U.S. President Barack Obama is calling on Congressional opponents to “put country ahead of party” and pass his $447 billion jobs bill. The president slammed Republican lawmakers during a visit to a union-sponsored training center in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania Tuesday. Mr. Obama said many Republicans would have a hard time explaining why they oppose the measure […]
Obama Slams Congress, Tells Lawmakers ‘Do Your Job’
Posted October 11th, 2011 at 3:10 pm (UTC-5)
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Israel Reaches Deal With Hamas to Free Captured Soldier
Posted October 11th, 2011 at 3:10 pm (UTC-5)
Israeli and Palestinian officials say the Israeli government has reached a deal with the Palestinian militant group Hamas to free captured Israeli soldier Gilad Shalit. Sources close to the Egyptian-mediated agreement say Hamas will exchange Shalit for the freedom of about 1,000 Palestinian prisoners. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s Cabinet was holding an urgent session Tuesday […]
No Date Set for Continuing Dialogue Between Kosovo and Serbia
Posted October 11th, 2011 at 2:50 pm (UTC-5)
European Union mediator Robert Cooper has ended his tour of Belgrade and Pristina without securing a date for the continuation of stalled talks between Serbia and Kosovo. After meeting with Cooper Tuesday, Kosovo’s chief negotiator Edita Tahiri said dialogue would continue but that they had not agreed on a date. Tahiri added that Pristina would […]
German Authorities Thwart Another Suspected Arson Attack
Posted October 11th, 2011 at 2:35 pm (UTC-5)
German authorities say they thwarted a suspected arson attack near Berlin’s main rail station for the second time in two days. Police say they found at least two suspicious devices along Berlin’s railroad tracks on Tuesday — one day after an arson attack was thwarted near the capital’s central station. The devices did not explode […]
Libya’s NTC Seizes Police Headquarters in Gadhafi Stronghold
Posted October 11th, 2011 at 2:30 pm (UTC-5)
Libya’s provisional government fighters say they have gained control of the police headquarters in former leader Moammar Gadhafi’s hometown of Sirte and are close to taking full control of the town. National Transitional Council forces say they seized the police headquarters on Tuesday. Witnesses said revolutionary fighters could be seen firing celebratory shots into the […]
Prosecutor: Nigerian in Failed US Airliner Attack Sought ‘Martyrdom’
Posted October 11th, 2011 at 2:20 pm (UTC-5)
The trial of a Nigerian man accused of trying to blow up an American airliner with a bomb hidden in his underwear has opened with a U.S. federal prosecutor saying the defendant wanted to achieve martyrdom. In his opening statement Tuesday, prosecutor Jonathan Tukel told the jury Umar Farouk Abdulmutallab was on the December 25, […]
War Crimes Suspect Mladic Hospitalized for Suspected Pneumonia
Posted October 11th, 2011 at 2:10 pm (UTC-5)
Former Bosnian Serb army chief Ratko Mladic, on trial for war crimes in The Hague, is being treated for what doctors suspect is pneumonia. A spokeswoman for the Hague-based international war crimes tribunal confirmed Tuesday the 69-year-old Mladic was given medical treatment in a hospital but would give no further details, citing patient confidentiality. She […]
Israel Reaches Deal With Hamas to Free Captured Soldier
Posted October 11th, 2011 at 2:05 pm (UTC-5)
Israel Radio says the government has reached a deal with the Palestinian militant group Hamas to free captured Israeli soldier Gilad Shalit. The radio also reports that Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s Cabinet is meeting Tuesday evening to discuss the prospective exchange of Palestinian prisoners for the soldier, whom Hamas captured on June 25, 2006. Details […]
Captured Israeli Soldier at Center of Israel-Hamas Prisoner Swap
Posted October 11th, 2011 at 2:05 pm (UTC-5)
Israel has been trying to secure a deal with the Palestinian militant group Hamas for the release of abducted Israeli soldier Gilad Shalit for more than five years. Reports on Tuesday say a deal is now near between Israel and Hamas to free him. Members of Hamas and other militant groups captured Shalit on June […]
US Denounces Ukraine’s Sentencing of Tymoshenko as ‘Politically Motivated’
Posted October 11th, 2011 at 1:50 pm (UTC-5)
The United States says it is “deeply disappointed” in the conviction and sentencing of Ukraine’s former prime minister Yulia Tymoshenko on charges of abuse of office, calling the case “politically motivated.” In a statement Tuesday, the White House said Ms. Tymoshenko’s trial has raised concerns about Kyiv’s commitment to democracy and rule of law, and […]
