An international human rights group is urging the Bangladeshi government to better guarantee fair trials for those accused of war crimes during the country’s 1971 war of independence. New York-based Human Rights Watch said in a statement this week that Bangladesh’s International Crimes Tribunal, set up by the government last year to hold fair and […]
Rights Group Urges Fair War Crimes Trials in Bangladesh
Posted July 13th, 2011 at 10:30 am (UTC-5)
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Turkey’s New Government Wins Confidence Vote
Posted July 13th, 2011 at 10:25 am (UTC-5)
Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan has won a confidence vote in Parliament to begin his third term in office, winning support from 322 lawmakers in the 550-seat Parliament. President Abdullah Gul approved the Cabinet, which includes a minister to oversee Turkey’s European Union bid, last week. The prime minister said the government will focus […]
Egypt Cedes to Protesters Demands, Dismisses Hundreds of Police Officers
Posted July 13th, 2011 at 10:25 am (UTC-5)
Egypt’s Interior Ministry announced a massive reshuffle of the police force on Wednesday, saying about 600 officers would be removed. The ministry says 37 officers accused of killing protesters during the anti-government uprising that led to former President Hosni Mubarak’s resignation in February are among those being let go. The announcement follows renewed protests by […]
Three Blasts Hit India’s Financial Hub
Posted July 13th, 2011 at 10:20 am (UTC-5)
Three blasts have hit India’s financial capital, Mumbai. The number of casualties is still unclear, but police say the explosions occurred in crowded areas of the city, including one in a marketplace. Mumbai is no stranger to attacks. In 2008, Pakistan-based militants laid siege to the city, killing 166 people.
Turkey Detains Al-Qaida Suspects
Posted July 13th, 2011 at 10:15 am (UTC-5)
Turkish state media say police have detained 14 suspected al-Qaida militants in a series of raids across western Turkey. The Anatolia news agency said the suspects were planning to attack the U.S. embassy in Ankara and other unspecified targets. It reported police captured the suspects and seized explosives and weapons in Ankara and in the […]
Brazilian Plane Crashes, Kills 16
Posted July 13th, 2011 at 10:15 am (UTC-5)
Brazilian authorities say a small plane has crashed in northeastern Brazil, killing all 16 people on board. The regional Noar airlines plane went down early Wednesday, shortly after takeoff from the city of Recife. It was heading to the city of Natal. Brazil’s Air Force says the pilot reported problems almost immediately and tried to […]
Philippine Bishops Return Vehicles Donated by Government
Posted July 13th, 2011 at 10:10 am (UTC-5)
Roman Catholic bishops in the Philippines embroiled in a controversy involving allegedly inappropriate donations from a government agency have returned vehicles paid for with government charity funds. The sports utility vehicles were donated by the government’s lottery agency during the administration of former President Gloria Arroyo. Critics say the vehciles came in exchange for the […]
Syrian Leader Meets Arab League Chief After US Criticism
Posted July 13th, 2011 at 9:55 am (UTC-5)
Syrian President Bashar al-Assad met with Arab League chief Nabil Elaraby Wednesday amid mounting criticism about Mr. Assad’s response to anti-government protests. Syria’s state-run SANA news agency quotes Elaraby as saying the Arab League does not accept “foreign interference” in Arab affairs. The meeting comes a day after U.S. President Barack Obama said Mr. Assad […]
US Stocks Push Higher in Early Trading
Posted July 13th, 2011 at 9:55 am (UTC-5)
U.S. stock market indexes rose in Wednesday’s early trading. The Dow Jones Industrial Average gained almost six-tenths of one percent. The S&P 500 rose six-tenths of a percent. And the NASDAQ gained almost eight-tenths of a percent. European stock markets were mixed in afternoon trading. London’s Financial Times 100 index lost almost two-tenths of a […]
NATO to Keep Bombing Gadhafi Forces As Long as Civilians Threatened
Posted July 13th, 2011 at 9:30 am (UTC-5)
NATO Secretary-General Anders Fogh Rasmussen has told Libyan rebels that the alliance will continue bombing forces of Libyan leader Moammar Gadhafi as long as those forces continue threatening civilians. Rasmussen was speaking in Brussels Wednesday after meeting a Libyan rebel delegation led by Mahmoud Jibril, who briefed him on the progress of a five-month uprising […]
