U.S. stock indexes advanced in early trading Wednesday. The Dow Jones Industrial Average is up 1.1 percent, the S&P 500 1.3 percent and the NASDAQ by 1.4 percent. European stocks jumped sharply in afternoon trading. London’s Financial Times index is up 2.4 percent. The CAC-40 in Paris is ahead 2.9 percent, and the DAX index […]
US Stocks Advance in Early Trading Wednesday
Posted September 7th, 2011 at 10:00 am (UTC-5)
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Activists Say Syrian Forces Kill 7 in Homs Assault
Posted September 7th, 2011 at 9:25 am (UTC-5)
Syrian rights activists say government security forces, backed by tanks, have killed at least seven people in an assault on the central flashpoint city of Homs. The activists said mobile phones, land lines and Internet services were cut off Wednesday in many parts of the city, which has been a hub for protests against President […]
German Court Rules in Favor of European Economic Bailouts
Posted September 7th, 2011 at 7:00 am (UTC-5)
Germany’s Constitutional Court has upheld the country’s participation in the European Union rescue fund, but says the German parliament should have greater say in future economic bailout packages. The court ruled Wednesday that the German government is now required to seek the approval of parliament’s budgetary committee before taking part in any further large-scale economic […]
Twin Suicide Bomb Blasts Kill 19 in SW Pakistan
Posted September 7th, 2011 at 2:41 am (UTC-5)
A pair of suicide bombers attacked the house of a top Pakistani security officer Wednesday in the southwestern city of Quetta, killing at least 19 people including the officer’s wife. Police said the first attacker detonated his vehicle outside the residence of the deputy head of Pakistan’s paramilitary Frontier Corps in Baluchistan province. After that […]
Official: Suspected Bomb Kills 9 Outside Indian High Court
Posted September 7th, 2011 at 2:25 am (UTC-5)
A senior Indian official says a suspected bomb blast outside the High Court building in New Delhi Wednesday killed at least nine people and wounded 45 others. Home Secretary R.K. Singh said an explosive device hidden in a briefcase possibly caused the morning blast. He said it hit as people gathered outside a gate leading […]
Pakistan Imposes Sanctions on Doctor Involved in Bin Laden Raid
Posted September 6th, 2011 at 11:20 pm (UTC-5)
A Pakistani commission has imposed sanctions on the Pakistani doctor who assisted the United States in its raid against al-Qaida chief Osama bin Laden while a U.S. senator urges the U.S. cut off all aid to Pakistan. The Pakistani government-appointed Abbottabad Commission said Tuesday that all persons involved in the May 2 raid that killed […]
Pakistan Imposes Sanctions on Doctor Involved in Bin Laden Raid
Posted September 6th, 2011 at 9:56 pm (UTC-5)
A Pakistani commission has imposed sanctions on the Pakistani doctor who assisted the United States in its raid against al-Qaida chief Osama bin Laden while a U.S. Senator urges the U.S. cut off all aid to Pakistan. The Pakistani government-appointed Abbottabad Commission said in a statement Tuesday that all persons involved in the May 2 […]
Italian, Spanish Workers Protest Austerity Measures
Posted September 6th, 2011 at 7:20 pm (UTC-5)
Workers unions in Spain and Italy organized mass protests Tuesday against tough government measures to overcome their debt crises. In Spain, thousand of anti-government protesters gathered in the capital, Madrid, and other cities, demonstrating against budget cuts and a proposed constitutional reform to cap government spending. Critics say the government plans threaten social programs. Spain’s […]
Pakistan Sanctions Doctor Involved in Bin Laden Raid
Posted September 6th, 2011 at 7:06 pm (UTC-5)
A Pakistani commission has sanctioned the Pakistani doctor who assisted the United States in its raid against al-Qaida chief Osama bin Laden while a U.S. Senator urges the U.S. cut off all aid to Pakistan. The Pakistani government-appointed Abbottabad Commission said in a statement Tuesday that all persons involved in the May 2 raid that […]
Turkey Suspends Defense Industry Ties With Israel
Posted September 6th, 2011 at 4:36 pm (UTC-5)
Turkey says it is suspending military trade and cooperation with Israel and increasing naval surveillance in Mediterranean waters following Israel’s refusal to apologize for a deadly raid on a Turkish aid ship last year. Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan said Tuesday Ankara’s “trade, military and defense industry” relations with Israel will be suspended “completely.” […]
