The Syrian government has agreed to allow UN weapons inspectors to visit three sites where chemical weapons were reportedly used against rebel forces.
UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon said that the inspectors would be leaving “as soon as possible” and are expected to visit the site outside Aleppo where 27 people were reportedly killed by chemical weapons earlier this year. Continue reading
The number of unemployment in the Eurozone fell during June for the first time in over two years although the overall unemployment rate did not change.
The jobless total of 19.26 million was 24,000 less than last month, the first fall since April 2011. The overall unemployment rate held at a record 12.1%. Continue reading
U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry spoke to reporters after an initial meeting between Israeli and Palestinian negotiators and said that two sides will try to reach a “final status” agreement over the next nine months.
Kerry said that formal negotiations between the two sides would begin in the next two weeks either in Israel or the Palestinian territories. He also said that “all issues” would be up for discussion. Continue reading
Irish President Michael Higgins signed into law a bill that legalizes abortions in Ireland for the first time.
The “Protection of Life During Pregnancy Act” will allow abortions when the life of the mother is in danger due to the pregnancy. However, there is a provision that will allow a woman to have an abortion if she can convince doctors that she will commit suicide unless she can kill her baby via abortion. Continue reading
Japan’s industrial output fell sharply in June, dealing a blow to a government trying to jump start the nation’s ailing economy.
Industrial output fell 3.3% in June when compared to May. The output was 4.8% below the June 2012 levels. At the same time, consumer household spending fell 0.4% in June when analysts had expected a climb of 1%. Continue reading
Just a day after Boko Haram terrorists bombed a Christian neighborhood in Kano, Nigeria that killed at least 28 people and injured dozens, the government has announced a troop pullback from Mali to help restore peace to the region.
Nigerian troops had been assisting an international force in driving Islamic terrorists out of Mali. Continue reading
Three-year-old Isabella Severo dos Santos was caught in her home when water from the broken pipe flooded the Campo Grande neighborhood. Water shot 65 feet into the air from the pipe and forced many emergency rescues.
“Our job was to get people out of their homes as the flooding spread,” Col. Sergio Simoes told GloboNews TV as rescue teams used rubber dinghies to reach areas of the neighborhood inundated with water. Continue reading
At least 10 people are dead after a series of bombings in Kano, Nigeria, the largest city in the northern part of the country. The blasts targeted a Christian neighborhood that has previously been attacked by the Islamic terror group Boko Haram. Continue reading
Abortion advocates were furious that North Carolina Governor Pat McCrory has signed into a law a bill that requires abortion clinics to meet the same standards as outpatient surgical centers.
The critics say the governor’s move breaks a campaign promise to not install new abortion regulations. Continue reading
The anti-Christianist group Freedom From Religion Foundation is threatening the Cullman (Alabama) County Board of Education with a lawsuit if a group of citizens is allowed to pray for the schools the weekend before schools open for the year. Continue reading