German Chancellor Angela Merkel has agreed to push for European Union financial assistance for Spanish farmers whose export income dropped sharply after German officials erroneously blamed them for causing the deadly outbreak of E. coli bacteria. Mrs. Merkel told her counterpart, Spanish Prime Minister Jose Luis Rodriguez Zapatero, on Thursday that she regretted the damage […]
Germany’s Merkel to Seek EU Help for Wronged Spanish Farmers
Posted June 3rd, 2011 at 8:30 am (UTC-5)
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Germany’s Merkel to Seek EU Help for Wronged Spanish Farmers
Posted June 3rd, 2011 at 8:25 am (UTC-5)
German Chancellor Angela Merkel has agreed to push for European Union financial assistance for Spanish farmers whose export income dropped sharply after German officials erroneously blamed them for causing the deadly outbreak of E. coli bacteria. Mrs. Merkel told her counterpart, Spanish Prime Minister Jose Luis Rodriguez Zapatero, on Thursday that she regretted the damage […]
European Markets Flat at Midday
Posted June 3rd, 2011 at 7:05 am (UTC-5)
European stock markets were flat in midday trading Friday. London’s Financial Times 100 index was nearly unchanged , to 5,850. The CAC-40 in Paris was down slightly , to 3,888. And the DAX in Frankfurt was up a quarter of a percent , at 7,092. The S&P futures contract was down six points, indicating a […]
Mladic Refuses to Offer a Plea to ‘Obnoxious’ Charges
Posted June 3rd, 2011 at 6:45 am (UTC-5)
Former Bosnian Serb military chief Ratko Mladic has made his first appearance before the U.N. war crimes tribunal at The Hague, but refused to enter a plea to what he said are “obnoxious” charges of genocide against him. Mladic told the court’s three judges on Friday that he was defending “my people and my country” […]
Protesters Take Over Greek Finance Ministry
Posted June 3rd, 2011 at 5:20 am (UTC-5)
Protesters in Athens have blockaded the Greek Finance Ministry, the scene of the government’s negotiations with international lenders on its latest financial rescue. About 200 protesters from the communist-affiliated PAME union blocked the entrance to the ministry at dawn Friday. They hung a five-story-tall banner calling for a general strike to protest the government’s newest […]
Mladic Tells War Crimes Tribunal He Is ‘Gravely Ill’
Posted June 3rd, 2011 at 5:15 am (UTC-5)
After 16 years on the run, former Bosnian Serb military chief Ratko Mladic has made his first appearance before the U.N. war crimes tribunal at The Hague, telling judges he is “gravely ill” and calling the charges against him “obnoxious.” Mladic was once a burly, intimidating figure on the battlefield. But he appeared subdued in […]
Mladic Appears at War Crimes Trial
Posted June 3rd, 2011 at 4:50 am (UTC-5)
After 16 years on the run, Bosnian Serb military chief Ratko Mladic made his first appearance Friday before the U.N war crimes tribunal at The Hague to answer charges of genocide during the Bosnian war. Mladic was once a burly, intimidating figure on the battlefield. But now he is in frail health and his court-appointed […]
Russian Arms Depot Fire Forces Evacuation
Posted June 3rd, 2011 at 3:10 am (UTC-5)
A fire at a Russian ammunition depot has caused shells to explode and injured 30 people. Authorities ordered the evacuation of more than 28,000 residents who live near the plant. They said Friday the blasts may continue for another day at the arsenal in the republic of Udmurtia, 900 kilometers east of Moscow. Balls of […]
Mladic Set to Make First Appearance at War Crimes Tribunal
Posted June 3rd, 2011 at 1:35 am (UTC-5)
After 16 years on the run, Bosnian Serb military chief Ratko Mladic is set to make his first appearance Friday before the U.N war crimes tribunal at The Hague to answer charges of genocide during the Bosnian war. Mladic was once a burly, intimidating figure on the battlefield. But now he is in frail health […]
Four Killed in Wales Refinery Explosion
Posted June 3rd, 2011 at 12:10 am (UTC-5)
An explosion at a Chevron oil refinery in Wales has killed four workers and seriously injured another. Authorities said the blast occurred Thursday as maintenance work was being done on a 730-cubic-meter storage tank. There was no immediate explanation for the explosion, which sent billowing plumes of black smoke into the sky although firefighters quickly […]
