The European Central Bank says it will do whatever is necessary to preserve the euro. Bank president Mario Draghi told a London investment conference Thursday that Europe’s key financial institution is “ready to do whatever it takes” to protect the currency, adding, “And believe me it will be enough.” His comments suggest the bank could […]
European Central Bank Pledges Euro Support
Posted July 26th, 2012 at 1:20 pm (UTC-5)
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China Charges Former Senior Official’s Wife with Murder
Posted July 26th, 2012 at 11:45 am (UTC-5)
Chinese prosecutors have charged the wife of disgraced former official Bo Xilai and a family employee with the murder of a British businessman, a significant development in a political scandal that has embarrassed the Chinese leadership. In a report Thursday, the official Xinhua news agency said Bo’s wife Gu Kailai and the employee Zhang Xiaojun […]
US Jobless Benefit Claims Drop
Posted July 26th, 2012 at 11:40 am (UTC-5)
First-time claims for jobless assistance fell last week in the United States, but analysts remain skeptical that the country’s labor market is set to rebound. The government said Thursday that the number of newly unemployed workers seeking financial aid dropped by 35,000 to 353,000. But the Labor Department said changes in the normal summertime layoffs […]
New Ghana President Tapped to Run in December Poll
Posted July 26th, 2012 at 11:35 am (UTC-5)
Ghana’s ruling party has named newly-installed President John Mahama as its candidate for the coming presidential election. Mr. Mahama will take the place of President John Atta Mills, who was planning to run for re-election when he died unexpectedly on Tuesday at the age of 68. In an interview with VOA, Ghana’s Information Minister Fritz […]
Authorities: Mass Shooting Suspect Sent Package Describing an Attack
Posted July 26th, 2012 at 11:20 am (UTC-5)
Law enforcement officials say the suspect in last week’s mass shooting at a Colorado movie theater sent a package to a university psychiatrist containing a notebook describing an attack. The package, which reportedly included stick figure drawings of a gunman shooting people, was sent before the shootings. The exact date is unknown. The University of […]
Romney Meets with British PM on Overseas Tour
Posted July 26th, 2012 at 10:55 am (UTC-5)
U.S. presidential candidate Mitt Romney met with British Prime Minister David Cameron in London Thursday as the presumptive Republican nominee began a three-nation international tour. Romney arrived in the British capital Wednesday and will attend Friday’s opening ceremonies for the Olympics. He then travels to Israel and Poland in a bid to boost his foreign […]
Pakistan Temporarily Shuts NATO Supply Route
Posted July 26th, 2012 at 10:50 am (UTC-5)
Pakistani officials have temporarily shut the country’s northwestern border into Afghanistan due to security concerns, following a deadly attack on a NATO truck earlier this week. A local official in the town of Jamrud, Bakhtiar Khan, told VOA Thursday that the movement of NATO supply vehicles into Afghanistan from the Khyber tribal agency has been […]
Syrian Activists: Major Govt Assault on Aleppo Expected Soon
Posted July 26th, 2012 at 10:05 am (UTC-5)
Syrian opposition activists say they expect government forces to soon launch a major offensive on rebel-held areas across the northern city of Aleppo. Activists quoted sources close to the Syrian security forces Thursday as saying the government is amassing troops on the southern outskirts of the city, which has already seen helicopter and tank attacks […]
European Central Bank Pledges Euro Support
Posted July 26th, 2012 at 9:55 am (UTC-5)
The European Central Bank says it will do whatever is necessary to preserve the euro. Bank president Mario Draghi told a London investment conference that Europe’s key financial institution is “ready to do whatever it takes” to protect the currency, adding, “And believe me it will be enough.” His comments suggest the bank could buy […]
AIDS Conference: Must Do Better Reaching At-Risk Populations
Posted July 26th, 2012 at 9:30 am (UTC-5)
The International AIDS Conference enters its next to last day putting a focus on the impact the disease is having on key, at-risk populations. One doctor who works with homosexual and transgender patients in Uganda told the conference Thursday the biggest challenge remains getting those at risk of contracting HIV – the virus that causes […]
