A New York judge has dismissed sexual assault charges against former International Monetary Fund chief Dominique Strauss-Kahn, one day after prosecutors moved to have the case dropped. After the dismissal Tuesday, an appeals court rejected his accuser’s request for a special prosecutor to continue the criminal case. Protesters gathered outside the courthouse Tuesday, criticizing the […]
Sexual Assault Charges Against Strauss-Kahn Dropped
Posted August 23rd, 2011 at 8:10 pm (UTC-5)
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Libyan Rebels Seize Gadhafi Compound
Posted August 23rd, 2011 at 3:20 pm (UTC-5)
Rebel fighters have seized Moammar Gadhafi’s compound in the capital, Tripoli, and are celebrating what they consider a major victory over the Libyan leader and his loyalist troops. The rebel fighters fought their way into Mr. Gadhafi’s Bab al-Aziziya compound Tuesday despite heavy gunfire from pro-Gadhafi forces. Hundreds of rebels could be seen firing their […]
Libyan Rebels Seize Gadhafi Compound
Posted August 23rd, 2011 at 2:55 pm (UTC-5)
Rebel fighters have seized Moammar Gadhafi’s compound in the capital, Tripoli, and are celebrating what they consider a major victory over the Libyan leader and his loyalist troops. The rebel fighters fought their way into Mr. Gadhafi’s Bab al-Aziziya compound Tuesday despite heavy gunfire from pro-Gadhafi forces. Hundreds of rebels could be seen firing their […]
Top UN Nuclear Official Tours Iran’s Atomic Sites
Posted August 23rd, 2011 at 2:55 pm (UTC-5)
An Iranian news agency is reporting that a top U.N. nuclear official visited Iran’s normally restricted atomic sites last week. The Fars news agency quotes Iran’s envoy to the International Atomic Energy Agency, Ali Asghar Soltanieh, as saying the head of the IAEA’s safeguards division, Herman Nackaerts, spent five days in Iran last week. Soltanieh […]
US Eases Business Regulations to Boost Economy
Posted August 23rd, 2011 at 1:50 pm (UTC-5)
The U.S. is easing 500 government regulations it says will save businesses $10 billion over the next five years and help boost job growth in the country. The government said the changes will affect rules at more than two dozen agencies, regulations that American businesses have often said are onerous and needlessly cut their profits. […]
Sexual Assault Charges Against Strauss-Kahn Dropped
Posted August 23rd, 2011 at 1:40 pm (UTC-5)
A New York judge has dismissed sexual assault charges against former International Monetary Fund chief Dominique Strauss-Kahn, one day after prosecutors moved to have the case dropped. Tuesday’s ruling brings Strauss-Kahn close to freedom for the first time since he was arrested in May, after a maid alleged he sexually assaulted her when she went […]
Intensifying Hurricane Approaches Turks & Caicos Islands
Posted August 23rd, 2011 at 1:25 pm (UTC-5)
Forecasters say Hurricane Irene is heading toward the British Caribbean territory of the Turks and Caicos Islands as it continues to strengthen and take aim at the eastern United States. Irene’s center was moving through open water between the British archipelago in the north and the Dominican Republic and Haiti to the south, with maximum […]
Libyan Rebels Seize Gadhafi Compound
Posted August 23rd, 2011 at 1:20 pm (UTC-5)
Rebel fighters have seized Moammar Gadhafi’s compound in the capital, Tripoli, and are celebrating what they consider a major victory over the Libyan leader and his loyalist troops. The rebel fighters fought their way into Mr. Gadhafi’s Bab al-Aziziya compound Tuesday despite heavy gunfire from pro-Gadhafi forces. Hundreds of rebels could be seen firing their […]
Hurricane Brings Strong Wind, Rain to Dominican Republic, Haiti
Posted August 23rd, 2011 at 1:15 pm (UTC-5)
Forecasters say Hurricane Irene is bringing strong winds and rain to the northern coastlines of the Dominican Republic and Haiti as it continues to strengthen and take aim at the eastern United States. Irene’s center was passing just north of the two nations that share Hispaniola Island, with maximum winds of 160 kilometers an hour. […]
US Stocks Up Sharply in Midday Trading Tuesday
Posted August 23rd, 2011 at 12:45 pm (UTC-5)
U.S. stock indexes moved sharply higher in midday trading Tuesday. The Dow Jones Industrial Average of 30 key stocks is up 1.8 percent, with the broader S&P 500 advancing 2 percent. The technology-laden NASDAQ is ahead by 2.5 percent. European stocks closed higher. London’s Financial Times index ended up seven-tenths of one percent to finish […]
