St. Louis Cardinals’ baseball star Albert Pujols tied a World Series record Saturday, clubbing three home runs in leading the Cards to a 16-7 rout of the host Texas Rangers. Pujols joins Babe Ruth and Reggie Jackson – both of the New York Yankees – as the only players to hit three round-trippers in a […]
Cardinals Rout Rangers on Pujols’ 3 HRs
Posted October 23rd, 2011 at 4:55 am (UTC-5)
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Jordan’s King Calls for Economic Recovery in Middle East
Posted October 22nd, 2011 at 2:55 pm (UTC-5)
Jordan’s King Abdullah has urged attendees at an international forum to encourage economic growth in the volatile Middle East. Speaking to an audience at a two-day special meeting of the World Economic Forum, the king said jobs are urgently needed in the region to counteract the highest youth unemployment rate in the world. He said […]
World Reacts to Death of Libya’s Gadhafi
Posted October 21st, 2011 at 3:45 am (UTC-5)
U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton says the death of Libya’s Moammar Gadhafi closes a “very unfortunate chapter” in the country’s history but also marks the “start of a new era.” She commented from Pakistan on Friday, three days after visiting Libya on her tour of the Middle East and South Asia. Her comments come […]
World Powers React to Death of Libya’s Gadhafi
Posted October 21st, 2011 at 12:20 am (UTC-5)
World powers are reacting to the death of former Libyan leader Moammar Gadhafi. China said Friday that Libya has opened a new page and urged Libya’s provisional government leaders to start the process for an “inclusive” political transition. China is a veto-wielding U.N. Security Council member. The country abstained from a council vote in March […]
Texas Rangers Take Game Two of World Series
Posted October 20th, 2011 at 11:40 pm (UTC-5)
The Texas Rangers scored two runs in the final inning to defeat the St. Louis Cardinals in the second game of Major League Baseball’s World Series on Thursday in St. Louis, Missouri. The best of seven series is now tied at one game each. Thursday’s contest was scoreless until the seventh inning, when St. Louis […]
Obama Hails Gadhafi’s Demise, Warns Arab Dictatorships
Posted October 20th, 2011 at 6:15 pm (UTC-5)
U.S. President Barack Obama says ousted Libyan leader Moammar Gadhafi’s death is a warning to authoritarian strongmen across the Middle East that iron-fisted rule “inevitably comes to an end.” Speaking at the White House Thursday, Mr. Obama hailed what he called “a momentous day in the history of Libya, telling its people “You have won […]
Gadhafi’s Death Met with Relief
Posted October 20th, 2011 at 2:45 pm (UTC-5)
U.S. President Barack Obama says the death of Libyan leader Moammar Gadhafi proves “definitively” that the four-decade Gadhafi regime has come to an end. He spoke Thursday at the White House. He said a year ago the notion of a free Libya seemed impossible and congratulated the Libyan people for demanding their rights. Mr. Obama […]
Gadhafi’s Death Met with Relief
Posted October 20th, 2011 at 2:20 pm (UTC-5)
World leaders are congratulating the Libyan people on the start of a new era following the announced death of former Libyan leader, Moammar Gadhafi. U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, traveling in Afghanistan, told Fox News that confirmation of Gadhafi’s death would be a “sigh of relief.” She separately told CBS News that while significant, […]
Reports of Gadhafi’s Death Met with Relief
Posted October 20th, 2011 at 10:45 am (UTC-5)
World leaders are congratulating the Libyan people on the start of a new era following the announced death Wednesday of former Libyan leader, Colonel Moammar Gadhafi. U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, traveling in Afghanistan, told Fox News that confirmation of Gadhadi’s death would be a “sigh of relief.” She separately told CBS News that […]
Reports of Gadhafi’s Death Met with Relief
Posted October 20th, 2011 at 10:25 am (UTC-5)
Leaders around the world are scrambling to confirm reports former Libyan leader, Colonel Moammar Gadhafi is dead. But already many are congratulating the Libyan people on the start of a new era. In Washington, officials at both the White House and the U.S. State Department said they are still trying to determine whether the former […]
