Voters in Turkey are casting ballots in the country’s parliamentary elections. Turkey’s prime minister and his Islamic-rooted party are poised to win a third straight term in power Sunday. Boosted by a booming economy and rising power on the world stage, Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s ruling Justice and Development Party, or AKP, now hopes to gain […]
Polls Open in Turkish Parliamentary Elections
Posted June 12th, 2011 at 1:35 am (UTC-5)
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Guinness Names Filipino as World’s Shortest Man
Posted June 12th, 2011 at 1:10 am (UTC-5)
The Guinness Book of World Records has declared a Filipino as the world’s shortest man. Guinness says Junrey Balawing, who turned 18 Sunday, measures just under 60 centimeters. He edges out Khagendra Thapa Magar of Nepal, who is a “towering” 67 centimeters tall. The announcement was made in Zamboanga del Norte’s remote Sindagan township in […]
Chile Volcano Disrupts New Zealand Air Traffic
Posted June 12th, 2011 at 12:30 am (UTC-5)
A cloud of ash from an erupting volcano in Chile is disrupting air traffic over New Zealand. Australia’s national carrier, Qantas Airways, says it has canceled 22 flights to and from New Zealand and eight flights within New Zealand’s South Island. Australian budget carrier, Jetstar, says it has canceled domestic flights to South Island airports. […]
Turkey’s Ruling Party Set to Win 3rd Term
Posted June 12th, 2011 at 12:10 am (UTC-5)
Turkey’s prime minister and his Islamic-rooted party are poised to win a third straight term in power Sunday. Boosted by a booming economy and rising power on the world stage, Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s ruling Justice and Development Party, or AKP, now hopes to gain a crucial two-thirds majority in parliament, which would allow it to […]
Al-Qaida’s Leader in East Africa Killed in Somalia
Posted June 12th, 2011 at 12:05 am (UTC-5)
Somali authorities say security forces shot and killed al-Qaida’s leader in East Africa during a confrontation at a checkpoint earlier this week. Fazul Abdullah Mohammed was believed to have played a key role in the bombing attacks in 1998 that caused mass casualties and severely damaged U.S. embassies in Nairobi and Dar-es-Salaam. The United States […]
