Former Tijuana mayor Jorge Hank Rhon has been released from police custody for a second time in the same day after a Mexican judge ruled there was not enough evidence to hold him. Hank Rhon was detained by Mexican prosecutors Tuesday afternoon for questioning related to a murder investigation, just minutes after he had been […]
Former Tijuana Mayor Released for 2nd Time
Posted June 14th, 2011 at 8:55 pm (UTC-5)
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NATO Resumes Airstrikes on Libyan Capital
Posted June 14th, 2011 at 8:05 pm (UTC-5)
NATO has resumed airstrikes on the Libyan capital after a brief layoff, hitting several targets late Tuesday. Witnesses say they heard loud explosions in the center of Tripoli and saw plumes of smoke. Libyan state media say the bombings hit civilian sites, and there were reports of casualties. The Libyan capital and its surrounding areas […]
2 Pakistani Security Officials Removed After Videotaped Killing
Posted June 14th, 2011 at 6:50 pm (UTC-5)
Pakistan’s military said Tuesday it had removed two senior officials in Sindh province in response to the videotaped killing of an unarmed man in the southern port city of Karachi on June 8. The military said the head of the paramilitary Rangers force Major General Ijaz Chaudhary and Sindh police chief Fayyaz Leghari have been […]
Huge Protests in Yemen Call for Transitional Government
Posted June 14th, 2011 at 6:05 pm (UTC-5)
Hundreds of thousands of Yemenis have rallied in major cities throughout the country, demanding President Ali Abdullah Saleh step down and calling for a transitional council that excludes members of the current government. In the capital, Sana’a, a huge crowd swelled Tuesday outside the home of Yemen’s acting leader, Vice President Abd al-Rab Mansur Hadi […]
UN Says Bombing Continues in Sudan Border State
Posted June 14th, 2011 at 5:50 pm (UTC-5)
The United Nations says north Sudan has launched new air strikes on the border it shares with south Sudan and says the continued strikes are causing “huge suffering” to the civilian population. A U.N. spokesman says jet fighters dropped 11 bombs Tuesday morning in Sudan’s Southern Kordofan state. He said the bombs targeted an airfield […]
US Bankers, CEOs See Better Times Ahead
Posted June 14th, 2011 at 2:55 pm (UTC-5)
U.S. bankers and chief executives are not losing their faith in the ongoing economic recovery despite several weeks of poor economic reports. A report Tuesday from the American Bankers Association , an industry trade group, forecasts the country’s total economic output will grow at a rate of 3 percent through the end of 2012. Meanwhile, […]
Syria Widens Crackdown on Dissenters
Posted June 14th, 2011 at 2:50 pm (UTC-5)
Syrian forces are widening a crackdown on dissenters in a region near the Turkish border, while the number of Syrians crossing into Turkey to flee the unrest continues to swell. Activists Tuesday said Syrian troops are pushing into the town of Maaret al-Numan. Over the past few days, security forces have swept through Jisr al-Shughour […]
Obama Makes Rare Presidential Visit to Puerto Rico
Posted June 14th, 2011 at 1:45 pm (UTC-5)
President Barack Obama is in the U.S. commonwealth of Puerto Rico, where he has expressed his commitment to helping residents of the Caribbean island. After landing in San Juan Tuesday, President Obama told an enthusiastic crowd that the aspirations and struggles of Puerto Ricans mirror those across the United States. He highlighted efforts to address […]
US Stocks Rise
Posted June 14th, 2011 at 10:05 am (UTC-5)
U.S. stock market indexes rose in Tuesday’s early trading. The Dow Jones Industrial Average advanced nine-tenths of one percent, and both the S&P 500 and NASDAQ indexes gained about 1.1 percent. European stock markets were higher in afternoon trading. London’s Financial Times 100 index gained six-tenths of a percent, the CAC-40 in Paris moved up […]
Gunmen in Iraq Storm Government Compound
Posted June 14th, 2011 at 6:50 am (UTC-5)
Iraqi police say insurgents stormed a provincial government compound Tuesday, killing eight people and wounding at least 15 others. Witnesses said the attackers blew up two car bombs near the entrance of the compound in Baquba, the capital of Diyala province. Security officials said at least some of the attackers then entered the compound and […]
