A tour bus accident Sunday in the U.S. state of New York has left two people dead and 35 injured. There were 37 passengers on the bus at the time of the accident. A New York State Police spokesman said investigators are not sure of the cause of the accident, but speculate a tire blowout […]
Harry Potter ‘Conjures Up’ Record Ticket Sales
Posted July 17th, 2011 at 7:45 pm (UTC-5)
Harry Potter has cast his final spell on fans worldwide, shattering box office records for the opening weekend of Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows — Part 2. The eighth and final film of the J.K. Rowling fantasy 7-book series earned more than $168 million in North America alone, beating the record previously held by […]
US Debt Talks Continue As Deadline Nears
Posted July 17th, 2011 at 2:15 pm (UTC-5)
Negotiators from the White House and the U.S. Congress continued their efforts Sunday to reach agreement on ways to keep the government from defaulting on its debt. Five straight days of talks involving U.S. President Barack Obama and Republican leaders in Congress that ended Thursday failed to break the current deadlock. Experts say Congress must […]
US Debt Talks Continue As Deadline Nears
Posted July 17th, 2011 at 2:00 pm (UTC-5)
Negotiators from the White House and the U.S. Congress continued their efforts Sunday to reach agreement on ways to keep the government from defaulting on its debt. Five straight days of talks involving U.S. President Barack Obama and Republican leaders in Congress that ended Thursday failed to break the current deadlock. Experts say Congress must […]
Venezuela’s Chavez in Cuba to Begin Cancer Treatment
Posted July 17th, 2011 at 6:15 am (UTC-5)
Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez arrived in Cuba late Saturday to begin chemotherapy, after undergoing surgery last month to remove a cancerous tumor. Before boarding his plane in Caracas, Mr. Chavez said he was going away for a few days, but the length of his stay in Cuba is not known. Earlier in the day, President […]
Venezuela’s Chavez Leaves for Cuba to Begin Cancer Treatment
Posted July 16th, 2011 at 8:30 pm (UTC-5)
Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez left for Cuba late Saturday to begin chemotherapy, after undergoing surgery last month to remove a cancerous tumor. Before boarding his plane, Mr. Chavez said he was going away for a few days, but the length of his stay in Cuba is not known. Earlier in the day, President Chavez delegated […]
Obama Urges ‘Shared Compromise’ to Break Stalemate in Debt Talks
Posted July 16th, 2011 at 7:00 pm (UTC-5)
U.S. President Barack Obama on Saturday urged Congress to enter into what he called “shared compromise ” in an effort to solve the country’s debt and deficit problems. In his weekly address, Mr. Obama said he is willing to do whatever it takes to solve the problem, even if it is not politically popular. But […]
Headed Back to Cuba, Venezuela’s Ailing Chavez Delegates Some Duties
Posted July 16th, 2011 at 4:50 pm (UTC-5)
Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez delegated some of his powers to his vice president and finance minister Saturday, hours before traveling back to Cuba for a “second phase” of cancer treatment. Mr. Chavez resisted calls from the opposition to temporarily hand over the presidency to Vice President Elias Jaua during his absence. But shortly after the […]
Obama Urges ‘Shared Compromise’ to Break Stalemate in Debt Talks
Posted July 16th, 2011 at 4:00 pm (UTC-5)
U.S. President Barack Obama has urged Congress to enter into what he called “shared compromise ” in an effort to solve the country’s debt and deficit problems. In his weekly address Saturday, Mr. Obama said he is willing to do whatever it takes to solve the problem, even if it is not politically popular. But […]
France’s Fillon on Africa Tour, Boosting Ties
Posted July 16th, 2011 at 9:10 am (UTC-5)
The French Prime Minister is in Ghana, the second stop in a West African tour designed to boost ties with the region. Francois Fillon traveled to Ghana late Friday from Ivory Coast, where he met with President Alassane Ouattara and Prime Minister Guillaume Soro. Speaking alongside Mr. Ouattara in Abidjan, Friday, Mr. Fillon pledged France […]
