Iraqi officials say a pair of bombs have exploded outside a government building north of Baghdad, killing at least 35 people and wounding many others. The officials said a car bomb and another explosive went off Tuesday in the town of Taji, about 20 kilometers north of the capital. There was no immediate claim of […]
Activists Say Syrian Tanks Mobilize Outside Hama
Posted July 5th, 2011 at 6:45 am (UTC-5)
Syrian opposition activists say government tanks have staged outside the central city of Hama, a day after soldiers raided homes and arrested at least 20 people there. The activists say residents have set fires and placed debris in the streets to try to block troops from entering Hama amid the on-going crackdown on protests. Hama […]
Dutch Court Rules in Favor of Srebrenica Victims
Posted July 5th, 2011 at 6:40 am (UTC-5)
An appeals court in the Netherlands has ruled that the Dutch state is responsible for the deaths of three Bosnian Muslims during the 1995 massacre in the eastern Bosnian town of Srebrenica. The court said the Dutch United Nations forces, who were guarding the region at the time as part of a U.N. “safe zone,” […]
Aung San Suu Kyi Welcomes Thai Election Outcome
Posted July 5th, 2011 at 6:35 am (UTC-5)
Burmese democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi is welcoming what she described as the “free and fair” election in neighboring Thailand as a sign of hope for improved relations between the countries. The Burmese political leader was asked about the Thai election Tuesday in the pagoda city of Bagan, where she is vacationing with her […]
Australian State Allows Police to Unveil Muslim Women
Posted July 5th, 2011 at 6:25 am (UTC-5)
Australia’s most populous state has approved a law permitting police to order Muslim women to remove burqas and other face-covering veils. The law was introduced Monday in New South Wales, where a Muslim woman was convicted of falsely accusing a police officer of forcing her to remove her burqa during a random breath test for […]
Bomb Blasts Kill 27 in Iraqi Capital
Posted July 5th, 2011 at 6:10 am (UTC-5)
Iraqi officials say a pair of bombs have exploded outside a government building north Baghdad, killing at least 27 people and wounding many others. The officials said a car bomb and another explosive went off Tuesday in the town of Taji, about 20 kilometers north of the capital. There was no immediate claim of responsibility […]
Small Gains for Japan’s Nikkei
Posted July 5th, 2011 at 5:55 am (UTC-5)
Japanese markets closed slightly higher Tuesday, while the U.S. dollar is higher against the Japanese yen. Tokyo’s Nikkei index gained a fraction of one percent to finish at 9,972. In currency trading, the dollar was selling at 81.13, a gain of on-third of a yen from Monday. Gold is trading at $1,498.88 an ounce.
Suu Kyi Recounts NLD History in BBC Lecture
Posted July 5th, 2011 at 5:40 am (UTC-5)
Burmese pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi explores the recent history of her National League for Democracy and the what drives people to dissent in a BBC lecture recorded for broadcast Tuesday. The lecture is the second of two to be secretly recorded in Burma by the British broadcasters and smuggled to London for airing. […]
Roadside Bomb Kills Two on Pakistan-Afghanistan Border
Posted July 5th, 2011 at 5:25 am (UTC-5)
A roadside bomb has killed at least two Pakistani soldiers and wounded as many as 15 others along the country’s troubled border with Afghanistan. Pakistani officials say unknown militants set off the bomb near an army vehicle early Tuesday in the North Waziristan region. No group has claimed responsibility for the attack. North Waziristan is […]
US, Asian Firms to Develop Massive Mongolian Coal Field
Posted July 5th, 2011 at 5:15 am (UTC-5)
Companies from China, Russia and the United States have emerged as the big winners in the competition to develop one of the world’s biggest deposits of coking coal, used for steel-making. Mongolian officials Tuesday announced their decision, which will be submitted to parliament for approval on Wednesday. The companies and consortiums, which include Japanese and […]
