The Obama administration says U.S. Commerce Secretary John Bryson is taking a medical leave of absence to undergo tests after being involved in two separate traffic crashes near Los Angeles, California after suffering an apparent seizure. Officials with the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department says Bryson was driving a car last Saturday that allegedly struck […]
US Commerce Secretary Takes Medical Leave of Absence
Posted June 11th, 2012 at 11:35 pm (UTC-5)
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UN Secretary General Demands Unimpeded Access to Besieged Syrian City
Posted June 11th, 2012 at 9:25 pm (UTC-5)
United Nations Secretary General Ban Ki-moon is demanding Syrian authorities grant the U.N. “unimpeded access” to the besieged city of Haffeh, where civilians are said to be trapped. U.N. monitors report Syrian forces are using helicopters to attack the rebel-held city and that civilians are caught in the crossfire. Mr. Ban’s office said Monday that […]
Apple Unveils New Operating System iOS6
Posted June 11th, 2012 at 9:25 pm (UTC-5)
U.S. computer giant Apple Inc. has announced a new advanced operating system for its products that will include an Apple-made mobile mapping service for iPhones and iPads, a smarter Siri voice-interaction feature and more FaceTime, or instant videophone communications. Apple software chief Scott Forstall told the company’s annual Worldwide Developers Conference in California that the […]
Balkan Leaders Boycott Serbian Presidential Inauguration
Posted June 11th, 2012 at 8:45 pm (UTC-5)
Balkan leaders boycotted Monday’s inauguration of Serbian President Tomislav Nikolic over his recent controversial remarks about the 1995 massacre of Muslims in Bosnia-Herzegovina’s eastern town of Srebrenica. Only Montenegro’s president attended the inaugural ceremonies in Belgrade. The leaders of Bosnia-Herzegovina, Croatia, Macedonia and Slovenia stayed home. Earlier this month, Mr. Nikolic, a former far-right nationalist, […]
Wildfires Burning Out of Control in Colorado, New Mexico
Posted June 11th, 2012 at 7:45 pm (UTC-5)
Firefighters in Colorado and New Mexico are hoping damper weather and calmer winds will help them battle two large wildfires burning out of control. The flames have already destroyed more than 100 buildings and forced hundreds of people from their homes. No injuries are reported so far, but Colorado officials say one person remains missing. […]
Liberia Closes Border With Ivory Coast
Posted June 11th, 2012 at 7:45 pm (UTC-5)
Liberia has closed its border with Ivory Coast, after gunmen allegedly crossed into Ivory Coast and killed seven United Nations peacekeepers. Information minister Lewis Brown announced the move during a news conference in Monrovia on Monday. He said Liberia also has sent troops and police to protect the border area, and suspended mining activities in […]
Afghan Quakes Kill 3
Posted June 11th, 2012 at 7:20 pm (UTC-5)
Two earthquakes in Afghanistan’s northeastern Hindu Kush region killed at least three people early Monday, and authorities say dozens of others are trapped beneath the rubble of collapsed homes. The first earthquake, with a magnitude of 5.4, struck in northern Baghlan province, causing landslides that destroyed more than 20 houses in the remote Burka district. […]
US Doctors Pinpoint Cells in Which Cervical Cancer Originates
Posted June 11th, 2012 at 6:10 pm (UTC-5)
A team of U.S. medial researchers say they have found the specific cells in which cervical cancer, the third most common cancer in women, originates. Scientists writing in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences say their findings could lead to new ways to treat or even prevent the disease. The doctors discovered a […]
Troops, Riot Police Patrol NW Burma after Deadly Rioting
Posted June 11th, 2012 at 5:55 pm (UTC-5)
A tense calm settled over Burma’s western Rakhine state Monday, as riot police intervened to curtail a week of deadly violence between Muslims and Buddhists, and the United Nations began evacuating workers from the region. Ethnic Rohingya Muslims, speaking to VOA’s Burmese service, described scenes of devastation and fear in the border town of Maungdaw. […]
Market Euphoria Fades on Spanish Bank Rescue
Posted June 11th, 2012 at 5:10 pm (UTC-5)
The initial euphoria on world financial markets about Europe’s $125 billion bailout of Spanish banks faded quickly Monday as investors reconsidered terms of the rescue package. Stock indexes in Tokyo and Hong Kong surged more than 2 percent, and markets in London, Frankfurt and Paris moved up sharply in early trading. By the end of […]
