Niger’s government says an army patrol intercepted a convoy carrying ousted Libyan leader Moammar Gadhafi’s son Saadi and nine other people after they crossed the desert from Libya. Justice Minister Marou Amadou said Sunday the vehicles were traveling toward the northern city of Agadez, where other Libyan loyalists are believed to have fled, including three […]
Gadhafi’s Son Saadi Intercepted in Niger
Posted September 11th, 2011 at 9:40 pm (UTC-5)
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Greece Docks Politicians’ Pay, Imposes New Property Tax
Posted September 11th, 2011 at 9:15 pm (UTC-5)
Greece is docking a month’s pay from all elected politicians and imposing a new property tax as it struggles to show lenders it is working hard to cut its massive debt. Greek leaders say they have to do everything possible to keep the country solvent, meet its commitments to its lenders, and keep Greece in […]
Americans Reflect on 9/11 a Decade Later
Posted September 11th, 2011 at 8:25 pm (UTC-5)
Dignitaries, survivors and victims’ loved ones gathered in New York, outside Washington and in Shanksville, Pennsylvania to remember the lives lost a decade ago in the attacks of September 11, 2001. They read words of encouragement and shared their hopes, fears and reflections on the last 10 years. “God is our refuge and strength, a […]
Obama: US Shows Resilience on 10th Anniversary of September 11 Attacks
Posted September 11th, 2011 at 8:25 pm (UTC-5)
U.S. President Barack Obama says the decade that followed the September 11 terrorist attacks shows “a story of resilience” for the United States. Speaking on the 10th anniversary of the attacks that killed nearly 3,000 people, the President said the U.S. “took a painful blow, and emerged stronger.” He said the nation showed its resolve […]
Guatemalans Vote for President
Posted September 11th, 2011 at 8:20 pm (UTC-5)
Guatemalans looking for relief from poverty and out-of-control crime voted for a new president Sunday. Pre-election opinion polls show 61-year old retired General Otto Perez of the Patriotic Party as the leading candidate, but with with far than the 50% support needed to avoid a November run-off in November. Perez will likely face conservative businessman […]
British Police Free 24 Men Held in Slavery Near London
Posted September 11th, 2011 at 7:50 pm (UTC-5)
British police have arrested five people for allegedly keeping 24 men in slavery in what one officer calls shockingly filthy and cramped conditions. Police raided a site north of London Sunday, arresting four men and one woman. They also freed 24 men of English and eastern European backgrounds and took them to a hospital. Some […]
Obama to Send Jobs Bill to Congress Monday
Posted September 11th, 2011 at 7:40 pm (UTC-5)
U.S. President Barack Obama will send his new jobs creation proposal to Congress on Monday. A White House official Sunday said the president will formally ask Congress to pass the nearly $450 billion bill in a ceremony at the Rose Garden. The official said the President will be joined by people he says will benefit […]
Missing Oil Workers Found in Gulf of Mexico
Posted September 11th, 2011 at 7:10 pm (UTC-5)
Rescuers have found seven of 10 oil workers missing for three days in the Gulf of Mexico alive. The state-run Mexican oil company, Pemex, says the men were found off the coast of the state of Campeche. It says two of the workers are dead and the 10th still missing. The 10 evacuated their oil […]
Security in US Heightened on 9/11 Anniversary
Posted September 11th, 2011 at 6:55 pm (UTC-5)
Authorities have increased security in Washington, DC and New York City, as U.S. officials investigate a possible terrorist threat timed to coincide with the September 11 anniversary. In Washington, armed guards are stationed at the Kennedy Center, where President Barack Obama and first lady Michelle Obama will attend a memorial concert Sunday evening. Earlier, officers […]
Tropical Storm Nate Downgraded in Mexico
Posted September 11th, 2011 at 6:11 pm (UTC-5)
The U.S. National Hurricane Center has downgraded Tropical Storm Nate to a tropical depression as it moved into Mexico Sunday with little impact. Officials report no serious damage or injures after Nate made landfall in Veracruz, along the southern Mexican gulf coast, and weakened. Forecasters cancelled tropical storm warnings and watches and say they expect […]
