Harry Potter has brought his magic to the box office, with the eighth and final film in the wildly popular franchise breaking opening day ticket sales records. Distributor Warner Bros. says Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2 brought in $43.5 million at midnight screenings alone on its first day Friday in the U.S. […]
Final ‘Harry Potter’ Film Breaking Sales Records
Posted July 16th, 2011 at 12:05 pm (UTC-5)
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Syrian Opposition Mulls Transition Plan
Posted July 16th, 2011 at 12:00 pm (UTC-5)
Syrian opposition figures meeting in Turkey say they are exploring ways to topple President Bashar al-Assad’s regime. Hundreds of dissidents gathered in Istanbul on Saturday, a day after Syrian security forces opened fire on anti-government protesters, killing at least 32 people. Conference leader Haitham al-Maleh told participants that Syria’s current “regime” could not rob them […]
Syrian Opposition Mulls Transition Plan
Posted July 16th, 2011 at 11:50 am (UTC-5)
Syrian opposition figures meeting in Turkey say they are exploring ways to topple President Bashar al-Assad’s regime. Hundreds of dissidents gathered in Istanbul on Saturday, a day after Syrian security forces opened fire on anti-government protesters, killing at least 32 people. Conference leader Haitham al-Maleh told participants that Syria’s current “regime” could not rob them […]
Amid Pomp and Royalty, Vienna Hosts the Funeral of Otto von Habsburg
Posted July 16th, 2011 at 11:30 am (UTC-5)
Europe’s royalty gathered in Vienna on Saturday for the funeral of Otto von Habsburg, the last heir to the Austro-Hungarian empire. Vienna’s archbishop Cardinal Christoph Schoenborn celebrated a funeral mass at St. Stephen’s Cathedral for Habsburg, who was born a prince six years before the Austro-Hungarian empire fell in 1918. He died earlier this month […]
Yemeni Opposition Figures Form Shadow Government
Posted July 16th, 2011 at 11:10 am (UTC-5)
Yemeni opposition figures say they have formed a transitional council that will lead efforts to end President Ali Abdullah Saleh’s 33-year rule. Opposition youth groups announced the 17-member council’s formation on Saturday in the capital, Sana’a. They also named their choices for some key leadership positions, including a former defense minister as their choice for […]
Gunmen Ambush Bus in NW Pakistan, Kill 7
Posted July 16th, 2011 at 10:45 am (UTC-5)
Pakistani officials say gunmen have killed seven people after opening fire on a passenger bus in the northwestern part of the country. Local officials in the Kurram tribal region said the attack took place Saturday. All of the attackers managed to escape. The bus was carrying Sunni Muslims through a mostly Shi’ite area. While no […]
Syrian Opposition Mulls Government Transition
Posted July 16th, 2011 at 10:35 am (UTC-5)
Syrian opposition figures meeting in Turkey say they are exploring ways to topple President Bashar al-Assad’s regime. Hundreds of dissidents gathered in Istanbul on Saturday, a day after Syrian security forces opened fire on anti-government protesters, killing at least 32 people. Conference leader Haitham al-Maleh told participants that Syria’s current “regime” could not rob them […]
Death Toll Rises in Mumbai Attacks
Posted July 16th, 2011 at 10:20 am (UTC-5)
Indian officials say the death toll from this week’s bomb blasts in Mumbai has risen to 19 people, as police continue to investigate evidence to determine who was responsible. Officials said Saturday two more people had died of the more than 130 injured in Wednesday’s triple bomb blasts that shocked India’s financial capital. Teams of […]
Sudan Central Bank: New Currency to be Circulated This Month
Posted July 16th, 2011 at 9:55 am (UTC-5)
Sudan’s central bank says it will begin circulating its new currency later this month. Central Bank chief Mohamed Kheir al-Zubeir told reporters in Khartoum Saturday it would likely take two to three months for the old currency to be completely replaced. Al-Zubeir said the government decided to issue the new money as a “precautionary measure” […]
Four Killed in Iraq Bombings
Posted July 16th, 2011 at 9:50 am (UTC-5)
A bomb blast near Shi’ite pilgrims traveling to Iraq’s holy city of Karbala killed at least two people on Saturday, while two others were killed in a Baghdad bombing. Iraqi officials say at least 15 people were wounded in the blast near Karbala, where thousands of Shi’ite pilgrims are gathering for a religious festival. Two […]
