U.S. presidential candidate Mitt Romney tried to backtrack Thursday from comments he made that seemed to question Britain’s ability to host the Olympic Games. Within hours of his arrival in the British capital Wednesday, NBC News aired an interview with the presumptive Republican nominee in which he said that last-minute concerns over London’s security staffing […]
Romney Responds to Olympics Comments on Overseas Tour
Posted July 26th, 2012 at 3:20 pm (UTC-5)
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Romney Meets with British PM on Overseas Tour
Posted July 26th, 2012 at 10:55 am (UTC-5)
U.S. presidential candidate Mitt Romney met with British Prime Minister David Cameron in London Thursday as the presumptive Republican nominee began a three-nation international tour. Romney arrived in the British capital Wednesday and will attend Friday’s opening ceremonies for the Olympics. He then travels to Israel and Poland in a bid to boost his foreign […]
Pakistan Temporarily Shuts NATO Supply Route
Posted July 26th, 2012 at 10:50 am (UTC-5)
Pakistani officials have temporarily shut the country’s northwestern border into Afghanistan due to security concerns, following a deadly attack on a NATO truck earlier this week. A local official in the town of Jamrud, Bakhtiar Khan, told VOA Thursday that the movement of NATO supply vehicles into Afghanistan from the Khyber tribal agency has been […]
Thousands Flee Ethnic Clashes in India’s Northeast
Posted July 26th, 2012 at 8:35 am (UTC-5)
Thousands of people are pouring into relief camps in northeastern India, where ethnic clashes have killed at least 41 people in the last week. Security forces continue to patrol the worst violence-hit areas of Assam state, where members of the Bodo tribe and Muslim settlers have been fighting for several days. Troops have “shoot-on-sight” orders […]
Romney Begins International Tour
Posted July 26th, 2012 at 8:20 am (UTC-5)
U.S. presidential candidate Mitt Romney meets with British Prime Minister David Cameron in London Thursday as he begins a three-nation international tour. The presumptive Republican Party nominee arrived in the British capital Wednesday for talks with Mr. Cameron, Deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg and former prime minister Tony Blair. Romney will also attend Friday’s opening […]
Deadly Blast Hits Busy Market in Pakistan
Posted July 26th, 2012 at 8:05 am (UTC-5)
Officials in northwestern Pakistan say a bomb has exploded in a busy market, killing at least eight people. The blast happened Thursday in Salarzai, an area of the Bajaur tribal district near the Afghan border. Authorities say two children were among those killed and at least 20 people were wounded in the attack. The bomb […]
Romney Begins Overseas Tour as Obama Pledges to Reduce Gun Violence
Posted July 26th, 2012 at 6:10 am (UTC-5)
U.S. presidential candidate Mitt Romney will meet with British Prime Minister David Cameron in London Thursday as he begins a three-nation tour aimed at boosting his foreign policy credentials. The presumptive Republican Party nominee arrived in the British capital Wednesday for talks with Mr. Cameron, Deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg and former prime minister Tony […]
Romney Begins Oversees Tour as Obama Pledges to Reduce Gun Violence
Posted July 26th, 2012 at 5:35 am (UTC-5)
U.S. presidential candidate Mitt Romney will meet with British Prime Minister David Cameron in London Thursday as he begins a three-nation tour aimed at boosting his foreign policy credentials. The presumptive Republican Party nominee arrived in the British capital Wednesday for talks with Mr. Cameron, Deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg and former prime minister Tony […]
Protests Erupt in California Over Police Shootings
Posted July 25th, 2012 at 5:20 am (UTC-5)
Tensions are high in Anaheim, California, because of a handful of fatal shootings involving police officers this year. Protesters tossed rocks and bottles at police Tuesday night, after they were shut out of a city council meeting, where city officials were discussing the shootings. The police responded by firing non-lethal bean bags Some angry demonstrators […]
Greek PM Samaras Predicts Economic Growth by 2014
Posted July 24th, 2012 at 12:55 pm (UTC-5)
Greek Prime Minister Antonis Samaras is pledging that the economy in his recession-plagued country can start to grow again by early 2014. Auditors for Greece’s international creditors are in Athens to check on the government’s progress in imposing unpopular austerity measures to cut its deficit and the country is mired in the fifth year of […]
