The first launch of Russia’s Soyuz carrier rocket outside the former Soviet Union has been delayed until Friday. The Soyuz rocket, with navigation satellites on board, will launch from a new site at the Kourou space center in the jungle of French Guiana, off the Atlantic coast. The Galileo navigation satellites are expected to curb […]
Russia’s Landmark Rocket Launch Delayed Until Friday
Posted October 20th, 2011 at 5:45 am (UTC-5)
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Nikkei Falls Sharply, Dollar Slips
Posted October 20th, 2011 at 5:45 am (UTC-5)
Japanese share prices ended sharply lower Thursday Monday, while the dollar lost ground against the yen. Tokyo’s Nikkei index lost slightly more than one percent to finish at 8,682. The dollar was selling at 77.76 yen in currency trading, a loss of a fraction of a yen from Wednesday. Gold was trading at $1,628.50 an […]
Libya’s Provisional Fighters Liberating Sirte
Posted October 20th, 2011 at 5:40 am (UTC-5)
Libya’s revolutionary fighters appear to have gained control of former leader Moammar Gadhafi’s hometown of Sirte — a move that provisional government officials have said would allow them to declare the country liberated. Military leaders say National Transitional Government fighters made a final advance into the coastal town Thursday, following a short confrontation with Gadhafi […]
Thailand Bows to Flood Surge, Says Gates Must Open
Posted October 20th, 2011 at 5:35 am (UTC-5)
Thai officials say they can no longer hold back the floodwaters that are bearing down on the capital. Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra, who is facing her first crisis since taking office in August, said Thursday she has ordered officials to open the city’s floodgates and let the water pour through Bangkok’s canals to the sea. […]
US Officials to Press Pakistan on Confronting Militants
Posted October 20th, 2011 at 5:10 am (UTC-5)
Top U.S. officials, including Secretary of State Hillary Clinton and CIA Director David Petraeus, are due to visit Pakistan to press leaders there on confronting militants in the country’s northwest tribal region. The U.S. delegation for the talks Thursday in Islamabad will also include the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, General Martin Dempsey. […]
Missing Ohio Monkey Believed to be Eaten by Escaped Cat
Posted October 20th, 2011 at 5:00 am (UTC-5)
Officials say they have accounted for all the escaped animals set free from a privately owned exotic animal farm in the central U.S. state of Ohio. Sheriff’s deputies called off the search for the animals late Wednesday after saying that the only animal still unaccounted for – a monkey – was probably eating by one […]
UN Humanitarian Chief Meets Meets Pyongyang’s Parliament Head
Posted October 20th, 2011 at 5:00 am (UTC-5)
United Nations’ humanitarian chief Valerie Amos met Thursday with the head of North Korea’s parliament, as she nears the end of her five-day visit. Kim Yong Nam greeted Amos and members of her delegation in an elaborately decorated greeting hall in the capital, Pyongyang. Amos has been in North Korea since Monday to assess the […]
Asia Records Broad Market Losses
Posted October 20th, 2011 at 4:40 am (UTC-5)
Asian stock markets closed lower across the board Thursday. Tokyo’s Nikkei index lost slightly more than one percent to finish at 8,682. Hong Kong’s Hang Seng index fell just over one and three-quarters percent to finish the day’s trading at 17,983. Share prices were lower in Manila, Shanghai, Sydney, Taipei and Wellington. In currency trading, […]
Somali Forces Attack al-Shabab Militants in Mogadishu
Posted October 20th, 2011 at 4:25 am (UTC-5)
Heavy fighting has broken out between Somali government forces and al-Shabab rebels in the capital of Mogadishu, as Kenyan forces continue to advance across southern Somalia in an effort to hunt down members of the Somali insurgent group. Officials and witnesses said African Union-backed Somali forces launched an assault Thursday in Mogadishu’s Daynile district, one […]
Greek Protests, Strikes Continue Ahead of Austerity Vote
Posted October 20th, 2011 at 4:20 am (UTC-5)
Greek protesters took to the streets for a second day in Athens Thursday as lawmakers prepared for a final vote on new austerity measures needed to secure more bailout funds. On Wednesday, 100,000 demonstrators converged on Syntagma Square, outside parliament. Rock and fire bomb-throwing protesters clashed with police, who fired tear gas and stun grenades. […]
