Tensions are flaring in northern Kosovo, where ethnic Serbs are blockading roads leading to two border crossings with Serbia. Hundreds of ethnic Serbs protested at the sealed crossings at Jarinje and Brnjak Friday, reacting to a new attempt by European Union police and Kosovo customs officials to re-open them to traffic. In Pristina, Kosovo Prime […]
Tensions Mount at Kosovo Border Crossings
Posted September 16th, 2011 at 3:15 pm (UTC-5)
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Libya’s Anti-Gadhafi Forces Storm Bani Walid, Sirte
Posted September 16th, 2011 at 2:50 pm (UTC-5)
Forces of Libya’s interim government are fighting their way through former leader Moammar Gadhafi’s remaining strongholds as more world leaders express support for the country’s interim government. Transitional government forces stormed the desert town of Bani Walid early Friday, engaging in heavy fire with Gadhafi loyalists. Reports say interim government forces were retreating from the […]
Body of Fourth Miner Pulled From Flooded Welsh Mine
Posted September 16th, 2011 at 2:40 pm (UTC-5)
Rescue workers have pulled the body of a fourth miner out of a flooded mine in southern Wales, in one of the worst mining disasters in the region in years. British Prime Minister David Cameron described the accident as “desperately sad.” Three of the seven miners in the mine at the time managed to make […]
UN Wants Peace in Cyprus Oil and Gas Dispute
Posted September 16th, 2011 at 2:00 pm (UTC-5)
The United Nations has called on Turkey to peacefully resolve a growing dispute with Greece and Greek Cypriots over planned gas exploration off the coast of divided Cyprus. Cyprus officials have licensed the U.S.-based company Noble Energy to start exploration of oil and gas reserves off the Mediterranean island’s coast. The decision has riled Turkey, […]
Abbas Vows to Pursue Palestinian Independence
Posted September 16th, 2011 at 1:55 pm (UTC-5)
In Washington, U.S. State Department spokesman Mark Toner said on Friday that peace talks are the only way to resolve the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. He added that the Palestinian efforts at the U.N. are “counterproductive gestures.” A bid for full membership for the Palestinians would be subject to a veto by one of the five permanent […]
Britain Jails Suspect in Swiss Bank Fraud
Posted September 16th, 2011 at 1:40 pm (UTC-5)
An equities trader accused in a fraud scheme that allegedly cost Swiss bank UBS $2 billion has been ordered held in custody by a British court. The presiding magistrate said Friday that Kweku Adoboli will be jailed until another court appearance next Thursday. The 31-year-old Adoboli faces one charge of fraud by abuse of position […]
U.S. Congress Matches Record Low Approval Rating
Posted September 16th, 2011 at 1:07 pm (UTC-5)
A new poll shows the approval rating for the U.S. Congress has fallen back to the historic low that they hit in October 2008. A survey of nearly 1500 people taken by CBS News and the New York Times shows only 12 percent of Americans approve of the job Congress is doing. When asked if […]
US Stocks Rise
Posted September 16th, 2011 at 1:00 pm (UTC-5)
U.S. stock market indexes made gains in Friday’s midday trading. The Dow advanced seven-tenths of a percent while the S&P 500 and the NASDAQ rose half a percent. European stock prices were mixed by the close of Friday’s trading. London’s Financial Times index rose six-tenths of a percent to end at 5,368. The CAC-40 in […]
Libya’s Anti-Gadhafi Forces Storm Bani Walid, Sirte
Posted September 16th, 2011 at 12:45 pm (UTC-5)
Forces of Libya’s interim government are fighting their way through former leader Moammar Gadhafi’s remaining strongholds as more world leaders express support for the country’s interim government. Transitional government forces stormed the desert town of Bani Walid and faced fierce resistance from Gadhafi loyalists in the former leader’s hometown, Sirte. Witnesses said NATO planes flew […]
British Jails Trader Suspected in Swiss Bank Fraud
Posted September 16th, 2011 at 12:40 pm (UTC-5)
An equities trader accused in a fraud scheme that allegedly cost Swiss bank UBS $2 billion has been ordered held in custody by a British court. The presiding magistrate said Friday Kweku Adoboli will be jailed until another court appearance next Thursday. The 31-year-old Adoboli faces one charge of fraud by abuse of position and […]
