In The News. . . .

In the news

Nikola Gruevski

  • Nikola Gruevski (pictured), Prime Minister of the Republic of Macedonia, retains his position for a third consecutive term in office.
  • NATO begins employing attack helicopters for the first time in air operations over Libya.
  • In tennis, Li Na wins the women’s singles and Rafael Nadal wins the men’s singles at the French Open.
  • Chile’s Puyehue volcano erupts, forcing 3,500 people to evacuate.
  • Yemeni President Ali Abdullah Saleh is injured in an attack on the presidential palace and transported to a Saudi Arabia hospital for treatment.
  • Senior Al-Qaeda member Ilyas Kashmiri is killed by an American drone strike in South Waziristan, Pakistan.