The latest severe storm to cause problems for the eastern United States is dumping torrential rains on the Gulf coast states of Louisiana and Mississippi. Tropical Storm Lee made landfall near the city of New Orleans on Sunday, flooding the streets and recalling the devastation caused by Hurricane Katrina six years ago. The Louisiana city […]
Tropical Storm Lee Lashes US Gulf Coast
Posted September 4th, 2011 at 11:00 am (UTC-5)
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Tropical Storm Lee Weakens, Remains a Threat
Posted September 3rd, 2011 at 9:05 pm (UTC-5)
The Gulf coast of the southern U.S. state of Louisiana is facing drenching rains as Tropical Storm Lee lingers offshore. Lee’s winds weakened Saturday as it wound its way northward toward the Louisiana coast, after stalling for several hours earlier. It was expected to make landfall late Saturday. The National Hurricane Center says the slow-moving […]
Israel: Turkey’s Decision to Expel Israeli Ambassador ‘Regrettable’
Posted September 3rd, 2011 at 7:00 pm (UTC-5)
Israel has expressed regret over Turkey’s decision to expel the Israeli ambassador and suspend all military ties between the two countries in the wake of a United Nations report on a deadly Israeli raid off the coast of the Palestinian-ruled Gaza Strip last year. A statement issued Saturday by the prime minister’s office said Israel […]
Libya’s Provisional Leaders Vow No Revenge
Posted September 3rd, 2011 at 6:10 pm (UTC-5)
Libyan National Transitional Council has urged civilians in areas held by former leader Moammar Gadhafi areas to come over to its side, vowing no revenge will be taken. Speaking in Tripoli Saturday, NTC deputy chairman Ali Tarhouni said transitional forces have not perpetrated any acts of vengeance and have treated their rivals with civility. He […]
Five Killed in Crackdown Against Protesters in Syria
Posted September 3rd, 2011 at 5:00 pm (UTC-5)
Syrian forces continued a crackdown across the country Saturday, with reports of at least five more people killed. The bloodshed came as the head of the International Committee of the Red Cross was due to meet with President Bashar al-Assad in Damascus late Saturday — and as a European Union oil embargo against Damascus went […]
Turkey Expels Israeli Ambassador Over UN Report
Posted September 2nd, 2011 at 6:50 pm (UTC-5)
Turkey has expelled Israel’s ambassador to Ankara and suspended all military agreements after a United Nations report on last year’s Israeli raid on a Gaza-bound Turkish ship failed to elicit an Israeli apology. Turkish Foreign Minister Ahmet Davutoglu said Friday his government is reducing its diplomatic presence in Israel to the level of second secretary. […]
Clashes Erupt in Key Border State in Sudan
Posted September 2nd, 2011 at 5:50 pm (UTC-5)
The Sudanese army says it has battled rebels aligned with newly independent South Sudan in a key border state. Sudan’s state run news agency said Friday the government has declared a state of emergency in Blue Nile state and appointed a military ruler for the region after fighting broke out late Thursday. Each side has […]
US Gulf Coast Bracing for Rain as Storm Approaches
Posted September 2nd, 2011 at 2:45 pm (UTC-5)
A tropical storm over the Gulf of Mexico is set to bring massive amounts of rain to the U.S. Gulf Coast. Forecasters upgraded the weather system from a tropical depression to a tropical storm, named Lee, on Friday. The system is the 12th named storm of the 2011 Atlantic hurricane season. Lee’s approach has already […]
US Stocks Fall Sharply in Early Friday Trading
Posted September 2nd, 2011 at 10:10 am (UTC-5)
U.S. stock indexes fell sharply early Friday after the government reported that the American economy added no new jobs in August. The Dow Jones Industrial Average of 30 key stocks and the technology-laden NASDAQ are both off 2 percent. The broader S&P 500 is down 2.1 percent. Stocks were markedly lower in afternoon trading on […]
US Job Growth Stalls
Posted September 2nd, 2011 at 9:30 am (UTC-5)
Job growth stalled in the U.S. economy in August, leaving the unemployment rate at a relatively high 9.1 percent. Friday’s report from the Labor Department shows no net gain of jobs in August, compared to an estimated net gain of 85,000 in July. Most economists had predicted the figures would show at least some gains […]
