United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon is urging the Security Council to take “serious” action against Syria, where he says casualties from a 10-month opposition uprising have reached “unacceptable” levels. Speaking Monday on a visit to Abu Dhabi, Mr. Ban appealed to the Council to act in a “coherent” manner in resolving the Syrian crisis. Western […]
UN’s Ban Urges Security Council to Act ‘Seriously’ on Syria Crisis
Posted January 16th, 2012 at 3:20 pm (UTC-5)
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Workers Restart Italian Cruise Ship Rescue Operations
Posted January 16th, 2012 at 2:40 pm (UTC-5)
Italian rescuers have resumed a search for survivors inside the wreck of a luxury liner that hit rocks and capsized off the coast of northern Italy. The search restarted Monday afternoon, hours after the massive cruise ship Costa Concordia slipped on its rocky resting place in bad weather, sending divers fleeing to safety. Six people […]
European Financial Markets Shrug at Credit Downgrades
Posted January 16th, 2012 at 2:00 pm (UTC-5)
European financial markets appeared largely indifferent Monday to last week’s credit downgrades for France and eight other European countries, in part because investors had assumed for a while their ratings would be cut. Europe’s main stock exchanges in London, Paris and Frankfurt traded in a narrow range Monday, fluctuating with small gains and losses before […]
European Financial Markets Shrug at Credit Downgrades
Posted January 16th, 2012 at 1:35 pm (UTC-5)
European financial markets appeared largely indifferent Monday to last week’s credit downgrades for France and eight other European countries, in part because investors had assumed for a while their ratings would be cut. Europe’s main stock exchanges in London, Paris and Frankfurt traded in a narrow range Monday, fluctuating with small gains and losses before […]
Nigerian Unions End Strike Over Fuel Prices
Posted January 16th, 2012 at 1:25 pm (UTC-5)
Nigerian labor unions ended a nationwide strike Monday, after the president announced a partial rollback of an increase in fuel prices. In a statement, the Nigeria Labor Congress and Trade Union Congress said they were suspending the strike and daily protests against the increase. The unions said they made the decision “in order to save […]
UN’s Ban Urges Security Council to Act ‘Seriously’ on Syria Crisis
Posted January 16th, 2012 at 1:10 pm (UTC-5)
U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon is urging the world body’s Security Council to take “serious” action on Syria, where he says casualties from a 10-month-old opposition uprising have reached “unacceptable” levels. Speaking Monday on a visit to Abu Dhabi, Mr. Ban also appealed to the Council to act in a “coherent” manner in resolving the Syrian […]
Key US Senator Hails Burmese Reforms
Posted January 16th, 2012 at 12:15 pm (UTC-5)
A key U.S. senator and backer of Burma’s democracy movement says he is impressed with reforms initiated by the country’s new, nominally civilian government, but says more needs to be done. Mitch McConnell, the Senate Republican minority leader, spoke Monday, after meeting for more than an hour in Rangoon with pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu […]
Pakistan Minister Wants Evidence of Taliban Leader’s Death
Posted January 16th, 2012 at 11:25 am (UTC-5)
Pakistan’s interior minister says he is unable to confirm reports that the leader of the Pakistani Taliban, Hakimullah Mehsud, was killed Thursday in a U.S. drone strike in the North Waziristan tribal region. Rehman Malik told reporters in Islamabad Monday that unless he has “DNA evidence” or confirmation from his own “independent sources,” he will […]
Workers Restart Italian Cruise Ship Rescue Operations
Posted January 16th, 2012 at 11:20 am (UTC-5)
Italian rescuers have resumed a search for survivors inside the wreck of a luxury liner that hit rocks and capsized off the coast of northern Italy. The search restarted Monday afternoon, hours after the massive cruise ship Costa Concordia slipped on its rocky resting place in bad weather, sending divers fleeing to safety. Six people […]
Liberian President Takes Oath For Second Term
Posted January 16th, 2012 at 10:50 am (UTC-5)
Liberian President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf has begun her second term with a pledge to maintain peace and create jobs in her formerly war-torn nation. Mrs. Sirleaf spoke Monday after her inauguration in the capital, Monrovia, attended by U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton and other high-ranking officials, including the leaders of Guinea, Benin, Senegal, Sierra […]
