A Spanish judge has announced plans to question Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki and three Iraqi military officers in a probe into the deaths of 34 people at an Iranian exiles’ camp in Iraq. Judge Fernando Andreu announced his intentions this week to question the four in connection to a deadly Iraqi military raid at […]
Spain Demands Iraqi PM Appear in Camp Ashraf Probe
Posted July 14th, 2011 at 12:30 pm (UTC-5)
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South Sudan Becomes 193rd United Nations Member
Posted July 14th, 2011 at 12:05 pm (UTC-5)
The national flag of the newly independent South Sudan went up outside the United Nations on Thursday, shortly after becoming the world body’s 193rd member. The U.N. General Assembly in New York admitted the country by acclamation, after a Security Council resolution recommending South Sudan for membership. The U.S. representative to the U.N., Susan Rice, […]
12 Turkish Soldiers Killed In Clash With Kurdish Militants
Posted July 14th, 2011 at 12:05 pm (UTC-5)
Turkish officials say Kurdish militants killed a dozen soldiers and wounded six others in clashes in the southeastern Diyarbakir Province. Authorities in Diyarbakir say Thursday’s attack was the largest on Turkish troops in more than a year. The outlawed Kurdistan Workers’ Party has been fighting for an ethnic homeland in southeastern Turkey since 1984. That […]
Italian Senate Approves Austerity Measures
Posted July 14th, 2011 at 11:50 am (UTC-5)
Italy’s upper house of parliament has approved sharp budget cuts in a vote aimed at calming fears that Europe’s third largest economy could be consumed by the continent’s debt crisis. The Senate voted 161 to 135 on Thursday in favor of the four-year austerity plan worth at least $67 billion. Parliament’s lower house is expected […]
Suicide Bomber Attacks Memorial for Afghan President’s Brother
Posted July 14th, 2011 at 11:30 am (UTC-5)
A suicide bomber has attacked a mosque in Afghanistan’s southern city of Kandahar, killing five people during a memorial service for the assassinated half-brother of President Hamid Karzai. The Interior Ministry said Thursday’s blast killed the head of Kandahar province’s religious council, Hekmatullah Hekmat. A child was also killed and another 15 people were wounded, […]
Austen Manuscript Auctioned For $1.6 Million
Posted July 14th, 2011 at 11:20 am (UTC-5)
An extremely rare handwritten manuscript of an unfinished novel by British author Jane Austen was sold for $1.6 million Thursday by Sotheby’s auction house in London. The unfinished draft of The Watsons is believed to be Austen’s earliest surviving manuscript. It was probably written around 1804, before her first published novel, Sense and Sensibility, appeared. […]
Italian Senate Approves Austerity Measures
Posted July 14th, 2011 at 11:10 am (UTC-5)
Italy’s upper house of parliament has approved sharp budget cuts in a vote aimed at calming fears that Europe’s third largest economy could be consumed by the continent’s debt crisis. The Senate voted 161 to 135 on Thursday in favor of the four-year austerity plan worth at least $67 billion. Parliament’s lower house is expected […]
Afghan Officials Say NATO Kills 6 Civilians as War Casualties Rise
Posted July 14th, 2011 at 11:05 am (UTC-5)
Afghan officials say six civilians have been killed during a NATO operation in eastern Afghanistan, as the United Nations reported that the number of Afghans killed in the war is up 15 percent this year compared to last. Hundreds of residents demonstrated Thursday in the city of Khost, where local officials said six civilians, including […]
China to Maintain Tight Controls on Property Market
Posted July 14th, 2011 at 10:55 am (UTC-5)
China says it will take further steps to control prices on new home purchases, as part of a push to cool its overheated housing market in major cities. The State Council, the Chinese cabinet, said Thursday it will move to tighten existing property restrictions in cities that have seen “excessive” increases in housing prices. Beijing […]
