Thousands of public school teachers in Spain’s central Madrid region went on strike Tuesday to protest education budget and staff cuts, as the country tries to improve its financial situation. The strikes are expected to last at least two days and will affect at least 300 schools. Teachers in other areas around the country are […]
Spanish Teachers Strike to Protest Education Budget Cuts
Posted September 20th, 2011 at 12:10 pm (UTC-5)
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Clemency Denied for US Death Row Inmate
Posted September 20th, 2011 at 11:48 am (UTC-5)
A Georgia parole board has rejected a final appeal from U.S. death row inmate Troy Davis, whose case has drawn international attention because of claims he was wrongly convicted. Davis is set to be executed by lethal injection Wednesday in the southern state of Georgia for the 1989 shooting death of a police officer. This […]
Abbas Pushes Ahead with UN Bid for Palestinian State
Posted September 20th, 2011 at 11:41 am (UTC-5)
Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas is holding meetings with French President Nicolas Sarkozy and British Foreign Secretary William Hague Tuesday as he presses the Palestinian bid in New York for United Nations recognition. There was no public Palestinian reply to an offer from Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, who called Monday on the Palestinian leader to […]
Italian Scientists on Trial for Manslaughter in Wake of 2009 Quake
Posted September 20th, 2011 at 11:36 am (UTC-5)
A group of Italian earthquake experts went on trial Tuesday accused of manslaughter for allegedly not properly warning the public before an earthquake struck. The 2009 quake killed more than 300 people in the central Italian city of L’Aquila. The seven defendants, which include scientists and government officials, are accused of giving incomplete and contradictory […]
Afghan Former President and Peace Council Chief Killed
Posted September 20th, 2011 at 11:25 am (UTC-5)
Afghan police say a suicide attack has killed the country’s former president tasked with leading peace efforts with the Taliban. The blast occurred late Tuesday at the home of former president Burhanuddin Rabbani. One of President Hamid Karzai’s advisors, Masoom Stanekzai, was wounded in the attack. Mr. Rabbani led Afghanistan’s High Peace Council, which was […]
‘Dangerous’ Polio Strain Spreads from Pakistan to China
Posted September 20th, 2011 at 11:20 am (UTC-5)
The World Health Organization says what it calls a “dangerous strain” of polio has spread from Pakistan to China. The U.N. agency says it has confirmed a genetic link between wild polio virus in China and a strain circulating in Pakistan. It says there have been seven confirmed cases over the past two months in […]
U.S. Military Repeals “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell” Policy
Posted September 20th, 2011 at 11:13 am (UTC-5)
After years of court battles and contentious debate, the U.S. military has formally ended its policy under which homosexuals could serve as long as they did not reveal their sexual orientation. The policy known informally as “don’t ask, don’t tell,” ended at 12:01a.m. Eastern Daylight Time on Tuesday. In a statement, U.S. President Barack Obama […]
US Calls Libya “Lesson” in International Unity
Posted September 20th, 2011 at 10:58 am (UTC-5)
U.S. President Barack Obama says his administration will support the people of Libya as they build a “free, democratic and prosperous” future. Mr. Obama said in remarks prepared for a Libya Contact Group meeting at the United Nations Tuesday that Libya will have a “friend and partner” that will assist them in developing security, providing […]
Afghan Peace Council Head Killed in Kabul
Posted September 20th, 2011 at 10:55 am (UTC-5)
Afghan police say a suspected suicide attack has killed the country’s former president tasked with leading peace efforts with the Taliban. Witnesses say a blast occurred late Tuesday outside the home of former president Burhanuddin Rabbani. It is unclear whether there were any other casualties. Mr. Rabbani led Afghanistan’s High Peace Council, which was set […]
IMF Downgrades US Economic Forecast, Urges ‘Credible Fiscal Policy’
Posted September 20th, 2011 at 10:42 am (UTC-5)
The International Monetary Fund has downgraded its forecast for the U.S. economy this year, predicting growth will be limited to 1.5 percent. That’s one percentage point lower than its previous projection. In a report released Tuesday, the IMF says several factors prompted the downgrade, including subdued consumer and business confidence, a stagnant labor market, a […]
