U.S. stock market indexes rose in Thursday’s early trading, as progress on the Greek debt issue encouraged investors. The Dow Jones Industrial Average advanced one percent, the S&P 500 rose seven-tenths of a percent and the NASDAQ gained eight-tenths of a percent. European stock markets were higher in afternoon trading. London’s Financial Times 100 index […]
Greek Parliament Approves Details of Austerity Plan
Posted June 30th, 2011 at 10:30 am (UTC-5)
The Greek parliament has approved the details of its new austerity plan, clearing the way for release of more international aid for the debt-ridden government. Lawmakers in Athens on Thursday voted for the specific measures proposed by Prime Minister George Papandreou in his $40 billion plan to raise taxes, cut spending and sell state-owned assets. […]
UN-Backed Tribunal Issues Arrest Warrants in Hariri Murder
Posted June 30th, 2011 at 8:00 am (UTC-5)
Lebanese media report the United Nations backed tribunal investigating the 2005 assassination of former Prime Minister Rafik Hariri has issued four arrest warrants and a sealed indictment to Lebanon’s prosecutor general. The reports say at least two of the arrest warrants are for members of the Hezbollah militant group. Mr. Hariri’s son Saad Hariri, also […]
UN Issues Arrest Warrants in Hariri Murder
Posted June 30th, 2011 at 7:35 am (UTC-5)
Lebanese media report the United Nations backed tribunal investigating the 2005 assassination of former Prime Minister Rafik Hariri has issued four arrest warrants and a sealed indictment to Lebanon’s prosecutor general. The reports say at least two of the arrest warrants are for members of the Hezbollah militant group. Lebanon’s former prime minister Saad Hariri […]
US Governor Pardons Irishman Hanged in 1845
Posted June 29th, 2011 at 11:25 pm (UTC-5)
The governor of the U.S. state of Rhode Island has pardoned an Irish immigrant who was hanged more than 150 years ago following what is believed to be a tainted a murder trial. Governor Lincoln Chafee signed the order Wednesday pardoning John Gordon, who was convicted of killing the brother of a U.S. senator and […]
Activists: Syrian Troops Kill 7 in Northern Villages
Posted June 29th, 2011 at 8:35 pm (UTC-5)
Activists say Syrian security forces have attacked several villages in the country’s northwest, killing at least seven civilians as part of a months-long crackdown on pro-democracy protests. The rights groups say Syrian tanks shelled the village of Rameh in Idlib province Wednesday, prompting many residents to flee as soldiers conducted searches for dissidents. They say […]
Yemeni President Orders Transition Talks
Posted June 29th, 2011 at 8:05 pm (UTC-5)
Yemen’s president, hospitalized in Saudi Arabia after an attack nearly a month ago on his palace, has instructed his deputy to hold talks with political opponents on a Gulf-sponsored plan for a transition of power. The country’s main opposition coalition, however, dismissed the announcement. Foreign Minister Abu Bakr al-Qirbi said Wednesday on Yemeni state television […]
Yemeni President Orders Transition Talks
Posted June 29th, 2011 at 7:35 pm (UTC-5)
Yemen’s president, hospitalized in Saudi Arabia after an attack nearly a month ago on his palace, has instructed his deputy to hold talks with political opponents on a Gulf-sponsored plan for a transition of power. The country’s main opposition coalition, however, dismissed the announcement. Foreign Minister Abu Bakr al-Qirbi said Wednesday on Yemeni state television […]
Kidnapped French Journalists Freed in Afghanistan
Posted June 29th, 2011 at 7:30 pm (UTC-5)
Two French journalists who were kidnapped in Afghanistan by Taliban insurgents 18 months ago have been freed by their captors. The office of French President Nicolas Sarkozy confirmed Wednesday that two reporters for France-3 television, Stephane Taponier and Herve Ghesquiere, have been released, along with their Afghan translator, Reza Din. President Sarkozy praised Afghan President […]
US Stocks Rise
Posted June 29th, 2011 at 9:55 am (UTC-5)
U.S. stock market indexes rose in Wednesday’s early trading. The Dow Jones Industrial Average advanced three-tenths of a percent, the S&P 500 rose four-tenths of a percent and the NASDAQ gained one-tenth of a percent. European stock markets were higher in afternoon trading. London’s Financial Times 100 index gained 1.2 percent, the CAC-40 in Paris […]
