U.S. stock market indexes rose in Tuesday’s early trading. The Dow Jones Industrial Average advanced a third of a percent, the S&P 500 rose a half-percent and the NASDAQ gained six-tenths of a percent. European stock markets were higher in afternoon trading. London’s Financial Times 100 index gained eight-tenths of a percent, the CAC 40 […]
Car Bombs Kill 22 Outside Iraqi Governor’s House
Posted June 21st, 2011 at 5:50 am (UTC-5)
Iraqi officials say two car bombs have exploded in Diwaniyah, killing at least 22 people and wounding 30 others. Authorities said the attack happened Tuesday at a police checkpoint outside a local governor’s house in Diwaniyah, which is located about 150 kilometers south of the capital, Baghdad. The governor, Salim Hussein Alwan, was not harmed. […]
44 Reported Killed in Russian Plane Crash
Posted June 20th, 2011 at 11:20 pm (UTC-5)
Russian officials say 44 people were killed and eight others injured when a passenger plane crashed late Monday in Russia’s northern republic of Karelia. The plane, a Tupolev 134, with more than 50 people on board was trying to land at Petrozavodsk airport, about 650 kilometers northwest of Moscow, when it crashed on a nearby […]
US Stocks Rise
Posted June 20th, 2011 at 1:30 pm (UTC-5)
U.S. stock market indexes rose in Monday’s midday trading. The Dow Jones Industrial Average and the NASDAQ gained six-tenths of a percent while the S&P 500 rose a half-percent. European stock markets were lower at the close of trading. London’s Financial Times 100 index lost four-tenths of a percent to end at 5,693. The CAC […]
Eurozone Ministers to Greece: No Bailout Payment Without Spending Cuts
Posted June 20th, 2011 at 1:20 pm (UTC-5)
( Title: GREECE ECONOMY 2nd UPD HEAD: Eurozone Ministers to Greece: No Bailout Payment Without Spending Cuts DATE: 06/20/11 NUMBER: 1054029 TYPE: CN )) Eurozone finance ministers say Greece must pass strong austerity measures before it receives the next $17 billion emergency loan payment from the European Union and the IMF to help stabilize its […]
NATO Confirms Libyan Claim of New Airstrike
Posted June 20th, 2011 at 12:30 pm (UTC-5)
NATO on Monday confirmed a Libyan government claim of an early-morning airstrike on a compound of a close associate to Libyan leader Moammar Gadhafi. NATO at first denied the strike, saying the alliance had not conducted any recent operations in the area of Surman, about 65 kilometers west of the capital, Tripoli. The Libyan government […]
Ageement Reached on Sudan’s Abyei Region
Posted June 20th, 2011 at 12:10 pm (UTC-5)
The two sides in the dispute over Sudan’s Abyei region have signed an agreement after several days of negotiations in the Ethiopian capital, Addis Ababa. Their accord calls for the oil-rich region to be demilitarized and for Ethiopian peacekeepers to be deployed there. The north and south negotiators also agreed to establish a council to […]
Michelle Obama Heads to Africa to Address Youth
Posted June 20th, 2011 at 11:55 am (UTC-5)
(Updates with new info in grafs 3, 7, 8. writethru )) U.S. first lady Michelle Obama is on her way to Africa for a nearly week-long trip focused on youth empowerment. Mrs. Obama is accompanied by daughters Malia and Sasha. They are set to arrive in Pretoria, South Africa late Monday. Before departing, the first […]
Joint Force Kills Rogue Afghan Soldier
Posted June 20th, 2011 at 10:55 am (UTC-5)
A rogue Afghan soldier suspected of killing an Australian soldier last month has been tracked down and killed by coalition and Afghan forces. NATO says the Afghan was killed Sunday in Khost province after pulling a gun on troops attempting to capture him. Officials say a man believed to be the soldier’s brother was detained […]
Tunisia’s Ousted President Says Tricked into Leaving
Posted June 20th, 2011 at 9:40 am (UTC-5)
Tunisia’s ousted president Zine el-Abidine Ben Ali says he was tricked into leaving his country for Saudi Arabia, as Tunisia begins to try him in absentia in the first of what are expected to be multiple trials related to his years in power. Mr. Ali said Monday in a statement issued by his lawyers that […]
