The Libyan government says it has retaken control of Tripoli’s international airport after disgruntled militiamen from a central region stormed the runway to protest the disappearance of their leader. Libyan officials say pro-government militias initially responded to the airport seizure, disarming some of the assailants and forcing others to flee before handing control of the […]
Libyan Authorities Retake Control of Airport From Disgruntled Militia
Posted June 5th, 2012 at 3:50 am (UTC-5)
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China: Foreign Air Pollution Readings ‘Illegal’
Posted June 5th, 2012 at 3:20 am (UTC-5)
A senior Chinese environmental official says air pollution readings posted by foreign embassies are an unacceptable interference in Chinese internal affairs. The comments made Tuesday by Vice Environment Minister Wu Xiaoqing were a clear reference to the air quality readings posted regularly on the Twitter page of the U.S. Embassy in Beijing. Wu said only […]
Los Angeles Kings One Win Away from Stanley Cup
Posted June 5th, 2012 at 3:00 am (UTC-5)
The National Hockey League’s Los Angeles Kings are one game away from their first Stanley Cup championship in the team’s 45-year history after posting a a 4-0 shutout win over the visiting New Jersey Devils Monday. In the first Stanley Cup finals game held in Los Angeles since 1993, Kings goaltender Jonathan Quick made 22 […]
China Papers Warn of ‘Rift’ Following US Shift toward Asia
Posted June 5th, 2012 at 2:25 am (UTC-5)
Chinese state media on Tuesday warned that Washington’s planned military shift towards the Asia-Pacific threatens to create rifts between the two countries and may upset regional stability. The warnings come days after Defense Secretary Leon Panetta outlined a plan to transfer the majority of U.S. warships to the region by the end of the decade […]
Solar-Powered Plane on Historic Flight
Posted June 5th, 2012 at 2:10 am (UTC-5)
An experimental solar-powered airplane is headed from Europe toward the African continent in a historic flight. Noted Swiss adventurer Bertrand Piccard took off from Madrid, Spain early Tuesday morning aboard the Solar Impulse, on a 2,500 kilometer trip to Morocco. If successful it will be the first-ever intercontinental flight of a solar-powered airplane. Piccard’s compatriot, […]
G-7 Officials to Discuss Eurozone Crisis
Posted June 5th, 2012 at 2:10 am (UTC-5)
Finance chiefs from the world’s seven leading industrialized nations will hold a special conference call Tuesday to discuss the worsening eurozone debt crisis. Canadian Finance Minister Jim Flaherty told reporters in Toronto Monday that the Group of Seven, or G-7, nations are concerned about debt-ridden banks within the 17-nation euro currency bloc, and the fact […]
Putin in China to Cement Ties on Foreign Policy, Boost Trade
Posted June 5th, 2012 at 12:55 am (UTC-5)
Russian President Vladimir Putin has arrived in China for a three-day visit aimed at boosting trade and furthering cooperation on foreign policy issues such as Syria and Iran. Mr. Putin, who is making his first trip to Asia since starting his controversial third term as president last month, is meeting with Chinese President Hu Jintao […]
G-7 Officials to Discuss Eurozone Crisis
Posted June 5th, 2012 at 12:50 am (UTC-5)
Finance chiefs from the world’s seven leading industrialized nations will hold a special conference call Tuesday to discuss the worsening eurozone debt crisis. Canadian Finance Minister Jim Flaherty told reporters in Toronto Monday that the Group of Seven, or G-7, nations are concerned about debt-ridden banks within the 17-nation euro currency bloc, and the fact […]
