New York Democratic Representative Anthony Weiner has admitted he sent a lewd photograph to a female college student using his Twitter account after previously denying he had done so. Weiner apologized for lying but said he will not resign. During a televised news conference Monday in New York, an emotional Weiner also admitted that he […]
Congressman Admits Lying About Lewd Photograph
Sprouts Test Negative in European E. Coli Outbreak
The cause of a deadly E. coli outbreak in Germany remained a mystery Monday after officials ruled out organic sprouts as the culprit. Officials had said on Sunday that sprouts from a farm in Lower Saxony state were the source of the bacteria that has killed at least 22 people and sickened more than 2,200 […]
Portugal’s Victorious Center-Right to Push Austerity
Portuguese President Anibal Cavaco Silva has asked Social Democratic Party leader Pedro Passos Coelho to “immediately” start work on forming a new government. The Social Democrats on Sunday won a comfortable victory in the troubled country’s parliamentary elections, ousting the ruling Socialists. Mr. Passos Coelho said Monday Mr. Silva had asked for the preparations to […]
US, Israel Blame Syria for Inciting Border Clashes
The United States has joined Israel in blaming Syria for inciting the lethal confrontations that occurred Sunday along the Israeli-Syrian border. Syrian state media say 23 people were killed and more than 325 wounded when Israeli troops opened fire on pro-Palestinian protesters who were attempting to breach the frontier. The Israeli military has termed the […]
Santorum Enters 2012 Presidential Race
Former U.S. senator Rick Santorum is the latest Republican to formally join the 2012 race for the White House, joining a field of candidates hoping to unseat President Barack Obama. Speaking in his home state of Pennsylvania Monday, Santorum thanked supporters and said he is running because he has the courage to fight for America. […]
Syria State Media: 40 Police Officers Killed in Northwest Attack
The Syrian government says at least 40 police officers were killed Monday in an attack in the northwestern part of the country, where anti-government protests have raged for days. State media blamed “armed gangs” for Monday’s deaths in the town of Jisr al-Shughour and called the incident an “ambush.” Earlier in the day, the government […]
Indian Supreme Court Questions Crackdown on Protest
India’s Supreme Court said Monday it wants the government to explain why it sent hundreds of police to end the peaceful hunger strike of a popular yoga guru and thousands of his supporters. Baba Ramdev’s mass fast, staged in a huge tent in New Delhi, was part of a populist campaign to fight corruption. His […]
Yemen VP: President Saleh Coming Back ‘In Days’
Yemen’s vice president says President Ali Abdullah Saleh will be returning to Yemen “in days” after undergoing surgery in Saudi Arabia for a shrapnel wound. Yemen’s state media quote Vice President Abd al-Rab Mansur Hadi Monday as saying the president is recovering well. The vice president is serving as the country’s acting leader in Mr. […]
Crew Survives Cargo Plane Crash in Gabon
A cargo plane for transport company DHL crashed in Gabon’s capital on Monday but all four crew members on board survived. Witnesses say the plane, identified as an Antonov 26 turboprop, crashed into the sea not far off a Libreville beach. Bystanders and emergency services raced to the scene and helped the crew evacuate. The […]
Rains Ease Chinese Drought, Bring Flooding Fears
Several days of torrential rains in drought-stricken southern and eastern China has triggered flood warnings and the evacuations of tens of thousands of people. State television on Monday showed water roaring through towns in southwestern Guizhou province and hundreds of damaged or destroyed houses. The Ministry of Civil Affairs said some 200,000 people in the […]