Violence in Pakistan’s largest city of Karachi claimed at least 15 more lives Sunday, bringing the death toll from three days of ethnic and political clashes to at least 40. Sindh provincial authorities imposed an indefinite ban on motorcycle riding in the southern port city, saying many people have been killed in drive-by shootings. Police […]
International Panel Begins Probe of Bahrain Unrest
Posted July 24th, 2011 at 6:05 pm (UTC-5)
An international panel set up by the king of Bahrain has begun to investigate months of Shi’ite-led protests that rocked the Gulf island kingdom earlier this year, leaving more than 30 people dead. The head of the five-member commission, Mahmoud Cherif Bassiouni, said Sunday his team will meet with government and military officials, opposition leaders […]
Greek Finance Minister to Discuss New Bailout with US Officials
Posted July 24th, 2011 at 5:45 pm (UTC-5)
Greek Finance Minister Evangelos Venizelos will be in Washington Monday for what Greek media calls very significant meetings with the new IMF chief and top U.S. officials. Venizelos plans to talk with International Monetary Fund head Christine Lagarde and U.S. Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner. They will discuss what comes next after the European Union and […]
Strong Earthquake Jolts Northeastern Japan
Posted July 24th, 2011 at 5:05 pm (UTC-5)
A 6.2-magnitude earthquake has jolted northeastern Japan in the same region that was devastated by a massive earthquake and tsunami in March. The U.S. Geological Survey reports that the earthquake hit Fukushima prefecture early Monday. It says the epicenter was at a depth of about 35 kilometers in the Pacific Ocean near the coast of […]
NATO Transfers Control of Panjshir Province to Afghans
Posted July 24th, 2011 at 4:40 pm (UTC-5)
NATO troops have handed control of northeastern Panjshir province to Afghan forces, the sixth region of the country to be officially transferred to local control. The handover Sunday was part of the first phase of a plan that will place the country’s security under Afghan control before international combat troops by the end of 2014. […]
Australian Cadel Evans Wins Tour de France
Posted July 24th, 2011 at 4:10 pm (UTC-5)
Cadel Evans made cycling history Sunday, becoming the first Australian to win the Tour de France and the oldest winner in 63 years. The victorious 34 year-old crossed the finish line along Paris’ Champ-Elysees wearing the traditional leader’s yellow jersey and immediately hugged his fellow cyclists. He says winning cycling’s most prestigious title has been […]
Norway’s PM Leads Memorial Service for 93 People Killed in Attacks
Posted July 24th, 2011 at 3:45 pm (UTC-5)
Norway’s prime minister has led a memorial service in Oslo for 93 people killed Friday by a Norwegian man who had posted anti-liberal and anti-Muslim rants on the Internet. Prime Minister Jens Stoltenberg addressed hundreds of mourners gathered at Oslo Cathedral Sunday, telling them that Norway has suffered a “national tragedy” in which the victims […]
Australia Adds to Pleas of Aid for Somalia
Posted July 24th, 2011 at 3:30 pm (UTC-5)
Australia has joined a growing international chorus of pleas for aid to the famine-struck Horn of Africa. Australian Foreign Minister Kevin Rudd said failure by the international community to provide aid would mean the deaths of hundreds of thousands of Somalis, mostly children. Rudd was in Somalia to appeal to the world to help avoid […]
Kurdish Rebels Kill 3 Turkish Soldiers
Posted July 24th, 2011 at 2:25 pm (UTC-5)
Turkish media say Kurdish rebels have killed three Turkish soldiers in an attack in the southeastern province of Mardin. The reports say the Kurdish militants attacked the soldiers as they returned to an outpost in Omerli district late Saturday into early Sunday. Turkish forces later launched an operation to try to capture the assailants. Fighting […]
Tensions on Rise Among Egyptian Factions Following Clashes
Posted July 24th, 2011 at 2:25 pm (UTC-5)
Tensions among Egypt’s many political factions are on the rise Sunday following Saturday’s clashes between protesters and gangs of armed men that led Egyptian security forces to fire shots into the air in an effort to break up the violence. The prominent youth-led April 6th Movement issued a statement Sunday saying that the “ugly face […]
