India’s home minister says authorities believe the back-to-back blasts that killed at least 13 people in Mumbai were a “coordinated attack by terrorists.” P. Chidambaram appealed for calm, after three separate explosions struck India’s financial capital Wednesday evening. The home minister said more than 54 people were wounded, and authorities expect the number of casualties […]
Indian Officials: ‘Terrorists’ Coordinated Deadly Mumbai Blasts
Posted July 13th, 2011 at 12:05 pm (UTC-5)
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Indian Officials: ‘Terrorists’ Coordinated Deadly Mumbai Blasts
Posted July 13th, 2011 at 12:00 pm (UTC-5)
India’s home minister says authorities believe the back-to-back blasts that killed at least 13 people in Mumbai were a “coordinated attack by terrorists.” P. Chidambaram appealed for calm, after three separate explosions struck India’s financial capital Wednesday evening. The home minister said more than 54 people were wounded, and authorities expect the number of casualties […]
Egypt Dismisses Police Officers, Announces Election Delay
Posted July 13th, 2011 at 11:30 am (UTC-5)
Egypt announced the dismissals of about 600 police officers on Wednesday in an apparent bid to meet the demands of protesters who regrouped last week. Separately, the interim government announced a delay of up to two months in parliamentary elections that were scheduled for September. The announcements come after thousands of activists began staging protests […]
Syrian Leader Meets Arab League Chief After US Criticism
Posted July 13th, 2011 at 9:55 am (UTC-5)
Syrian President Bashar al-Assad met with Arab League chief Nabil Elaraby Wednesday amid mounting criticism about Mr. Assad’s response to anti-government protests. Syria’s state-run SANA news agency quotes Elaraby as saying the Arab League does not accept “foreign interference” in Arab affairs. The meeting comes a day after U.S. President Barack Obama said Mr. Assad […]
US Stocks Push Higher in Early Trading
Posted July 13th, 2011 at 9:55 am (UTC-5)
U.S. stock market indexes rose in Wednesday’s early trading. The Dow Jones Industrial Average gained almost six-tenths of one percent. The S&P 500 rose six-tenths of a percent. And the NASDAQ gained almost eight-tenths of a percent. European stock markets were mixed in afternoon trading. London’s Financial Times 100 index lost almost two-tenths of a […]
Suicide Attack Kills 5 NATO Troops in Afghanistan
Posted July 13th, 2011 at 8:20 am (UTC-5)
Officials say a suicide bomber has killed five French soldiers in eastern Afghanistan. Wednesday’s attack took place in the Tagab district of Kapisa province. At least one Afghan civilian was also killed when the bomber detonated his explosives near NATO troops. The deaths come a day after French President Nicolas Sarkozy visited Afghanistan and announced […]
Former Lebanese PM Urges Hezbollah Cooperation in Hariri Probe
Posted July 12th, 2011 at 10:00 pm (UTC-5)
Former Lebanese Prime Minister Saad Hariri has urged Lebanon to arrest four Hezbollah members accused in his father’s 2005 murder, saying the Iranian-backed Shi’ite militant group cannot change the course of justice. Mr. Hariri warned Tuesday that Lebanon “will pay the price” if Hezbollah refuses to turn over members of the group indicted for the […]
France: Libya Diplomatic Opening Possible
Posted July 12th, 2011 at 5:50 pm (UTC-5)
France’s foreign minister says NATO members have had contact with emissaries from Moammar Gadhafi who say the embattled Libyan leader is ready to give up power. Alain Juppe said Tuesday the discussions do not yet constitute fully-fledged negotiations. But, he said, emissaries are telling French officials that, in their words, “Mr. Gadhafi is prepared to […]
Astronauts Complete Final Spacewalk of US Shuttle Era
Posted July 12th, 2011 at 4:50 pm (UTC-5)
U.S. astronauts Ron Garan and Mike Fossum have completed the final spacewalk of NASA’s 30-year shuttle program. Garan and Fossum spent about six-and-a-half hours outside the International Space Station Tuesday. The two astronauts performed a variety of tasks, including retrieving a broken ammonia pump from outside the space station and installing a robot used for […]
Obama Presents Medal of Honor to US Army Ranger
Posted July 12th, 2011 at 3:35 pm (UTC-5)
U.S. President Barack Obama has presented the Medal of Honor to an Army Ranger who protected fellow troops from a grenade attack in Afghanistan. Presenting the medal at the White House Tuesday, President Obama called Sergeant First Class Leroy Petry an “extraordinary” American soldier. He quoted a fellow soldier who said Petry shows that true […]
