Paris, and the DAX in Frankfurt all opened around one percent higher. Tokyo’s Nikkei Index closed up one-and-one-third percent, […]
Israeli, Lebanese Forces Exchange Gunfire Along Border
Posted August 1st, 2011 at 5:10 am (UTC-5)
Israeli and Lebanese troops have exchanged gunfire along their tense border, and officials from both sides are blaming the other for the clash. Lebanon says the shooting Monday happened after Israeli soldiers crossed into Lebanese territory, but Israel says its troops came under fire while working along the Israeli side of the border. Both sides […]
