The New York hotel maid who accused former International Monetary Fund chief Dominique Strauss-Kahn of sexual assault has gone public in media interviews, saying she wants justice and for her alleged attacker to go to jail. Nafissatou Diallo agreed to interviews with Newsweek magazine and ABC television more than two months after the incident in […]
Clinton, in Hong Kong, Reassures Asian Investors
Posted July 25th, 2011 at 9:25 am (UTC-5)
U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton urged China to restrain North Korea from provocative acts, and discussed with Chinese State Councilor Dai Bingguo the next steps toward ending Pyongyang’s nuclear programs, if talks this week between U.S. and North Korean diplomats make progress. Clinton met with Dai Monday in the southern Chinese city of Shenzhen, […]
Clinton, in Hong Kong, Reassures Asian Investors
Posted July 25th, 2011 at 3:35 am (UTC-5)
U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton is seeking to reassure Asian investors that American legislators will come up with a deal to prevent the country from defaulting on its financial obligations. Clinton also said she is “confident” the Congress will work with President Barack Obama on a plan to improve the country’s long-term fiscal outlook. […]
US Congressional Democrats, Republicans Write Separate Debt-Ceiling Plans
Posted July 25th, 2011 at 2:40 am (UTC-5)
U.S. Senate and House of Representatives leaders are preparing separate backup plans to raise the federal debt limit after Congress and the White House failed to come up with a bipartisan agreement Sunday. The leader of the majority party in the House, John Boehner, called Sunday on his fellow Republicans to support what he called […]
Clinton, in Hong Kong, Reassures Asian Investors
Posted July 25th, 2011 at 12:55 am (UTC-5)
U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton is seeking to reassure Asian investors that American legislators will come up with a deal to prevent the country from defaulting on its financial obligations. Clinton also said she is “confident” the Congress will work with President Obama on a plan to improve the country’s long-term fiscal outlook. Officials […]
US, Indonesia Announce Stepped Up Military Cooperation
Posted July 24th, 2011 at 11:40 pm (UTC-5)
The United States says it will conduct about 140 joint military security exercises with Indonesia during the current fiscal year. The U.S. State Department said the U.S. Department of Justice has also provided 19 patrol boats, which the Indonesian Marine Police have deployed throughout the archipelago. The initiatives were announced Sunday as Secretary of State […]
US Leaders Seek Debt Reduction Accord
Posted July 24th, 2011 at 7:50 pm (UTC-5)
With a deadline fast approaching, the White House and U.S. congressional leaders are continuing efforts to reach an agreement that will prevent the world’s richest nation from defaulting on its debt. The leader of the majority party in the House of Representatives, John Boehner, called Sunday on his fellow Republicans to support what he called […]
Gay Couples Exchange Marriage Vows Across New York State
Posted July 24th, 2011 at 1:05 pm (UTC-5)
New York on Sunday was witness to hundreds of gay marriages. New York State is the sixth in the nation, and so far the most populous, to sanction same-sex weddings. Beginning in the western town of Niagara Falls, gay and lesbian couples began exchanging marriage vows at the stroke of midnight, local time. The greatest […]
Top Senate Democrat: Republicans Not Compromising on Debt Crisis
Posted July 24th, 2011 at 8:00 am (UTC-5)
U.S. Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid has accused Republican lawmakers of pushing the United States to the “brink of default,” by resisting compromise in high-stakes budget talks. In a statement following an urgent meeting late Saturday with congressional leaders, Reid said he will only accept a deal that raises the U.S. $14.3 trillion debt ceiling […]
North Korea Diplomat to Visit US for Nuclear Talks
Posted July 24th, 2011 at 6:40 am (UTC-5)
U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said Sunday that Kim Kye Gwan, North Korea’s first vice minister and former chief nuclear envoy, will visit New York this week to meet with senior U.S. officials. Clinton said Kim will meet with an interagency team of U.S. officials for discussions on the next steps necessary to resume […]
