CHICAGO–(ENEWSPF)–May 19, 2011. Cook County Sheriff’s Police are asking for the public’s help in identifying a man who broke into a southwest suburban couple’s home and while he didn’t appear to have stolen anything, the family noted he behaved erratically. The incident happened around 3 a.m. Wednesday in the 16400[Read More…]
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NATO Targets Libyan Navy in Tripoli, Al Khums and Sirte
NAPLES–(ENEWSPF)–20 May 2011. NATO and coalition air assets continued their precision airstrikes against pro-Qadhafi regime forces overnight with a coordinated strike against pro-Qadhafi forces in the ports of Tripoli, Al Khums and Sirte. Overnight, NATO aircraft hit pro-Qadhafi warships, striking eight vessels. “All NATO’s targets are military in nature and are[Read More…]
Secretary of State Clinton’s Interview With Katie Couric of CBS News
Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–May 19, 2011. QUESTION: In Syria, Secretary Clinton, the government crackdown has killed an estimated 700 people in the last two months. What took so long for the Administration to put these new sanctions into place? SECRETARY CLINTON: Well, Katie, I don’t think it took long at all.[Read More…]
DOD Identifies Army Casualty, May 19, 2011
Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–May 19, 2011. The Department of Defense announced today the death of a soldier who was supporting Operation Enduring Freedom. Spc. Brandon M. Kirton, 25, of Centennial, Colo., died May 18, in Kandahar province, Afghanistan, of wounds suffered when insurgents attacked his unit with small arms fire and mortar[Read More…]
Durbin, Kirk: FERC Decision on Quincy Appeal Extremely Disappointing
WASHINGTON, DC–(ENEWSPF)–May 19, 2011. U.S. Senators Dick Durbin (D-IL) and Mark Kirk (R-IL) today expressed disappointment in the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) decision to deny Quincy’s appeal and stop the city from moving forward with the hydroelectric power plant at Lock and Dam 21. “The decision in February to[Read More…]
Durbin Introduces Bill to Aid Reforestation Efforts in Haiti
WASHINGTON, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–May 19, 2011. Assistant Senate Majority Leader Dick Durbin (D-IL) has introduced legislation to aid reforestation efforts in Haiti. Once covered by thick tropical forest, Haiti is now 98 percent deforested. That deforestation has caused widespread soil erosion; the destruction of natural barriers from hurricanes; and contributes to widespread[Read More…]
Iraq: UN Envoy Deplores Deadly Bomb Attacks in Northern City
NEW YORK–(ENEWSPF)–19 May 2011. The top United Nations official in Iraq has strongly condemned this morning’s deadly terrorist bombings that targeted police officers in the country’s northern city of Kirkuk. Media reports say at least 27 people were killed and dozens of others were injured as a result of three[Read More…]
Sudan: UN Envoy Demands Immediate Release of Staff Detained in Darfur
NEW YORK–(ENEWSPF)–19 May 2011. The head of the joint United Nations-African Union peacekeeping mission in Darfur (UNAMID) today called for the immediate and unconditional release of two civilian members of staff arrested by Sudanese authorities. In a meeting with staff, Ibrahim Gambari, the UN-AU Joint Representative and head of UNAMID,[Read More…]
UN Middle East Envoy Urges Mutual Trust to End ‘Paralysis’ in Peace Process
NEW YORK–(ENEWSPF)–19 May 2011. The widespread calls for political change across North Africa and the Middle East will have an impact on the conflict between Israel and the Palestinians, a senior United Nations official said today, voicing concern that no credible initiative exists to end the impasse in talks aimed[Read More…]
NOAA Hurricane Outlook Indicates an Above-Normal Atlantic Season
Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–May 19, 2011. The Atlantic basin is expected to see an above-normal hurricane season this year, according to the seasonal outlook issued by NOAA’s Climate Prediction Center – a division of the National Weather Service. Across the entire Atlantic Basin for the six-month season, which begins June 1, NOAA[Read More…]
