U.S. counterterrorism officials are investigating what they call a credible, but unconfirmed, terror threat planned to coincide with the 10th anniversary of the September 11 terrorist attacks on the United States. Authorities in New York City and Washington, D.C. say they have increased police staffing in response to the threat, which is reported to focus […]
US Investigates 9/11 Anniversary Threat
Posted September 9th, 2011 at 10:10 am (UTC-5)
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US Stocks Fall in Early Trading Friday
Posted September 9th, 2011 at 10:00 am (UTC-5)
U.S. stock market indexes slid in Friday’s early trading. The Dow Jones Industrial Average of 30 key stocks is off 1.5 percent, while the broader S&P 500 is down 1.4 percent. The technology-laden NASDAQ slid 1.1 percent. European stock markets are lower in afternoon trading. London’s Financial Times 100 index is down 1.2 percent, the […]
More Libyan Officials Cross into Niger
Posted September 9th, 2011 at 9:20 am (UTC-5)
A senior general and other officials who were part of the government of Libya’s Moammar Gadhafi have crossed into Niger. News organizations quote officials in Niger who say General Ali Kana and several other high-ranking officials were part of a group of about a dozen people who entered Niger on Friday. Kana was in charge […]
Syria Braces for Anti-Government Protests
Posted September 9th, 2011 at 9:15 am (UTC-5)
Syria braced for anti-government protests across the country on Friday, while Russia indicated it may be willing to consider a U.N. Security Council resolution that sends a “strong message” to Syrian President Bashar al-Assad. The French news agency quotes rights activists as saying security forces manning a checkpoint in a northwestern village opened fire and […]
Power Outage Puts 5 Million in US, Mexico in the Dark
Posted September 9th, 2011 at 4:50 am (UTC-5)
Officials are working to restore electricity in southern California, parts of Arizona and northern Mexico after a major power failure cut the lights for more than five million people. Authorities blame a transmission line in Arizona which automatically shut down two reactors at the San Onofre nuclear power plant near San Diego in California. They […]
Erdogan: Turkish Warships Will Escort Aid Vessels to Gaza
Posted September 8th, 2011 at 9:50 pm (UTC-5)
Turkey says it will monitor international waters in the Mediterranean Sea and send warships to escort its vessels carrying humanitarian aid to the Gaza Strip, protecting them from Israeli attack. Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan told al-Jazeera television Thursday that his country will not allow a repetition of last year’s deadly Israeli raid on the […]
President Obama Set to Deliver Jobs Address
Posted September 8th, 2011 at 6:40 pm (UTC-5)
U.S. President Barack Obama is preparing to outline his job creation plan to the American people in a nationally-televised address before a joint session of Congress . Excerpts of the president’s address were released a short time ago by the White House. Mr. Obama, according to excerpts will urge an end to partisan politics in […]
President Obama Set to Deliver Jobs Address
Posted September 8th, 2011 at 6:15 pm (UTC-5)
U.S. President Barack Obama is preparing to outline his job creation plan to the American people in a nationally-televised address before a joint session of Congress . Excerpts of the president’s address were released a short time ago by the White House. Mr. Obama will urge an end to partisan politics in efforts to boost […]
Increased Chatter on Jihadi Websites
Posted September 8th, 2011 at 2:20 pm (UTC-5)
U.S. intelligence officials are picking up more “chatter” on terrorist websites with the 10th anniversary of the September 11, 2001 terror attacks just days away. Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano said Thursday the U.S. is taking all of the talk seriously, even though there is nothing to suggest the country faces a specific threat. Earlier […]
NATO Says Coalition Soldier Mistakenly Killed BBC Reporter in Afghanistan
Posted September 8th, 2011 at 1:35 pm (UTC-5)
NATO says one of its soldiers killed a British Broadcasting Corporation reporter during an insurgent attack in southern Afghanistan after mistaking him for a suicide bomber. Ahmed Omed Khpulwak and 18 others were killed on July 28 when a group of suicide bombers and gunmen attacked several government buildings in the capital of Uruzgan province. […]
