Al-Qaida says a suicide bomber’s attack in Yemen that killed at least 96 troops and wounded more than 200 on Monday was revenge for what it called a U.S.-backed war on its followers. Yemeni officials say a suspected rogue soldier detonated the explosives as hundreds of fellow troops were lining up for a military parade […]
Al-Qaida Says Yemen Suicide Bombing Was ‘Revenge’
Posted May 21st, 2012 at 8:30 pm (UTC-5)
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Syrian Unrest Spills Into Lebanon; Battles in Beirut
Posted May 21st, 2012 at 7:35 pm (UTC-5)
Hundreds of Lebanese mourners fired into the air Monday at a raucous funeral for an anti-Syrian cleric whose killing has set off deadly street battles in Beirut. News that Sheikh Ahmed Abdul-Wahid had been gunned down in Lebanon set off battles between supporters and opponents of the Syrian government. By early Monday, after a night […]
Mali Interim President Attacked, Taken to Hospital
Posted May 21st, 2012 at 6:25 pm (UTC-5)
Protesters who broke into Mali’s presidential palace attacked the country’s interim leader, who was rushed to a hospital in the capital, Bamako. Hospital workers said Mali’s interim president, Dioncounda Traore, was released after emergency treatment. The president’s chief of staff told the VOA correspondent in Bamako that Mr. Traore’s life is not in danger. However, […]
Obama: NATO’s Future Role in Afghanistan Is Clear
Posted May 21st, 2012 at 5:45 pm (UTC-5)
U.S. President Barack Obama says the Chicago NATO summit closes with a clear road map for the alliance’s role in Afghanistan. Wrapping up the two-day summit Monday, Mr. Obama said NATO members are unified behind a plan to wind down the war so the Afghan government can take the full lead for its own security […]
Obama: NATO Has a Road Map for Afghanistan
Posted May 21st, 2012 at 4:55 pm (UTC-5)
U.S. President Barack Obama says the Chicago NATO summit closes with a clear roadmap for the alliance’s role in Afghanistan. Wrapping up the two-day summit Monday, Mr. Obama said NATO members are unified behind a plan to wind down the war so the Afghan government can take the full lead for its own security by […]
Facebook Stock Plunges in Second-Day Trading
Posted May 21st, 2012 at 3:05 pm (UTC-5)
The price of shares of social-media giant Facebook plunged on its second day of stockmarket trading. Investors quickly started selling the stock on the Nasdaq exchange Monday, sending the price of Facebook shares down 13 percent in the first hour. It later regained some strength, but still was down more than 10 percent in midafternoon […]
German, French Finance Chiefs Pledge Support for Greece Staying in Eurozone
Posted May 21st, 2012 at 2:40 pm (UTC-5)
The German and French finance chiefs are pledging their support for efforts to keep Greece in the euro currency bloc, but remain at odds over creating a new way to help debt-ridden governments finance their operations. German Finance Minister Wolfgang Schaeuble and his French counterpart, Pierre Moscovici, met in Berlin to prepare for an informal […]
Al-Qaida Says Yemen Suicide Bombing Was ‘Revenge’
Posted May 21st, 2012 at 2:35 pm (UTC-5)
Al-Qaida says a suicide bomber’s attack in Yemen that killed at least 96 troops and wounded more than 200 on Monday was revenge for what it called a U.S.-backed war on its followers. Yemeni officials say a suspected rogue soldier detonated the explosives as hundreds of fellow troops were lining up for a military parade […]
