China’s official Xinhua news agency is reporting widespread public outrage at the government’s handing of the deadly crash of two a high-speed trains, including moves to bury at least one wrecked passenger carriage before determining the cause of the collision. Controversy surrounding Saturday’s wreck south of Shanghai swelled Tuesday, after an online video showed a […]
China Faces Public Anger in Train Wreck Aftermath
Posted July 26th, 2011 at 9:25 am (UTC-5)
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UN Set to Begin Food Airlift to Horn of Africa
Posted July 26th, 2011 at 8:55 am (UTC-5)
The U.N. World Food Program is due to begin an emergency airlift of food to the drought-stricken Horn of Africa Tuesday. The WFP said Monday that planes will carry food to the Somali capital of Mogadishu, eastern Ethiopia, and northern Kenya, near the border with Somalia. WFP Executive Director Josette Sheeran said this will be […]
Boehner: Solution to Crisis Not Complicated
Posted July 25th, 2011 at 9:45 pm (UTC-5)
Republican Speaker of the House John Boehner responded to Mr. Obama’s speech by acknowledging that the United States must not default on its obligations. But he said the American people will not accept an increase in the U.S. borrowing limit without significant spending cuts and reform. Boehner gave no indication of compromise. Instead, he said […]
South Sudan Accuses Khartoum of ‘Economic War’
Posted July 25th, 2011 at 7:25 pm (UTC-5)
The newly independent nation of South Sudan says the government in Khartoum is engaging in “economic war” by issuing a new currency and by imposing oil transit fees that it says amount to “daylight robbery.” Those accusations Monday by Pagan Amum, the secretary-general of the south’s ruling party came less than three weeks after the […]
New US Ambassador: No Rush for Exit from Afghanistan
Posted July 25th, 2011 at 4:25 pm (UTC-5)
The new U.S. ambassador to Afghanistan, Ryan Crocker, says the United States is not rushing to leave Afghanistan, nor is it interested in having permanent bases in that country. Ryan Crocker made the comment during his swearing-in ceremony at the U.S. Embassy in Kabul Monday. About 33,000 American troops are set to leave Afghanistan by […]
Obama Pledges to Keep Fighting for Immigration Reform
Posted July 25th, 2011 at 2:35 pm (UTC-5)
U.S. President Barack Obama has pledged to keep fighting for immigration reform, saying the country knows changes are needed but that Washington is “way behind” on the issue. The president spoke Monday to a leading Hispanic civil rights group. He said the nation’s immigration system is “broken,” and he said there is more political benefit […]
IMF Urges Swift Action on US Debt Dispute
Posted July 25th, 2011 at 1:50 pm (UTC-5)
As U.S. lawmakers and President Barack Obama haggle over plans to cut Washington’s massive debt, the International Monetary Fund says the United States must take urgent and effective action on the issue. Monday, the newest IMF report on the U.S. economy said it is critical to the U.S. and other economies for Washington to promptly […]
UN Sets Donors Conference for Horn of Africa Drought
Posted July 25th, 2011 at 12:40 pm (UTC-5)
The United Nations will seek $1.6 billion from donors this week to help millions of drought victims in the Horn of Africa. U.N. officials say a donors conference will be held Wednesday in Kenya’s capital, Nairobi, as the world body races to get life-saving aid to more than 11 million people in need. The U.N. […]
Aung San Suu Kyi Meets Burmese Official in Rangoon
Posted July 25th, 2011 at 10:10 am (UTC-5)
Burmese democracy activist Aung San Suu Kyi met on Monday with a high-level government minister for the first time since her release last year from house arrest. The government official later described the talks as a “first step” toward further cooperation and said the two sides had agreed to meet again. Aung San Suu Kyi […]
US Stocks Fall
Posted July 25th, 2011 at 10:05 am (UTC-5)
U.S. stock market indexes declined in Monday’s early trading as investors worried that bickering politicians in Washington have not reached agreement on increasing the legal limit on borrowing. The Dow Jones Industrial Average retreated 1.1 percent, the S&P 500 fell one percent and the NASDAQ lost nine-tenths of a percent. European stock markets were lower […]
