Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad on Thursday slammed the United States, Israel, and the West, accusing them of provoking wars, promoting global discord and spreading “totalitarianism.” During a speech to the United Nations General Assembly, Mr. Ahmadinejad also blamed what he called “arrogant powers” of the West for causing worldwide recession and social inequalities. While he […]
Iran’s President Hammers West at UN Meeting
Posted September 22nd, 2011 at 1:25 pm (UTC-5)
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Tropical Storm Hilary Becomes Hurricane
Posted September 22nd, 2011 at 1:19 pm (UTC-5)
Weather forecasters say Tropical Storm Hilary has become a hurricane off Mexico’s Pacific coast, and could strengthen into a major one by late Friday. The U.S. National Hurricane Center said Thursday that the storm was 225 kilometers south-southeast of Acapulco, Mexico and moving northwest. Mexico has issued a tropical storm watch for its Pacific coast. […]
French Court Fines 2 Women for Breaking Burqa Ban
Posted September 22nd, 2011 at 12:51 pm (UTC-5)
A French court has for the first time fined two Muslim women for wearing full-face veils in public in a case that could have legal implications across Europe. Hind Ahmas was fined $160 in the northern town of Meaux, east of Paris, for flouting the burqa ban Thursday, while Najate Naitali received a fine of […]
Iran Displays Missiles, Criticizes Turkey’s Plan to Host NATO Radar
Posted September 22nd, 2011 at 12:36 pm (UTC-5)
Iran has displayed its growing arsenal of ballistic missiles in a military parade marking the 31st anniversary of the start of the Iran-Iraq war. The parade held in Tehran on Thursday featured the long-range Sajjil missile that can reach Israel and U.S.-allied Arab nations. Iran’s Fars news agency says the Iranian Revolutionary Guards Corps also […]
Global Stock Markets Plunge on Thursday
Posted September 22nd, 2011 at 12:36 pm (UTC-5)
The major U.S. stock indexes plunged in midday trading Thursday on investor concerns that U.S. policy makers are running out of ways to spark the country’s struggling economy. The Dow Jones Industrial Average dropped 3.9 percent. The S&P 500 index fell 3.6 percent. And the NASDAQ slid 3.4 percent. European stock prices also tumbled sharply. […]
France to Withdraw 200 Troops From Afghanistan Next Month
Posted September 22nd, 2011 at 12:31 pm (UTC-5)
France plans to withdraw 200 of its troops from Afghanistan next month. A French military spokesman told reporters in Paris Thursday that a company of soldiers would leave Afghanistan by the end of October. French President Nicolas Sarkozy has said that France will pull out 1,000 or a quarter of its troops from Afghanistan by […]
U.S. Airline Investigates Vandalism on Planes
Posted September 22nd, 2011 at 12:23 pm (UTC-5)
U.S.-based Southwest Airlines is investigating reports of unusual vandalism on the underbellies of its planes. Southwest Airlines spokeswoman Whitney Eichinger told VOA Thursday that markings are being found during routine inspections of the airline’s Boeing 737 aircraft. U.S. media reports say the markings appear to be Arabic or Arabic-type symbols. They say the symbols were […]
Global Markets Plunge on Economic Recovery Doubts
Posted September 22nd, 2011 at 12:16 pm (UTC-5)
Global stock markets plunged Thursday in reaction to the U.S. central bank’s dim prospects for the world’s largest economy and fears that its latest move to boost the economy will not prove effective. Asian markets dropped sharply, major European exchanges fell close to 5 percent or more, while U.S. stock markets also plummeted in midday […]
Striking Greek Workers Protest New Austerity Cuts
Posted September 22nd, 2011 at 12:00 pm (UTC-5)
Striking Greek transport workers brought Athens to a standstill Thursday in a new protest against austerity measures imposed by the government to secure international financing for the debt-ridden country. Public transport workers and taxi drivers walked off their jobs, as well as air traffic controllers and teachers. Some newspapers also reacted angrily to the demands […]
