Slovakia has rejected an expanded European bailout fund in a vote that also toppled the Slovak government. Parliament Tuesday voted against the plan, which would have committed Slovakia to guarantee $10 billion for a eurozone-wide fund to help troubled economies like Greece avoid default. Opponents of the plan say Slovakia simply cannot afford it. Slovak […]
Slovakia Rejects Expanded Eurozone Bailout Fund
Posted October 11th, 2011 at 5:10 pm (UTC-5)
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UN: Opium Production on Rise in Afghanistan
Posted October 11th, 2011 at 4:10 pm (UTC-5)
The United Nations says Afghanistan’s opium production may rise by more than two-thirds this year compared to last, as financial insecurity and high opium prices lead more farmers to grow illicit poppies. In a survey released Tuesday, the U.N. Office on Drugs and Crime also said cultivation of the opium poppy jumped 7 percent in […]
Police Arrest Dozens of ‘Occupy Boston’ Protesters
Posted October 11th, 2011 at 3:35 pm (UTC-5)
Police in the U.S. city of Boston have arrested dozens of protesters who are affiliated with the Occupy Wall Street movement that has sprung up in major cities across the United States. Arrests began early Tuesday after demonstrators refused police demands to move their protest away from a public area that had been recently renovated. […]
Obama Slams Congress, Tells Lawmakers ‘Do Your Job’
Posted October 11th, 2011 at 3:10 pm (UTC-5)
U.S. President Barack Obama is calling on Congressional opponents to “put country ahead of party” and pass his $447 billion jobs bill. The president slammed Republican lawmakers during a visit to a union-sponsored training center in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania Tuesday. Mr. Obama said many Republicans would have a hard time explaining why they oppose the measure […]
Israel Reaches Deal With Hamas to Free Captured Soldier
Posted October 11th, 2011 at 3:10 pm (UTC-5)
Israeli and Palestinian officials say the Israeli government has reached a deal with the Palestinian militant group Hamas to free captured Israeli soldier Gilad Shalit. Sources close to the Egyptian-mediated agreement say Hamas will exchange Shalit for the freedom of about 1,000 Palestinian prisoners. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s Cabinet was holding an urgent session Tuesday […]
Libya’s NTC Seizes Police Headquarters in Gadhafi Stronghold
Posted October 11th, 2011 at 2:30 pm (UTC-5)
Libya’s provisional government fighters say they have gained control of the police headquarters in former leader Moammar Gadhafi’s hometown of Sirte and are close to taking full control of the town. National Transitional Council forces say they seized the police headquarters on Tuesday. Witnesses said revolutionary fighters could be seen firing celebratory shots into the […]
Pakistani PM Pledges Jobs to Help Curb Violence
Posted October 11th, 2011 at 11:40 am (UTC-5)
Pakistani Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani says job growth and economic development are key to curbing violence in the country’s southwest. Mr. Gilani said Tuesday that the government will provide 20,000 jobs to youths in Baluchistan province. He made the remarks during a speech to army recruits in the provincial capital, Quetta. The prime minister […]
Liberians Vote in Second Post-War Election
Posted October 11th, 2011 at 11:35 am (UTC-5)
Liberians endured a steady rain Tuesday to vote in the country’s second national elections since the end of a 14-year civil war. Election observers told VOA that most polling stations opened on time and that voting was proceeding smoothly despite the weather. President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf is facing a tough fight for a second term, […]
Four Kidnapped Afghan Aid Workers Released
Posted October 11th, 2011 at 10:55 am (UTC-5)
Officials say four kidnapped Afghans working for a French development organization have been released in northern Afghanistan. Authorities in Faryab province said Taliban militants released the aid workers Tuesday after local elders intervened on their behalf. The staff members of the aid group ACTED were abducted Monday as they drove through the area. The Associated […]
US Stocks Open Lower
Posted October 11th, 2011 at 10:05 am (UTC-5)
Prices on major U.S. stock indexes dropped in early trading Tuesday. The Dow Jones Industrial Average and S&P 500 index were each about three-tenths of a percent lower, and the NASDAQ composite index fell one-tenth of a percent. European stock prices were lower in midday trading, with the main Financial Times index in London and […]
