U.S. first lady Michelle Obama addresses a women leaders’ forum in Soweto, South Africa on Wednesday. The U.S.-sponsored Young African Women Leaders Forum brings together women from across sub-Saharan Africa who are leading or involved in social and economic initiatives in their own countries. Mrs. Obama arrived in South Africa this week. On Tuesday, she […]
First Lady Obama to Address Young African Women
Posted June 22nd, 2011 at 6:15 am (UTC-5)
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China Stakes Out China Sea Position For US Talks
Posted June 22nd, 2011 at 6:15 am (UTC-5)
A senior Chinese official says he will deny Chinese responsibility for disputes in the South China Sea if the issue comes up during talks with the United States this week. Vice Foreign Minister Cui Tiankai said the issue is not on the agenda for his talks on Saturday in Hawaii with U.S. Assistant Secretary of […]
For the U.S., a Slack Economy, but Growing War Costs
Posted June 22nd, 2011 at 2:36 am (UTC-5)
Some U.S. officials are voicing increasing concern about the burgeoning cost of American military involvement in simultaneous wars in Iraq, Afghanistan and now Libya. By various government and private accounts, the U.S. has spent more than $1 trillion over the last decade on the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, and already more than $700 million […]
2 Leading US Senators Call for Limited US Role in Libya
Posted June 21st, 2011 at 11:35 pm (UTC-5)
Two leading U.S. senators have introduced a resolution that would limit the role of the U.S. military in Libya. Foreign Relations Committee Chairman John Kerry, a Democrat , and a leading Republican, John McCain , unveiled the measure Tuesday. The resolution would impose a one-year limit on U.S. military involvement in the NATO coalition in […]
Would-be US Immigrants Sue Over Visa Lottery Snafu
Posted June 21st, 2011 at 8:10 pm (UTC-5)
Would-be immigrants from more than 20 countries have filed a lawsuit against the U.S. State Department after being mistakenly informed they had won the U.S. immigrant visa lottery. The plaintiffs are among 22,000 people who were informed earlier this year that they had been selected as finalists in the 2012 diversity immigrant visa lottery. But […]
US First Lady Visits Nelson Mandela in Africa
Posted June 21st, 2011 at 8:10 pm (UTC-5)
U.S. first lady Michelle Obama on Tuesday paid a previously unannounced visit to former South African president Nelson Mandela at the beginning of a tour of southern Africa. Mrs. Obama met with the 92-year-old anti-apartheid icon at his home in Johannesburg. The wife of U.S. President Barack Obama was accompanied by the couple’s two daughters […]
Obama to Address Nation Wednesday on Afghanistan
Posted June 21st, 2011 at 6:05 pm (UTC-5)
The White House says President Barack Obama will address the nation Wednesday evening on his plans for withdrawing U.S. troops from Afghanistan. Spokesman Jay Carney says the president will lay out how he will implement the strategy he outlined in December 2009 on drawing down American troops. In a briefing Tuesday, Carney said the president […]
Senate Unanimously Confirms Panetta as Defense Secretary
Posted June 21st, 2011 at 5:35 pm (UTC-5)
The U.S. Senate has confirmed Leon Panetta as the new secretary of defense. Senators Tuesday voted unanimously for Panetta. The current Central Intelligence Agency director will succeed Robert Gates, who plans to retire next week. Lawmakers praised Panetta ahead of the vote, calling him a “wise and solid” choice and noting his vast experience in […]
2 Leading US Senators Call for Limited US Role in Libya
Posted June 21st, 2011 at 5:05 pm (UTC-5)
Two leading U.S. senators have introduced a resolution that would limit the role of the U.S. military in Libya. Foreign Relations Committee Chairman John Kerry, a Democrat , and a leading Republican, John McCain , unveiled the measure Tuesday. The resolution would impose a one-year limit on U.S. military involvement in the NATO coalition in […]
US Astronaut Retiring to be with Congresswoman
Posted June 21st, 2011 at 3:35 pm (UTC-5)
Mark Kelly, the U.S. astronaut who commanded the final space shuttle Endeavour flight, says he is retiring to spend more time with his lawmaker wife as she recovers from a gunshot wound to the head. Kelly said in a statement posted on his Facebook page Tuesday he will retire from NASA and the U.S. Navy […]
