Emergency crews in the eastern U.S. continue to help residents recover from a storm that ravaged the region, as floodwaters recede after rising to record levels. Flooding devastated areas in the states of Vermont, Connecticut, New York and New Jersey after Hurricane Irene brought high winds and heavy rains to the eastern U.S. Irene hit […]
Eastern US Tries to Recover From Irene
Posted September 1st, 2011 at 12:05 pm (UTC-5)
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Obama Approval Hits New Lows on Economy
Posted September 1st, 2011 at 12:00 pm (UTC-5)
U.S. President Barack Obama’s approval ratings have hit new lows. A Quinnipiac poll released Thursday puts President Obama’s overall job disapproval rating at a record 52 percent, with 42 percent in favor of his performance. Meanwhile, nearly two-thirds of Americans surveyed for a CNN/ORC poll say they disapprove of the president’s handling of the economy. […]
Nepal’s Former Rebels Turn Over Weapons
Posted September 1st, 2011 at 12:00 pm (UTC-5)
Nepal’s former rebels have agreed to give their weapons cache to a special committee operating under new Prime Minister Baburam Bhattarai. Some 3,400 Maoist rebel weapons are reported to be in storage in seven sites left over from the separatist war that ended in 2006. The former rebels, who now occupy the most seats in […]
Manufacturing Slows Across the Globe
Posted September 1st, 2011 at 11:55 am (UTC-5)
New reports show that manufacturing slowed across much of the globe in August, fueling new fears of a worldwide economic downturn. One survey Thursday showed that manufacturing in the United States, the world’s biggest economy, advanced slightly last month, but at a slower pace than in July. Elsewhere, the story was much the same, or […]
World Powers Discuss Post-Gadhafi Libya; Gadhafi Vows to Fight
Posted September 1st, 2011 at 11:50 am (UTC-5)
Representatives from 60 countries have gathered in Paris to discuss a Libya without Moammar Gadhafi while the former leader vowed that he would not give up the fight. Officials in Paris expect National Transitional Council leader Mustafa Abdel Jalil to outline an 18-month process leading to a new constitution and elections. Before the meeting got […]
Britain: ‘Real Prospect’ of EU Ban on Sale of Syrian Oil
Posted September 1st, 2011 at 11:30 am (UTC-5)
British Foreign Secretary William Hague says EU officials are preparing to discuss sanctions on Syria’s oil sector as a way of pressuring Damascus to stop a deadly crackdown on pro-democracy protesters. Speaking Thursday in Paris, Hague said there is a “real prospect” that EU officials meeting in Poland later this week will agree to ban […]
Four Killed in Russia’s North Caucasus
Posted September 1st, 2011 at 11:20 am (UTC-5)
Russian authorities say at least four people have been killed in a series of bombings and shootings across the country’s restive North Caucasus region. In Dagestan, an officer with Russia’s Federal Security Service was killed Thursday when a bomb blew up his car in the town of Khasavyurt. At least three female family members, who […]
World Powers Meeting to Discuss Libya’s Future
Posted September 1st, 2011 at 11:10 am (UTC-5)
Diplomats and political leaders from around the world are in France Thursday to discuss Libya’s future after Moammar Gadhafi. Officials from 60 countries are taking part in the conference in Paris. Before the meeting got under way, British Foreign Secretary William Hague told journalists that Libya’s National Transitional Council has begun the process of creating […]
Chinese Gymnastics Judge Criticizes Ruling
Posted September 1st, 2011 at 11:05 am (UTC-5)
A Chinese gymnastics judge has dismissed as “ridiculous” a finding by an international governing body that he committed fraud last year by falsifying a competition score that helped a Chinese athlete. The judge, Shao Bin, rated gymnastic competition at the 2010 Asian Games in Guangzhou. He was accused of changing a score in the men’s […]
WikiLeaks Blames Newspaper for Uncensored Cable Leak
Posted September 1st, 2011 at 11:00 am (UTC-5)
The anti-secrecy website WikiLeaks has confirmed reports of a security breach that has led to a massive amount of U.S. diplomatic cables being released onto the Internet with the names of sources revealed. In a statement posted to Twitter Thursday, WikiLeaks blamed Britain’s Guardian newspaper for the disclosure, saying that a journalist revealed the password […]
