The United States says the United Nations Security Council has “utterly failed” after Russia and China vetoed a resolution threatening Syria with sanctions if it does not halt the violence. Ambassador Susan Rice called the vetoes dangerous and deplorable. She said the Council’s failure to act is a recipe for more violence, terrorism, and a […]
Rice: UN Security Council ‘Utterly Failed’ Syria
Posted July 19th, 2012 at 4:50 pm (UTC-5)
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Germany Approves Spanish Bank Bailout
Posted July 19th, 2012 at 3:20 pm (UTC-5)
The German parliament has approved the eurozone’s $122 billion bailout for the struggling Spanish banking system. Lawmakers in Germany, the currency union’s most robust economic power, have grown increasingly wary of approving more assistance for debt-ridden countries in the 17-nation eurozone. But they voted overwhelmingly for the bank rescue package Thursday after Finance Minister Wolfgang […]
Strikes to Disrupt Olympics Transit
Posted July 19th, 2012 at 2:05 pm (UTC-5)
British border officials have announced they will conduct a 24-hour strike the day before the London Olympics begin, threatening to complicate entry for thousands of overseas visitors headed for the Games. The Public and Commercial Services Union announced its members will strike July 26 and then refuse to work any overtime through August 20, to […]
Ethiopia’s PM Meles on ‘Sick Leave’
Posted July 19th, 2012 at 1:35 pm (UTC-5)
Ethiopia says Prime Minister Meles Zenawi is taking “sick leave” but will remain in power while he deals with an unspecified illness. Government spokesman Bereket Simon briefed reporters in Addis Ababa Thursday, following media reports that the Ethiopian leader was critically ill at Saint Luc Hospital in Brussels, Belgium. Bereket specifically denied reports on Ethiopian […]
Strikes to Disrupt Olympics Transit
Posted July 19th, 2012 at 1:25 pm (UTC-5)
British border officials have announced they will conduct a 24-hour strike the day before the London Olympics begin, threatening to complicate entry for thousands of overseas visitors headed for the Games. The Public and Commercial Services Union announced its members will strike July 26 and then refuse to work any overtime for the duration of […]
Russia, China Veto UN Resolution on Syria
Posted July 19th, 2012 at 1:15 pm (UTC-5)
Russia and China vetoed a U.N. Security Council resolution that would have imposed non-military sanctions on Syria, but the United States says it will work outside the Council to pressure the Assad government in Damascus and deliver assistance to victims of the fighting there. Russia and China’s “no” votes blocked extension of the U.N. monitoring […]
US Drought Boosts Corn, Soybean Prices to New Records
Posted July 19th, 2012 at 1:00 pm (UTC-5)
As the drought in the United States intensifies, corn and soybean prices are hitting record highs. Prices for both commodities jumped on Thursday, as forecasters said there is little rain expected for farmlands across vast swaths of the American Midwest, known as the country’s breadbasket. The country is suffering through its worst drought since 1956, […]
Russia, China Veto UN Resolution on Syria
Posted July 19th, 2012 at 12:30 pm (UTC-5)
Russia and China have vetoed a United Nations Security Council resolution that would have imposed non-military sanctions on Syria, and the United States is vowing to work outside the council to pressure President Bashar al-Assad’s government. The vetoed resolution would have extended, for 45 days, the peace mission of U.N. special envoy Kofi Annan, which […]
Russian Clerics Attacked in Tatarstan
Posted July 19th, 2012 at 12:00 pm (UTC-5)
Two top Muslim clerics in the Russian region of Tatarstan were attacked Thursday as they prepared to begin the holy month of Ramadan at sundown. One of the men was killed. President Vladimir Putin called the attacks “a serious signal” of rising tensions in the region. The mufti of Tatarstan, Ildus Faizov, was thrown from […]
Russia, China Veto UN Resolution on Syria
Posted July 19th, 2012 at 11:20 am (UTC-5)
Russia and China have vetoed a United Nations Security Council resolution that would have imposed non-military sanctions on Syria in an effort to pressure President Bashar al-Assad’s regime. Thursday’s vote was 11-to-2, with two abstentions. It was the third time during the Syria crisis that Russia and China have voted against the resolution. The vote […]
