A White House spokesman says he has no progress to report on a deal to slash spending and avoid a possible default on the country’s massive debt. But it also guaranteed the country will pay its bills on time. Obama administration spokesman Jay Carney told reporters Thursday the White House “is absolutely confident” Congress will […]
White House Reports ‘No Progress’ on Debt Deal
Posted July 21st, 2011 at 2:00 pm (UTC-5)
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Malawi Protests Death Toll Rises to 18
Posted July 21st, 2011 at 1:30 pm (UTC-5)
The government of Malawi now says at least 18 people have been killed during clashes between police and anti-government protesters that began Wednesday. Malawi’s health ministry raised the death toll Thursday, soon after President Bingu wa Mutharika appealed for calm in a nationwide radio address. The president said he is willing to sit down and […]
US & European Stocks Rise
Posted July 21st, 2011 at 1:15 pm (UTC-5)
U.S. stock market indexes rose in Thursday’s midday trading. The Dow Jones Industrial Average advanced 1.2 percent, the S&P 500 rose 1.4 percent and the NASDAQ gained eight-tenths of a percent. European stock markets were higher at the close of trading. London’s Financial Times 100 index gained eight-tenths of a percent to end at 5,900, […]
Atlantis Completes Final Landing of Shuttle Era
Posted July 21st, 2011 at 9:50 am (UTC-5)
The space shuttle Atlantis has made a perfect landing, bringing an end to 30 years of U.S. space shuttle missions. The crew of four astronauts aboard Atlantis touched down just before 10:00 UTC at the Kennedy Space Center in the southeastern state of Florida. Perfect weather conditions and a crowd of hundreds welcomed the shuttle […]
US: Diplomats in Syria Must Have Freedom of Movement
Posted July 20th, 2011 at 9:55 pm (UTC-5)
The United States has condemned a Syrian government order prohibiting the U.S. and French ambassadors from traveling outside Damascus without permission, after they angered the government by visiting the flashpoint city of Hama this month. A U.S. State Department spokeswoman Wednesday said diplomats must be allowed to travel freely throughout Syria in order to document […]
Hurricane Dora Strengthens Off Mexico’s Pacific Coast
Posted July 20th, 2011 at 7:10 pm (UTC-5)
U.S. weather forecasters say Hurricane Dora has strengthened into a major hurricane off Mexico’s Pacific coast and could become even stronger before it starts to weaken. The National Hurricane Center in Miami Wednesday classified Dora as a Category 3 storm on the five-point Saffir-Simpson scale of hurricane intensity. Forecasters say Dora currently has winds of […]
Obama Optimistic ‘Grand Bargain’ on Debt Can Be Done
Posted July 20th, 2011 at 6:05 pm (UTC-5)
U.S. President Barack Obama says he is not giving up hope for what he calls a “grand bargain” to raise the country’s borrowing limit while also slashing the nation’s debt. White House spokesman Jay Carney told reporters Wednesday there is still time for Republicans and Democrats to reach an agreement, saying it “just requires a […]
Car Bomb Kills British Shipping Executive in Yemen
Posted July 20th, 2011 at 1:00 pm (UTC-5)
Yemeni officials say a car bomb blast in the southern port of Aden has killed a British shipping executive in an attack they blame on al-Qaida. The officials say the bomb detonated Wednesday inside the man’s car as he drove away from a hotel in Aden’s Mualla Plaza. There was no claim of responsibility for […]
Deadly Clashes in Libya, Talks in France, Russia
Posted July 20th, 2011 at 12:45 pm (UTC-5)
The death toll is mounting from clashes in Libya’s strategic oil port of Brega, while diplomatic efforts to resolve the country’s crisis unfold in France and Russia. Libyan medical officials say at least 18 rebel fighters have been killed and 80 wounded since Tuesday in fighting with government forces. Opposition fighters have gained control of […]
Serbia Arrests Last Remaining Fugitive Sought by UN Tribunal
Posted July 20th, 2011 at 12:20 pm (UTC-5)
Serbian authorities say they have apprehended Goran Hadzic, the only remaining fugitive sought by the United Nations war crimes tribunal. Serbian President Boris Tadic confirmed that Hadzic was arrested Wednesday morning in the mountainous region of Fruska Gora, about 65 kilometers north of Belgrade. The leader of Croatia’s rebel Serbs during the country’s conflict in […]
