A French anti-racism group is demanding that the computer firm Apple remove one of its iPhone apps that is called “Jew or Not Jew,” claiming the application is racist. The app, which is available in the United States and Europe for about $1, is designed to let users know which celebrities or business leaders are […]
French Anti-racism Group Demands Apple Remove “Jew” App
Turkish PM Meets Muslim Brotherhood in Egypt
Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan spoke with leaders of Egypt’s Muslim Brotherhood Wednesday after receiving a hero’s welcome from Egyptians for his pro-Palestinian stand. Mr. Erdogan’s political party has Islamist roots and its election success has served as a model for Egyptian political groups like the Muslim Brotherhood as Egypt prepares for free, democratic […]
Europe Scrambles to Contain Debt Problems
The leaders of Greece, France and Germany are holding a telephone conference Wednesday to discuss how to contain the European debt crisis. Heavily indebted Greece was the first country in the European Union to secure an international bailout, partly financed by stronger European economies like Germany and France. Now, French President Nicolas Sarkozy and German […]
Turkey Joins NATO’S Missile Defense System
Turkey’s Foreign Ministry says an early warning radar system will be installed at a military base in the country’s southeast as part of NATO’s missile defense system for Europe. It is aimed at countering the threat of missile attacks from Iran. The ministry said in a statement Wednesday that the radar will be installed at […]
NASA Unveils Plans for New Manned Spacecraft
The U.S. space agency NASA has announced plans for its next line of rockets that will carry astronauts into space now that the space shuttles have been retired. NASA chief Charles Bolden unveiled plans for the $35 billion Space Launch System Wednesday, saying NASA is taking U.S. President Barack Obama’s challenge to “be bold and […]
US Presses Sri Lanka for Credible War Crimes Probe
The United States is again pressing Sri Lanka to carry out a credible and independent probe into alleged war crimes committed during the country’s civil war. U.S. Assistant Secretary of State Robert Blake on Wednesday urged Sri Lanka’s government to address a recent United Nations report citing evidence that Sri Lanka forces killed thousands of […]
New Gulf Oil Spill Report Blames BP, Partners for Disaster
A key federal report has leveled much of the blame on BP for last year’s Gulf of Mexico oil spill, the worst offshore spill in U.S. history. The U.S. Coast Guard and Bureau of Ocean Energy Management, Regulation and Enforcement report , released Wednesday, says the disaster is the result of poor risk management, a […]
Yemeni Troops Kill 11 Islamist Militants in South
A Yemeni military official and witnesses say government forces have killed at least 11 militants in the latest fighting in the southern province of Abyan. They say the militants were killed in exchanges of fire with Yemeni troops Tuesday and Wednesday in and around the provincial capital, Zinjibar. The Yemeni government has been fighting to […]
US, Europe Stock Markets Advance in Wednesday Trading
Major U.S. stock indexes advanced in midday trading Wednesday. The Dow Jones Industrial Average is up three-tenths of one percent, while the broader S&P 500 index is ahead four-tenths of a percent. The NASDAQ is up three-quarters of a percent. European stocks closed higher. London’s Financial Times index ended one percent higher at 5,227. The […]
Candid Audio Tapes Reveal Private Kennedy Life
Decades-old audio tapes of former U.S. first lady Jacqueline Kennedy are providing a rare glimpse of her life, opinions and marriage to the young president John F. Kennedy. The hours-long interviews on the tapes were recorded months after the 1963 assassination of her husband. She talks candidly, saying the time she and her husband were […]