U.S. Vice President Joe Biden has praised Italy as an important partner of the United States during talks with Italian President Giorgio Napolitano in Rome. Mr. Biden and Mr. Napolitano also discussed the situation in Libya during Wednesday’s meeting at the Quirinale presidential palace. The United States and Italy both have participated in two months […]
US Vice President Praises Italy as ‘Important’ US Ally
Posted June 1st, 2011 at 4:30 pm (UTC-5)
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Bosnian Serb Lawmakers Scrap Controversial Referendum
Posted June 1st, 2011 at 4:25 pm (UTC-5)
Bosnia’s Serb Republic parliament has voted against holding a disputed referendum on the region’s future. Bosnian Serb officials had planned to hold the referendum this month, asking people in the region whether they accepted the federal judiciary and an international envoy overseeing Bosnia’s fragile peace. The Bosnian Serb Assembly shelved the planned referendum Wednesday following […]
Turkish PM Blames Opposition for Pre-election Violence
Posted June 1st, 2011 at 4:15 pm (UTC-5)
Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan has blamed the opposition for provoking clashes in Turkey ahead of June 12 parliamentary elections. In a speech in Istanbul Wednesday, Mr. Erdogan said the provocations were a ploy to drag his ruling Justice and Development Party into what he called a “trap,” and vowed to steer clear of […]
Germany Reports Another Bacteria Death, Cause Still a Mystery
Posted June 1st, 2011 at 3:15 pm (UTC-5)
German officials say another person has died from a mysterious killer bacteria, raising the death toll in Europe to 17, all but one in Germany. Local authorities reported Wednesday that an 84-year-old woman died on Sunday from the food-borne bacterial outbreak, which has sickened more than 1,500 people in nine European countries since mid-May. Germany […]
US Stresses Commitment to Afghanistan, Central Asia
Posted June 1st, 2011 at 12:50 pm (UTC-5)
A senior U.S. official has underscored the U.S. commitment to Afghanistan and to a long-term relationship with Central Asia during a three-day trip to Afghanistan and Uzbekistan. In Tashkent Tuesday, U.S. Deputy National Security Advisor Denis McDonough met with Uzbek President Islam Karimov, who said relations with the United States are developing stably and consistently […]
Blatter Re-Elected to FIFA Presidency
Posted June 1st, 2011 at 12:50 pm (UTC-5)
FIFA president Sepp Blatter has been re-elected as head of football’s world governing body after being the only candidate remaining in an election dogged by corruption allegations. The 75-year-old Swiss earned his fourth term Wednesday after receiving 186 out of the 203 votes cast at the FIFA Congress in Zurich. Blatter’s only rival, Asian football […]
Belarus Asks IMF for Rescue Loan of Up to $8 Bn
Posted June 1st, 2011 at 12:05 pm (UTC-5)
Belarus is requesting a new economic rescue loan from the International Monetary Fund to help it cope with a deepening financial crisis. Belarusian Prime Minister Mikhail Myasnikovich said Wednesday the government has asked for an IMF loan between $3.5 billion and $8 billion for the next three to five years. Belarus last received an IMF […]
Web Security Summit: Cyberattacks as Great a Threat as Military
Posted June 1st, 2011 at 11:55 am (UTC-5)
The chairman of one of the world’s leading telecommunications companies says cyberwarfare could be as dangerous as a military attack. Speaking at the Worldwide Cybersecurity Summit in London Wednesday, BT Group Chairman Michael Rake told government officials and business leaders from around the world that cyberattacks could “bring a nation to its knees” without any […]
Turkish PM Pledges More Investment for Kurds, Unrest Continues
Posted June 1st, 2011 at 10:30 am (UTC-5)
Turkey’s prime minister has announced new projects for the country’s biggest Kurdish city, in what is viewed as an attempt to gain Kurdish support ahead of the June 12 parliamentary elections. Speaking in Istanbul Wednesday, Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan announced plans for boosting economic and social development in the southeastern city of Diyarbakir. The […]
Germany Reports More Bacteria Victims, But Cause Still a Mystery
Posted June 1st, 2011 at 8:05 am (UTC-5)
Germany says the number of its people sickened by a mysterious killer bacteria is growing rapidly. The country’s national disease control center Wednesday said the number of confirmed cases of people sickened by the food-borne bacterial outbreak jumped from 373 on Tuesday to 470 a day later. Fifteen people have died in Germany from the […]
