U.S. death row inmate Troy Davis, who was convicted for the 1989 shooting death of a police officer, was put to death late Wednesday in the southern state of Georgia, after the Supreme Court rejected a last minute appeal to stay his execution. Davis died by lethal injection just after 11 p.m. local time as […]
US Death Row Inmate Put to Death Despite International Outcry
Posted September 22nd, 2011 at 2:40 am (UTC-5)
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US Death Row Inmate Put to Death Despite International Outcry
Posted September 22nd, 2011 at 12:08 am (UTC-5)
U.S. death row inmate Troy Davis, who was convicted for the 1989 shooting death of a police officer, was put to death late Wednesday in the southern state of Georgia, after the Supreme Court rejected a last minute appeal to stay his execution. Davis died by lethal injection just after 11 p.m. local time as […]
US Death Row Inmate Put to Death
Posted September 21st, 2011 at 11:30 pm (UTC-5)
U.S. death row inmate Troy Davis, who was convicted for the 1989 shooting death of a police officer, was put to death late Wednesday in the southern state of Georgia, after the Supreme Court rejected a last minute appeal to stay his execution. Davis died by lethal injection just after 11 p.m. local time as […]
US Supreme Court Rejects Appeal of Death Row Inmate
Posted September 21st, 2011 at 10:48 pm (UTC-5)
The U.S. Supreme Court has rejected a last-minute appeal by the lawyers of death row inmate Troy Davis, clearing the way for his execution. Davis had been set to be executed by lethal injection at 7 p.m. local time in Georgia for the 1989 shooting death of a police officer. But the Supreme Court put […]
US House of Representatives Rejects Stopgap Measure
Posted September 21st, 2011 at 8:10 pm (UTC-5)
The Republican-controlled U.S. House of Representatives has defeated a bill that would have funded federal government operations past September 30, when current funding is set to expire. The measure failed Wednesday by a vote of 195 in favor to 230 against, with 48 Republican members rebelling against their leaders and voting against it. The stopgap […]
Tropical Storm Hilary Forms in Pacific
Posted September 21st, 2011 at 6:15 pm (UTC-5)
U.S. weather forecasters say Tropical Storm Hilary has formed off Mexico’s Pacific coast and could strengthen into a hurricane by late Thursday. The National Hurricane Center said in a bulletin Wednesday afternoon that the storm was 205 kilometers south-southeast of Puerto Escondido, Mexico, moving northwest with 75 kilometer-per-hour winds. Forecasters say Mexico has issued a […]
Obama Campaigns for Jobs Proposal at Clinton Global Initiative
Posted September 21st, 2011 at 5:25 pm (UTC-5)
U.S. President Barack Obama says the United States needs to get its economy growing in order to continue investing in international development. Speaking at a forum of business and political leaders and philanthropists Wednesday, Mr. Obama made his latest pitch for his $447-billion jobs-creation proposal. The president said the United Nations remains the world’s largest […]
Brazil’s President Opens UN General Assembly Debate
Posted September 21st, 2011 at 5:08 pm (UTC-5)
Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff opened the annual debate of the United Nations General Assembly Wednesday by saying fast-growing emerging economies can play a role in helping to stem the global economic crisis. President Rousseff is the first woman to open the General Assembly. Ms. Rousseff, who also is Brazil’s first woman president, told delegates that […]
Lawyers Make Last-Ditch Effort to Save U.S. Death Row Inmate
Posted September 21st, 2011 at 2:58 pm (UTC-5)
U.S. death row inmate Troy Davis is hours away from his execution, as his legal team and worldwide supporters make a last-ditch effort to save his life. Davis’ legal team tried several measures Wednesday, including offering for the 42-year-old to take a polygraph test to prove his innocence. Prison officials turned them down. Supporters have […]
IMF: Politics Threatening Global Financial Stability
Posted September 21st, 2011 at 10:51 am (UTC-5)
The International Monetary Fund warns “time is running out” to take care of financial problems that could throw the global economic recovery into reverse. The IMF issued its bleak assessment Wednesday as part of its semi-annual Global Financial Stability report. It said political bickering and rising debt levels are the biggest problems, and are combining […]
