Libyan rebels are seeking hundreds of millions of dollars from international envoys meeting in the United Arab Emirates to plan a national destiny without Libyan leader Moammar Gadhafi. Italy — Libya’s former colonial ruler — pledged nearly $600 million for Libyan rebels during the Thursday meeting. The aid would include loans and fuel products to […]
International Donors Pledge Millions to Libyan Rebels
Posted June 9th, 2011 at 10:45 am (UTC-5)
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Fearful Syrians Continue Pressing into Turkey
Posted June 9th, 2011 at 10:05 am (UTC-5)
The Turkish government said Thursday that the number of Syrians who have crossed into Turkey amid fears of government retaliation has risen to at least 1,600. The refugees are looking to escape Syrian President Bashar al-Assad’s weeks-long crackdown against anti-government protesters. Some say that black-clad gunmen have opened fire against protesters without warning. The Syrian […]
India’s Anti-Corruption Activists Renew Pressure on Government
Posted June 8th, 2011 at 5:00 pm (UTC-5)
Two high-profile anti-corruption activists in India have renewed pressure on the government in New Delhi to deal with graft, widely seen as the country’s most pressing problem. India’s wealthiest yoga guru, Baba Ramdev, who is continuing his anti-corruption hunger strike from his base in northern India, warned of violence as he condemned the government crackdown […]
UN Chief Calls for End of AIDS Epidemic Within 10 Years
Posted June 8th, 2011 at 4:10 pm (UTC-5)
United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has called on the international community to take bold action to end the AIDS epidemic within 10 years. Mr. Ban spoke Wednesday at the start of a high-level U.N. conference on the global AIDS response. He called for world partners to come together to provide universal access to the prevention, […]
Obama Expresses Sorrow Over Afghan Civilian Deaths
Posted June 8th, 2011 at 3:10 pm (UTC-5)
The United States is trying to ease tensions over continuing civilian casualties in Afghanistan, even as it prepares to pull some of its troops out of the country. U.S. President Barack Obama “expressed his sorrow” over civilians casualties, most recently in Helmand province. He spoke during a video teleconference Wednesday with Afghan President Hamid Karzai. […]
More Deaths in German E. Coli Outbreak
Posted June 8th, 2011 at 2:15 pm (UTC-5)
Two more people have died in Europe’s worst E. coli outbreak in recent history, even as German health officials say the number of new infections is dropping. At least 25 people have now died and more than 2,600 have been sickened since late May as a result of the mysterious bacteria. Nearly all the victims […]
Lagarde; Carstens Campaign for Top IMF Job
Posted June 8th, 2011 at 1:10 pm (UTC-5)
Both of the announced candidates to head the International Monetary Fund are visiting key economic powers, seeking support for their rival bids to become the next managing director of the global lender. French Finance Minister Christine Lagarde is in Beijing for a series of meetings with top Chinese financial and political officials. She arrived Wednesday, […]
Suspected US Missile Strikes Kill 22 in Pakistan
Posted June 8th, 2011 at 12:10 pm (UTC-5)
Pakistani officials say U.S. missiles have struck a militant training facility in a tribal region of North Waziristan, killing at least 22 suspected militants. Intelligence officials say the missiles were fired from unmanned drone aircraft within minutes of each other Wednesday. The first strike targeted a vehicle carrying at least four men. Shortly after, a […]
US Stocks Decline
Posted June 8th, 2011 at 10:30 am (UTC-5)
U.S. stock market indexes fell in Wednesday’s early trading. The Dow Jones Industrial Average retreated one-tenth of a percent, the S&P 500 lost two-tenths and the NASDAQ dropped six-tenths of a percent. European stock markets were lower in afternoon trading. London’s Financial Times 100 index and the CAC-40 in Paris moved down seven-tenths of a […]
NATO Plans for Libya Without Gadhafi
Posted June 8th, 2011 at 10:25 am (UTC-5)
NATO says it is committed to its military campaign against forces loyal to Libyan leader Moammar Gadhafi and is preparing for a Libya without the authoritarian leader. NATO Secretary-General Anders Fogh Rasmussen said Wednesday after a meeting of alliance defense ministers in Brussels that Mr. Gadhafi’s departure is no longer a question of “if” he […]
