A record-setting crowd gathered on the outskirts of Harare for the funeral of one of Zimbabwe’s heroes and top political power brokers. In a country divided by bitter politics, political enemies united Saturday to praise retired military chief General Solomon Mujuru, an ally of President Robert Mugabe who helped win Zimbabwe’s independence and end white […]
Record Funeral Crowds Hear Mugabe Call for Peace
Posted August 20th, 2011 at 3:30 pm (UTC-5)
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Israel ‘Regrets’ Deaths of Egyptian Troops in Border Battle
Posted August 20th, 2011 at 3:25 pm (UTC-5)
Israel has expressed regret for the deaths of Egyptian security personnel in fighting between Israeli troops and suspected Palestinian militants along the Israel-Egypt border on Thursday. Israeli Defense Minister Ehud Barak said Saturday Israel “regrets” the deaths of the five Egyptian officers and will conduct a joint investigation of the incident with the Egyptian military. […]
Crackdown Continues in Syria
Posted August 20th, 2011 at 2:40 pm (UTC-5)
Syrian security forces have killed at least two people in the central province of Homs. The deaths Saturday come a day after Syrian forces killed at least 34 people across the country. President Bashar al-Assad pushed ahead with his brutal crackdown despite assurances to the U.N. chief this week that military operations have ended. The […]
Tropical Storm Heading to Central America
Posted August 20th, 2011 at 2:25 pm (UTC-5)
Tropical Storm Harvey is headed to Central America and could lash Honduras with strong winds and heavy rainfall before moving inland over Belize. The U.S. National Hurricane Center said Saturday the storm is packing maximum sustained winds of 95 kilometers an hour and could intensify into a hurricane along a portion of the Belize coast. […]
Pope to Bestow Rare Honor on Spanish Saint
Posted August 20th, 2011 at 2:25 pm (UTC-5)
Pope Benedict says he will confer one of the Roman Catholic Church’s highest honors on a 16th-century Spanish saint. The leader of the world’s 1.6 billion Catholics made the surprise announcement Saturday during a visit to the Spanish capital, Madrid. The pontiff said he will declare St. John of Avila a doctor of the church. […]
Iranian TV: 2 Americans Sentenced to 8 Years for Spying
Posted August 20th, 2011 at 2:00 pm (UTC-5)
Iranian state television says two Americans detained in the country since 2009 have been sentenced to eight years in prison for spying and illegal entry. Iranian TV’s report Saturday quoted judicial sources as saying that Americans Shane Bauer and Josh Fattal each were given five-year prison sentences for spying and three additional years for illegal […]
Mugabe Calls for Peace at General’s Funeral
Posted August 20th, 2011 at 1:50 pm (UTC-5)
Zimbabwe President Robert Mugabe has urged the crowd at the funeral for a retired army general to abstain from violence. Mr. Mugabe spoke for more than one hour Saturday in Harare at the service for retired military chief General Solomon Mujuru, telling the thousands in attendance, “Please, no violence.” Mujuru, one of the country’s top […]
Moroccan Plotted to Poison Water Supply in Spain
Posted August 20th, 2011 at 1:20 pm (UTC-5)
A Moroccan man has been sentenced to jail for plotting to poison water supplies in Spain. A Spanish judge on Saturday said Abdellatif Aoulad Chiba has sought information on Islamist websites on how to poison the water supply at campsites and tourist resorts. The judge said Chiba was a member of al-Qaida’s North African wing, […]
Israel ‘Regrets’ Deaths of Egyptian Troops in Border Battle
Posted August 20th, 2011 at 1:00 pm (UTC-5)
Israel has expressed regret for the deaths of Egyptian security personnel in fighting between Israeli troops and suspected Palestinian militants along the Israel-Egypt border on Thursday. Israeli Defense Minister Ehud Barak said Saturday Israel “regrets” the deaths of the five Egyptian officers and will conduct a joint investigation of the incident with the Egyptian military. […]
Britain’s Prince Harry to Get US Apache Helicopter Training
Posted August 20th, 2011 at 12:10 pm (UTC-5)
Prince Harry, a captain in the British Army Air Corps, is heading to the United States for training as an Apache attack helicopter pilot. The bon vivant younger son of Prince Charles and the late Princess Diana is already an Apache pilot, and served for 10 weeks with Western forces fighting Islamic insurgents in Afghanistan […]
