February 14, 2005 – Former Lebanese Prime Minister Rafik Hariri, an opponent of Syria’s occupation of Lebanon, is killed in a bomb attack targeting his motorcade in Beirut. Twenty-two other people also die. Lebanon’s pro-Western opposition accuses Syria and its allies in the Lebanese security services. The bombing triggers anti-Syria street protests, known as the […]
Timeline: Investigating Lebanon’s 2005 Hariri Assassination
Posted June 30th, 2011 at 8:45 am (UTC-5)
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French Journalists Kidnapped in Afghanistan Return Home
Posted June 30th, 2011 at 8:45 am (UTC-5)
Two French journalists held hostage by the Taliban in Afghanistan for 18 months have returned to France after being freed by their captors. France-3 television videographer Stephane Taponier and reporter Herve Ghesquiere were greeted by relatives and French President Nicolas Sarkozy when they arrived Thursday at a military airport near Paris. Looking healthy and jubilant, […]
Timeline: Investigating Lebanon’s 2005 Hariri Assassination
Posted June 30th, 2011 at 8:40 am (UTC-5)
February 14, 2005 – Former Lebanese Prime Minister Rafik Hariri, an opponent of Syria’s occupation of Lebanon, is killed in a bomb attack targeting his motorcade in Beirut. Twenty-two other people also die. Lebanon’s pro-Western opposition accuses Syria and its allies in the Lebanese security services. The bombing triggers anti-Syria street protests, known as the […]
Report: US Drone Targets Militants in Somalia
Posted June 30th, 2011 at 8:15 am (UTC-5)
A Washington newspaper reports that a U.S. drone aircraft fired on two leaders of the al-Qaida-linked militant group al-Shabab in Somalia last week, apparently wounding them. The Washington Post quotes an unnamed senior military official familiar with the operation. The official said the strike was carried out amid rising concerns that al-Shabab is working more […]
Britain Sends Body Armor to Libyan Rebels
Posted June 30th, 2011 at 8:15 am (UTC-5)
Britain says it is sending body armor, police uniforms and communications equipment to Libyan rebels fighting against forces loyal to Libyan leader Moammar Gadhafi. British Foreign Secretary William Hague said Thursday his country is supplying 5,000 sets of body armor, 6,650 police uniforms and 5,000 high-visibility vests to police loyal to Libya’s opposition Transitional National […]
NATO Airstrike Kills Militant Leader Linked to Kabul Hotel Attack
Posted June 30th, 2011 at 8:15 am (UTC-5)
NATO says it has killed a top Haqqani network leader in Afghanistan who is suspected of aiding militants who attacked a Kabul hotel earlier this week. In a statement Thursday, NATO said it killed Ismail Jan and several Haqqani fighters in an airstrike in Paktiya province near the Pakistani border. The coalition said Jan was […]
UN-Backed Tribunal Issues Arrest Warrants in Hariri Murder
Posted June 30th, 2011 at 8:00 am (UTC-5)
Lebanese media report the United Nations backed tribunal investigating the 2005 assassination of former Prime Minister Rafik Hariri has issued four arrest warrants and a sealed indictment to Lebanon’s prosecutor general. The reports say at least two of the arrest warrants are for members of the Hezbollah militant group. Mr. Hariri’s son Saad Hariri, also […]
European Stocks Mixed in Midday Trading
Posted June 30th, 2011 at 7:40 am (UTC-5)
European stock prices are mixed in midday trading Thursday. London’s Financial Times index is up nearly one-half of one percent. The CAC-40 in Paris is up a fraction of one percent, and trading on the DAX index in Frankfurt is down a fraction of one percent. In New York, the S&P futures contract is up […]
UN Issues Arrest Warrants in Hariri Murder
Posted June 30th, 2011 at 7:35 am (UTC-5)
Lebanese media report the United Nations backed tribunal investigating the 2005 assassination of former Prime Minister Rafik Hariri has issued four arrest warrants and a sealed indictment to Lebanon’s prosecutor general. The reports say at least two of the arrest warrants are for members of the Hezbollah militant group. Lebanon’s former prime minister Saad Hariri […]
Former Lebanese PM: Hariri Indictment ‘Historic Moment’
Posted June 30th, 2011 at 7:25 am (UTC-5)
Lebanon’s former prime minister Saad Hariri says the indictments issued Thursday by a U.N.-backed tribunal investigating the 2005 assassination of his father mark a “historic moment.” The international tribunal based in The Hague issued four arrest warrants and a sealed indictment to Lebanon’s prosecutor general. Reports say at least two of the arrest warrants are […]
