The United States says it “understands” the European Union’s decision to provide North Korea with food aid, but that it has not yet decided whether to resume its own food deliveries to the impoverished nation. State Department spokeswoman Victoria Nuland told reporters Tuesday the U.S. government has discussed the issue with the EU officials and […]
US ‘Understands’ EU Decision to Provide Food Aid to North Korea
Posted July 5th, 2011 at 8:40 pm (UTC-5)
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Clinton to Meet With Incoming Peruvian President
Posted July 5th, 2011 at 7:55 pm (UTC-5)
U.S. officials say Secretary of State Hillary Clinton will meet Wednesday with Peruvian President-elect Ollanta Humala in Washington. State Department spokeswoman Victoria Nuland Tuesday said officials very much welcome Mr. Humala’s visit to the United States and look forward to continuing to strengthen U.S. ties with Peru. The incoming Peruvian president and leftist former army […]
Dalai Lama Visits US for Birthday and Meditation
Posted July 5th, 2011 at 7:00 pm (UTC-5)
Tibet’s exiled spiritual leader is in the United States for a birthday celebration and a 10-day prayer and meditation ritual. The Dalai Lama arrived in the U.S. capital, Washington, DC, Tuesday afternoon. His visit also is expected to include high-level meetings with U.S. politicians, even though the spiritual leader formally retired from politics earlier this […]
Dalai Lama Visits US for Birthday and Meditation
Posted July 5th, 2011 at 6:40 pm (UTC-5)
Tibet’s exiled spiritual leader is in the United States for a birthday celebration and a 10-day prayer and meditation ritual. The Dalai Lama arrived in the U.S. capital, Washington, DC, Tuesday afternoon. The visit that is also expected to include high-level meetings with U.S. politicians, even though the spiritual leader formally retired from politics earlier […]
Obama Invites Lawmakers for Debt Negotiations
Posted July 5th, 2011 at 5:50 pm (UTC-5)
U.S. President Barack Obama has invited the leaders of both political parties to the White House to continue negotiations on an increase to the nation’s borrowing limit, as a key deadline looms. Mr. Obama announced the meeting will be on Thursday. He was speaking Tuesday to reporters during a rare appearance at a regularly scheduled […]
Obama Invites Lawmakers for Debt Negotiations
Posted July 5th, 2011 at 5:40 pm (UTC-5)
U.S. President Barack Obama has invited the leaders of both political parties to the White House to continue negotiations on an increase to the nation’s borrowing limit, as a key deadline looms. Mr. Obama announced the meeting will be on Thursday. He was speaking Tuesday to reporters during a rare appearance at a regularly scheduled […]
Sensational US Murder Trial Ends With “Not Guilty” Verdict
Posted July 5th, 2011 at 3:10 pm (UTC-5)
A jury in Florida has found a 25-year-old woman not guilty of killing her 2-year-old daughter, in one of the most sensational murder cases in recent U.S. history. The jury Tuesday found Casey Anthony not guilty of first degree murder, child abuse and aggravated assault of a child in the 2008 death of her daughter […]
Countdown Begins for Final Shuttle Mission
Posted July 5th, 2011 at 1:40 pm (UTC-5)
The countdown has begun for Friday’s launch of the space shuttle Atlantis — the final shuttle flight in the 30-year U.S. shuttle program. Hundreds of thousands of spectators are expected to gather for the launch Friday at Kennedy Space Center in the southeastern U.S. state of Florida. Four astronauts will be on the 12-day shuttle […]
US Factory Orders Point to Improving Economy
Posted July 5th, 2011 at 11:25 am (UTC-5)
U.S. factories received more orders for goods in May, an indication the country’s manufacturing sector is growing stronger. The Commerce Department said Tuesday that factory orders rose eight-tenths of a percent in May after falling nine-tenths of a percent the month before. The report says much of the jump was the result of increased orders […]
U.S. Repatriates Some 120 Migrants to Cuba, Haiti
Posted July 5th, 2011 at 10:55 am (UTC-5)
The U.S. Coast Guard has repatriated more than 120 Cuban and Haitian migrants picked up at sea. The Coast Guard says it intercepted 82 Haitians aboard a sailing vessel northwest of Great Inagua, Bahamas, on Friday and returned them on Monday to Cap-Haitien, Haiti. It says it also returned 15 Cubans to Bahia de Cabanas, […]
