Police in Indonesia have forced their way into an Islamist school for the first time since a bomb blast killed a man at the school on Monday. National police said three people were wounded in Wednesday’s assault, which ended a two-day stand-off with students armed with sticks and machetes. Police were seeking to investigate the […]
Three Wounded as Indonesian Police Enter Radical Islamist School
Posted July 14th, 2011 at 2:05 am (UTC-5)
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Expert Says New Zealand Mine Disaster Was Predicted
Posted July 14th, 2011 at 1:55 am (UTC-5)
An expert witness told an inquiry into New Zealand’s deadliest mining accident in a century that he had warned the mine’s operators they were inviting disaster. Harry Bell, a former chief inspector of the nation’s coal mines, testified Thursday that the Pike River mine where 29 men died in November had only one entrance and […]
Debt Talks Enter Fifth Straight Day Amid Heated Exchanges
Posted July 14th, 2011 at 1:05 am (UTC-5)
U.S. President Barack Obama meets Thursday with Republican and Democratic leaders for a fifth day of tense negotiations on a deficit reduction plan tied to an increase in the nation’s borrowing limit. Republican leaders said Wednesday’s talks at the White House ended abruptly, with President Obama storming out of the meeting after sharply rejecting Republican […]
Tunisian Soldiers Break Up Clashes with Tear Gas, Gunfire
Posted July 14th, 2011 at 1:00 am (UTC-5)
Tunisian soldiers fired in the air and lobbed tear gas at citizens in a small mining town to break up clashes between rival groups. The cause of Wednesday’s clashes in the southern town of Gafsa is unclear. The fighting injured at least five people. The southern town has seen unrest several times since the uprising […]
UN Says 192 Killed by Cholera in DRC
Posted July 14th, 2011 at 12:35 am (UTC-5)
A United Nations report says cholera has killed 192 people in the Democratic Republic of Congo since March. Wednesday’s report also showed more than 3,000 cases of cholera in Congo during the same period. The U.N. says the outbreak began in the northeast city of Kisangania and spread to Equateur, the capital, Kinshasa and Bandundu […]
Bombings Kill 17, Wound 133 in Mumbai
Posted July 14th, 2011 at 12:30 am (UTC-5)
Three consecutive bomb blasts tore through India’s financial capital, Mumbai, Wednesday, killing at least 17 people and wounding 133 others. The explosions occurred within 20 minutes of each other in crowded areas of the city during the evening rush-hour — two in the south and one in central Mumbai. Earlier reports said the blasts killed […]
UN SAYS CHOLERA KILLED 192 PEOPLE IN CONGO
Posted July 14th, 2011 at 12:20 am (UTC-5)
A United Nations report says cholera has killed 192 people in the Democratic Republic of Congo since March. Wednesday’s report also showed more than 3,000 cases of cholera in Congo during the same period. The U.N. says the outbreak began in the northeast city of Kisangania and spread to Equateur, the capital, Kinshasa and Bandundu […]
China Reports Successful Completion of Human Rights Action Plan
Posted July 14th, 2011 at 12:10 am (UTC-5)
China says all the targets and tasks set out in a two-year human rights action plan were fulfilled on schedule before the end of 2010. In a report quoted by the official Xinhua news agency, China’s State Council Information Office said Thursday the cause of human rights in China “has entered a new stage.” A […]
Report: 1 Police Officer Killed, 7 Wounded in Chechnya Violence
Posted July 13th, 2011 at 10:35 pm (UTC-5)
A Russian news report says a police officer was killed and seven others wounded during a clash Wednesday with an unknown armed group in Russia’s restive Chechnya region. The Interfax news agency quotes a police spokesman as saying police discovered the group in a forest several kilometers from a village and pursued them. One officer […]
Russia Lays Out Plan for Iran Nuclear Talks
Posted July 13th, 2011 at 10:05 pm (UTC-5)
Russia has proposed a “phased” process by which Iran could address questions about its nuclear program and be rewarded with a gradual easing of international sanctions. Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov described the proposal Wednesday following talks in Washington with U.S. President Barack Obama and Secretary of State Hillary Clinton. It seeks to bring Iran back […]
