The German and French finance chiefs are meeting Monday to discuss their competing views about how to boost economic growth in the 17-nation euro currency bloc and resolve its governmental debt crisis. Germany’s finance minister, Wolfgang Schaeuble, is hosting his French counterpart, Pierre Moscovici, for talks in Berlin ahead of an informal summit of European […]
German, French Finance Chiefs Meeting on Eurozone Discord
Posted May 21st, 2012 at 10:15 am (UTC-5)
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Yemen Suicide Bomber Kills at Least 96 Soldiers
Posted May 21st, 2012 at 10:05 am (UTC-5)
Yemeni officials say a suicide bomber attacked a military parade rehearsal in the capital Sana’a on Monday, killing at least 96 troops and wounding more than 200 others. Officials say the bomber was dressed in a military uniform and detonated the explosives as hundreds of soldiers gathered around him. Yemen’s defense minister was at the […]
Police Arrest Protesters Outside Chicago NATO Summit
Posted May 21st, 2012 at 10:05 am (UTC-5)
Protesters in Chicago plan more demonstrations a day after clashing with authorities outside the NATO summit. Organizers from the Occupy Chicago movement are planning to demonstrate at the headquarters of aerospace giant Boeing. At least 45 protesters were arrested Sunday when thousands took to the streets protesting the war in Afghanistan, economic inequality, and other […]
Putin Unveils New Russian Government
Posted May 21st, 2012 at 9:55 am (UTC-5)
Russian President Vladimir Putin has announced his new government, keeping many of the Cabinet ministers who served former president Dmitry Medvedev. Igor Shuvalov, a close Putin ally, kept his post as first deputy prime minister in overall charge of economic policy, and Anton Siluanov, a career civil servant, remained as finance minister. Anatoly Serdyukov stayed […]
Yemen Suicide Bomber Kills at Least 63 Soldiers
Posted May 21st, 2012 at 9:20 am (UTC-5)
Yemeni officials say a suicide bomber has attacked a military parade rehearsal in the capital Sana’a, killing at least 63 troops and wounding more than 60 others. Officials say the bomber was dressed in a military uniform and detonated the explosives as hundreds of soldiers gathered around him. Yemen’s defense minister was at the rehearsal […]
Italy Quake Recovery Efforts Underway
Posted May 21st, 2012 at 8:55 am (UTC-5)
Thousands of people in northern Italy woke up in tents and cars Monday morning, after a powerful 6.0 magnitude earthquake killed seven people and devastated centuries-old cultural sites Sunday. The U.S. Geological Survey said the quake was centered about 35 kilometers northwest of Bologna. It struck about 4 a.m. local time, sending panic-stricken residents running […]
French Prosecutors Open New Strauss-Kahn Investigation
Posted May 21st, 2012 at 8:40 am (UTC-5)
French prosecutors say they have opened a preliminary investigation into rape allegations against former International Monetary Fund chief Dominique Strauss-Kahn. Prosecutors in Lille said Monday that Strauss-Kahn may have been involved in a gang rape during a sex party in December 2010 in a Washington, DC hotel. Authorities say three other people were allegedly involved […]
Sri Lanka’s Former Military Chief Released From Prison
Posted May 21st, 2012 at 8:40 am (UTC-5)
Sri Lankan opposition leader and former army chief Sarath Fonseka has been released from prison. Thousands gathered outside the prison to greet him as he emerged on Monday. It was not immediately clear if there were any conditions attached to his release. President Mahinda Rajapaksa ordered the release after Sri Lanka’s foreign minister met in […]
UN Nuclear Watchdog Chief in Talks with Iranian Officials
Posted May 21st, 2012 at 8:25 am (UTC-5)
The head of the U.N. nuclear agency is holding talks in Tehran with senior Iranian officials to try to reach an agreement on inspecting Iranian facilities suspected of being used for a covert nuclear weapons program. International Atomic Energy Agency chief Yukio Amano met the head of Iran’s nuclear energy organization Fereydoon Abbasi-Davani on Monday, […]
Yemen Suicide Blast Kills 63
Posted May 21st, 2012 at 6:55 am (UTC-5)
Yemeni officials say a suicide bomber killed at least 63 people when he blew himself up in the middle of a group of soldiers practicing for a military parade. Officials said Monday’s attack in the capital, Sanaa, wounded dozens of others. Bodies covered the ground as military personnel frantically rushed to secure the scene. Yemen’s […]
