Presidential candidates from the U.S. Republican party traded barbs and criticized President Barack Obama as they debated jobs, health care, immigration and other issues Wednesday evening. The nationally-televised and internet-streamed debate from California featured nine declared candidates, including the two current front runners, Texas Governor Rick Perry, and former Massachusetts Governor Mitt Romney. Both men […]
US Republican Presidential Candidates Debate Jobs, Healthcare, Immigration
Posted September 7th, 2011 at 10:01 pm (UTC-5)
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Hurricane Katia Approaches Bermuda, US Coast
Posted September 7th, 2011 at 6:45 pm (UTC-5)
As the northeastern United States continues to suffer flooding from the remnants of Tropical Storm Lee, another storm is approaching the U.S. eastern coast. The National Hurricane Center says Hurricane Katia is approaching the British territory of Bermuda with maximum sustained winds of 140 kilometers an hour. Forecasters say the core of the Category One […]
Hurricane Katia Approaches Bermuda, US Coast
Posted September 7th, 2011 at 6:20 pm (UTC-5)
As the northeastern United States continues to suffer flooding from the remnants of Tropical Storm Lee, another hurricane is approaching the U.S. eastern coast. The National Hurricane Center says Hurricane Katia is approaching the British territory of Bermuda with maximum sustained winds of 140 kilometers an hour. Forecasters say the core of the Category One […]
Russian Plane Crash Kills 43, Including World Hockey Stars
Posted September 7th, 2011 at 4:25 pm (UTC-5)
A private Russian jet carrying a local ice hockey team crashed shortly after takeoff Wednesday in western Russia, killing at least 43 people. The accident killed members of the local Lokomotiv Yaroslavl team, many of them international hockey stars. Several coaches and club officials were also killed. One player and a member of the crew […]
Egyptian Judge Orders Military Chief to Testify in Mubarak Trial
Posted September 7th, 2011 at 1:10 pm (UTC-5)
An Egyptian judge has summoned the head of the ruling military council and several other high-ranking officials to testify at the trial of former President Hosni Mubarak. The judge on Wednesday ordered Field Marshal Mohamed Hussein Tantawi to testify in a closed session set to begin on Sunday. Tantawi served as Mr. Mubarak’s intelligence chief. […]
US Stocks Advance Sharply in Midday Trading
Posted September 7th, 2011 at 12:55 pm (UTC-5)
U.S. stock indexes advanced with broad gains in midday trading Wednesday. The Dow Jones Industrial Average is up 1.6 percent, the S&P 500 by 2 percent and the NASDAQ 2.1 percent. European stocks jumped sharply. London’s Financial Times index rose 3.1 percent to close at 5,319. The CAC-40 in Paris finished up 3.6 percent at […]
Syrian Forces Kill 11; Govt. Criticized by France
Posted September 7th, 2011 at 11:56 am (UTC-5)
Activists say Syrian security forces have killed at least 11 more people during new raids against anti-government protest, while the French foreign minister has accused Damascus of committing “crimes against humanity.” The activists say the majority of Wednesday’s deaths took place in the central Homs region. They say Syrian security forces, backed by tanks, swept […]
Twin Suicide Bomb Blasts Kill 22 in SW Pakistan
Posted September 7th, 2011 at 5:55 am (UTC-5)
The Pakistani Taliban has claimed responsibility for a pair a suicide bomb attacks targeting the house of a top Pakistani security officer Wednesday, that killed at least 22 people including the officer’s wife. Police said the first attacker detonated his vehicle outside the residence of the deputy head of Pakistan’s paramilitary Frontier Corps in the […]
Official: Suspected Bomb Kills 9 Outside Indian High Court
Posted September 7th, 2011 at 4:05 am (UTC-5)
A senior Indian official says a suspected bomb blast outside the High Court building in New Delhi Wednesday killed at least nine people and wounded 45 others. Home Secretary R.K. Singh said an explosive device hidden in a briefcase possibly caused the morning blast. He said it hit as people gathered outside a gate leading […]
EU Considers Tighter Penalties on Syria
Posted September 6th, 2011 at 5:41 pm (UTC-5)
The European Union is moving to impose additional sanctions on Syria for the government’s violent crackdown on dissent. The French Foreign Ministry said Tuesday that diplomats are considering measures targeting companies that are linked to the repression of civilians in Syria. The new penalties could follow an EU oil embargo against Damascus that took effect […]
