With solemn tributes, the United States is marking the 10th anniversary of the September 11 terrorist attacks that killed nearly 3,000 people and launched the country into a decade of war. Events were held at each of the sites attacked a decade ago — in New York City, the Pentagon outside Washington, and in Shanksville, […]
America Marks 10th Anniversary of September 11 Attacks
Posted September 11th, 2011 at 1:00 pm (UTC-5)
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US Ambassador Vows Not to Abandon Afghanistan
Posted September 10th, 2011 at 9:00 pm (UTC-5)
The newly-appointed U.S. Ambassador to Afghanistan, Ryan Crocker, has promised not to abandon the war-torn country, saying to do so would be unacceptable. In an interview with a VOA correspondent in Kabul on the eve of the 10th anniversary of the September 11, 2001, terror attacks in New York and Washington, Crocker said that to […]
More Than 150 Killed in Tanzania Ferry Sinking
Posted September 10th, 2011 at 1:51 pm (UTC-5)
Officials say at least 163 people were drowned when an overcrowded ferry sank Saturday near Zanzibar, off the coast of Tanzania. Reports from Zanzibar suggest the ferry, the MV Spice Islander, was even more overloaded than previously thought, with roughly 750 people on board. The latest casualty report from authorities in Stone Town, Zanzibar’s capital […]
Obama, Bush, Clinton Remember Sept. 11
Posted September 10th, 2011 at 1:51 pm (UTC-5)
Former U.S. presidents George W. Bush and Bill Clinton, and Vice President Joe Biden, are in Shanksville, Pennsylvania, for a ceremony dedicating a memorial to the victims of United Flight 93, which crashed into a field during the September 11th, 2001 attacks. The memorial being dedicated is made of white stone and commemorates the efforts […]
Libyan Provisional Fighters Battle for Control of Bani Walid
Posted September 10th, 2011 at 1:45 pm (UTC-5)
Libyan provisional government fighters, backed by NATO, are attempting to oust Moammar Gadhafi’s loyalists from one of their last remaining strongholds. The fighters encountered stiff resistance from loyalists in the desert town of Bani Walid on Saturday, a day after they pushed into the town. Fighters have been conducting door-to-door raids for snipers, while NATO […]
Egypt Announces Emergency Measures Following Embassy Attack
Posted September 10th, 2011 at 11:40 am (UTC-5)
Egypt has announced emergency measures to restore order following a mob attack on the Israeli embassy in Cairo. Information Minister Osama Hassan Heikal said Saturday that legal measures were being taken to transfer suspects detained for Friday’s violence to an emergency state security court. Earlier, the state-run MENA news agency said military police had arrested […]
Egyptians Break Into Israeli Embassy
Posted September 9th, 2011 at 7:50 pm (UTC-5)
Egyptian protesters have entered the Israeli Embassy in Cairo, after tearing down the wall surrounding the building that houses it. Egyptian officials say the protesters threw hundreds of documents out of the building on to the crowd outside. Protesters converged on the embassy Friday, tearing down sections of the graffiti-covered security wall. Egyptian security forces […]
Power Restored to Millions in US, Mexico
Posted September 9th, 2011 at 1:31 pm (UTC-5)
Power has been restored to San Diego and other areas in Southern California, Arizona and northern Mexico after a nearly 12-hour outage on a sweltering summer day. Officials say they are still investigating the cause of the blackout, which snarled rush hour traffic when it began Thursday afternoon. A spokesman for the power company Arizona […]
US Stocks Fall in Midday Trading Friday
Posted September 9th, 2011 at 12:40 pm (UTC-5)
U.S. stock market indexes slid sharply in midday trading Friday. The Dow Jones Industrial Average of 30 key stocks and the broader S&P 500 are both off 2.8 percent. The technology-laden NASDAQ is down 2.4 percent. European stock markets closed with substantial losses. London’s Financial Times 100 index ended down 2.4 percent to close at […]
