The head of Libya’s rebel government says the only way it can succeed is if the international community frees all of his country’s assets frozen during Colonel Moammar Gadhafi’s reign. Libya’s Transitional National Council chief Mahmud Jabril said Friday that the opposition needs the money in order to pay the salaries of civil servants and […]
Libyan Rebel Chief Says Govt’s Success Hinges on Releasing Assets
Posted August 26th, 2011 at 5:40 am (UTC-5)
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Tokyo Stocks Up, Dollar Down
Posted August 26th, 2011 at 5:20 am (UTC-5)
Japanese share prices ended higher Friday, while the dollar slipped against the yen. Tokyo’s Nikkei index gained three-tenths of a percent , to close at 8,798. In currency trading, the dollar was selling at 76.98 yen, down half a yen from late Thursday. Gold was selling at $1,785.15 an ounce.
British Police to Deploy Thousands of Officers for London Carnival
Posted August 26th, 2011 at 5:15 am (UTC-5)
British police are on high alert for the upcoming Notting Hill Carnival in London, which attracts hundreds of thousands of people, amid fears of violence following tis month’s devastating riots. Officials say some 16,000 officers are being to deployed to keep the event peaceful. The stepped up security follows several days of riots across London […]
UNAIDS Report Shows HIV Epidemic at Critical Juncture in Asia-Pacific Region
Posted August 26th, 2011 at 4:55 am (UTC-5)
A report released Friday by the Joint United Nations Program on HIV/AIDS says the AIDS epidemic in Asia and the Pacific is at a critical crossroads. The report was launched at the 2011 International Congress on AIDS in Asia and the Pacific, meeting in Busan, South Korea. The study found that more people than ever […]
Slain Pakistani Governor’s Son Abducted
Posted August 26th, 2011 at 4:50 am (UTC-5)
Pakistani police say gunmen have kidnapped the son of a slain governor who was killed by his bodyguard for opposing blasphemy laws. Police say four men overpowered Shahbaz Taseer’s car Friday in Lahore’s upmarket Gulberg area. No one has claimed responsibility for the kidnapping. The kidnapped man is the son of Salman Taseer who was […]
Indian Anti-Graft Discussion “Unlikely” Friday
Posted August 26th, 2011 at 4:35 am (UTC-5)
Indian Parliamentary Affairs Minister P.K. Bansal says a discussion Friday in parliament on proposals for a new anti-graft law is “unlikely,” as activist Anna Hazare continues a hunger strike aimed at forcing officials to adopt tougher anti-corruption legislation. Bansal said the anti-corruption proposals had not been listed for discussion, but he did not completely rule […]
Asian Markets Mostly Lower
Posted August 26th, 2011 at 4:35 am (UTC-5)
Asian stock markets were mostly lower in early trading Friday. Tokyo’s Nikkei index gained three-tenths of a percent , to close at 8,798. Hong Kong’s Hang Seng index dropped nine-tenths of a percent , to end at 19,583. Elsewhere, share prices were lower in Shanghai, Sydney, Wellington and Manila. Markets closed slightly higher in Taipei […]
US to Release $1.5 Billion of Frozen Libyan Assets
Posted August 26th, 2011 at 4:10 am (UTC-5)
The United States soon will release $1.5 billion in frozen Libyan assets to the country’s opposition-run council for urgent humanitarian aid. The United Nations Security Council approved the funds’ release Thursday after the United States and South Africa reached a deal, designating where the funds would go. Earlier, South Africa had expressed hesitation about releasing […]
6 Dead, 1 Wounded in Thailand’s Violent South
Posted August 26th, 2011 at 3:00 am (UTC-5)
Police in Thailand’s violent south say suspected Muslim militants killed six people and wounded another Friday in coordinated attacks. Authorities said suspected insurgents detonated a bomb buried in a road, as a truck carrying six defense volunteers drove to the scene of an earlier shooting at a rubber plantation. Five of the volunteers were killed […]
Death Toll Rises in Mexico Casino Fire
Posted August 26th, 2011 at 2:20 am (UTC-5)
The death toll from Thursday’s arson attack on a casino in the northern Mexican city of Monterrey now stands at more than 50 people. Nuevo Leon Governor Rodrigo Medina told the Televisa network that 53 people were killed in the attack on the Casino Royale. Monterrey is the capital city of Nuevo Leon. Witnesses say […]
