A retired army general promising a crackdown on Guatemala’s rampant crime looks set to win a first round of the country’s presidential vote. Election officials Monday said Otto Perez has more than one-third of the votes with about 76 percent of the ballots counted. But that will not be enough to give the retired general […]
Ex-General Leads in Guatemalan Presidential Vote
Posted September 12th, 2011 at 9:05 am (UTC-5)
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Security in US Heightened on 9/11 Anniversary
Posted September 11th, 2011 at 6:10 pm (UTC-5)
Authorities have increased security in Washington, DC and New York City, as U.S. officials investigate a possible terrorist threat timed to coincide with the September 11 anniversary. In Washington, armed guards are stationed at the Kennedy Center, where President Barack Obama and first lady Michelle Obama will attend a memorial concert Sunday evening. Earlier, officers […]
People Around the World Remember September 11 Attacks
Posted September 11th, 2011 at 5:05 pm (UTC-5)
People around the world have somberly marked the 10th anniversary of the September 11 attacks on the United States which killed almost 3,000 people in a single day in New York, Washington, and rural Pennsylvania. Citizens from 90 different nations died that day, including 67 Britons. In London, Prince Charles and Prime Minister David Cameron […]
Battle for Bani Walid Rages in Libya
Posted September 11th, 2011 at 3:25 pm (UTC-5)
Libya’s provisional government forces have pushed their way into the oasis town of Bani Walid, one of the last remaining strongholds of ousted leader Moammar Gadhafi. Anti-Gadhafi fighters said Sunday they control big chunks of the town, especially to the north. They say pro-Gadhafi forces are still fighting to keep control of the town’s center. […]
America Remembers the September 11 Attacks
Posted September 11th, 2011 at 10:50 am (UTC-5)
With solemn tributes, the United States is marking the 10th anniversary of the September 11 terrorist attacks that killed nearly 3,000 people and launched the country into a decade of war. Events were held at the sites of each attack a decade ago — New York, the Pentagon outside Washington, and in Shanksville, Pennsylvania. In […]
Afghan Suicide Bomber Kills 2, Wounds 100
Posted September 11th, 2011 at 9:55 am (UTC-5)
NATO-led forces say a Taliban suicide truck bomber has attacked a coalition outpost in central Afghanistan, killing two Afghan civilians and wounding more than 100 others. The coalition said Sunday that 77 NATO personnel and nearly 25 Afghan civilians suffered non-life threatening injuries in the blast, which occurred on the eve of the 10th anniversary […]
Tropical Storm Nate Weakens in Mexico
Posted September 11th, 2011 at 6:20 am (UTC-5)
The U.S. National Hurricane Center says Tropical Storm Nate has lost strength as it moves toward landfall in Mexico. Forecasters say Nate’s winds have dropped to 95 kilometers-per-hour, with little change in strength expected before hitting land Sunday. A hurricane warning has been replaced by a tropical storm warning along part of the Mexican gulf […]
US Ambassador Vows Not to Abandon Afghanistan
Posted September 10th, 2011 at 6:50 pm (UTC-5)
The newly-appointed U.S. Ambassador to Afghanistan, Ryan Crocker, has promised not to abandon the war-torn country, saying to do so would be unacceptable. In an interview with a VOA correspondent in Kabul on the eve of the 10th anniversary of the September 11, 2001, terror attacks in New York and Washington, Crocker said that to […]
Obama, Bush Remember Sept. 11
Posted September 10th, 2011 at 1:15 pm (UTC-5)
U.S. President Barack Obama has marked the 10th anniversary of the September 11 attacks with tributes to the first responders, the military and the thousands of people who lost their lives. During his weekly address Saturday, Mr. Obama spoke of the acts of heroism a decade ago in New York at the World Trade Center, […]
