U.S. stocks showed moderate gains in Thursday’s early trading. The Dow Jones Industrial Average was up two-tenths of one percent, the S&P 500 gained three-tenths of a percent while the NASDAQ was up half a percent. European stock prices also showed gains Thursday afternoon. London’s Financial Times index rose 2 percent. The CAC-40 in Paris […]
UN Raises Death Toll in Syrian Violence
Posted October 6th, 2011 at 9:55 am (UTC-5)
The United Nations has raised the death toll in Syria’s crackdown on dissent. The U.N. human rights office said Thursday that more than 2,900 people have died in the unrest, now in its seventh month. The U.N. put the death figures last month at 2,700. Meanwhile, the London-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said fighting […]
Libyan Government Says Sirte Could Fall in Days
Posted October 5th, 2011 at 10:20 pm (UTC-5)
Libyan military officials say revolutionary forces could capture former leader Moammar Gadhafi’s hometown of Sirte within days. A Defense Ministry spokesman, Colonel Ahmed Bani, said Wednesday that provisional government fighters have surrounded the strategic coastal city. A local commander said his forces have gained control of half the town. But another National Transitional Council official […]
Apple’s Steve Jobs Dies
Posted October 5th, 2011 at 9:45 pm (UTC-5)
Apple co-founder and former chief executive Steve Jobs has died. Jobs was 56 years old and had been battling cancer for nearly a decade. The technology company issued a statement on its website late Wednesday, saying the company has lost a visionary and creative genius, and that the world has lost an amazing human being. […]
Alleged Plot to Assassinate Karzai Is Foiled
Posted October 5th, 2011 at 1:35 pm (UTC-5)
Authorities in Afghanistan say they have foiled an alleged plot to assassinate President Hamid Karzai. Afghanistan’s intelligence agency said Wednesday six suspects have been arrested, including some who allegedly were trained in Pakistan’s North Waziristan tribal region. A spokesman for Afghanistan’s National Directorate of Security (Lutfullah Mashal) says a “dangerous and educated group” included teachers […]
Karzai Reaches Out to Pakistan Following India Deal
Posted October 5th, 2011 at 1:20 pm (UTC-5)
Afghan President Hamid Karzai is seeking to ease any Pakistani concerns about his country’s newly signed cooperation deal with Pakistan’s traditional enemy, India. Speaking in New Delhi at the end of his two-day state visit, Mr. Karzai described Pakistan as a “twin brother,” saying that the agreement signed with India will not affect the two […]
US, European Stocks Advance in Wednesday Trading
Posted October 5th, 2011 at 11:40 am (UTC-5)
Stocks advanced in the United States and Europe on Wednesday. In the U.S., the Dow Jones Industrial Average is up one-half of one percent in early day trading. The S & P 500 is ahead seven-tenths of a percent, while the NASDAQ is up 1.1 percent. European stock prices are sharply higher in afternoon trading. […]
NATO Defense Ministers Meet on Libya, Afghanistan
Posted October 5th, 2011 at 10:05 am (UTC-5)
U.S. Defense Chief Leon Panetta has warned NATO defense ministers that they can no longer count on the United States to cover financial shortfalls that have plagued alliance operations in Libya and Afghanistan. NATO defense ministers are meeting Wednesday in Brussels to discuss the alliance’s ongoing mission in Libya, the war in Afghanistan and efforts […]
Turkey Threatens Syria Sanctions Despite UN Resolution Veto
Posted October 5th, 2011 at 10:00 am (UTC-5)
HEAD: Turkey Threatens Syria Sanctions Despite UN Resolution Veto DATE: 10/05/11 NUMBER: 1456184 TYPE: CN )) Turkish Prime Minister Tayyip Recep Erdogan says his government will impose its own sanctions on Syria, despite the failure of a European-drafted resolution at the U.N. Security Council. Russia and China vetoed the resolution Tuesday, sparking U.S. and European […]
Turkey Threatens Syria Sanctions Despite UN Resolution Veto
Posted October 5th, 2011 at 9:45 am (UTC-5)
Turkish Prime Minister Tayyip Recep Erdogan says his government will impose its own sanctions on Syria, despite the failure of a European-drafted resolution at the U.N. Security Council. Russia and China vetoed the resolution Tuesday, sparking U.S. and European outrage. The measure contained possible references to sanctions against Syria if its leader pursues a crackdown […]
