Malawi’s president has called on activists to cancel anti-government rallies scheduled for Wednesday. Civil society groups are planning so-called “vigils” to protest what they say is the government’s failure to respond to their concerns. Speaking on state television Sunday, President Bingo wa Mutharika said the events could turn violent. He said organizers should carefully review […]
Malawi’s President Wants Anti-Government Rallies Cancelled
Posted August 14th, 2011 at 9:45 am (UTC-5)
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Afghan Suicide Bombers Attack Governor’s Compound Killing 19
Posted August 14th, 2011 at 9:35 am (UTC-5)
Afghanistan’s Interior Ministry says at least 19 people were killed on Sunday when militants attacked the compound of the governor of central Parwan province. At least 37 others were also wounded. Officials say a group of six gunmen and suicide bombers stormed the compound of Parwan Governor Abdul Basir Salangi after militants detonated a suicide […]
Libyan Forces, Rebels Battle for Control of Strategic City
Posted August 14th, 2011 at 9:25 am (UTC-5)
Rebels and forces loyal to Libyan leader Moammar Gadhafi are engaged in an intense battle for control of Zawiya, a strategic city located just 50 kilometers west of Tripoli. Rebels said Sunday that they had advanced into the city’s center. But, the Libyan government says Zawiya remains under its control. Zawiya lies on the main […]
U.S. Fair Stage Collapse Kills 4, Injures 40
Posted August 14th, 2011 at 9:15 am (UTC-5)
At least four people were killed and more than 40 were injured when a stage collapsed during a severe storm at a state fair in the midwestern U.S. of Indiana. The deadly incident occurred at the Indianapolis State Fair just before the country music group Sugarland was about to mount the stage to perform. No […]
Gunboats Join Syrian Assault on Latakia,19 Killed
Posted August 14th, 2011 at 9:00 am (UTC-5)
Syrian security forces have stepped up their deadly siege in the port city of Latakia, with gunboats joining the assault. Activists say government forces killed at least 19 people in the city on Sunday, a day after an assault with armored vehicles left at least two people dead. They say gunboats with machine guns fired […]
Aung San Suu Kyi Calls for Unity on First Political Trip
Posted August 14th, 2011 at 9:00 am (UTC-5)
Burmese democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi called for unity Sunday, as she addressed cheering crowds on her first political foray outside her home city of Rangoon since she was freed from house arrest late last year. Hundreds of people lined roadways to greet the Nobel laureate as she made stops in the northern towns […]
Bomb Blast Kills 12 in Southwest Pakistan Hotel
Posted August 14th, 2011 at 8:50 am (UTC-5)
(( new head, new info grafs 1-7) Police in southwestern Pakistan say a bomb has exploded in a two-story hotel killing at least 11 people, and injuring more than 20 others. Authorities say the explosion occurred in the town of Dera Allah Yar in Baluchistan province. The death toll could rise as several people are […]
Somali Gov’t Declares State of Emergency in Former al-Shabab Areas
Posted August 14th, 2011 at 8:00 am (UTC-5)
Somalia’s government has declared a state of emergency in parts of the capital formerly controlled by the Islamist insurgent group, al-Shabab. A decree from Somali President Sheik Sharif Sheikh Ahmed says clan militias are banned from what he called the “liberated” areas of Mogadishu. The government is trying to exert authority in the former al-Shabab […]
Venezuelan Police Seize One Ton of Cocaine in Drug Raid
Posted August 14th, 2011 at 6:45 am (UTC-5)
A Venezuelan official says authorities have confiscated one ton of cocaine in a drug smuggling raid. Justice Minister Tareck El Aissami says two rogue police officers accused of helping the smugglers were killed during the seizure at an undisclosed location. El Aissami says a narcotics officer was injured. It was not clear from his comments […]
China Shuts Down Chemical Plant after Protest
Posted August 14th, 2011 at 6:40 am (UTC-5)
Chinese state media said Sunday that authorities have ordered the immediate shutdown of a petrochemical plant in a northeastern Chinese port of Dalian after thousands of people gathered outside government offices in the city to demand the relocation of the facility. The official Xinhua news agency said officials also pledged to move the Fujia chemical […]
