Britain celebrated the marriage of another member of the royal family Saturday, though in a decidedly more private fashion than that of Prince William and Catherine Middleton earlier this year. Queen Elizabeth’s eldest granddaughter, equestrian star Zara Phillips, married rugby player Mike Tindall at Canongate Kirk in Edinburgh, Scotland. William and Catherine, now known as […]
US Leaders Remain Deadlocked on Raising Country’s Borrowing Limit
Posted July 30th, 2011 at 12:10 pm (UTC-5)
U.S. political leaders remained deadlocked Saturday over how best to raise the country’s borrowing limit and cut government spending, three days ahead of a looming national debt default. Rival Republican and Democratic plans to raise the country’s debt limit of $14.3 trillion and rein in the nation’s deficit-laden annual budgets call for many of the […]
Turkish President Vows No Military Power Vacuum
Posted July 30th, 2011 at 10:10 am (UTC-5)
Turkish President Abdullah Gul says the resignation of Turkey’s entire military command Friday will not cause a crisis. Mr. Gul spoke to reporters Saturday in Ankara. He said the resignations were “extraordinary,” but said there will be no power vacuum. General Necdet Ozel was appointed Turkey’s top military commander Saturday. The head of the armed […]
Gunmen Kill 11 Shi’ite Muslims in SW Pakistan
Posted July 30th, 2011 at 9:55 am (UTC-5)
Police in southwestern Pakistan say gunmen opened fire on a minibus Saturday, killing 11 Shi’ite Muslims, including one woman. Officials say at least two people were wounded in the suspected sectarian attack in Quetta, the provincial capital of Baluchistan. Hundreds of people staged a demonstration outside a Quetta medical complex to protest the attack, torching […]
Tropical Storm Don Bringing Much-Needed Rain to Texas
Posted July 29th, 2011 at 8:30 pm (UTC-5)
A tropical storm warning was in effect for parts of Texas as Tropical Storm Don approached the coast of the southwestern U.S. state, bringing with it much-needed rain. Storm warnings had been posted from the mouth of the Rio Grande to Port O’Connor as the weather system swirled in the Gulf of Mexico, moving toward […]
Death Toll Rises to 77 in Massacre As Norway Mourns, Buries Victims
Posted July 29th, 2011 at 3:15 pm (UTC-5)
Norway began burying the victims of last week’s massacre, as the death toll from last week’s bombing and shooting rampage rose to 77. The latest victim, who was not identified, died in a hospital of wounds suffered during the attack on Utoeya island. Earlier Friday, Norwegians honored the memory of the victims as the first […]
Death Toll Rises to 77 in Massacre As Norway Mourns, Buries Victims
Posted July 29th, 2011 at 2:50 pm (UTC-5)
Norway began burying the victims of last week’s massacre, as the death toll from last week’s bombing and shooting rampage rose to 77. The latest victim, who was not identified, died in a hospital of wounds suffered during the attack on Utoeya island. Earlier Friday, Norwegians honored the memory of the victims as the first […]
Libyans Bury Rebel Military Chief
Posted July 29th, 2011 at 2:40 pm (UTC-5)
Thousands of Libyans turned out in rebel-held Benghazi on Friday for the funeral of the opposition’s military chief. Abdel Fattah Younes and two of his aides were gunned down on Thursday under mysterious circumstances. The military chief had been part of Libyan leader Moammar Gadhafi’s inner circle before joining the rebels earlier this year. On […]
Pakistani Taliban Claim They Have Swiss Hostages
Posted July 29th, 2011 at 2:25 pm (UTC-5)
Pakistani Taliban militants say they are holding a Swiss couple kidnapped earlier this month as they traveled through the country’s restive southwestern province of Baluchistan. The deputy head of the Tehrik-i-Taliban Pakistan , Wali-ur Rehman, told media outlets Friday that the couple was in good condition and that his group would release them in exchange […]
UN Calls for $1.4 Billion More in Aid for Horn of Africa
Posted July 29th, 2011 at 1:50 pm (UTC-5)
The United Nations has appealed for a further $1.4 billion to provide humanitarian aid to more than 12 million people in drought-stricken countries in the Horn of Africa. The U.N. humanitarian aid agency said Friday that if aid response does not increase along with the region’s rising needs, famine in two regions of Somalia could […]
