Residents of the Italian port city of Naples have vented their frustration with the city’s perpetual trash disposal problem by dumping uncollected refuse in central streets. Angry citizens used tarps to drag rubbish off side roads and alleys and dump it in main streets overnight. Huge piles of garbage blocked the traffic in Naples Wednesday […]
NATO Confirms Libyan Claim of New Airstrike
Posted June 20th, 2011 at 10:05 pm (UTC-5)
NATO on Monday confirmed a Libyan government claim of an early-morning airstrike that destroyed a large family compound belonging to a close associate of leader Moammar Gadhafi. The alliance at first denied the strike, saying it had not conducted any recent operations in the area of Surman, about 65 kilometers west of the capital, Tripoli. […]
Ukraine, China Billion-Dollar Business Deals
Posted June 20th, 2011 at 12:00 pm (UTC-5)
China’s President Hu Jintao has attended the signing of $3.5 billion in business deals with Ukraine. Mr. Hu and Ukranian President Viktor Yanukovych on Monday praised the agreements as part of a new “strategic partnership” between the two nations. The deals covered the energy, technology and trade sectors. China’s official news agency Xinhua has said […]
No Agreement on Greece by Eurozone Ministers
Posted June 19th, 2011 at 9:25 pm (UTC-5)
Eurozone finance ministers are again telling Greece that the next vital loan installment is only payable when the Greek parliament passes economic reforms. The ministers ended their meeting early Monday in Luxembourg with no final agreement on the next $17 billion payment of the $160 bailout from the European Union and International Monetary Fund. The […]
Springsteen Sax Star Clarence Clemons Dies
Posted June 19th, 2011 at 1:45 pm (UTC-5)
Clarence Clemons, the burly star saxophonist of Bruce Springsteen’s E Street band, died Saturday, six days after suffering a stroke following surgery. Clemons was 69. His bandleader, Springsteen, said on his website Clemons’ loss is “immeasurable.” Springsteen said “we are honored and thankful to have know him and had the opportunity to stand beside him […]
Thousands Flee Fighting in Burma
Posted June 15th, 2011 at 2:30 pm (UTC-5)
Thousands of people are fleeing deadly clashes between Burmese government forces and ethnic minority rebels near the country’s border with China. Rights groups say about 2,000 Burmese villagers have fled their homes, most of them crossing into China. However, reports say thousands of others attempting to enter China were rejected by Chinese border guards and […]
Israeli Foreign Minister: Grapel is Not a Spy
Posted June 14th, 2011 at 11:25 am (UTC-5)
Israel’s foreign minister says a U.S.-Israeli citizen arrested in Egypt Sunday is not a spy. Avigdor Lieberman said on Israel’s Army Radio Tuesday that American-born Ilan Grapel had no ties with Israeli or American intelligence services, no matter how “strange” or “careless” his behavior. The U.S. says a consular officer visited Grapel in prison Monday […]
China Flood Death Toll Rises to 94
Posted June 12th, 2011 at 6:25 pm (UTC-5)
Chinese officials say the death toll from heavy rains in central and southern provinces has risen to at least 94 and that 78 people are missing. The state flood control and drought relief agency said Sunday that torrential rains in the past week have triggered floods and landslides in 13 provinces, affecting more than 8 […]
Taliban Denies Involvement in Pakistan Bombings
Posted June 12th, 2011 at 12:25 pm (UTC-5)
The Taliban has denied responsibility for twin bombings at a crowded market in Pakistan’s Peshawar city that killed at least 35 people and wounded more than 100 others late Saturday. A Taliban spokesman (Ehsanullah Ehsan) called reporters Sunday in the North Waziristan tribal region to deny involvement. He said, “We do not target civilians and […]
Somali Pirates Free Kuwaiti Oil Tanker After Ransom
Posted June 12th, 2011 at 10:20 am (UTC-5)
Somali pirates are reported to have released a Kuwaiti oil tanker held since late March. A piracy watchdog group says the pirates were paid $12 million to release the ship. The 29-member crew is said to be doing okay. The MV Zirku was captured in the Gulf of Aden while sailing to Singapore from Sudan. […]
