Thousands of Yemenis renewed calls for the departure of President Ali Abdullah Saleh on Friday, while government shelling killed at least one person in a southern city. Witnesses and activists say chanting anti-government demonstrators took to the streets in Sana’a and other cities. Also, supporters of Mr. Saleh rallied near his presidential palace in the […]
“Eco-Terrorists” Found Guilty in Swiss Trial
Posted July 22nd, 2011 at 2:00 pm (UTC-5)
Three eco-terrorists were found guilty in Switzerland Friday for their involvement in a foiled plot to blow up an unfinished IBM nanotech research center near Zurich. The verdict in Switzerland’s highest criminal court found Costantino Alfonso Ragusa, his wife Silvia Ragusa Guerini and their Swiss friend, Luca “Billy” Cristos Bernasconi, guilty of conspiring last year […]
Malawi President Vows to Track Down Protest Leaders
Posted July 22nd, 2011 at 2:00 pm (UTC-5)
Malawi’s President Bingu wa Mutharika has vowed to track down the leaders of anti-government protests Wednesday and Thursday that left 18 people dead. In a speech broadcast on state radio Friday, Mr. Mutharika said attempts to overthrow a legitimate government are treasonous. He named opposition leader John Tembo and Vice President Joyce Banda as suspected […]
Bomb Rocks Norway Government Headquarters, Killing Two, Injuring 15
Posted July 22nd, 2011 at 1:45 pm (UTC-5)
A powerful bomb rocked Norway’s government headquarters in the capital of Oslo on Friday, killing at least two people and injuring 15 others. The powerful blast also set the nearby oil ministry building on fire. Hundreds of windows in the 17-story government headquarters were shattered, as were others in buildings as far as 400 meters […]
US Stocks Mixed
Posted July 22nd, 2011 at 1:25 pm (UTC-5)
U.S. stock market indexes were mixed in Friday’s midday trading. The Dow Jones Industrial Average retreated two-tenths of a percent, while the S&P 500 gained one-tenth of a percent, the NASDAQ gained eight-tenths of a percent. European stock markets were higher at the close of trading. London’s Financial Times 100 index moved up six-tenths of […]
Iran Says Open to U.S. Ties Without ‘Preconditions’
Posted July 22nd, 2011 at 1:15 pm (UTC-5)
Iran’s foreign minister on Friday said the Islamic Republic is open to normalizing relations with the U.S. but only on “an equal footing and without preconditions.” Foreign Minister Ali Akbar Salehi’s comments, carried in state-run media, did not directly refer to sanctions imposed by the U.S. over Iran’s disputed nuclear program. Iran and the U.S. […]
Chad Asks Senegal to Extradite Habre to Belgium
Posted July 22nd, 2011 at 12:50 pm (UTC-5)
Chad has asked Senegal to extradite Chad’s former president Hissene Habre to Belgium, where he is charged with against crimes against humanity. Mr. Habre has been living in Dakar since he was overthrown by current Chadian President Idriss Deby more than 20 years ago. Senegal placed the former ruler under house arrest in 2005, after […]
Blast Rocks Norway Government Headquarters, Killing Two, Injuring 15
Posted July 22nd, 2011 at 12:50 pm (UTC-5)
A large explosion in Norway’s capital, Oslo, rocked government headquarters on Friday, killing at least two people and injuring 15 others. The powerful blast also set the nearby oil ministry building on fire. Hundreds of windows in the 17-story government headquarters were shattered, as were others in buildings as far as 400 meters away. Thick, […]
Libyan Rebels, Italy Talk Road Map on Libya’s Future
Posted July 22nd, 2011 at 12:45 pm (UTC-5)
Italy says it is working with the Libyan opposition to prepare a political offer to Tripoli that includes a ceasefire and a call for leader Moammar Gadhafi to relinquish power. Italian Foreign Minister Franco Frattini announced the plans on Friday after meeting with Ali al-Essawi, the deputy of Libya’s opposition Transitional National Council ((TNC). Both […]
