Thursday, June 9, 2011

Lagarde visits China in IMF bid

Lagarde visits China in IMF bid


Lagarde visits China in IMF bid

Posted: 09 Jun 2011 07:37 PM PDT

French Finance Minister Christine Lagarde just wrapped up two days in China, her latest stop on a world tour to woo emerging nations to support her candidacy for chief of the International Monetary Fund. LAGARDE ON HER MEETINGS | CHARM OFFENSIVE |

NATO official: Gadhafi a legitimate target

Posted: 09 Jun 2011 08:04 PM PDT

A U.N. resolution justifies the targeting of Libyan leader Moammar Gadhafi, a senior NATO military official with operational knowledge of the Libya mission told CNN Thursday

U.S. resumes airstrikes in Yemen

Posted: 09 Jun 2011 10:53 AM PDT

The United States and Yemen are taking on Islamic militants on the land and from the air amid fears that al Qaeda is exploiting the political chaos and leadership vacuum engulfing the unstable and impoverished Arabian Peninsula country.

Explainer: How will Syria crisis unfold?

Posted: 09 Jun 2011 08:37 AM PDT

As the violence in Syrian appears to be escalating, Britain and France are pushing for a U.N. Security Council resolution condemning attacks on protesters and calling for humanitarian access.

U.S. slaps new sanctions on Iran

Posted: 09 Jun 2011 07:39 AM PDT

The U.S. government announced Thursday that it has imposed a new round of sanctions against Iran's regime, which has come under intense criticism for its recent crackdown against pro-reform protesters.

U.S. pledges $26 million in aid for Libyan victims

Posted: 09 Jun 2011 06:33 PM PDT

An international coalition with the aim of building support for Libya's transitional government in a post-Moammar Gadhafi world was scheduled to meet Thursday, even as the leader vowed to fight to the death.

Gunmen kill 9 at Afghan wedding

Posted: 08 Jun 2011 11:10 PM PDT

Nine people were killed in eastern Afghanistan Thursday after gunmen attacked a wedding party, a local official said.

21 bodies found outside Mexico town

Posted: 09 Jun 2011 01:49 PM PDT

Mexican authorities on Thursday are following leads on a grisly find from the night before -- 21 bodies, some with signs of torture -- strewn in five separate locations on the outskirts of Morelia, Mexico.

First hurricane of season forms

Posted: 08 Jun 2011 10:52 PM PDT

Hurricane Adrian churned across the Pacific early Thursday as forecasters warned of dangerous surf and rip currents on the southwestern coast of Mexico.

German E. coli death toll rises further

Posted: 09 Jun 2011 06:42 AM PDT

German health authorities confirmed two more deaths due to a virulent bacteria outbreak, they said Thursday, bringing the total number of dead in Europe to 27. All but one were in Germany.

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