A ship loaded with nearly 400 tons of food for drought and famine victims in the Horn of Africa is set to depart from France on Thursday. The U.N. World Food Program says the French ship is carrying enough flour, sugar, rice and oil to feed more than 22,000 people for one month. The food […]
French Ship to Deliver Food to Horn of Africa
Posted September 1st, 2011 at 6:55 am (UTC-5)
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Sumatran Tiger Cubs to Make Debut at US Zoo
Posted September 1st, 2011 at 5:45 am (UTC-5)
Two Sumatran tigers cubs will soon make their public debut at a zoo in Atlanta, Georgia. The eight-week-old cubs, a male and female, are the first born at Zoo Atlanta in more than a decade. The male has been named Sanjiv, which stands for love and long life in Hindu, and the female has been […]
Zimbabwe: Mugabe’s Party Expels Deputy Minister
Posted September 1st, 2011 at 5:35 am (UTC-5)
The political party of Zimbabwe President Robert Mugabe has expelled a deputy minister, saying she is guilty of behavior “inconsistent with the party’s principles.” The government-owned Herald newspaper said Thursday that Tracy Mutinhiri was expelled from the ZANU-PF party at the recommendation of its national disciplinary committee. The paper said the dismissal means Mutinhiri could […]
Sumatran Tiger Cubs to Make Debut at US Zoo
Posted September 1st, 2011 at 5:35 am (UTC-5)
Two Sumatran tigers cubs will soon make their public debut at a zoo in Atlanta, Georgia. The eight-week-old cubs, a male and female, are the first born at Zoo Atlanta in more than a decade. The male has been named Sanjiv, which stands for love and long life in Hindu, and the female has been […]
Hama Official Resigns Over Syrian Crackdown
Posted September 1st, 2011 at 5:30 am (UTC-5)
The attorney general in the central Syrian city of Hama says he has resigned because of the government’s deadly crackdown on pro-democracy protesters. In a video posted on YouTube, Adnan Bakkour says he is stepping down because security forces killed 72 prisoners in Hama at the end of July and more than 400 others during […]
Japan’s Nikkei Closes in Positive Territory
Posted September 1st, 2011 at 5:30 am (UTC-5)
Japanese markets closed higher Thursday, while the U.S. dollar is trading higher against the Japanese yen. Tokyo’s Nikkei index gained nearly one and one-quarter percent to finish at 9,061. In currency trading, the dollar was selling at 76.97 yen, a gain of over one-quarter of a yen from Wednesday. Gold is trading at $1,823.85 an […]
Pakistan: Indian Forces Kill 3 Pakistani Soldiers in Kashmir
Posted September 1st, 2011 at 5:20 am (UTC-5)
Pakistani army officials say Indian forces fired across the de facto border in the disputed region of Kashmir early Wednesday, killing three Pakistani soldiers. Pakistan’s army spokesman Major General Athar Abbas told reporters that the firing was “unprovoked.” He said the soldiers had been moving between posts in the Neelam valley before the firing erupted […]
Ex-IMF Chief Set to Return to France
Posted September 1st, 2011 at 5:10 am (UTC-5)
Former International Monetary Fund chief Dominque Strauss-Khan is expected to return home to France on Sunday after his attempted rape case was dismissed in the U.S. French media and sources close to Strauss-Khan say he has already purchased an airline ticket for a flight to France. A judge cleared Strauss-Khan to leave the United States […]
World Leaders Discuss Libya After Gadhafi
Posted September 1st, 2011 at 5:00 am (UTC-5)
World leaders are gathering in France Thursday to discuss Libya’s future after Moammar Gadhafi, as Russia became the latest country to recognize the National Transitional Council as the country’s legitimate authority. The conference in Paris brings together officials from 60 countries, including those that have backed the NTC for months as well as those that […]
World Leaders Discuss Libya After Gadhafi
Posted September 1st, 2011 at 4:40 am (UTC-5)
World leaders are gathering in France Thursday to discuss Libya’s future after Moammar Gadhafi, as Russia became the latest country to recognize the National Transitional Council as the country’s legitimate authority. The conference in Paris brings together officials from 60 countries, including those that have backed the NTC for months as well as those that […]
