At least 19 people have been killed after Syrian security forces opened fire on demonstrators during some of the largest protests to date against President Bashar al-Assad’s government. Tens of thousands of demonstrators rallied across the country, where some waved large Syrian flags and chanted anti-government slogans. Witnesses and activists say police responded with live […]
At Least 19 Dead Following Protests in Syria
Posted July 15th, 2011 at 12:45 pm (UTC-5)
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Obama, Republicans Still Wrangling Over US Debt
Posted July 15th, 2011 at 12:10 pm (UTC-5)
President Barack Obama and opposition Republicans called on each other to offer “serious” plans to solve the nation’s financial problems on Friday. In a televised news conference, Mr. Obama said again he is willing to consider cuts in popular social programs including pensions and health care for the elderly, and aid to veterans. In return, […]
US, 30 Other Countries Recognize Libyan Rebels
Posted July 15th, 2011 at 11:15 am (UTC-5)
More than 30 countries, including the United States, say they are recognizing Libya’s rebel Transitional National Council — declaring that the country’s leader Moammar Gadhafi no longer has any legitimate authority over the North African nation. Western and regional powers made the declaration Friday in Istanbul as they met to map strategies to strengthen the […]
Libyan Forces Attack Strategic Oil City
Posted July 14th, 2011 at 7:35 pm (UTC-5)
Libyan rebel forces have attacked the government-held coastal town of Brega, a strategic oil hub in the east of the country. Medical sources in nearby Ajdabiya said Thursday that one rebel was killed and at least five wounded in the clashes as opposition fighters reported the first columns advancing beyond a front line that had […]
Mourners Say Final Farewell to Betty Ford
Posted July 14th, 2011 at 7:00 pm (UTC-5)
Family, friends and admirers have said a final farewell to former U.S. first lady Betty Ford, who died last week at the age of 93. Mrs. Ford, an outspoken advocate for women’s rights and those battling addiction, was memorialized Thursday in the Michigan church where she married Gerald Ford more than six decades ago. Former […]
South Sudan Becomes 193rd United Nations Member
Posted July 14th, 2011 at 5:55 pm (UTC-5)
The national flag of newly independent South Sudan went up outside the United Nations on Thursday, shortly after becoming the world body’s 193rd member. Hundreds of diplomats gathered outside U.N. headquarters in New York to see the flag being raised for the first time after the U.N. General Assembly admitted the country by acclamation. U.N. […]
US Starts Investigation on Whether 9/11 Victims’ Phones Were Hacked
Posted July 14th, 2011 at 4:40 pm (UTC-5)
The U.S. Federal Bureau of Investigation says it has opened an investigation into whether the phones of victims of the 2001 terrorist attacks and their families were hacked into by media baron Rupert Murdoch’s News Corporation. Law enforcement sources said Thursday the FBI will look into whether employees at Murdoch’s media firm illegally tried to […]
Afghan Officials Say NATO Kills 6 Civilians as War Casualties Rise
Posted July 14th, 2011 at 3:20 pm (UTC-5)
Afghan officials say six civilians have been killed during a NATO operation in eastern Afghanistan, as the United Nations reported that the number of Afghans killed in the war is up 15 percent this year compared to last. Hundreds of residents demonstrated Thursday in the city of Khost, where local officials said six civilians, including […]
Political Violence Kills 15 in Karachi
Posted July 14th, 2011 at 2:00 pm (UTC-5)
Fresh political violence in Pakistan’s southern port city of Karachi has killed at least 15 people, following inflammatory remarks by a senior member of the country’s ruling political party. Police said Thursday the violence overnight in Karachi erupted after Zulfiqar Mirza, the head of the ruling Pakistan People’s Party in Sindh province, criticized the rival […]
Indian PM Vows to ‘Relentlessly’ Pursue Mumbai Attackers
Posted July 14th, 2011 at 1:45 pm (UTC-5)
Senior Indian officials are defending the government’s security measures in Mumbai and promising answers, as they face popular anger and grief after three consecutive bomb blasts there killed at least 17 people and wounded 133 others. Prime Minister Manmohan Singh arrived in the city Thursday, a day after the blasts exploded within 20 minutes of […]
