U.S. Senator John McCain has traveled to Indian-controlled Kashmir for talks with the region’s top officials. McCain arrived in the summer capital, Srinagar, Tuesday for a two-day visit. Officials say the U.S. senator met with Jammu and Kashmir Governor N.N. Vohra and Chief Minister Omar Abdullah and “exchanged views on various important issues of mutual […]
Top US Senator Meets Officials in Indian Kashmir
Posted August 16th, 2011 at 11:50 am (UTC-5)
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European Economic Growth Slows Markedly
Posted August 16th, 2011 at 11:50 am (UTC-5)
Economic growth slowed markedly in the April-to-June period in the 17-nation European bloc that employs the common euro currency, stoking new fears of another global recession. The European Union reported Tuesday that the economy in the euro region grew just two-tenths of one percent in the second quarter, a quarter of the rate in the […]
Fitch: Sub-Saharan Africa Economy Improving
Posted August 16th, 2011 at 11:50 am (UTC-5)
One company that rates investments around the world, Fitch, says Sub-Saharan Africa will continue with “robust” economic growth if it can overcome problems with infrastructure and governance. Tuesday’s report from Fitch says the region’s annual growth rate slowed to 2.8 percent in 2009 during the global economic crisis. Growth rebounded to 5 percent in 2010, […]
Heavy Gunfire in Besieged Syrian City
Posted August 16th, 2011 at 11:40 am (UTC-5)
Syrian security forces are using heavy machine gun fire in the port city of Latakia, where a President Bashar al-Assad’s government has been cracking down on opposition demonstrators the past four days. Activists and residents say at least five people were killed Tuesday in Latakia. They say security forces have killed at least 35 people […]
US Designates Haqqani Network Commander a Terrorist
Posted August 16th, 2011 at 11:30 am (UTC-5)
The United States has designated a militant commander in southeastern Afghanistan a terrorist, a measure that the U.S. says will help stem the flow of funds to the militant leader. The State Department said Tuesday that any assets belonging to Sangeen Zadran in the U.S. are frozen. The designation also bars Americans from doing business […]
Yemen’s President Says He Will Return Soon
Posted August 16th, 2011 at 11:05 am (UTC-5)
Yemeni President Ali Abdullah Saleh has vowed to return to his country soon. He made the comments in a speech from Saudi Arabia Tuesday, but did not specify a date for returning. He also expressed a willingness to transfer powers to a deputy if the move would get opposition gunmen off the streets. Mr. Saleh […]
Ex-Reporter: Phone-Hacking ‘Widely Discussed’ at British Tabloid
Posted August 16th, 2011 at 10:55 am (UTC-5)
Britain’s Guardian newspaper has obtained a letter from a former News of the World reporter that says phone-hacking was “widely discussed” at the now-defunct tabloid. In a letter written four years ago and published Tuesday by the Guardian, former reporter Clive Goodman said the illegal eavesdropping had “the full knowledge and support” of senior News […]
Palestinian President to Submit Statehood Proposal to U.N. Chief
Posted August 16th, 2011 at 10:45 am (UTC-5)
Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas says an application for Palestinian statehood will be submitted to the U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-Moon in September. Mr. Abbas made the announcement in Sarajevo Tuesday as he completed a trip to Bosnia-Herzegovina, where he pressed government officials to support a Palestinian bid for statehood. He planned to travel on to Lebanon, […]
13 Killed in Crash of Two Small Planes in South Africa
Posted August 16th, 2011 at 10:40 am (UTC-5)
South African officials say they have found the wreckage of two small planes that disappeared Sunday in the country’s northeast and confirmed there were no survivors among the 13 people on board. The officials say rescuers using helicopters and vehicles located the wreckage of the Albatross planes and the bodies of the victims Tuesday, in […]
Pakistani Police: Still No Leads in Kidnapping of American
Posted August 16th, 2011 at 10:40 am (UTC-5)
Police in Pakistan say they still have no leads in the case of an American kidnapped from his home in the eastern city of Lahore. Development expert Warren Weinstein was snatched by gunmen early Saturday after they overpowered guards and broke into his house. Police officials said Tuesday that Weinstein’s three security guards and driver […]
