Officials from the European Central Bank are engaged in urgent telephone negotiations over the debt crisis facing both Europe and the United States. They are discussing the possibility of purchasing Italian government bonds in order to shore up that country’s economy and protect the value of the euro, Europe’s common currency. There is also concern […]
Europe Banking Officials Discuss Debt Crisis
Posted August 7th, 2011 at 1:15 pm (UTC-5)
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Three Police Killed in Southwest Pakistan
Posted August 7th, 2011 at 1:05 pm (UTC-5)
Unidentified gunmen have shot and killed three Pakistani police officers in the country’s southwestern province of Baluchistan. A senior police official says Sunday’s attack occurred while the officers were patrolling on the outskirts the provincial capital, Quetta. There was no claim of responsibility for the shooting. Baluchistan province has endured a local insurgency, Islamist militancy, […]
Officials: Yemen’s Saleh Leaves Saudi Hospital, Remains in Riyadh
Posted August 7th, 2011 at 12:20 pm (UTC-5)
Saudi and Yemeni officials say Yemeni President Ali Abdullah Saleh has left a hospital in Riyadh, where he had been been treated since suffering severe burns in a June 3 bomb attack on his compound in Sana’a. The officials say Mr. Saleh was discharged from the hospital late Saturday and moved to a Saudi government […]
Sudanese Independent Newspaper Confiscated
Posted August 7th, 2011 at 12:10 pm (UTC-5)
Sudanese security forces on Sunday confiscated all copies of an independent newspaper as the government continues a media crackdown. The chief editor of al-Ahdath newspaper, Adil al-Baz, told reporters that no explanation was given when troops seized all copies as they came off the printer. This is not the first time Sudan’s government has moved […]
Official: U.S. Credit Rating Could Downgrade Further
Posted August 7th, 2011 at 12:00 pm (UTC-5)
The managing director of Standard and Poor’s credit rating agency says there is a one in three chance that the U.S. credit rating will downgrade further over the next six months to two years. John Chambers said on U.S. television Sunday that a further downgrade could happen if the U.S. fiscal position deteriorates further, or […]
Rights Groups: Syrian Troops Kill 55 People in Raids on Towns
Posted August 7th, 2011 at 11:40 am (UTC-5)
Syrian rights groups say government troops have killed at least 55 people in assaults on two towns where civilians have protested President Bashar al-Assad’s autocratic rule. The rights groups say at least 42 people were killed Sunday after Syrian forces backed by armored vehicles launched a pre-dawn raid on the eastern town of Deir el-Zour. […]
Rights Groups: Syrian Troops Kill 53 People in Raids on Towns
Posted August 7th, 2011 at 11:10 am (UTC-5)
Syrian rights groups say government troops backed by armored vehicles have killed at least 53 people in assaults on two towns where civilians have protested President Bashar al-Assad’s autocratic rule. The rights groups say at least 42 people were killed Sunday after Syrian forces launched a pre-dawn raid on the eastern town of Deir el-Zour. […]
New Tibetan PM Vows to Continue Pressing China on Autonomy
Posted August 7th, 2011 at 11:05 am (UTC-5)
HEAD: New Tibetan PM Vows to Continue Pressing China on Autonomy DATE: 08/07/11 NUMBER: 1229746 TYPE: CN )) The newly-elected Tibetan prime minister-in-exile, Lobsang Sangay, says he will use his tenure in office to continue pressing China for negotiations aimed at resolving the decades-long dispute over the status of Tibet. Sangay assumes office Monday, ending […]
Nepal Bans Smoking in Public
Posted August 7th, 2011 at 11:00 am (UTC-5)
Nepal has instituted a new law banning smoking in public. The measure, which went into effect Sunday, makes it illegal to light up cigarettes in airports, hotels, restaurants, government offices and other public buildings. The government will issue fines ranging between $1 and $1,400 for people caught violating the ban, with the highest fines going […]
NATO Investigates Deadly Afghan Helicopter Crash
Posted August 7th, 2011 at 11:00 am (UTC-5)
NATO is investigating Taliban claims that they shot down a U.S. army helicopter in central Afghanistan killing 38 people including elite U.S. special forces. Fighting continued in Wardak province Sunday where the Chinook CH-47 transport helicopter went down late Friday. Thirty U.S. troops, including Navy SEALs special forces, died in the crash along with seven […]
