The U.S. space agency says a decommissioned satellite is to make its re-entry into Earth’s atmosphere by late Friday or early Saturday , but NASA says the risk to public safety from falling debris is very remote. During re-entry, the bus-sized Upper Atmosphere Research Satellite will pass over Canada, Africa and Australia, as well as […]
NASA Satellite Heading For Earth: Point of Impact Unclear
Posted September 23rd, 2011 at 8:45 pm (UTC-5)
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US Stocks Advance Slightly in Midday Trading Friday
Posted September 23rd, 2011 at 4:36 pm (UTC-5)
U.S. stock indexes advanced modestly Friday, a day after markets plunged. The Dow Jones Industrial Average rose four-tenths of percent to end at 10,771. The S&P 500 jumped six-tenths of a percent to hit 1,136 while the NASDAQ rose 1.1 percent to close at 2,483. European stock markets closed higher. London’s Financial Times 100 index […]
IMF: Economy Hit By Crisis of Confidence
Posted September 23rd, 2011 at 4:05 pm (UTC-5)
The head of the International Monetary Fund says the global economy is in the grip of a “crisis of confidence” and urged nations to move quickly and act together to solve problems. IMF Managing Director Christine Lagarde spoke Friday, as finance ministers and central bankers from around the world gathered in Washington for talks with […]
Partisan Battle Moves US Closer to Government Shutdown
Posted September 23rd, 2011 at 2:30 pm (UTC-5)
U.S. Senate Democrats have blocked a bill that would have provided aid for U.S. flood victims and avoided a partial government shutdown, setting up another round of bitter partisan bickering. The Democratic-led Senate voted 59-to-36 Friday to kill an emergency spending bill from the Republican-led House of Representatives. The House passed the measure in the […]
Palestinians Submit Statehood Application to UN
Posted September 23rd, 2011 at 12:06 pm (UTC-5)
Palestinian leader Mahmoud Abbas on Friday petitioned the United Nations to recognize a state of Palestine, despite U.S. and Israeli warnings against the bid. Mr. Abbas submitted paperwork before addressing the U.N. General Assembly where he is expected to provide details of the Palestinian effort. Trying to forestall the bid, the Obama administration has been […]
Zambia Swears in Opposition Leader as New President
Posted September 23rd, 2011 at 11:50 am (UTC-5)
Zambia’s long-time opposition leader Michael Sata has been sworn in as president after unseating the incumbent president in a tight race. The 74-year-old populist figure took the oath of office at the Supreme Court in the capital, Lusaka, on Friday. After the swearing in, Mr. Sata vowed to help the nation’s poor and assured foreign […]
White House Urges Pakistan to Cut Haqqani Militant Ties
Posted September 23rd, 2011 at 10:35 am (UTC-5)
The White House is calling on the Pakistani government to “break any links” it has with al-Qaida-linked militants, a day after the top U.S. military officer accused Islamabad of helping attack Americans in Afghanistan. White House Press Secretary Jay Carney said Friday it is critical that Pakistan cut all ties it has with the Haqqani […]
Yemen’s Capital Tense After President Returns
Posted September 23rd, 2011 at 10:26 am (UTC-5)
Political tensions were running high in Yemen Friday following the return of President Ali Abdullah Saleh from months of medical treatment abroad. There are reports of sporadic gunfire, explosions and military vehicles roaming the streets as supporters and opponents of Mr. Saleh prepared to gather after Friday’s prayers. The embattled president arrived in Yemen from […]
Chaotic Scene Marks Burial of Afghan Ex-President and Peacemaker
Posted September 23rd, 2011 at 9:15 am (UTC-5)
Thousands of mourners helped bury Afghanistan’s former president and head peace broker with the Taliban, Burhanuddin Rabbani, days after he was killed by a suicide bomber at his home. Friday’s funeral in Kabul drew large crowds of people who pushed and shoved around Mr. Rabbani’s coffin, which was draped in the Afghan flag. During the […]
Pope Celebrates Mass for 70,000
Posted September 22nd, 2011 at 10:23 pm (UTC-5)
Pope Benedict celebrated an open air mass before 70,000 Catholics in Berlin Thursday, while thousands of people marched through the German capital to protest his visit. The pontiff waved to cheering crowds as he made a circle around Berlin’s historic Olympic Stadium in his popemobile before the mass. Earlier Thursday, at the start of his […]
