South Korean media are reporting that North Korean leader Kim Jong Il arrived in Russia Saturday. YTN television said Saturday that Mr. Kim had arrived in the Russian Far East but gave no source for their information. South Korea’s Yonhap news agency quoted an unidentified government source as saying that Mr. Kim traveled by train […]
Pakistani Gunmen Kill 4 Commandos
Posted August 19th, 2011 at 11:35 pm (UTC-5)
Pakistan officials say gunmen in the southern port city of Karachi have ambushed a bus carrying police commandos, killing at least four officers and wounding more than 30 others. Authorities say the commandos were dressed in plain clothes when they were attacked late Friday in the eastern Korangi district of Karachi. Police said earlier Friday […]
Tropical Storm Threatens Central America
Posted August 19th, 2011 at 9:45 pm (UTC-5)
Tropical Storm Harvey has gained strength in the Atlantic Ocean and is threatening to bring high winds and strong rain to parts of Central America. Tropical storm warnings or watches have been issued for the Bay Islands of Honduras, the coast of Belize, Guatemala and Mexico. The U.S. National Hurricane Center said late Friday the […]
Russia Marks 1991 ‘Coup’ That Led to USSR Breakup
Posted August 19th, 2011 at 8:50 pm (UTC-5)
Russia has quietly marked the 20th anniversary of the attempted coup that led to the demise of the Soviet Union. On Friday, neither President Dmitry Medvedev nor Prime Minister Vladimir Putin commented on the anniversary of the failed coup against then-Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev. Separately, only a few dozen people gathered in Moscow at the […]
Retaliatory Violence Escalates Between Israel, Gaza
Posted August 19th, 2011 at 8:50 pm (UTC-5)
Israeli aircraft continued to strike militant outposts in the Gaza Strip late Friday and Palestinians fired rockets back into Israel as retaliatory violence escalated in the region. Israeli airstrikes killed at least 12 Palestinians, most of them militants, in the Gaza Strip. A military wing of the militant group Hamas declared Friday that it is […]
US ‘Disappointed’ Belarus Suspending Uranium Deal With US
Posted August 19th, 2011 at 8:15 pm (UTC-5)
4 The United States has expressed disappointment over a decision by Belarus to suspend plans to fully give up its stockpile of highly enriched uranium, as previously agreed with the U.S. The State Department made the comment Friday, after the Belarusian Foreign Ministry said it is freezing the project in response to new U.S. sanctions, […]
Malawi Cabinet Dissolved Following Protests
Posted August 19th, 2011 at 6:25 pm (UTC-5)
Malawi President Bingu wa Mutharika has dissolved his cabinet in the wake of last month’s deadly protests. The state-run Malawi Broadcasting Corporation announced the move late Friday. It did not give a reason for the dissolution or say when a new cabinet would be named. Last month, 19 people were killed in Malawi during clashes […]
Libyan Rebels Say They Control Zlitan
Posted August 19th, 2011 at 6:25 pm (UTC-5)
Libyan rebels say they have seized control of the western town of Zlitan, following intense battles with forces loyal to Libyan leader Moammar Gadhafi. Rebels said Friday that they pushed into the center of the town, which is about 150 kilometers from Tripoli. The claim could not be independently verified. They also said at least […]
Suicide Bombing at Mosque Kills at Least 48 in Pakistan
Posted August 19th, 2011 at 5:35 pm (UTC-5)
Officials say a suicide bomber has struck a mosque in northwestern Pakistan, killing at least 48 people. The attack occurred as more than 300 people packed into the mosque for Friday prayers in Jamrud, the main town in the Khyber tribal region. Authorities say at least 100 people were wounded in the blast that happened […]
