The U.S. Defense Department says China is on pace to achieve its goal of building a modern military by 2020, a move it says could potentially destabilize the Asia-Pacific region. In its annual assessment to Congress, the Pentagon Wednesday said China is rapidly modernizing its military equipment and achieved several advances in the past year. […]
US Says China’s Military Expanding Rapidly
Posted August 24th, 2011 at 10:50 pm (UTC-5)
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Gunmen Kill 1 Outside Mexico School
Posted August 24th, 2011 at 9:15 pm (UTC-5)
Gunmen in the drug-violence-riddled Mexican border city of Ciudad Juarez fired into a crowd of parents outside a school, killing one person and wounding at least four others. Witnesses said the gunmen arrived in two unmarked cars and were chasing a man, who ran for cover into the crowd outside the school. The man they […]
6 Palestinians Killed by Israeli Forces
Posted August 24th, 2011 at 8:50 pm (UTC-5)
Israeli and Palestinian sources say Israeli airstrikes killed six Palestinians and wounded dozens more Wednesday, while Palestinian militants fired at least 10 rockets into Israel, wounding an infant. In Beit Lahya in the northern Gaza Strip late Wednesday, Israeli jets killed two Palestinians and wounded 20 others, while a third man died of injuries received […]
US Says China’s Military Expanding Rapidly
Posted August 24th, 2011 at 8:40 pm (UTC-5)
The U.S. Defense Department says China is on pace to achieve its goal of building a modern military by 2020, a move it says could potentially destabilize the Asia-Pacific region. In its annual assessment to Congress, the Pentagon Wednesday said China is rapidly modernizing its military equipment and achieved several advances in 2010. It noted […]
Apple CEO Steve Jobs Resigns
Posted August 24th, 2011 at 8:25 pm (UTC-5)
Steve Jobs, the co-founder and head of Apple Inc., the company behind the wildly popular iPhones, iPads, and iPods, has resigned his post. In a letter dated Wednesday, Jobs told the Apple board of directors and the Apple community he could no longer meet his “duties and expectations” as the company’s chief executive officer. Jobs […]
Forbes Ranks Merkel as World’s Most Powerful Woman
Posted August 24th, 2011 at 8:05 pm (UTC-5)
Forbes magazine has named German Chancellor Angela Merkel the world’s most powerful woman, citing her leadership role in the European Union’s economy. In its latest annual list of powerful women, published Wednesday, Forbes singled out the German leader for being the head of what it called “the one real global economy in Europe.” U.S. Secretary […]
US Asks UN to Release $1.5 Billion to Libyan Opposition
Posted August 24th, 2011 at 7:40 pm (UTC-5)
The United States has introduced a resolution in the U.N. Security Council that would would unfreeze about $1.5 billion in Libyan assets for urgent humanitarian needs. The assets, which were blocked under U.N. sanctions, would be released to the Transitional National Council led by opponents of embattled Libyan leader Moammar Gadhafi. The draft resolution, introduced […]
US Asks UN to Release $1.5 Billion to Libyan Opposition
Posted August 24th, 2011 at 7:35 pm (UTC-5)
The United States on Wednesday introduced a resolution in the U.N. Security Council on Wednesday that would unfreeze about $1.5 billion in Libyan assets for urgent humanitarian needs. The assets, which were blocked under U.N. sanctions, would be released to the Transitional National Council led by opponents of embattled Libyan leader Moammar Gadhafi. The draft […]
Apple CEO Steve Jobs Resigns
Posted August 24th, 2011 at 7:35 pm (UTC-5)
Steve Jobs, the co-founder and head of Apple Inc., the company behind the wildly popular iPhones, iPads, and iPods, has resigned his post. In a letter dated Wednesday, Jobs told the Apple board of directors and the Apple community he could no longer meet his “duties and expectations” as the company’s chief executive officer. Jobs […]
Hurricane Irene Hits Bahamas ‘Hard’
Posted August 24th, 2011 at 6:55 pm (UTC-5)
Officials in the Bahamas say they are hearing reports Hurricane Irene has caused some damage as the powerful storm makes its way across the island chain. But the officials said Wednesday so far there have been no reports of any injuries or deaths. The National Hurricane Center said in its latest bulletin Wednesday Irene is […]
