Japanese markets closed higher Thursday, while the U.S. dollar is trading higher against the Japanese yen. Tokyo’s Nikkei index gained nearly one and one-quarter percent to finish at 9,061. In currency trading, the dollar was selling at 76.97 yen, a gain of over one-quarter of a yen from Wednesday. Gold is trading at $1,823.85 an […]
Japan’s Nikkei Closes in Positive Territory
Posted September 1st, 2011 at 5:30 am (UTC-5)
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Pakistan: Indian Forces Kill 3 Pakistani Soldiers in Kashmir
Posted September 1st, 2011 at 5:20 am (UTC-5)
Pakistani army officials say Indian forces fired across the de facto border in the disputed region of Kashmir early Wednesday, killing three Pakistani soldiers. Pakistan’s army spokesman Major General Athar Abbas told reporters that the firing was “unprovoked.” He said the soldiers had been moving between posts in the Neelam valley before the firing erupted […]
Ex-IMF Chief Set to Return to France
Posted September 1st, 2011 at 5:10 am (UTC-5)
Former International Monetary Fund chief Dominque Strauss-Khan is expected to return home to France on Sunday after his attempted rape case was dismissed in the U.S. French media and sources close to Strauss-Khan say he has already purchased an airline ticket for a flight to France. A judge cleared Strauss-Khan to leave the United States […]
World Leaders Discuss Libya After Gadhafi
Posted September 1st, 2011 at 5:00 am (UTC-5)
World leaders are gathering in France Thursday to discuss Libya’s future after Moammar Gadhafi, as Russia became the latest country to recognize the National Transitional Council as the country’s legitimate authority. The conference in Paris brings together officials from 60 countries, including those that have backed the NTC for months as well as those that […]
World Leaders Discuss Libya After Gadhafi
Posted September 1st, 2011 at 4:40 am (UTC-5)
World leaders are gathering in France Thursday to discuss Libya’s future after Moammar Gadhafi, as Russia became the latest country to recognize the National Transitional Council as the country’s legitimate authority. The conference in Paris brings together officials from 60 countries, including those that have backed the NTC for months as well as those that […]
Body of Legendary Australian Outlaw Positively Identified
Posted September 1st, 2011 at 4:40 am (UTC-5)
Australian scientists have identified the headless remains of the notorious 19th century criminal Ned Kelly, putting to rest a 130-year-old mystery surrounding his whereabouts. Analysts at the Victorian Institute of Forensic Medicine used a DNA sample from one of Kelly’s descendants to identify his remains from among dozens of skeletons buried in a mass grave. […]
Asian Stocks Mixed
Posted September 1st, 2011 at 4:35 am (UTC-5)
Asian stock markets closed mostly higher Thursday. Tokyo’s Nikkei index gained nearly one and one-quarter percent to finish at 9,061. Hong Kong’s Hang Seng index earned one-quarter of one percent to finish the day’s trading at 20,585. Share prices were also higher in Manila, Sydney, Taipei and Wellington, but lower in Shanghai. In currency trading, […]
Report: Chinese Suppliers of Apple Products Polluting Environment
Posted September 1st, 2011 at 4:10 am (UTC-5)
Chinese environmental groups say local manufacturers are polluting the environment while making products for U.S. technology giant Apple. The Beijing-based Institute of Public and Environmental Affairs has issued a report charging that dozens of Apple’s suppliers have released toxic gases and heavy metal waste into the areas surrounding their factories. It says the discharges are […]
World Leaders Discuss Libya After Gadhafi
Posted September 1st, 2011 at 3:45 am (UTC-5)
World leaders are gathering in France Thursday to discuss Libya’s future after Moammar Gadhafi, as Russia became the latest country to recognize the National Transitional Council as the country’s legitimate authority. The conference in Paris brings together officials from 60 countries, including those that have backed the NTC for months as well as those that […]
Kenyan Suspects Face ICC Hearing
Posted September 1st, 2011 at 3:15 am (UTC-5)
Three of the six suspects accused of orchestrating deadly post-election violence in Kenya are set to appear before the International Criminal Court on Thursday. Former Kenyan education minister William Ruto, former industrialization minister Henry Kosgey and radio executive Joshua arap Sang face charges of crimes against humanity at the hearing at The Hague. On Tuesday, […]
