U.S. President Barack Obama has refused to confirm whether a blind Chinese dissident, who recently escaped from house arrest in Beijing, is under U.S. protection. In response to a reporter’s question Monday, President Obama said he would not make a statement on the situation of Chen Guangcheng. U.S. officials have expressed concern about Chen’s fate, […]
Obama Refuses Comment on Chinese Dissident
Posted April 30th, 2012 at 10:20 pm (UTC-5)
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Delta Airlines to Produce Its Own Jet Fuel
Posted April 30th, 2012 at 10:00 pm (UTC-5)
U.S.-based Delta Airlines will soon be the world’s first air carrier to produce its own jet fuel. Delta announced Monday it is buying a struggling oil refinery near Philadelphia from the Phillips 66 oil company for $150 million. The refinery has been losing money and its owner had planned to shut it down, leading to […]
Fighting Erupts in Mali
Posted April 30th, 2012 at 8:15 pm (UTC-5)
Witnesses in Mali say heavy gunfire has broken out in the capital, Bamako, about a month after a military coup d’état. The witnesses say the shoot-out on Monday involved troops who took part in the March coup and presidential guard members loyal to Mali’s deposed president Amadou Toumani Toure. A spokesman for the military government […]
Obama: US Not Politicizing Raid that Killed Bin Laden
Posted April 30th, 2012 at 8:10 pm (UTC-5)
U.S. President Barack Obama says his administration is not politicizing the raid that killed Osama bin Laden, pushing back on criticism that the White House is indulging in “excessive celebration” over the terrorist leader’s death. Speaking days before the first anniversary of the U.S. commando raid in Pakistan that killed the al-Qaida leader, Mr. Obama […]
US Sends Japanese Turtle Smuggler to Prison
Posted April 30th, 2012 at 8:05 pm (UTC-5)
A court in Los Angeles on Monday sentenced a Japanese man to 21 months in prison for smuggling live turtles into the United States. Atsushi Yamagami was also ordered to pay an $18,000 fine. He pleaded guilty to charges of hiding 55 turtles and tortoises in snack food boxes and sneaking them through the Honolulu […]
New World Trade Center New York’s Tallest Building
Posted April 30th, 2012 at 6:15 pm (UTC-5)
Construction workers carefully placed a steal beam on top of the new World Trade Center Monday, making it New York City’s tallest building. One World Trade Center stands 381 meters above the streets of downtown Manhattan, surpassing the iconic Empire State Building. When completed, the new building will be 104 stories high and 541 meters […]
Obama Refuses Comment on Chinese Dissident
Posted April 30th, 2012 at 6:00 pm (UTC-5)
U.S. President Barack Obama has refused to confirm whether a blind Chinese dissident, who recently escaped from house arrest in Beijing, is under U.S. protection. In response to a reporter’s question Monday, President Obama said he would not make a statement on the situation of Chen Guangchen. U.S. officials have expressed concern about Chen’s fate, […]
Gunfire Erupts in Mali
Posted April 30th, 2012 at 5:10 pm (UTC-5)
Witnesses in Mali say gunfire has broken out in the capital, Bamako, about a month after a military coup d’état. The witnesses say the shoot-out on Monday involved troops who took part in the March coup and presidential guard members loyal to Mali’s deposed president Amadou Toumani Toure. Renegade soldiers seized power in Mali on […]
USTR Puts Ukraine on Intellectual Property Priority Watch List
Posted April 30th, 2012 at 5:00 pm (UTC-5)
The United States has put Ukraine on its Priority Watch List of countries failing to properly protect intellectual property rights. Washington says it is seriously concerned with counterfeiting and rampant piracy in Ukraine, including Internet piracy. Ukraine joins 12 other countries that officials say will be under particularly intense bilateral engagement during 2012. The other […]
Indian Ferry Capsizes Killing 103, Many Others Missing
Posted April 30th, 2012 at 4:55 pm (UTC-5)
Indian officials say heavy rain and darkness have temporarily halted rescue operations after at least 103 people drowned when an overcrowded ferry capsized on one of India’s largest rivers. Efforts to find more than 100 people still missing are set to resume Tuesday morning. Jayanta Choudhury, the police chief of Assam state, where the boat […]
