Italy says four Italian journalists have been kidnapped and their driver killed in Libya by armed men described as loyalists to Libyan leader Moammar Gadhafi. The Italian Foreign Ministry said in a statement Wednesday the kidnapping occurred on a highway between the western town of Zawiya and the capital, Tripoli. The ministry said the newspaper […]
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4 Italian Journalists Kidnapped in Libya
Posted August 24th, 2011 at 5:30 pm (UTC-5)
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Foreign Journalists Freed in Libya
Posted August 24th, 2011 at 12:30 pm (UTC-5)
Some foreign journalists held by forces loyal to Libyan leader Moammar Gadhafi have been abruptly freed. The approximately 35 journalists were freed on Wednesday, after being detained for about four days inside the Rixos hotel in Tripoli. The circumstances of their release were not immediately clear. However, it took place shortly after representatives of the […]
Foreign Journalists Freed in Libya
Posted August 24th, 2011 at 12:15 pm (UTC-5)
A group of foreign journalists held by forces loyal to Libyan leader Moammar Gadhafi have been abruptly freed. The approximately 35 journalists were freed on Thursday, after being detained for about four days inside of the Rixos hotel in Tripoli. The circumstances of the release were not immediately clear. However, their release took place shortly […]
Foreign Journalists Trapped in Libyan Capital
Posted August 24th, 2011 at 10:30 am (UTC-5)
Forces loyal to Libyan leader Moammar Gadhafi are preventing about 35 foreign journalists from venturing outside of their hotel in Tripoli. Pro-Gadhafi forces have not allowed the journalists to leave the Rixos hotel for at least four days, although much of Tripoli appears to be under rebel control. Some reporters have hung banners outside of […]
Obama: More Concerned About ‘Lone Wolf’ Terror Attack than al-Qaida
Posted August 16th, 2011 at 7:05 pm (UTC-5)
U.S. President Barack Obama says a “lone wolf” terrorist, such as the gunman who killed 77 people in Norway last month, is a bigger concern than a large-scale terror attack. President Obama said in an interview with CNN television Tuesday that it is a lot harder to trace a single deranged terrorist driven by hateful […]
Obama Travels in New, Million-Dollar Bus
Posted August 16th, 2011 at 3:45 pm (UTC-5)
U.S. President Barack Obama is touring the Midwest in a new vehicle — a long, sleek, armored bus worth a million dollars. The vehicle is one of two such buses purchased by the Secret Service earlier this year and altered to accommodate presidential travel. A Secret Service spokesman, Ed Donovan, says the buses will also […]
Giffords Returns to Vote on Debt Ceiling
Posted August 1st, 2011 at 7:35 pm (UTC-5)
There was some unexpected drama during the House of Representatives’ vote on the debt agreement Monday. Arizona Democratic Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords made her first appearance in the chamber since she was gravely wounded by a would-be assassin in January. House colleagues rose to their feet and applauded as Giffords made her way across the floor, […]
Obama ‘Proud’ to Recognize South Sudan
Posted July 9th, 2011 at 9:35 am (UTC-5)
The United States has formally recognized the Republic of South Sudan on its independence day. President Barack Obama said in a statement Saturday that he is “proud” to extend diplomatic recognition. He said South Sudan’s newly declared independence is a “historic achievement” that shows, in his words, “the light of a new dawn is possible” […]
Obama ‘Proud’ to Recognize South Sudan
Posted July 9th, 2011 at 8:30 am (UTC-5)
The United States has formally recognized the Republic of South Sudan on its independence day. President Barack Obama said in a statement Saturday that he is “proud” to extend diplomatic recognition. He said South Sudan’s newly declared independence is a “historic achievement” that shows, in his words, “the light of a new dawn is possible” […]
Greece Faces Limited Austerity Choices
Posted June 28th, 2011 at 10:15 am (UTC-5)
Greek lawmakers are faced with difficult options -imposing new taxes on minimum wage earners and selling state-owned assets – if the country is to avoid a default and collect a $17 billion share of last year’s $156 billion bailout. As workers walked off their jobs Tuesday to protest Prime Minister George Papandreou’s latest austerity plan, […]
