U.S. Commerce Secretary John Bryson is under investigation for two separate hit-and-run car crashes in southern California. Officials with the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department say early Saturday evening Bryson was driving a car that struck the back of another vehicle waiting at a railway crossing in the city of San Gabriel. It says he […]
US Commerce Secretary Investigated for Car Accidents
Posted June 11th, 2012 at 9:20 am (UTC-5)
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French Socialists Lead in Parliamentary Election
Posted June 11th, 2012 at 9:05 am (UTC-5)
French President Francois Hollande’s Socialist party and its allies are on track to win a solid majority in parliament after winning the largest bloc of seats in the first round of voting for the country’s lower house of parliament. Official results for Sunday’s vote show the left wing parties with about 46 percent of the […]
Nadal Wins Record Seventh French Open
Posted June 11th, 2012 at 9:00 am (UTC-5)
Rafael Nadal of Spain has captured a record seventh men’s French Open tennis crown, defeating Novak Djokovic of Serbia in four sets, 6-4, 6-3, 2-6, 7-5. Nadal had to wait until Monday to make history in Paris because the match was suspended early in the fourth set Sunday evening because of rain. Nadal broke his […]
Israeli Authorities Detain Dozens of African Migrants
Posted June 11th, 2012 at 8:50 am (UTC-5)
Israeli immigration authorities say they have detained dozens of African migrants as part of a new operation to deport illegal immigrants. Officials say immigration police arrested at least 55 migrants, mostly South Sudanese, during raids in the southern city of Eilat and parts of central Israel. Rights activists criticized the raids, saying they create fear […]
French Socialists Lead in Parliamentary Election
Posted June 11th, 2012 at 8:25 am (UTC-5)
French President Francois Hollande’s Socialist party and its allies are on track to win a solid majority in parliament after winning the largest bloc of seats in the first round of voting for the country’s lower house of parliament. Official results for Sunday’s vote show the left wing parties with about 46 percent of the […]
NATO Agrees to Restrict Airstrikes on Afghan Homes
Posted June 11th, 2012 at 7:45 am (UTC-5)
NATO says it has agreed to restrict the use of airstrikes in Afghan residential areas following last week’s deadly strike in the east that Afghan officials say killed 18 civilians. Coalition officials told U.S. newspapers that troops would continue to conduct operations against insurgents who hide in residential compounds but that “when there is concern […]
French Socialists Lead in Parliamentary Election
Posted June 11th, 2012 at 6:15 am (UTC-5)
French President Francois Hollande’s Socialist party and its allies have won the largest bloc of seats in the first round of voting for the country’s lower house of parliament. Official results for Sunday’s vote show the left wing parties with about 46 percent of the vote in the 577-seat National Assembly. Former president Nicolas Sarkozy’s […]
3 Killed in Pakistan Blast
Posted June 11th, 2012 at 5:45 am (UTC-5)
Pakistani officials say a bomb blast struck a bus Monday in restive Baluchistan province, killing at least three passengers and injuring 30. Local media report the bomb was affixed to a motor bike and detonated by remote control. Oil-and-gas-rich Baluchistan has been in the grip of a regional insurgency for years as separatist militants fight […]
World Markets Surge After Spanish Bank Rescue
Posted June 11th, 2012 at 5:25 am (UTC-5)
Investors have pushed stock markets across Asia and Europe higher following an agreement by eurozone countries to provide up to $125 billion to rescue Spain’s ailing banks. Markets in Britain, Germany and France were all up about 2 percent in early trading Monday, while shares in Spain — led by financial stocks — surged nearly […]
Russian Police Raid Opposition Leaders’ Homes Ahead of Protest
Posted June 11th, 2012 at 4:30 am (UTC-5)
Russian police and investigators have raided the homes of several opposition leaders on the eve of a planned protest in Moscow. The Federal Investigative Committee said in a statement Monday the searches targeted the organizers of an earlier rally, held last month to protest against President Vladimir Putin. The statement named Alexei Navalny and Sergei […]
