The death toll is rising following another suicide bombing apparently targeting the Syrian military. Syrian state television says nine people are now dead and more than 100 injured after a suicide attacker detonated a car bomb in Syria’s eastern city of Deir el-Zour Saturday. Video from the scene – an area just outside of a […]
Suicide Bombers Strike Syrian Military Again
Posted May 19th, 2012 at 9:05 am (UTC-5)
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Historic Launch of Space Capsule Scrubbed
Posted May 19th, 2012 at 7:45 am (UTC-5)
A technical problem has forced SpaceX to abort what would have been the first launch of a privately owned capsule to the International Space Station. The pre-dawn launch of the Dragon Capsule from Cape Canaveral, Florida was scrubbed a second before it was to occur on Saturday. Initial plans are to try again Tuesday morning. […]
Bombing Outside Italian School Kills One Student and Injures Six
Posted May 19th, 2012 at 7:35 am (UTC-5)
An Italian emergency official says a bomb exploded outside a vocational school in southern Italy Saturday morning, killing a teenage girl and injuring as many as six people. Officials are denying a media report that a second person has died, saying only, the victim is in very serious condition but alive. The bomb exploded as […]
G-8 Prepares to Take on Europe’s Debt Crisis
Posted May 19th, 2012 at 6:40 am (UTC-5)
Leaders of the largest industrialized countries will focus on Europe’s economic turmoil when they resume talks Saturday at their annual economic summit. U.S. President Barack Obama will press Group of Eight leaders to consider a growth agenda as they discuss ways to tackle the mounting debt that has threatened the stability of the euro zone. […]
Chinese Activist Says He’s Headed to New York
Posted May 19th, 2012 at 6:05 am (UTC-5)
Chinese activist Chen Guangcheng told VOA Saturday he and his family have obtained passports and are waiting for their flight to the U.S. at Beijing international airport. The blind activist says his flight was slightly delayed, but he expects to leave soon for New York, where New York University has offered him a fellowship. Earlier […]
French President Reaffirms Early Withdrawal From Afghanistan
Posted May 18th, 2012 at 2:20 pm (UTC-5)
French President Francois Hollande is reaffirming his pledge to withdraw French troops from Afghanistan a year earlier than planned. The newly-elected leader told U.S. President Barack Obama that he stands by his campaign pledge to pull out French combat forces by the end of this year. Following talks with President Obama in Washington, Mr. Hollande […]
Obama Announces $3 Billion in Private Sector Pledges to Help Feed Africa
Posted May 18th, 2012 at 1:55 pm (UTC-5)
U.S. President Barack Obama has announced a new global partnership to involve the private sector in improving food security in Africa, as wealthy nations struggle with shrinking budgets. President Obama announced the effort in Washington Friday, as leaders of the Group of Eight leading industrialized nations prepared to hold their annual economic summit at the […]
Facebook Starts Public Sale of Its Stock
Posted May 18th, 2012 at 11:45 am (UTC-5)
Facebook, the world’s biggest social media website, started selling stock in the company to the public on Friday, with its initial $38 share price quickly jumping to more than $40. Facebook’s chief executive, Mark Zuckerberg, signaled the start of trading on the Nasdaq exchange in New York by remotely ringing a bell from company headquarters […]
Syrian Protesters Rally in Northern Flashpoint City
Posted May 18th, 2012 at 9:30 am (UTC-5)
Thousands of protesters are taking to the streets in the northern Syrian city of Aleppo in what opposition activists are saying is one of the biggest demonstrations since the anti-government uprising began 15-months-ago. Activists have been urging protesters to rally behind a slogan of “heroes” of Aleppo University in a show of support for students […]
China Rejects Anti-Dumping Tariffs on Solar Panels
Posted May 18th, 2012 at 8:40 am (UTC-5)
The United States has imposed heavier than expected anti-dumping tariffs on Chinese solar panels, prompting Beijing to complain Friday of “protectionist” policies by Washington. The U.S. Commerce Department on Thursday announced duties of between 31 and 250 percent on Chinese made solar panels, ruling they are being “dumped” in the U.S. market at prices below […]
