A crippled Italian cruise ship that had been floating adrift off the coast of Seychelles is now being towed by a French fishing boat to a nearby island. Officials said it will take until Wednesday for the Costa Allegra to reach land. The ship lost power and became stranded in the Indian Ocean Monday after […]
Stranded Italian Cruise Ship Being Towed to Seychelles
Posted February 28th, 2012 at 4:03 am (UTC-5)
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China Calls Romney’s Statements ‘Irresponsible’
Posted February 28th, 2012 at 3:30 am (UTC-5)
China’s Foreign Ministry has criticized U.S. Republican presidential hopeful Mitt Romney for making what it says are “irresponsible” comments about China. Romney said in a Wall Street Journal editorial this month that China is guilty of “abusive” practices in the areas of trade, intellectual property and currency valuation. He also criticized the Obama administration for […]
Sudan Appeals for Chinese Help in Settling Oil Dispute
Posted February 28th, 2012 at 3:10 am (UTC-5)
Sudan has asked China for help in resolving a long-running dispute about oil revenues with newly independent South Sudan. After meetings in Beijing Tuesday, Sudanese Foreign Minister Ali Ahmed Karti said Sudan will also consult with other partners, as it tries to end the impasse. “We are inviting also the companies, CNPC and Petronas to […]
Senegal to Release Election Results; Wade Claiming Lead
Posted February 28th, 2012 at 2:20 am (UTC-5)
Senegal’s electoral commission is due to release the first results from Sunday’s presidential election, with President Abdoulaye Wade saying he is leading in the vote count and the opposition calling a run-off vote “inevitable.” Tuesday’s official results come a day after Mr. Wade gave a news conference at the presidential palace in Dakar, where he […]
London Police Dismantle ‘Occupy’ Protest From Cathedral Courtyard
Posted February 28th, 2012 at 1:10 am (UTC-5)
British authorities have evicted dozens of “Occupy London” protesters from the courtyard of St. Paul’s Cathedral, where the anti-capitalist activists had held continuous demonstrations since October. City officials accompanied by riot police dismantled about 50 tents at the makeshift campsite outside the world-famous cathedral early Tuesday, as the protesters looked on. The 300-year-old cathedral was […]
Protester Takes Aim at Zoellick, Chinese Economic Reform Plan
Posted February 28th, 2012 at 1:05 am (UTC-5)
Dissension over proposed economic reforms in China burst into the open Tuesday when an angry demonstrator disrupted a press conference by World Bank President Robert Zoellick. Zoellick is in Beijing for the release of a major study by the bank and Chinese government experts that calls for China to scale back the role of its […]
Moody’s: Greek Debt Default Risk ‘Remains High’
Posted February 27th, 2012 at 8:35 pm (UTC-5)
The Moody’s credit rating company says the risk of a Greek default on its loans “remains high,” even after European leaders approved a new financial rescue for the country. Moody’s calls the $172 billion Greek rescue package “an important step forward.” But it says Greece’s debt will “remain large” for years, even after private creditors […]
Moody’s: Greek Debt Default Risk ‘Remains High’
Posted February 27th, 2012 at 7:15 pm (UTC-5)
The Moody’s credit rating company says the risk of a Greek default on its loans “remains high,” even after European leaders approved a new financial rescue for the country. Moody’s calls the $172 billion Greek rescue package “an important step forward.” But it says Greece’s debt will “remain large” for years, even after private creditors […]
Syrian Aid Workers Enter Baba Amr, Fail to Rescue Journalists
Posted February 27th, 2012 at 6:35 pm (UTC-5)
The International Committee of the Red Cross says Syrian aid workers have evacuated several people from a Homs neighborhood besieged by government forces, but have failed to rescue a group of Western journalists trapped in the area. An ICRC spokesman in Geneva says Syrian Arab Red Crescent ambulances entered the rebel-held district of Baba Amr […]
Suicide Attack Kills Nine Amid Quran Protests in Afghanistan
Posted February 27th, 2012 at 5:15 pm (UTC-5)
A suicide car bomber rammed his explosives-laden car into the gates of a NATO base and airport in the northeastern Afghan city of Jalalabad Monday, killing nine people and wounding 12 others. The Taliban claimed responsibility, saying it was the latest act of revenge for the burning of Qurans at the Bagram Air Base north […]
