India’s parliament has moved closer to a deal on an anti-corruption bill that could end a nearly two-week hunger strike by a 74-year-old activist. Lawmakers from the ruling Congress party and main opposition held a special parliamentary session Saturday in response to the hunger strike by Anna Hazare who has demanded that parliament adopt his […]
India’s Parliament Makes Progress on Anti-Corruption Bill
Posted August 27th, 2011 at 11:05 am (UTC-5)
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Libyan Rebels Battle for Control of Supply Route
Posted August 27th, 2011 at 10:50 am (UTC-5)
Libyan rebels say they have gained control of a key border post near Tunisia, but are still fighting for control of the western city of Zuwarah. Opposition fighters faced stiff resistance Saturday from forces loyal to Moammar Gadhafi in their efforts to advance into Zuwarah. A major supply route to Tripoli crosses Zuwarah. The coastal […]
Fake Rhino Horns Foil Thieves
Posted August 27th, 2011 at 10:45 am (UTC-5)
A gang of thieves trying to steal rhinoceros horns from museums across Europe has struck again, but this time they came up empty. British police say the thieves broke into the Natural History Museum at Tring, northwest of London, early Saturday and ripped off the horns from two stuffed rhinos that were on display. Museum […]
Syrian Forces Crack Down on Protesters
Posted August 27th, 2011 at 10:25 am (UTC-5)
Syrian activists say forces loyal to President Bashar al-Assad have clashed with anti-government protesters in Damascus and several other cities. Activists said Saturday that pro-government forces had attacked demonstrators leaving a mosque in the capital. They also say security forces killed one person at an opposition rally in the northern Idlib province. However, the Syrian […]
Hurricane Irene Makes Landfall in US
Posted August 27th, 2011 at 10:00 am (UTC-5)
Hurricane Irene stormed ashore in the eastern U.S. state of North Carolina Saturday, beginning its potentially devastating trek up the East Coast. Irene carried winds of 140 kilometers per hour as it made landfall and battered the eastern U.S. coast with heavy rains. The storm has already toppled trees, flooded streets and knocked out power […]
Obama Focuses on Terror Attack Anniversary; Republicans Talk Jobs
Posted August 27th, 2011 at 9:45 am (UTC-5)
U.S. President Barack Obama says Americans should honor the victims of the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks by doing acts of charity. The country will mark the 10th anniversary of the terrorist attacks in just over two weeks. In his weekly address to the nation Saturday, Mr. Obama called for the anniversary to be a […]
Libyan Rebels Claim Control of Key Supply Route
Posted August 27th, 2011 at 9:30 am (UTC-5)
Libyan rebels say they have gained control of a key border post near Tunisia, but are still fighting for control of the western city of Zuwarah. Opposition fighters faced stiff resistance Saturday from forces loyal to Moammar Gadhafi in their efforts to advance into Zuwarah. A major supply route to Tripoli crosses Zuwarah. The coastal […]
Nigeria President Visits Bombed UN HQ
Posted August 27th, 2011 at 9:15 am (UTC-5)
Nigeria’s president has visited the United Nations headquarters in the capital, Abuja, where a car bombing killed at least 19 people. President Goodluck Jonathan Saturday offered condolences to U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon for what he called a “dastardly” act. He said his government is working to bring terrorism “under control,” and said it would also […]
26 Killed in Pakistan Attacks
Posted August 27th, 2011 at 7:40 am (UTC-5)
Pakistani officials say hundreds of militants from Afghanistan have attacked several Pakistani checkpoints on the Afghan border, killing at least 26 people. Officials say at least nine insurgents were killed in the fighting Saturday. Authorities say the attacks began in Arando village in Pakistan’s northwestern district of Chitral, near Afghanistan’s Nuristan province. Militants then attacked […]
Activists Report Clashes in Syria Saturday
Posted August 27th, 2011 at 7:15 am (UTC-5)
Syrian activists say government forces targeted people protesting against Bashar al-Assad’s government Saturday, a day after demonstrations ended in deadly violence. Activists said security forces targeted protesters Saturday in the capital, Damascus, and the coastal city of Latakia. They also reported sporadic shooting. It is not clear if there were any casualties. On Friday, rights […]
