A suicide blast went off at a busy intersection in the Syrian capital Friday, killing 25 people and wounding at least 46 others. Syrian state media say an attacker blew himself up near a school and police station in the central district of Midan in Damascus. A bus carrying policemen appeared to be the target […]
At Least 25 Killed in Suicide Blast in Syria
Posted January 6th, 2012 at 3:30 pm (UTC-5)
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Gunmen Kill 17 In Northeastern Nigeria
Posted January 6th, 2012 at 2:20 pm (UTC-5)
Witnesses say gunmen have killed at least 17 people in northeastern Nigeria, the latest in a series of deadly attacks in the region. Friday’s attacks happened in the Mubi district of Adamawa state, near the border with Cameroon. A local journalist told VOA that unidentified gunmen opened fire at three locations in the district. Reports […]
Britain Says No Need for French Implant Removal
Posted January 6th, 2012 at 2:10 pm (UTC-5)
Britain’s government says it sees no need for the routine removal of breast implants made by French company Poly Implant Prothese, despite an international scare over the firm’s use of industrial rather than medical silicone. France, Belgium, the Czech Republic, and other nations have recommended that their citizens have the implants removed or monitored, saying […]
Obama: New Consumer Protection Bureau ‘Important’ for American People
Posted January 6th, 2012 at 1:35 pm (UTC-5)
U.S. President Barack Obama paid a visit Friday to the new Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, saying he thinks it will be one of the nation’s “most important agencies for people.” President Obama addressed agency staff alongside the bureau’s newly-appointed director, Richard Cordray. “That’s your mission, to make sure that the American people have somebody in […]
US Rescues Iranians Held Hostage By Pirates
Posted January 6th, 2012 at 1:30 pm (UTC-5)
A U.S. navy ship has rescued 13 Iranians being held hostage by pirates in the Arabian Sea. The U.S. Navy announced Friday that it encountered the pirates’ skiff and the Iranian fishing vessel, the Al Molai, on Thursday after receiving a distress call from the Iranian vessel. In a statement, the navy said a team […]
US Unemployment Rate Drops; Economy Gains 200,000 Jobs
Posted January 6th, 2012 at 1:20 pm (UTC-5)
The U.S. economy had a net gain of 200,000 jobs in December, while the unemployment rate dropped to the lowest level since early 2009. Friday’s report from the Labor Department says the jobless rate fell two-tenths of one percent to hit 8.5 percent. All of the job gains were in the private sector, particularly transportation, […]
IMF Set to Cut Its 2012 Global Economic Forecast
Posted January 6th, 2012 at 12:45 pm (UTC-5)
With continuing fears about the European debt crisis, the International Monetary Fund says it is set to lower its global economic growth forecast for 2012. Last September, the IMF projected a 4 percent advance this year. But on Friday IMF chief Christine Lagarde told reporters in the South African capital, Pretoria, that later this month […]
Romney Leads Republican Presidential Candidates in New Hampshire
Posted January 6th, 2012 at 11:40 am (UTC-5)
A new poll shows former Massachusetts Governor Mitt Romney maintaining a significant lead among Republican presidential candidates vying for votes in New Hampshire. In the 7 News/Suffolk University tracking poll , 40 percent of likely voters in the state’s January 10 Republican primary chose Romney. Romney’s lead in New Hampshire follows his win in the […]
Germans Want Embattled President to Remain in Office
Posted January 6th, 2012 at 11:35 am (UTC-5)
Poll results in Germany show that a slight majority of Germans want embattled President Christian Wulff to stay in office, despite a scandal over an undisclosed financial loan. The public broadcaster ARD reported Friday that 56 percent of the respondents said they want to keep the president despite his failure to report a private loan […]
Gunmen Kill 17 In Northeastern Nigeria
Posted January 6th, 2012 at 11:30 am (UTC-5)
Witnesses say gunmen have killed at least 17 people in northeastern Nigeria, the latest in a series of deadly attacks in the region. The attacks Friday happened in the Mubi district of Adamawa state, near the border with Cameroon. A local journalist told VOA that unidentified gunmen opened fire at three locations in the district. […]
