Libya’s opposition is offering a $1.67 million reward for the capture of Libyan leader Moammar Gadhafi. The reward offer was made as fighting broke out again at the Gadhafi compound in Tripoli, one day after rebel fighters overran the complex. The head of the Transitional National Council, Mustafa Abdel Jalil, said his group supports a […]
Anti-Gadhafi Forces Offer Reward for Gadhafi’s Capture
Pakistani Police Make Arrests in Kidnapping of American
Police in Pakistan say they have arrested three people in connection with the kidnapping of an American in the city of Lahore earlier this month. Authorities gave little detail about the arrests Wednesday, but they confirmed the suspects were part of a network involved in the abduction of development expert Warren Weinstein. The 70-year-old U.S. […]
Afghan President Pardons Children Involved in Suicide Bombings
Afghan President Hamid Karzai has ordered the release of some 20 children detained for being involved in suicide bombings. President Karzai met with the juveniles at his palace in Kabul Wednesday. He told them that such attacks are un-Islamic and discouraged them from pursuing a path of violence. The Afghan leader then ordered the children […]
War Crimes Suspect Hadzic Pleads Not Guilty
The former leader of Croatia’s ethnic Serbs, Goran Hadzic, has pleaded not guilty at the United Nations war crimes tribunal in The Hague. Hadzic entered his plea Wednesday after refusing to do so during his initial appearance before the court last month. The 52-year-old Hadzic faces 14 counts of war crimes and crimes against humanity […]
Iraqi Kurds Denounce Turkish Artillery Strikes
Several hundred protesters have rallied outside the Turkish consulate in northern Iraq where they denounced Turkey’s deadly artillery barrages in the border region. The demonstrators urged Ankara to stop the ground fire, which has killed seven civilians. The protest took place Wednesday in Irbil, the capital of Iraq’s semi-autonomous Kurdistan region. On Tuesday, Turkey’s military […]
Libyan Rebels Offer Reward for Gadhafi’s Capture
Libya’s opposition is offering a $1.67 million reward for the capture of Libyan leader Moammar Gadhafi. The reward offer was made as fighting broke out again at the Gadhafi compound in Tripoli, one day after rebels overran the complex. The head of the Transitional National Council, Mustafa Abdel Jalil, said his group supports a decision […]
Officials Assess Damage After Rare Quake in Eastern US
Some Washington landmarks and schools are closed Wednesday, as authorities assess damage from Tuesday’s rare earthquake that was felt throughout eastern North America . U.S. Geological Survey officials say the 5.8 magnitude earthquake was the largest to strike the eastern part of the U.S. since 1944. The quake, centered in the small Virginia town of […]
Afghan Parliament Rejects Decision to Oust Nine Members
Afghanistan’s parliament has rejected a decision by the nation’s Independent Election Commission to replace nine lawmakers over allegations of voter fraud. The lawmaking body voted Wednesday to throw out the decision, despite President Hamid Karzai’s decree earlier this month that the commission should have final say on complaints about election results. The lower house of […]
Pakistan Denies Involvement with China’s Xinjiang Terrorists
Pakistan’s Foreign Minister has denied claims that his country had any involvement in the deadly terrorist attacks in China’s Xinjiang province late last month. Hina Rabbani Khar, who is in Beijing on a two-day visit, met with Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao and her counterpart Yang Jiechi. During a press conference Wednesday, she said Pakistan is […]
(( Title: GLOBAL MARKETS 2ND UPD
Orders for aircraft and autos boosted demand for U.S. manufactured goods in July. Wednesday’s report from the Commerce Department says “durable goods” orders jumped 4 percent for the month, a big change from the previous month’s decline. The gains were partly due to automakers overcoming the shortage of parts from Japanese factories damaged by the […]