Foreign ministers from the United States, Russia and France are urging Azerbaijan and Armenia to take steps to end the conflict over the disputed enclave of Nagorno-Karabakh. Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov, U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton and French Foreign Minister Alain Juppe made the call in a statement issued Thursday to mark the […]
Minsk Group Calls for End to Nagorno-Karabakh Conflict
Posted March 22nd, 2012 at 12:20 pm (UTC-5)
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Eurozone Business Activity Slid in March
Posted March 22nd, 2012 at 10:15 am (UTC-5)
A new report says business activity slid further this month in Europe’s 17-nation euro currency bloc, another sign that the region is virtually in a recession. Markit Economics said Thursday that its economic index for the eurozone fell from February to March, with both months under the threshold that would indicate the currency bloc’s economy […]
US Joins Condemnation of Mali Coup
Posted March 22nd, 2012 at 9:50 am (UTC-5)
The United States has joined a growing chorus of condemnation for the apparent overthrow of Mali’s President Amadou Toumani Toure by mutinous soldiers. A statement from the White House press secretary Thursday called for the immediate restoration of constitutional rule in Mali. It said the United States stands by the legitimately elected government of President […]
France, AU, EU Condemn Mali Coup
Posted March 22nd, 2012 at 9:20 am (UTC-5)
France, the African Union and European Union have all condemned the apparent overthrow of Mali’s President Amadou Toumani Toure, and are demanding the return of constitutional rule in the African nation. A group of soldiers declared a coup d’etat on Malian television Thursday, after taking over state broadcasting services and the presidential palace. The soldiers […]
Fresh Clashes in Syria Defy UN Peace Call
Posted March 22nd, 2012 at 9:00 am (UTC-5)
Fresh clashes broke out across Syria on Thursday, a day after the United Nations Security Council called for the government and opponents to enact a peace plan proposed by a U.N. envoy. U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon said a Security Council statement has sent a “clear” message to the Syrian government to stop its crackdown on […]
US Jobless Claims Dip to Four-Year Low
Posted March 22nd, 2012 at 8:55 am (UTC-5)
New claims for U.S. unemployment benefits fell last week to a four-year low, another sign that the country’s labor market is strengthening. The government reported Thursday that 348,000 workers made first-time applications for assistance last week, down 5,000 from the previous week. It was the lowest total since February 2008. U.S. companies have been dismissing […]
UN Chief ‘Deeply Concerned’ at North Korean Missile Launch Plans
Posted March 22nd, 2012 at 8:40 am (UTC-5)
U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has expressed “deep concern” about North Korea’s plan to launch a satellite into orbit, and vowed to raise the issue at next week’s nuclear security summit in Seoul. Mr. Ban, speaking Thursday, said the missile launch — widely seen outside the North as a pretext for testing a nuclear weapons delivery […]
France Shooting Suspect Dead after Police Storm Apartment
Posted March 22nd, 2012 at 8:40 am (UTC-5)
France’s interior minister says the man suspected of killing seven people in the southern city of Toulouse is dead following a raid on his apartment. Interior Minister Claude Gueant says the suspect, 23-year-old Mohammed Merah, jumped from his window in a hail of bullets Thursday morning after police stormed his apartment following a 32-hour standoff. […]
France Shooting Suspect Dead after Police Storm Apartment
Posted March 22nd, 2012 at 7:30 am (UTC-5)
France’s interior minister says the man suspected of killing seven people in the southern city of Toulouse is dead following a raid on his apartment. Interior Minister Claude Gueant says the suspect, 24-year-old Mohammed Merah, jumped from his window in a hail of bullets Thursday morning after police stormed his apartment following a 32-hour standoff. […]
Mali Renegade Soldiers Say Have Dissolved Government
Posted March 22nd, 2012 at 6:55 am (UTC-5)
Renegade soldiers in Mali say they have overthrown President Amadou Toumani Toure, just weeks before the scheduled end of his term. A group of soldiers appeared on state television Thursday morning after a night of gunfire around the presidential palace. A spokesman for the soldiers said they had ended the president’s “incompetent regime,” suspended the […]
