Two American hikers who had been jailed in Iran since 2009 have arrived in Oman and were greeted by their families in a joyful reunion. A plane carrying Shane Bauer and Josh Fattal arrived in the Omani capital, Muscat, late Wednesday. It is the first leg of their journey back to the United States. In […]
US Hikers Freed by Iran Arrive in Oman
Posted September 21st, 2011 at 6:00 pm (UTC-5)
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Obama Campaigns for Jobs Proposal at Clinton Global Initiative
Posted September 21st, 2011 at 5:25 pm (UTC-5)
U.S. President Barack Obama says the United States needs to get its economy growing in order to continue investing in international development. Speaking at a forum of business and political leaders and philanthropists Wednesday, Mr. Obama made his latest pitch for his $447-billion jobs-creation proposal. The president said the United Nations remains the world’s largest […]
US Agrees to Limit Troops in Pakistan
Posted September 21st, 2011 at 5:08 pm (UTC-5)
The United States has agreed to limit the number of its military personnel stationed in Pakistan. Pakistan called for the reduction after U.S. special forces killed al-Qaida leader Osama bin Laden in the Pakistani city of Abbottabad on May 2 without coordinating the attack with the Pakistani government. That raid, launched from Afghanistan, further strained […]
Brazil’s President Opens UN General Assembly Debate
Posted September 21st, 2011 at 5:08 pm (UTC-5)
Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff opened the annual debate of the United Nations General Assembly Wednesday by saying fast-growing emerging economies can play a role in helping to stem the global economic crisis. President Rousseff is the first woman to open the General Assembly. Ms. Rousseff, who also is Brazil’s first woman president, told delegates that […]
Aung San Suu Kyi “Cautiously Optimistic” About Burma
Posted September 21st, 2011 at 4:50 pm (UTC-5)
Burma’s opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi has expressed hope of seeing signs of democratic change in her country in the near future. Speaking from Burma via satellite link to the former U.S. President Bill Clinton’s philanthropic summit in New York, the Nobel laureate said Burma is at a difficult stage. But she said after […]
Sata Holds Lead in Zambian Presidential Poll
Posted September 21st, 2011 at 4:38 pm (UTC-5)
Partial results from Zambia’s presidential election show main challenger Michael Sata holding a lead over incumbent Rupiah Banda. The Electoral Commission of Zambia said Wednesday that with ballot counting still in progress, Mr. Sata of the Patriotic Front party had captured about 42 percent of the vote. Mr. Banda of the Movement for Multiparty Democracy […]
US Hikers Freed by Iran Arrive in Oman
Posted September 21st, 2011 at 4:35 pm (UTC-5)
Two American hikers who had been jailed in Iran since 2009 have arrived in Oman and were greeted by their families in a joyful reunion. A plane carrying Shane Bauer and Josh Fattal arrived in the Omani capital, Muscat, late Wednesday. It is the first leg of their journey back to the United States. CNN […]
US Stocks Fall Sharply on Fed Announcement
Posted September 21st, 2011 at 4:35 pm (UTC-5)
U.S. stock closed sharply lower Wednesday on the Federal Reserve’s announcement that it will sell off short-term securities to try to boost the economy. The Dow Jones Industrial Average closed down 284 points – 2.5 percent – to 11,125, while the Standard & Poors-500 was off 35 points – nearly 3 percent – to 1,167. […]
Oil Price Falls
Posted September 21st, 2011 at 4:25 pm (UTC-5)
Here are the prices of some key commodities traded in New York on Wednesday: Crude oil prices fell $1 to end at $85.92 a barrel. Coffee futures dropped more than 8 cents to close at $2.52 a pound. Copper prices moved up nearly 4 cents to close at $3.75 a pound. Cocoa futures dropped $3 […]
First American Joins Russia’s Bolshoi Ballet
Posted September 21st, 2011 at 4:15 pm (UTC-5)
A U.S. ballet star born in South Dakota will become the first American to become a permanent member of Russia’s legendary Bolshoi Ballet in Moscow. David Hallberg, principal dancer for the American Ballet Theatre in New York, is reversing a trend that started 50 years ago when Rudolf Nureyev became the first Soviet ballet star […]
