Mauritania says 15 al-Qaida fighters have been killed and nine captured in a joint operation with Mali against an al-Qaida terrorist camp in Mali. A colonel said Sunday two Mauritanian solderers were also killed in Friday’s raid on the camp in the Wagadou forest region near Mali’s border with Mauritania. He said soldiers from Mali […]
15 Al-Qaida Fighters Killed in Mauritania-Mali Operation
Posted June 26th, 2011 at 7:10 pm (UTC-5)
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Syrian Activists to Meet in Damascus
Posted June 26th, 2011 at 7:00 pm (UTC-5)
More than 150 Syrian intellectuals and activists, including some of the country’s most prominent opposition figures, will meet Monday in Damascus to discuss how to end the current violent upheaval and initiate a peaceful transition to democratic rule. Those attending the planned gathering – the first to take place inside Syria during the anti-government uprising […]
Bombing of Nigerian Beer Garden Kills 25
Posted June 26th, 2011 at 6:20 pm (UTC-5)
Suspected Islamic militants threw a bomb into a beer garden in northeastern Nigeria Sunday, killing 25 people and wounding at least 12 others. Police and witnesses say the attackers drove up to the open-air pub in Maiduguri on motorcycles and tossed a bomb into the crowd of drinkers. Some witnesses say the attackers also fired […]
Study: Drug Extends Snakebite Survival Time
Posted June 26th, 2011 at 6:15 pm (UTC-5)
A new study shows that a chemical compound that slows the functioning of lymph glands could raise the chances of surviving venomous snakebites. Scientists in Australia say have found that the chemical nitric oxide can significantly slow down the time it takes for snake venom to enter the bloodstream, giving victims more time to get […]
Saudi Trial Opens for 85 Al-Qaida Suspects
Posted June 26th, 2011 at 6:00 pm (UTC-5)
Saudi Arabia’s state news agency says 85 suspected al-Qaida members have gone on trial in a Riyadh court in connection with attacks against the kingdom, including a deadly 2003 terrorist attack. The SPA news agency said Sunday that some of the defendants are charged with carrying out car bombings on three Riyadh housing compounds for […]
UN: Arab Militiamen Attack Trainload of Southern Sudanese, One Dead
Posted June 26th, 2011 at 5:30 pm (UTC-5)
United Nations peacekeepers say Arab militiamen attacked a train carrying southern Sudanese home Sunday, killing one and wounding four. Sunday’s attack took place in Southern Kordofan — a major oil producing state which has seen a outbreak of fighting just weeks before South Sudan formally declares independence. UN officials blame the attack on Misseriya — […]
Serbian President Urges Reconciliation at WW II Concentration Camp
Posted June 26th, 2011 at 5:30 pm (UTC-5)
Serbian President Boris Tadic has called for reconciliation at the site of a concentration camp in Croatia where tens of thousands of Serbs, Jews and Roma were killed during World War Two. President Tadic accompanied by his mother attended a ceremony Sunday marking the 70th anniversary of the Jadovno camp, set up in 1941 by […]
McCain: Egypt’s Military Wants Civilian Government
Posted June 26th, 2011 at 5:20 pm (UTC-5)
Two leading U.S. senators say Egypt’s military rulers are committed to quickly handing over powers to an elected government. They made the remarks after a meeting in Cairo with Field Marshall Mohammed Hussein Tantawi, head of Egypt’s ruling council. Senator John McCain said Sunday that General Tantawi indicated his “absolute commitment” to transitioning to a […]
Taliban Uses Husband, Wife in Pakistan Suicide Attack
Posted June 26th, 2011 at 4:55 pm (UTC-5)
The Pakistani Taliban said Sunday a husband and wife carried out a suicide attack on a police station in the northwest that killed at least 10 people and wounded five others. The pair, armed with rifles, hand grenades and suicide vests, entered the police station in the town of Kolachi Saturday pretending they were there […]
Afghan Girl Given Explosives by Insurgents Dies
Posted June 26th, 2011 at 4:20 pm (UTC-5)
Afghanistan’s Interior Ministry on Sunday accused insurgents of killing an eight-year-old girl by giving her a bag of explosives and telling her to deliver it to the police. As the little girl approached a police outpost in central Uruzgan province Saturday, the bag exploded, killing her. Also Sunday, Afghan officials said the death toll from […]
