A poll shows that Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff’s personal approval rating has declined since March. A Ibope poll released Wednesday shows President Rousseff’s popularity fell six percentage points to 67 percent. Forty-eight percent of those surveyed described the president’s administration as good. In an earlier survey, the approval rating for her government stood at 56 […]
Approval Rating of Brazilian President Drops
Posted August 10th, 2011 at 5:35 pm (UTC-5)
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U.S. Women Senators Urge Clinton to Act on Burma Rapes
Posted August 10th, 2011 at 5:15 pm (UTC-5)
A group of women U.S. senators have accused Burma’s military of using rape as a weapon of war and are urging Secretary of State Hillary Clinton to pressure the Burmese government to halt the practice. In a letter Wednesday, the bi-partisan group asked Secretary Clinton to support establishment of an international commission of inquiry into […]
UN Says al-Shabab Militants Fragmented in Somalia
Posted August 10th, 2011 at 5:05 pm (UTC-5)
The United Nations top diplomat in Somalia says there already are significant improvements in the security situation in the capital, Mogadishu, after the recent surprise withdrawal of Islamist fighters from the city. Ambassador Augustine Mahiga told reporters by teleconference from Mogadishu Wednesday that al-Shabab’s retreat from the city has fragmented its fighters into three groups, […]
Jury Recommends Death for US Serial Killer
Posted August 10th, 2011 at 4:55 pm (UTC-5)
A jury in Ohio has recommended the death penalty for a serial killer who hid the remains of 11 women at his home. The jury in the city of Cleveland decided on the recommendation Wednesday, after deliberating for less than a day. Anthony Sowell was convicted last month of murdering the 11 women whose decomposing […]
Global Stocks Drop Again After Rebound
Posted August 10th, 2011 at 4:55 pm (UTC-5)
Concerns about weak U.S. economic growth and worries about European debt sent stocks plunging on Wednesday. In New York, the Dow Jones Average fell almost 5 percent white the S&P and NASDAQ indexes also were down sharply — giving back all the gains from Tuesday’s recovery a Monday sell-off. Major European indexes in London, Paris, […]
US-Led Forces Kill Taliban Militants Behind Helicopter Attack
Posted August 10th, 2011 at 4:50 pm (UTC-5)
The commander of U.S. and NATO forces in Afghanistan Wednesday said coalition forces killed the Taliban insurgents responsible for last week’s helicopter crash in which 30 American and eight Afghan troops died. In a videoconference from Kabul, General John Allen said his forces had followed the insurgents since the August 6 incident in central Wardak […]
European, US Stocks Plunge Sharply on Wednesday
Posted August 10th, 2011 at 4:30 pm (UTC-5)
European and U.S. stock indexes retreated sharply Wednesday, giving back big gains from the day before. At the close of U.S. trading, the Dow Jones Industrial Average was off 4.6 percent to end at 10,719. The S&P 500 fell 4.4 percent to close at 1,121 while the NASDAQ fell 4.1 percent to hit 2,381. European […]
Exxon, Apple Vying to Be World’s ‘Most Valuable’ Company
Posted August 10th, 2011 at 4:25 pm (UTC-5)
For several years, Exxon Mobil has been the world’s most valuable company on the stock market. But now Apple, the U.S. consumer technology company, is contesting the oil giant’s claim to the top spot. On Tuesday, for a few hours, Apple was No. 1. The stock market value for Apple, the maker of the popular […]
Crude Oil Prices Rise Sharply
Posted August 10th, 2011 at 4:20 pm (UTC-5)
Here are the prices of some key commodities traded in New York on Wednesday: Crude oil prices soared $3.59 to close at $82.89 a barrel. Coffee prices edged up a fraction of a cent to finish at $2.35 a pound. Copper prices slid 8 cents to end at $3.89 per pound. Cocoa futures lost $59 […]
Colombia Arrests Woman Linked to Mexican Drug Cartel
Posted August 10th, 2011 at 3:55 pm (UTC-5)
Authorities in Colombia have arrested a woman they say set up businesses to launder money for Mexico’s most-wanted man, Joaquin “Shorty” Guzman. Officials Wednesday announced the arrest of Dolly Cifuentes Villa, alias “La Meno.” She was taken into custody earlier this week in the city of Medellin. Investigators say Villa was responsible for several illegal […]
