U.S. President Barack Obama leads the nation in honoring the nation’s veterans on Friday, a national holiday that pays tribute to those who have served in the armed forces. As part of the Veterans Day events, President Obama is to participate in a wreath-laying ceremony and deliver remarks at Arlington National Cemetery, just outside Washington. […]
US Honoring Military Personnel on Veterans Day
Posted November 10th, 2011 at 10:20 pm (UTC-5)
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White House: Bombing of S. Sudan refugee Camp ‘Outrageous Act’
Posted November 10th, 2011 at 9:40 pm (UTC-5)
The White House is strongly condemning Thursday’s bombing of a refugee camp in South Sudan by neighboring Sudan as an outrageous act. A White House spokesman says international humanitarian workers and the United Nations have been working to provide food and shelter to the refugees. He says those responsible for the abhorrent attack on civilians […]
US Honoring Military Personnel on Veterans Day
Posted November 10th, 2011 at 9:35 pm (UTC-5)
The United States Friday marks Veterans Day – a national holiday to remember and honor military veterans. Veterans Day commemorates the date in 1918 when the cease-fire agreement was signed that ended the battles of World War One . It is observed in Europe and elsewhere as Armistice or Remembrance Day. Earlier this month, President […]
Tropical Storm Warning in Effect for Bermuda
Posted November 10th, 2011 at 8:30 pm (UTC-5)
A tropical storm warning is in effect for Bermuda as Tropical Storm Sean continues to swirl in the Atlantic, off the British territory. The National Hurricane Center in Miami said in its latest bulletin Thursday that Sean was about 465 kilometers west-southwest of Bermuda, moving toward the northeast with 100 kilometer-per-hour winds. The weather system […]
UN’s Ban Urges Diplomacy in Iran Nuclear Dispute
Posted November 10th, 2011 at 8:00 pm (UTC-5)
United Nations Secretary General Ban Ki-moon is calling on Iran and the West to resolve the dispute over Iran’s nuclear program through talks instead of military action. A Ban spokesman said Thursday that diplomacy is the only way to settle the issue. Recent Israeli media reports say Israel has been considering a military strike on […]
New Greek PM Says Country at ‘Crucial Crossroads’
Posted November 10th, 2011 at 7:10 pm (UTC-5)
Greece’s newly named caretaker prime minister, Lucas Papademos, says his country is at a “crucial crossroads” and it will not be easy to fix the huge problems facing the economy. Greece’s feuding political leaders Thursday named Mr. Papademos, a former vice president of the European Central Bank, to be the country’s interim leader until a […]
Suicide Bombers Attack Afghan Government Office
Posted November 10th, 2011 at 6:55 pm (UTC-5)
A group of suicide bombers attacked a district governor’s office in eastern Afghanistan Thursday, killing three police officers and wounding at least two others. Local officials said three attackers detonated their explosives outside the Samkani district center building in Paktia province, where district officials and local elders had gathered to discuss next week’s “loya jirga” […]
Red Cross Appeals for Aid in Vietnamese Flooding
Posted November 10th, 2011 at 6:45 pm (UTC-5)
The Red Cross has asked for $1.2 million in aid to help some 42,000 Vietnamese people affected by weeks of flooding. In a statement Thursday, the aid organization said its main goal is to provide the victims with cash, household kits, safe water, hygiene items, medicine and shelter. A top official with the Vietnam Red […]
Timeline of Liberia’s Key Political Milestones
Posted November 10th, 2011 at 6:40 pm (UTC-5)
Here is a look at the critical political events and milestones leading up to Liberia’s presidential runoff election Tuesday November 8: 1822 – First settlement of freed slaves from the United States established in what is now Liberia. 1847 – Liberia becomes independent republic. 1944 – William Tubman becomes president. He stays in that post […]
Clinton Presses China on Trade, Human Rights Issues
Posted November 10th, 2011 at 6:40 pm (UTC-5)
U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton is urging China to allow its currency, the yuan, to appreciate in value, remove barriers to trade and take steps to improve human rights. Secretary Clinton spoke Thursday before the East-West Center in Hawaii, where she is attending a summit of Asia-Pacific leaders. In a wide-ranging speech, Clinton told […]
