Turkey’s prime minister has announced new projects for the country’s biggest Kurdish city, in what is viewed as an attempt to gain Kurdish support ahead of the June 12 parliamentary elections. Speaking in Istanbul Wednesday, Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan announced plans for boosting economic and social development in the southeastern city of Diyarbakir. The […]
Turkish PM Pledges More Investment for Kurds, Unrest Continues
Posted June 1st, 2011 at 10:30 am (UTC-5)
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Iran Activist Dies at Father’s Funeral
Posted June 1st, 2011 at 10:30 am (UTC-5)
Iranian opposition websites say the daughter of a prominent Iranian dissident has died after a scuffle with security forces at her father’s funeral, while government media say she died of a heart attack there. Opposition websites say Haleh Sahabi, the daughter of Ezzatollah Sahabi and a prominent activist in her own right, fell to the […]
Chinese Computer Maker to Boost European Presence
Posted June 1st, 2011 at 10:30 am (UTC-5)
China’s top computer maker is moving to increase its share of the European market. Lenovo Wednesday announced a deal to buy German electronics retailer Medion for about $900 million. If approved by regulators, the deal will double Lenovo’s share of the personal computer market in Germany to more than 14 percent. It would also boost […]
Gates Says Afghan Warnings Reflect “Pain” of War
Posted June 1st, 2011 at 10:20 am (UTC-5)
U.S. Defense Secretary Robert Gates says warnings about civilian casualties from Afghan President Hamid Karzai reflect the “pain and suffering” the Afghan people have endured after 30 years of war. Gates told reporters late Tuesday that it is important for both sides to jointly investigate civilian casualties and that Mr. Karzai and the Afghan people […]
China Touts Mining Overhaul in Restive Inner Mongolia
Posted June 1st, 2011 at 10:05 am (UTC-5)
China says authorities have begun an overhaul of the coal mining industry in its vast Inner Mongolia region, in the wake of protests against environmental damage from coal mining, and the hit-and-run death of a local shepherd by a coal truck driver. The official Xinhua news agency described the reforms, announced Wednesday, as a one-month […]
Burkina Faso Soldiers Protest, Fire Shots
Posted June 1st, 2011 at 10:00 am (UTC-5)
Witnesses in Burkina Faso say dozens of soldiers took to the streets late Tuesday and fired shots into the air in the country’s second largest city. Residents say the protest began at a military barracks in the city of Bobo-Dioulasso. There are conflicting reports about whether the soldiers looted businesses and buildings. The West African […]
US Stocks Slip at Open
Posted June 1st, 2011 at 9:50 am (UTC-5)
Major U.S. stock market indexes slid lower in early trading Wednesday, following reports the job market created fewer jobs last month than many economists had forecast. The Dow Jones Industrial Average and the S&P 500 index each fell three-tenths of a percent. The NASDAQ dropped almost two-tenths of a percent. European stock prices were lower […]
Yemeni Forces May Be Targeting Military Defectors
Posted June 1st, 2011 at 9:45 am (UTC-5)
Witnesses in the Yemeni capital, Sana’a, say government forces have shelled a government building where army officers who have defected to the opposition are suspected to have taken refuge. The shelling occurred during clashes in the capital between pro-government forces and loyalists to Sheik Sadeq al-Ahmar, an opposition tribal chief. Medical officials and witnesses tallying […]
5 Killed in Cross-Border Attack on Pakistan Post
Posted June 1st, 2011 at 9:35 am (UTC-5)
Police in northwestern Pakistan say about 200 militants have crossed the border from Afghanistan and attacked a security checkpoint, killing at least five police officers. Authorities said the attack happened Wednesday in the town of Shaltalo, in the Dir tribal area along the border with Afghanistan’s Kunar province. Police say fighting is ongoing. Militants have […]
