U.S. President Barack Obama has presented Israeli President Shimon Peres with the Medal of Freedom, America’s highest civilian honor, during a formal dinner at the White House. Mr. Obama Wednesday praised the 88-year-old Peres, a former prime minister, as “the essence of Israel itself — an indomitable spirit that will not be denied,” in the […]
Obama Honors Israel’s Peres with Medal of Freedom
Posted June 14th, 2012 at 2:40 am (UTC-5)
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Ivory Coast: Official Rejects Coup Accusations
Posted June 14th, 2012 at 2:35 am (UTC-5)
A member of former Ivory Coast President Laurent Gbagbo’s political party is denying government accusations that exiled military officers loyal to the former leader were plotting to overthrow the government. Tcheide Jean Gervais, the treasurer for the Popular Front Party, told VOA there is no evidence of such a coup attempt, saying the government of […]
UN, AU Condemn ‘Unconstitutional Changes’ in West Africa
Posted June 14th, 2012 at 1:00 am (UTC-5)
The United Nations Security Council and African Union Peace and Security Council have urged military coup leaders in Guinea Bissau to give up power and expressed concern at the presence of Islamist militants in coup-stricken Mali. Following talks Wednesday in New York, the two councils agreed on a statement condemning “the recent instances of unconstitutional […]
US Foreclosures Jump
Posted June 14th, 2012 at 12:10 am (UTC-5)
The number of U.S. homes in foreclosure jumped 9 percent in May from the previous month. The sharp increase in homeowners who can not repay their mortgages follows around two years of slow improvements in the battered U.S. housing market. Thursday’s report comes from a company called RealtyTrac, which monitors foreclosures across the country. RealtyTrac […]
US Scientists Map Germs in Human Body
Posted June 13th, 2012 at 9:00 pm (UTC-5)
A team of U.S. scientists have completed five-year multi-million dollar project mapping nearly all the microbes that inhabit healthy human bodies, including bacteria viruses, and fungi. The scientists collected 5,000 samples taken from different body parts of 250 volunteers of both sexes. Experts have known for years that the human body plays host to trillions […]
Center for Intelligence Sharing Opens in DR Congo
Posted June 13th, 2012 at 8:00 pm (UTC-5)
Intelligence chiefs from 11 countries of Africa’s Great Lake region opened a new Center for Intelligence Sharing Wednesday in the eastern Congolese city of Goma. The executive secretary of the new center and a former minister in the Democratic Republic of Congo government, Professor Ntumba Luaba, said they chose Goma because there are a number […]
Moody Slashes Cyprus, Spain Ratings
Posted June 13th, 2012 at 7:10 pm (UTC-5)
Moody’s Investors Service has cut the credit rating of Spain and Cyprus as the markets brace for Sunday’s parliamentary elections in Greece, which could take the country out of the eurozone and undermine the European common currency. On Wednesday, Moody’s cut its rating on the Spanish government debt by three notches despite the $125 billion […]
Burma’s Pro-democracy Leader Starts Europe Tour
Posted June 13th, 2012 at 6:35 pm (UTC-5)
Burma’s opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi has arrived in Switzerland at the start of a historic European tour, which will see her accept the Nobel Peace Prize awarded to her more than two decades ago. Aung San Suu Kyi arrived at the Geneva airport Wednesday from Munich (Germany). Switzerland is the first stop on […]
US Anti-Doping Agency Bans Lance Armstrong from Triathlons
Posted June 13th, 2012 at 6:30 pm (UTC-5)
The U.S. Anti-Doping Agency has brought formal charges against seven-time Tour de France cycling champion Lance Armstrong. In a letter obtained by The Washington Post newspaper, officials accuse Armstrong of using several banned performance-enhancing drugs, including steroids and human-growth hormones. The letter says the charges are based on evidence uncovered during an investigation of his […]
Attacks Targeting Shi’ite Pilgrims Kill 72 in Iraq
Posted June 13th, 2012 at 6:20 pm (UTC-5)
At least 72 people have been killed in a coordinated wave of attacks across Iraq targeting Shi’ite Muslim pilgrims gathered for an annual religious commemoration. Nearly 260 other people were wounded in one of the bloodiest days since U.S. troops withdrew from the country. Most of the bombs exploded in Baghdad and the southern Iraqi […]
