Anti-government protesters have staged rallies in Syria although security forces surrounded some mosques in an effort to prevent demonstrators from taking to the streets after Friday prayers. Activists say they are protesting under the banner of “death rather than humiliation” as they renew calls for President Bashar al-Assad’s resignation. The French News Agency says one […]
Protesters Rally in Syria, Despite Security Force Presence
Posted September 2nd, 2011 at 9:05 am (UTC-5)
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Libya’s Interim Leaders, Foreign Officials Discuss Aid Needs
Posted September 2nd, 2011 at 7:00 am (UTC-5)
Members of Libya’s interim ruling council are working with foreign officials to find out specific ways to help their country emerge from the months-long fight against Moammar Gadhafi. The Friday session in Paris comes a day after world leaders also meeting there pledged $15 billion in financial and humanitarian support to Libya’s provisional government. Libya’s […]
Obama Approval Hits New Lows
Posted September 1st, 2011 at 6:40 pm (UTC-5)
U.S. President Barack Obama’s approval ratings have hit new lows. A Quinnipiac poll released Thursday puts President Obama’s overall job disapproval rating at a record 52 percent, with 42 percent in favor of his performance. Congressional leaders fare even worse in the ratings. Meanwhile, nearly two-thirds of Americans surveyed for a CNN/ORC poll say they […]
Obama Approval Hits New Lows
Posted September 1st, 2011 at 6:30 pm (UTC-5)
U.S. President Barack Obama’s approval ratings have hit new lows. A Quinnipiac poll released Thursday puts President Obama’s overall job disapproval rating at a record 52 percent, with 42 percent in favor of his performance. Congressional leaders fare even worse in the ratings. Meanwhile, nearly two-thirds of Americans surveyed for a CNN/ORC poll say they […]
US, Britain Call for Tougher Sanctions on Syria
Posted September 1st, 2011 at 6:00 pm (UTC-5)
The United States and Britain are calling for a tougher stance over Syria’s bloody crackdown on protesters, demanding tough new international sanctions to force President Bashar Assad from office. U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said Thursday the world community should escalate pressure on Syrian President Bashar al-Assad by targeting the country’s oil and gas […]
10 Killed in NW Pakistan
Posted September 1st, 2011 at 4:00 pm (UTC-5)
Pakistani authorities say 10 people were killed Thursday in two separate attacks in the country’s volatile northwest. Local police said that in the first attack in the Lakki Marwat district of Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa province, a suicide car bomber blew himself up as he approached a police station. The blast killed the bomber and two civilians and […]
Eastern US Tries to Recover From Irene
Posted September 1st, 2011 at 12:05 pm (UTC-5)
Emergency crews in the eastern U.S. continue to help residents recover from a storm that ravaged the region, as floodwaters recede after rising to record levels. Flooding devastated areas in the states of Vermont, Connecticut, New York and New Jersey after Hurricane Irene brought high winds and heavy rains to the eastern U.S. Irene hit […]
US Stocks Fall in Early Thursday Trading
Posted September 1st, 2011 at 10:20 am (UTC-5)
U.S. stock indexes gained slightly in early trading Thursday. The Dow Jones Industrial Average is up one-quarter of one percent, while the S&P 500 gained two-tenths of a percent. The NASDAQ was up three-tenths of a percent. European stocks are mixed in afternoon trading. London’s Financial Times index is up eight-tenths of one percent. The […]
Pakistan: Indian Forces Kill 3 Pakistani Soldiers in Kashmir
Posted September 1st, 2011 at 10:05 am (UTC-5)
Pakistani army officials say Indian forces fired across the de facto border in the disputed region of Kashmir early Wednesday, killing three Pakistani soldiers. Pakistan’s army spokesman Major General Athar Abbas told reporters Thursday that the shooting was “unprovoked.” He said the soldiers had been moving between posts in the Neelam valley before the gunfire […]
World Leaders Discuss Libya After Gadhafi
Posted September 1st, 2011 at 3:45 am (UTC-5)
World leaders are gathering in France Thursday to discuss Libya’s future after Moammar Gadhafi, as Russia became the latest country to recognize the National Transitional Council as the country’s legitimate authority. The conference in Paris brings together officials from 60 countries, including those that have backed the NTC for months as well as those that […]
