A painting bought in a West Virginia flea market for $7 along with a toy doll and a plastic cow turns out to be a stolen Renoir worth at least $75,000. The FBI is investigating how the valuable piece of art wound up in a roadside rummage sale in the hills of West Virginia. The […]
$7 Flea Market Painting is Stolen Renoir
Posted September 27th, 2012 at 6:30 pm (UTC-5)
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Netanyahu Calls for ‘Clear Red Line’ on Iran’s Nuclear Program
Posted September 27th, 2012 at 3:00 pm (UTC-5)
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is calling on the world to draw a ‘clear red line’ on Iran’s nuclear program, warning it is the only way to prevent nuclear war. The Israeli leader made his comment to delegates at the United Nations General Assembly Thursday – using a diagram of a bomb – at times […]
Palestinians Accuses Israel of Blocking Peace Process
Posted September 27th, 2012 at 1:50 pm (UTC-5)
Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas blamed Israel for the broken down Middle East peace process saying Israel is rejecting a two-state solution and is instead trying to force the collapse of the Palestinian Authority. Mr. Abbas got a long round of applause as he took the podium at the United Nations General Assembly Thursday before criticizing […]
India Probes “Shocking” Deaths of Rare Rhinos
Posted September 27th, 2012 at 1:30 pm (UTC-5)
Indian officials are investigating the brutal killings of rare rhinos at a flooded national park in eastern India. Authorities say poachers have shot and dehorned four rhinos in the past two days, killing three of them, at the Kaziranga National Park in Assam state. In one attack Wednesday, poachers shot the rhino, then cut off […]
Britain, Ecuador Fail to Reach Agreement on Assange’s Fate
Posted September 27th, 2012 at 1:10 pm (UTC-5)
The foreign ministers of Britain and Ecuador have met but failed to reach agreement on the fate of WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange, who remains holed up in Ecuador’s embassy in London. Britain’s William Hague and Ecuador’s Ricardo Patino met Thursday on the sidelines of the United Nations General Assembly in New York to talk over […]
Thein Sein: Burma Experiencing “Amazing” Changes
Posted September 27th, 2012 at 1:00 pm (UTC-5)
Burmese President Thein Sein says Burma has experienced “amazing” changes as its military-backed government strives to achieve democratic reforms. In his address to the U.N. General Assembly, Thein Sein said political prisoners are being granted amnesty, censorship in the media is being abolished, and people are participating more in the political process. He said Burma […]
Greece, Spain Looking for More Austerity
Posted September 27th, 2012 at 12:50 pm (UTC-5)
Greek and Spanish leaders are advancing new austerity measures, while their countrymen protest the budget-cutting in the streets of Athens and Madrid. After weeks of negotiation, Greece’s three-party coalition government said Thursday it has reached agreement on a $15-billion plan for more pension and salary cuts, and raising the retirement age for workers from 65 […]
US Envoy to Pakistan Condemns Filmmaker Bounty
Posted September 27th, 2012 at 12:15 pm (UTC-5)
The United States has again condemned last week’s $100,000 bounty offered by a Pakistani federal minister for the murder of the maker of an anti-Islam film. U.S. acting ambassador to Pakistan Richard Hoagland told reporters Thursday in Islamabad that it was irresponsible of Pakistani Railway Minister Ghulam Ahmad Bilour to offer the reward. Bilour announced […]
EU Seeking New Sanctions in Airplane Trade Dispute
Posted September 27th, 2012 at 12:15 pm (UTC-5)
The European Union is asking the World Trade Organization for $12 billion in new trade sanctions against the United States in the long-running dispute over government aid for the world’s largest plane makers, Airbus and Boeing. The WTO at various times has found both the EU and the U.S. at fault in the dispute — […]
Thein Sein: Burma Experiencing “Amazing” Changes
Posted September 27th, 2012 at 11:45 am (UTC-5)
Burmese President Thein Sein says Burma has experienced “amazing” changes as its military-backed government strives to achieve democratic reforms. In his address to the United Nations General Assembly Thursday, Thein Sein said his country has been granting amnesty to political prisoners, abolishing censorship in the media, and affording people greater participation in the political process. […]
