Pakistan has deported Osama bin Laden’s family to Saudi Arabia, nearly a year after the al-Qaida leader was killed in a U.S. raid. Intelligence officials say bin Laden’s three widows — two Saudi nationals and a Yemeni — and their children were taken to the airport near Islamabad shortly after midnight Thursday, where a plane […]
Obama Attacks Colleges Targeting Veterans’ Benefits
Posted April 27th, 2012 at 2:35 pm (UTC-5)
U.S. President Barack Obama has signed an executive order to help protect active-duty troops and veterans from fraudulent and misleading college recruiting practices that target their federal education benefits. The president signed the order Friday after he and first lady Michelle Obama spoke to troops at Fort Stewart army post in the southern state of […]
Chinese Rights Activist Escapes House Arrest
Posted April 27th, 2012 at 1:00 pm (UTC-5)
One of China’s best-known human rights activists has escaped from house arrest, setting off a police search for him, his family and those who helped him. Blind dissident lawyer Chen Guangchen fled his closely guarded home on Sunday in a village in the eastern province of Shandong, although authorities did not realize he was missing […]
US Economic Growth Slows
Posted April 27th, 2012 at 12:40 pm (UTC-5)
U.S. economic growth slowed down in the first three months of this year, falling to an annual rate of 2.2 percent. Friday’s report from the Commerce Department says growth was cut eight-tenths of a percentage point as governments cut spending, and imports exceeded exports. These negatives outweighed consumer spending increases and some improvements in the […]
US Space Shuttle Enterprise Arrives in NY
Posted April 27th, 2012 at 12:00 pm (UTC-5)
The U.S. space shuttle Enterprise has arrived in New York after hitching a ride on a jumbo jet — NASA’s second shuttle flyover in just two weeks after Discovery traveled to replace Enterprise at a Washington area museum. The U.S. space agency had planned to transport Enterprise earlier this week, but the trip had to […]
At Least 10 Dead After Explosions Rock Syrian Capital
Posted April 27th, 2012 at 12:00 pm (UTC-5)
Two explosions rocked Damascus on Friday, leaving at least 10 people dead, as international concerns mount over Syria’s deteriorating cease-fire. One blast occurred near a mosque where anti-government protesters gather after Friday prayers. The government called it a suicide bombing orchestrated by “terrorists.” Earlier, there was an explosion in a nearby industrial zone. The violence […]
Chinese Rights Activist Escapes House Arrest
Posted April 27th, 2012 at 11:10 am (UTC-5)
One of China’s best-known human rights activists has escaped from house arrest, setting off a police search for him, his family and those who helped him. Blind dissident lawyer Chen Guangchen fled his closely guarded home on Sunday in a village in the eastern province of Shandong, although authorities did not realize he was missing […]
Pakistan Deports Bin Laden Family
Posted April 27th, 2012 at 11:05 am (UTC-5)
Pakistan has deported Osama bin Laden’s family to Saudi Arabia, nearly a year after the al-Qaida leader was killed in a U.S. raid. Intelligence officials say bin Laden’s three widows — two Saudi nationals and a Yemeni — and their children were taken to the airport near Islamabad shortly after midnight on Friday, where a […]
27 Wounded by Blasts in Ukraine
Posted April 27th, 2012 at 10:05 am (UTC-5)
Twenty-seven people were wounded by blasts in the Ukrainian city of Dnipropetrovsk, in what authorities are calling a terrorist attack. Officials say four explosions went off within minutes Friday near a train stop, a movie theater, a park and a downtown area. Some of the bombs were reportedly planted in trash bins. President Viktor Yanukovich […]
Spain’s Economic Fortunes Plummeting
Posted April 27th, 2012 at 10:05 am (UTC-5)
With Spain’s economic woes deepening, its foreign minister says the country is facing “a crisis of enormous magnitude.” The Madrid government said Friday that nearly a quarter of its workers are now unemployed — the worst rate in the 17-nation euro currency bloc. The new jobless figure is an 18-year high in Spain, which has […]
