The United States is supporting French Finance Minister Christine Lagarde in her bid to be the next head of the International Monetary Fund. Russia and Brazil also publicly endorsed her on Tuesday. U.S. Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner cited Lagarde’s “exceptional talent and broad experience.” Geithner also commended her rival for the post, Mexican central bank […]
Syrian Activists Meet in Damascus, Seek to End Violence
Posted June 27th, 2011 at 8:25 pm (UTC-5)
More than 150 Syrian intellectuals and activists, including some of the country’s most prominent opposition figures, met in Damascus Monday to discuss how to end months of violent upheaval and initiate a peaceful transition to democratic rule. The gathering was the first since the uprising against President Bashar al-Assad’s rule began in March. In a […]
China, Britain Sign $2.2 Billion Trade Deals
Posted June 27th, 2011 at 3:50 pm (UTC-5)
Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao has traveled to Germany after wrapping up a three-day visit to Britain where he and British Prime Minister David Cameron signed trade deals worth $2.2 billion. At their Monday summit, both leaders expressed optimism about increasing bilateral trade with a goal of $100 billion by 2015. But they also voiced differences […]
US Stocks Rise
Posted June 27th, 2011 at 1:30 pm (UTC-5)
U.S. stock market indexes rose in Monday’s early trading. The Dow Jones Industrial Average advanced nine-tenths of a percent, the S&P 500 rose eight-tenths of a percent and the NASDAQ gained 1.2 percent. European stock markets were mixed at the close of trading. London’s Financial Times 100 index gained four-tenths of a percent to end […]
Sudanese President’s Visit to China Delayed
Posted June 27th, 2011 at 10:40 am (UTC-5)
A controversial meeting between Chinese President Hu Jintao and Sudan’s President Omar al-Bashir was postponed Monday, after Mr. Bashir was delayed traveling to Beijing. Sudan’s foreign ministry says Mr. Bashir was flying from Iran to China late Sunday when his plane was given a new flight path over Turkmenistan. It says the change was not […]
International Court Issues Warrant for Gadhafi
Posted June 27th, 2011 at 9:05 am (UTC-5)
Judges at the International Criminal Court issued arrest warrants on Monday for Libyan leader Moammar Gadhafi and two of his most trusted lieutenants on war crimes charges. The decision came after ICC Prosecutor Luis Moreno-Ocampo had asked for warrants for Mr. Gadhafi, his son Seif al-Islam and the head of Libyan intelligence, Abdullah al-Senussi. Moreno-Ocampo […]
2 More US Soldiers Killed in Iraq
Posted June 26th, 2011 at 10:30 pm (UTC-5)
Two U.S. service members were killed in Iraq Sunday, making June the deadliest month for American combat fatalities there in more than two years. The U.S. military announced the deaths, saying the two were killed in northern Iraq while conducting operations. No further details were immediately available. So far this month, 11 U.S. troops have […]
Afghan Girl Given Explosives by Insurgents Dies
Posted June 26th, 2011 at 4:20 pm (UTC-5)
Afghanistan’s Interior Ministry on Sunday accused insurgents of killing an eight-year-old girl by giving her a bag of explosives and telling her to deliver it to the police. As the little girl approached a police outpost in central Uruzgan province Saturday, the bag exploded, killing her. Also Sunday, Afghan officials said the death toll from […]
Militants Launch Deadly Attack on Police Station in NW Pakistan
Posted June 25th, 2011 at 12:55 pm (UTC-5)
Pakistani police say militants are attacking one of their stations in the northwestern part of the country, killing at least seven police officers. Local police officials said at least seven militants armed with guns and grenades launched their attack on a station in the small town of Kolachi. At least 17 police officers were on […]
Suicide Bomber Attacks Afghan Hospital
Posted June 25th, 2011 at 8:50 am (UTC-5)
A suicide car bomber set off a huge blast Saturday at a hospital in eastern Afghanistan. The explosion in Logar province, about 40 kilometers from the capital, Kabul, caused heavy casualties, but Afghan authorities gave conflicting estimates. Hours after the attack, officials said they think the blast killed about 20 people, including women and children, […]
