Authorities in Thailand are turning to desperate measures as they try to prevent the Chao Praya River from overflowing its banks and inundating central Bangkok. The Thai navy has deployed a fleet of ships to the Chao Praya and other rivers, where they are using their propellers to try to speed the flow of water […]
Thai Navy Deploys to Help Save Bangkok From Floods
Posted October 26th, 2011 at 10:50 am (UTC-5)
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Karzai to Announce Next Round of Afghan Security Transition
Posted October 26th, 2011 at 10:50 am (UTC-5)
Afghan security forces will soon take control of security in 17 areas of Afghanistan, ahead of the complete withdrawal of foreign combat troops from the country by 2014. A senior Afghan official said Wednesday that Afghan President Hamid Karzai will announce the second phase of the security transition at a conference in Turkey on November […]
Obama Unveils Proposal on Student Loans
Posted October 26th, 2011 at 10:45 am (UTC-5)
U.S. President Barack Obama is set to unveil a plan to help university students and alumni lower their student-loan payments and consolidate their loans. Mr. Obama is announcing the move Wednesday during a visit to Denver, Colorado, before returning to Washington to end a three-day trip to the western U.S. The “Pay As You Earn” […]
Serbian Police Recover 2 Stolen Picassos
Posted October 26th, 2011 at 10:45 am (UTC-5)
Serbia’s interior minister has announced that two paintings by Pablo Picasso stolen from a Swiss exhibition have been recovered in Belgrade. Ivica Dacic said Wednesday the paintings, Tete de Cheval and Verre et Pichet , belong to the Sprengel Museum in Hannover, Germany. They were stolen in February 2008 while on loan to a cultural […]
US Stocks Higher in Early Wednesday Trading
Posted October 26th, 2011 at 10:30 am (UTC-5)
U.S. stocks advanced in Wednesday’s early trading. The Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 1.2 percent, while the S&P 500 gained nine-tenths of a percent. The NASDAQ moved up six-tenths of a percent. European stock markets were higher in Wednesday’s afternoon trading. London’s Financial Times 100 index was up seven-tenths of a percent, with the CAC-40 […]
Boeing Dreamliner Arrives in Hong Kong on First Commercial Flight
Posted October 26th, 2011 at 10:15 am (UTC-5)
Boeing’s long-awaited 787 Dreamliner landed in Hong Kong Wednesday on its first commercial flight, more than three years after the revolutionary aircraft had been scheduled to go into service. Passengers paid premium prices to be on board for the flight from Tokyo. The plane’s unique design, which uses lightweight composite materials to make it more […]
Lebanon Tribunal Appoints Lawyers to Represent Hezbollah Defendants
Posted October 26th, 2011 at 10:10 am (UTC-5)
The tribunal investigating the 2005 assassination of former Lebanese Prime Minister Rafik Hariri says it has appointed lawyers to represent four Hezbollah members accused in the case. The U.N.-backed tribunal announced the move in a statement Wednesday. It said the purpose of the legal representation is to ensure that the rights and interests of those […]
US Manufacturing Gets A Boost
Posted October 26th, 2011 at 9:55 am (UTC-5)
Orders for U.S.-made durable goods in most of the economy made their strongest gain in six months in September. The Commerce Department says outside the volatile transportation sector, orders in the overall economy gained a strong 1.7 percent for the month. If you include orders for civilian aircraft and other transportation items, the month saw […]
Libya’s NTC Urges NATO To Stay Through December
Posted October 26th, 2011 at 9:55 am (UTC-5)
Libya’s interim leader has urged NATO to continue its mission in the country until at least the end of the year. National Transitional Council head Mustafa Abdel Jalil said Wednesday the move would help prevent Moammar Gadhafi’s loyalists from regrouping and posing a security threat. He made the appeal in Qatar, at the first international […]
At Least 19 Killed in Fighting in Yemen
Posted October 26th, 2011 at 9:50 am (UTC-5)
At least 19 people have been killed in overnight violence in Yemen, despite a cease-fire declared by the government and forces loyal to a dissident general. Medical officials said Wednesday the victims of clashes in the cities of Sana’a and Taiz included civilians, tribal fighters and government soldiers. In the capital, Sana’a, security forces fired […]
