Syrian rebels stepped up an offensive against government troops Thursday, using a captured tank to bomb a military air base in the commercial capital Aleppo as regime forces in the capital, Damascus, unleased new raids against them. President Bashar al-Assad’s troops retaliated in Aleppo by pounding the strategic Salaheddine district with tank and artillery fire […]
US Central Bank Decides Against New Economic Stimulus
Posted August 1st, 2012 at 3:05 pm (UTC-5)
The U.S. Central Bank says the American economy slowed in the first half of the year, but has decided against any immediate policy changes. After a two-day meeting, Federal Reserve policy makers said they will “closely monitor” the country’s economic performance in the coming weeks and will adopt new stimulus measures if they conclude they […]
Assad Urges Army to Intensify Fight, Fails to Appear in Public
Posted August 1st, 2012 at 1:30 pm (UTC-5)
Syrian President Bashar al-Assad has failed to appear in public to mark his country’s Armed Forces Day, instead issuing a written statement urging security forces to “step up the fight” against rebels trying to oust him. In the statement, Mr. Assad says his troops are engaged in what he calls a “heroic” battle whose outcome […]
Netanyahu: Threats Not Convincing Iran to Stop Developing Nuclear Weapons
Posted August 1st, 2012 at 12:55 pm (UTC-5)
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu says U.S. and Israeli warnings of a military strike have not convinced Iran that they are “serious about stopping” Tehran from developing nuclear weapons. “Right now the Iranian regime believes that the international community does not have the will to stop its nuclear program. This must change and it must […]
Netanyahu: Threats not Convincing Iran to Stop Developing Nuclear Weapons
Posted August 1st, 2012 at 10:15 am (UTC-5)
Israeli Prime Minster Benjamin Netanyahu says U.S. and Israeli warnings of a military strike have not convinced Iran that they are “serious about stopping” Tehran from developing nuclear weapons. “Right now the Iranian regime believes that the international community does not have the will to stop its nuclear program. This must change and it must […]
Clinton Urges African Leaders to Embrace Democracy
Posted August 1st, 2012 at 9:50 am (UTC-5)
U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton is warning African leaders they must respect their people’s rights or be destined to lose power. Clinton spoke Wednesday at a university in Senegal’s capital, Dakar, her first stop on a 11-day African tour that will take her to at least six countries. In prepared remarks, the secretary noted […]
India Starting to Emerge from Blackout
Posted July 31st, 2012 at 1:50 pm (UTC-5)
The lights are flickering back on in New Delhi and other parts of India, hours after a massive power grid failure plunged much of the country into darkness. Indian media reports power was restored in most of the Indian capital late Tuesday, allowing train service to resume and for traffic lights to come back to […]
German Rider Makes History at London Olympics
Posted July 31st, 2012 at 12:50 pm (UTC-5)
A German athlete has made equestrian history on the fourth day of competition at the London Olympics. Michael Jung jumped his way to a gold medal Tuesday to become the first rider to hold European, world and Olympic individual titles. In canoe, slalom-singles competition, France’s Tony Estanguet moved through choppy waters to win his third […]
Syrian Activists Report Continued Fighting
Posted July 31st, 2012 at 12:35 pm (UTC-5)
Syrian opposition activists have reported widespread clashes, including continued fighting in the country’s largest city, Aleppo. The Britain-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights says government forces were shelling several neighborhoods in Aleppo, and soldiers were clashing with rebels in the city. The Observatory, whose reports from witnesses inside the country cannot be confirmed because of […]
Romney Closes Foreign Trip in Poland
Posted July 30th, 2012 at 9:35 pm (UTC-5)
((writethru w/new info in grafs 1-3) U.S. Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney will wrap up his foreign trip Tuesday with a major speech in Poland aimed at showing that he would be a stronger leader than President Barack Obama. Romney arrived in Poland’s Baltic port city of Gdansk Monday, after stops in Britain and Israel […]
