ReutersUS 3 – 10/28/2011 3:02:00 PM – BC-BOSNIA-USA/EMBASSY (PIX) A gunman with an automatic rifle opened fire in front of the US Embassy in the Bosnian capital of Sarajevo. Police on Friday shot and arrested the man after a short stand-off. At least one security officer was injured in the attack. The embassy was shut […]
Gunman opens fire near US Embassy in Bosnia
Posted October 28th, 2011 at 11:30 am (UTC-5)
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Protesters Arrested in Nashville, as Injured Oakland Demonstrator Improves
Posted October 28th, 2011 at 10:50 am (UTC-5)
About 30 protesters who were part of the “Occupy Wall Street” movement in Nashville, Tennessee were released Friday after being arrested on trespassing charges. The protesters were arrested in the early-morning hours for violating a new nighttime curfew on a downtown plaza where they have been gathering for the past few weeks. In the California […]
Report: Scrapping Fukushima Could take 30 Years
Posted October 28th, 2011 at 10:50 am (UTC-5)
Efforts to dismantle Japan’s crippled Fukushima-Daiichi nuclear plant could take another 30 years. A report by Japan’s Atomic Energy Commission Friday recommended workers start the process of removing melted nuclear fuel rods from the damaged reactors within 10 years. But it said completing the process would likely take three decades. The plant was disabled and […]
US Drones in Ethiopia Begin Flying Into Somalia
Posted October 28th, 2011 at 10:50 am (UTC-5)
The United States has confirmed that it is sending drones based in Ethiopia into neighboring Somalia to conduct surveillance missions. U.S. military officials say the unmanned Reaper drones are flying from an airfield in the southern Ethiopian city of Arba Minch into Somalia, where the government is battling the al-Qaida-linked group al-Shabab. The drones can […]
Tunisia’s Islamist Party Begins to Form Coalition Government
Posted October 28th, 2011 at 10:30 am (UTC-5)
Tunisia’s newly elected Ennahda party has begun talks with rival parties on forming a coalition government, a day after winning the most seats in the country’s first free elections. Ennahda leader Rachid Ghannouchi said Friday his Islamist party would work to form a new government in “friendliness” and “brotherhood.” This comes as fresh protests erupted […]
Italy Declares Emergency In Flood Zone
Posted October 28th, 2011 at 10:30 am (UTC-5)
Italy has declared a state of emergency in the flood-hit northwestern areas of the country as residents dig out from tons of mud that has buried roads and houses. The government said Friday it was releasing 91 million dollars in aid to help towns clean up after Tuesday’s floods. At least seven people were killed […]
US Consumer Spending Increases
Posted October 28th, 2011 at 10:25 am (UTC-5)
Consumer spending increased slightly in the United States last month, along with confidence in the economy. A government report says spending increased by six-tenths of a percent in September, even though incomes increased less than projected. Consumer spending drives much of the economic activity in the United States, and Friday’s figures followed a report Thursday […]
US Stocks Mixed in Early Friday Trading
Posted October 28th, 2011 at 10:20 am (UTC-5)
U.S. stocks were narrowly mixed in early trading Friday. The Dow Jones Industrial Average was ahead by one-tenth of a percent, while the S&P was down two-tenths of a percent. The NASDAQ composite index was virtually unchanged from Thursday’s close. European stock indexes were lower in afternoon trading. London’s Financial Times index is down three-tenths […]
Heart Problems Delay Trial of Ex-Croatian PM
Posted October 28th, 2011 at 10:15 am (UTC-5)
Former Croatian Prime Minister Ivo Sanader left a Zagreb courtroom at the start of his corruption trial Friday, and headed instead to a hospital for testing. Mr. Sanader arrived at the Zagreb court complaining of chest pains. He apologized to the judge for his casual attire and said he had been told he was going […]
Top Yemeni Police Commander Killed in Car Bombing
Posted October 28th, 2011 at 10:10 am (UTC-5)
A Yemeni security official says a top police commander has been killed in a car bombing, the latest in a series of attacks in south Yemen during the popular movement to oust longtime President Ali Abdullah Saleh. The official says at least two other people were wounded in the blast Friday in the coastal city […]
