An Austrian court has rejected an extradition request from Serbia for former Bosnian army general Jovan Divjak, who was suspected of war crimes during the Balkans conflict of the 1990s. Divjak, who was detained in Vienna in March and had been released on bail during the extradition hearings, was freed after the ruling. The court […]
Austria Frees Bosnian War Crimes Suspect Divjak
Posted July 29th, 2011 at 3:35 pm (UTC-5)
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Ugandan Baseball Team Strikes Out on US Visas
Posted July 29th, 2011 at 3:20 pm (UTC-5)
The first African baseball team to qualify for the Little League World Series has been called out before ever getting a chance to take the field. The team from Kampala, Uganda had hoped to play in the annual tournament held in the United States after winning the Middle East and Africa regional tournament earlier this […]
Turkmenistan Jails 10 Central Bank Employees in Rare Open Trial
Posted July 29th, 2011 at 3:15 pm (UTC-5)
Turkmenistan has sentenced 10 central bank employees, including several senior bank officials, to jail terms of up to 15 years after they were convicted of corruption in an open trial. The verdicts for the 10 were broadcast on state television. They were found guilty of extorting construction project bribes worth nearly $5 million. It is […]
Death Toll Rises to 77 in Massacre As Norway Mourns, Buries Victims
Posted July 29th, 2011 at 3:15 pm (UTC-5)
Norway began burying the victims of last week’s massacre, as the death toll from last week’s bombing and shooting rampage rose to 77. The latest victim, who was not identified, died in a hospital of wounds suffered during the attack on Utoeya island. Earlier Friday, Norwegians honored the memory of the victims as the first […]
Death Toll Rises to 77 in Massacre As Norway Mourns, Buries Victims
Posted July 29th, 2011 at 2:50 pm (UTC-5)
Norway began burying the victims of last week’s massacre, as the death toll from last week’s bombing and shooting rampage rose to 77. The latest victim, who was not identified, died in a hospital of wounds suffered during the attack on Utoeya island. Earlier Friday, Norwegians honored the memory of the victims as the first […]
Turkey’s Entire Military Command Resigns
Posted July 29th, 2011 at 2:45 pm (UTC-5)
Turkey’s entire military command has resigned amid escalating tensions between the secularist military and Islamic-rooted government. Local Turkish media said Friday the head of the armed forces, General Isik Kosaner, and the army, naval and air commanders had tendered their resignations to the government. Media reports say Kosaner asked to leave because he “deemed it […]
Polish Defense Minister Resigns Over Smolensk Plane Crash
Posted July 29th, 2011 at 2:45 pm (UTC-5)
Polish Defense Minister Bogdan Klich has resigned after the release of a government report that blamed Polish officials and Russian air traffic controllers for a plane crash that killed Poland’s president, Lech Kaczynski, and 95 other people. Prime Minister Donald Tusk said Friday he accepted Klich’s resignation, which he offered on Thursday. The long-awaited report […]
Libyans Bury Rebel Military Chief
Posted July 29th, 2011 at 2:40 pm (UTC-5)
Thousands of Libyans turned out in rebel-held Benghazi on Friday for the funeral of the opposition’s military chief. Abdel Fattah Younes and two of his aides were gunned down on Thursday under mysterious circumstances. The military chief had been part of Libyan leader Moammar Gadhafi’s inner circle before joining the rebels earlier this year. On […]
Pakistani Taliban Claim They Have Swiss Hostages
Posted July 29th, 2011 at 2:25 pm (UTC-5)
Pakistani Taliban militants say they are holding a Swiss couple kidnapped earlier this month as they traveled through the country’s restive southwestern province of Baluchistan. The deputy head of the Tehrik-i-Taliban Pakistan , Wali-ur Rehman, told media outlets Friday that the couple was in good condition and that his group would release them in exchange […]
U.S., North Korean Diplomats Finish Talks
Posted July 29th, 2011 at 2:05 pm (UTC-5)
Diplomats from the United States and North Korea have completed their first senior-level direct talks in 18 months. Vice Foreign Minister Kim Kye Gwan, the head of the North Korean delegation, called the talks in New York constructive and business-like, and indicated the two sides would maintain contact. He spoke briefly as the North Korean […]
