The eight U.S. Republican presidential hopefuls have debated social programs, immigration, and the war in Afghanistan in their second meet-up in a week, as the 2012 election primary race takes shape. The CNN / Tea Party debate in Florida Monday night featured questions by conservative voters, so-called tea party activists, in the audience, over the […]
US Republican Hopefuls Debate in Key Election State
Posted September 12th, 2011 at 10:40 pm (UTC-5)
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Sri Lanka Civil War Report Heads to UN Rights Council
Posted September 12th, 2011 at 9:40 pm (UTC-5)
The U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has sent a report about alleged war crimes in Sri Lanka’s recent civil war to the president of the Geneva-based Human Rights Council and the High Commissioner for Human Rights. The report, published in April by a panel of U.N.-appointed experts, cites “credible” evidence of Sri Lankan troops and Tamil […]
At Least 75 Killed in Kenya Pipeline Blast
Posted September 12th, 2011 at 1:35 pm (UTC-5)
Kenyan officials say a massive gasoline pipeline explosion in the capital has killed at least 75 people and injured more than 100 others. Authorities say the trouble began Monday morning after a valve on the pipeline burst, causing fuel to spill into an open sewer in the densely populated Sinai slum. People rushed to the […]
US Stocks Fall in Midday Trading Monday
Posted September 12th, 2011 at 1:00 pm (UTC-5)
U.S. stock indexes slid in midday trading Monday, following bigger losses on key exchanges in Europe and Asia. The Dow Jones Industrial Average of 30 key stocks is off nine-tenths of one percent, while the broader S&P 500 is down eight-tenths of one percent. The technology-laden NASDAQ is down three-tenths of a percent. European stock […]
Russia Rejects Calls for Sanctions Against Syria
Posted September 12th, 2011 at 12:45 pm (UTC-5)
Russia has rejected calls from the United States and Western Europe for greater sanctions against Syria for its violent crackdown on protesters. Russian President Dmitry Medvedev said Monday there is no need for additional pressure on Syria. He said any United Nations resolution on Syria must be “tough” but “balanced.” Russia has veto power in […]
Explosion at French Nuclear Site Kills 1, Injures 4
Posted September 12th, 2011 at 12:00 pm (UTC-5)
An explosion at a nuclear site in southern France has killed one person and injured four others, one seriously. France’s ASN nuclear safety agency says the blast Monday happened at the Centraco nuclear waste treatment center on the grounds of another nuclear site, Marcoule, near the city of Nimes. An ASN spokesman says the blast […]
Gadhafi Forces Attack Oil Refinery Guards in Coastal City
Posted September 12th, 2011 at 11:50 am (UTC-5)
Fighters with Libya’s National Transitional Council say forces loyal to former Libyan leader Moammar Gadhafi have killed at least 15 guards in an attack outside a key oil refinery in the coastal city of Ras Lanuf. Provisional authority forces say pro-Gadhafi fighters approached the refinery in a column of vehicles early Monday, attacking the guards […]
Obama Urges Congress to Pass Jobs Bill
Posted September 12th, 2011 at 11:31 am (UTC-5)
U.S. President Barack Obama is urging Congress to pass his $447 billion proposal aimed at creating jobs and averting fears of another recession in the world’s biggest economy. At the White House, the president said he is sending the legislation to Congress Monday and that lawmakers should pass it immediately — without delay or politics. […]
Britain, Russia State Differences, Sign Business Deals
Posted September 12th, 2011 at 11:30 am (UTC-5)
Russian President Dmitry Medvedev has flatly refused to extradite a Russian suspect wanted by Britain in the polonium poisoning in London of a former Moscow agent, tarnishing British Prime Minister David Cameron’s first visit to Moscow. Mr. Cameron’s trip is the first visit by a British leader to Russia in six years, and was expected […]
World Markets Tumble on Greek Default Fears
Posted September 12th, 2011 at 11:02 am (UTC-5)
World stock markets and the value of the euro plunged Monday as investors worried that Greece would not be able to pay back its bailout loans. European shares hit their lowest point in more than two years, with exchanges in London, Paris and Frankfurt all falling sharply. German Economy Minister Philipp Roesler said Europe could […]
