World stock markets gained Thursday after news of efforts to support struggling European economies and the major banks exposed to the debts of troubled nations. In New York, the Dow Jones Industrial Average gained nearly seven-tenths of one percent in early trading. The broader S&P 500 index gained six-tenths of a percent, and the NASDAQ […]
Stocks Gain on News of Europe Support
Posted September 15th, 2011 at 9:55 am (UTC-5)
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Pakistan: US Remarks on Counterterrorism Are “Out of Line”
Posted September 15th, 2011 at 9:02 am (UTC-5)
Pakistan says U.S. criticism of the country’s efforts targeting militants works against counterterrorism cooperation between the two allies. U.S. Defense Secretary Leon Panetta warned Pakistan Wednesday that the United States would “do everything we can” to defend American forces in Afghanistan from Pakistan-based militants. U.S. officials suspect the militant Haqqani network — based in Pakistan’s […]
Leaders of Britain, France Visit Libya for Talks
Posted September 15th, 2011 at 7:06 am (UTC-5)
British Prime Minister David Cameron and French President Nicolas Sarkozy are in Libya for talks with the country’s interim government, becoming the first foreign heads of state to visit the nation since the overthrow of former leader Moammar Gadhafi. The two leaders, who arrived Thursday, were scheduled to hold talks with National Transitional Council Chairman […]
Rights Activists Say Syrian Forces Kill 4 Near Turkey Border
Posted September 14th, 2011 at 11:00 pm (UTC-5)
Syrian rights activists say security forces who opened fire in northwestern villages have killed at least four people in an ongoing crackdown on dissent, while the government rejected calls to end the violence. The activists say government troops fired heavy machine guns Wednesday during raids on several villages in Idlib province near the Turkish border. […]
Renewed Clashes Hit Yemeni Capital
Posted September 14th, 2011 at 10:32 pm (UTC-5)
Renewed clashes between troops loyal to Yemeni President Ali Abdullah Saleh and opposition tribesmen have killed at least two people in a northern district of the capital, Sana’a, as violence continued in the country’s volatile south. Residents said artillery and automatic weapons fire was concentrated early Thursday near the home of a prominent anti-Saleh tribal […]
Pirates Hijack Ship With 23 Crew Off Benin
Posted September 14th, 2011 at 5:30 pm (UTC-5)
Pirates have hijacked a ship with 23 crew members in the Gulf of Guinea, which has become an increasingly dangerous area for international shipping. The International Maritime Bureau says the pirates seized the Cypriot-flagged tanker Wednesday about 115 kilometers southwest of Cotonou, the capital of the West African nation of Benin. The bureau’s Piracy Reporting […]
Europe Scrambles to Contain Debt Problems
Posted September 14th, 2011 at 1:30 pm (UTC-5)
The leaders of Greece, France and Germany are holding a telephone conference Wednesday to discuss how to contain the European debt crisis. Heavily indebted Greece was the first country in the European Union to secure an international bailout, partly financed by stronger European economies like Germany and France. Now, French President Nicolas Sarkozy and German […]
Senior US Diplomat Talks Transition in Libya
Posted September 14th, 2011 at 12:11 pm (UTC-5)
Senior U.S. State Department official Jeffrey Feltman says he has assured Libyans that the American administration will respect the country’s sovereignty, adding that the future of Libya “is in the hands of its people.” Feltman met with the head of Libya’s National Transitional Council in the Libyan capital, Tripoli, Wednesday. He is the highest ranking […]
US, Europe Stock Markets Gain in Wednesday Trade
Posted September 14th, 2011 at 10:05 am (UTC-5)
Major U.S. stock indexes gained some ground in early trading Wednesday. The Dow Jones Industrial Average was up nearly one-quarter of one percent, the broader S&P 500 index gained nearly four tenths of a percent, and the NASDAQ was up three-quarters of a percent shortly after the New York markets opened. European stock prices also […]
Officials: Taliban Attack on Kabul Ends After Nearly 20 Hours
Posted September 14th, 2011 at 1:45 am (UTC-5)
Afghan officials say a nearly day-long Taliban assault on Kabul has ended after security forces killed the remaining insurgents. The Afghan interior ministry made the announcement Wednesday, some 20 hours after militants first launched their coordinated assault on several high-profile targets in the capital. It is believed to be the longest sustained attack on Kabul […]
