U.S. Vice President Joe Biden is to visit China, Mongolia and Japan later this month. The vice president’s office made the announcement Thursday. The statement says Biden will depart for the region August 16. In China, he will meet with President Hu Jintao, Premier Wen Jiabao and other top leaders. Biden is also scheduled to […]
US Vice President to Visit China, Mongolia and Japan
Posted August 4th, 2011 at 4:10 pm (UTC-5)
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Tiger Woods Back in Action After Nearly 3 Months
Posted August 4th, 2011 at 3:55 pm (UTC-5)
Former world number-one golfer Tiger Woods of the United States is back in competition after an 11-week break to heal injuries to his left leg. Woods teed it up Thursday at the Bridgestone Invitational in Akron, Ohio. This had been the third-longest layoff of his career, during which Tiger fired his longtime caddie, saying it […]
Lockdown Lifted at US University; No Gunman Found
Posted August 4th, 2011 at 3:50 pm (UTC-5)
Officials at a U.S. university that was the site of a mass shooting in 2007 have lifted an hours-long lockdown after police found no trace of a reported gunman. Virginia Tech Thursday sent out an E-mail message instructing students and staff to resume their normal activities. It also said a large police presence would remain […]
French Court to Investigate IMF Chief Lagarde
Posted August 4th, 2011 at 3:50 pm (UTC-5)
A French court has decided to investigate whether International Monetary Fund chief Christine Lagarde abused her authority when she tried to resolve a legal dispute while serving as French finance minister. The special tribunal known as the Court of Justice of the Republic ordered the investigation of Lagarde Thursday, after examining a complaint brought by […]
UN: Sudan Delayed Medical Flight for Dying Peacekeepers
Posted August 4th, 2011 at 3:40 pm (UTC-5)
The United Nations says three Ethiopian peacekeepers died while Sudan refused to allow them to be flown to a hospital. U.N. peacekeeping chief Alain Le Roi told reporters Thursday the peacekeepers were taken to a helicopter after being seriously wounded in a land mine explosion. But he said the helicopter waited for three hours because […]
Rains from Emily Drench Hispaniola
Posted August 4th, 2011 at 3:40 pm (UTC-5)
Tropical Storm Emily has brought drenching rain to the island shared by Haiti and the Dominican Republic, but has now weakened in the mountains dividing the two countries. The National Hurricane Center in Miami says in its most recent bulletin Thursday that Emily is “losing organization” as it interacts with the mountains of Hispaniola and […]
Klinsmann Names U.S. Team for Mexico Game
Posted August 4th, 2011 at 3:35 pm (UTC-5)
New U.S. men’s soccer team coach Juergen Klinsmann has selected a 22-player roster for next Wednesday’s friendly match against visiting Mexico in Philadelphia. This will be the former World Cup and European Championship winner’s first game in charge of the Americans since being named head coach last Friday. He has decided to bring in a […]
Virginia Tech on Lockdown After Possible Gunman Sighted
Posted August 4th, 2011 at 2:55 pm (UTC-5)
A U.S. university that was the site of a mass shooting in 2007 has been on lockdown for hours, after three youths reported seeing a man who was carrying what they said might have been a gun. Virginia Tech authorities said Thursday that they issued orders for people to stay inside with doors locked. Three […]
Medvedev Warns Assad of ‘Sad Fate’ if Syria Does Not Reform
Posted August 4th, 2011 at 2:35 pm (UTC-5)
Russian President Dmitry Medvedev says his Syrian counterpart, Bashar al-Assad, faces a “sad fate” if he fails to introduce promised reforms in response to a four-month-old opposition uprising. In comments to Russian media Thursday, Mr. Medvedev said President Assad must carry out those reforms urgently, reconcile with the opposition, restore peace and establish a modern […]
UN: Nigerian Delta Requires Largest Ever Oil Cleanup
Posted August 4th, 2011 at 2:35 pm (UTC-5)
A United Nations report says decades of oil spills in Nigeria’s Ogoniland region may require the world’s largest petroleum cleanup that could cost more than $1 billion. The report, released Thursday by the U.N.’s environmental program, said that drinking water supplies within the oil-rich Niger Delta have been damaged by 50 years of crude oil […]
