June 2007 — Russian police raid the Moscow offices of investment firm Hermitage Capital Management, confiscating information that is later used to defraud the Russian state of $230 million in taxes. June 2008 — Hermitage lawyer Sergei Magnitsky testifies about the tax fraud he has discovered. November 2008 — Russian authorities arrest Magnitsky on charges […]
Suspect Arrested in White House Shooting Incident
Posted November 16th, 2011 at 3:35 pm (UTC-5)
U.S. authorities say a 21-year-old man has been arrested in connection with shots that were fired at the White House last week. The U.S. Secret Service, which is tasked with protecting the president and other top officials, said Wednesday that Oscar Ortega-Hernandez was detained in Pennsylvania. The agency said state officials arrested him at a […]
Ethiopia Beats Somalia, Advances In World Cup Qualifiers
Posted November 16th, 2011 at 3:10 pm (UTC-5)
Ethiopia’s football team has defeated Somalia 5-0 in Addis Ababa, becoming the 12th and final team to reach the second round of Africa qualifiers for the 2014 World Cup in Brazil. The teams had played a scoreless draw in Djibouti on Saturday, but in Wednesday’s match Omod Okwury scored in the fifth minute to give […]
Bullets Hit White House, Investigation Under Way
Posted November 16th, 2011 at 2:55 pm (UTC-5)
U.S. authorities are investigating two bullets that hit the White House, including one they say broke an exterior window but was stopped by a layer of bulletproof glass. The U.S. Secret Service, which is tasked with protecting the president and other top officials, is looking into whether the bullets found Tuesday were connected to reports […]
Clinton Announces $10 Million in Aid for Thai Flood Relief
Posted November 16th, 2011 at 2:35 pm (UTC-5)
U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton has pledged $10 million in aid and the assistance of a U.S. naval ship for flood ravaged Thailand. The top U.S. diplomat announced the assistance after talks with Thai Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra Wednesday in Bangkok. She says the USS Lassen has docked at a Thai port with crew […]
Arab League Calls for Urgent Action To End Syria Crackdown
Posted November 16th, 2011 at 2:00 pm (UTC-5)
Turkey and members of the Arab League are calling for “urgent measures” to halt a government crackdown on opposition in Syria, as the eight-month uprising escalated with attacks by army defectors on a military installation. The regional group and Turkey’s foreign minister met in Morocco Wednesday to consider additional sanctions against Syria for refusing to […]
US Congress Honors Pioneering Astronauts
Posted November 16th, 2011 at 1:55 pm (UTC-5)
U.S. lawmakers have awarded the nation’s highest civilian honor, the Congressional Gold Medal, to four of the most celebrated American astronauts. The recipients include the first men to walk on the moon, Neil Armstrong — who achieved the milestone first — and Buzz Aldrin, who was second. Other honorees are Michael Collins, the command module […]
EU Leaders Call for Continent’s Economic Consolidation
Posted November 16th, 2011 at 1:55 pm (UTC-5)
Key European Union officials say the continent needs to oversee the spending of individual countries to ensure the survival of the euro currency and resolve the burgeoning debt crisis. Both European Commission President Jose Manuel Barroso and EU President Herman Van Rompuy called Wednesday for further integration of Europe’s economic affairs. Barroso told the European […]
Play and Ambivalence Mark Second Anniversary of Sergei Magnitsky’s Death
Posted November 16th, 2011 at 1:45 pm (UTC-5)
Supporters around the world are marking the second anniversary of the death in prison of Russian lawyer Sergei Magnitsky, but the Moscow Times says the date is being virtually ignored in Russia. A spokesman for Magnitsky’s employer, the British-based investment fund Hermitage Capital Management, told the Russian newspaper Wednesday that “the only official thing going […]
EU Leaders Call for Continent’s Economic Consolidation
Posted November 16th, 2011 at 1:00 pm (UTC-5)
Key European Union officials say the continent needs to oversee the spending of individual countries to ensure the survival of the euro currency and resolve the burgeoning debt crisis. Both European Commission President Jose Manuel Barroso and EU President Herman Van Rompuy called Wednesday for further integration of Europe’s economic affairs. Barroso told the European […]
