Hurricane Irene’s strong winds and heavy rains hit the eastern U.S. coast early Saturday, losing some strength but still on target to affect tens of millions of people with flooding and power outages. Forecasters at the National Hurricane Center downgraded Irene to the weakest category for hurricanes with winds at 150 kilometers per hour in […]
Hurricane Irene Weakens But Remains a Threat
Posted August 27th, 2011 at 4:30 am (UTC-5)
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US: Accused Underwear Bomber Admits Ties With Al-Qaida
Posted August 27th, 2011 at 2:55 am (UTC-5)
U.S. prosecutors say a Nigerian man charged with trying to blow up a plane bound for Detroit in late 2009 admitted his association with al-Qaida during his arrest. In Detroit Friday, prosecutors sought a judge’s permission to use Umar Farouk Abdulmutallab’s comments during his arrest as evidence in his terrorism trial in October. The government […]
10 Dead, Several Missing in Indonesia Ferry Sinking
Posted August 27th, 2011 at 2:15 am (UTC-5)
Authorities in Indonesia say at least 10 people were killed and several are missing after a ferry encountered bad weather and sank off Indonesia’s Sulawesi island early Saturday. Police say rescuers pulled at least 93 survivors out of the water near the city of Kolaka. Authorities do not know how many people are missing, because […]
Typhoon Pounds Philippines On Way to Taiwan, Okinawa
Posted August 27th, 2011 at 2:15 am (UTC-5)
A powerful Typhoon pounded the northern Philippines Saturday with heavy rains and high winds, prompting concerns of flooding and landslides. Philippine officials said Typhoon Nanmadol, with wind gusts reaching 230 kilometers per hour, was moving slowly over the northern province of Cagayan, slowed by a high-pressure area over Taiwan. Local officials have reported that two […]
Kenya’s Supreme Court Judges Sworn In
Posted August 27th, 2011 at 1:30 am (UTC-5)
Judges for Kenya’s first ever Supreme Court have taken their oath of office in the country’s capital, Nairobi. President Mwai Kibaki and Prime Minister Raila Odinga were among government officials attending Friday’s ceremony at the State House. The Supreme Court judges include Phillip Tunoi, Jackton Ojwang, Mohamed Ibrahim, Charles Wanjala and Njoki Ndung’u. Their confirmation […]
Race Begins to Pick New Japan Prime Minister
Posted August 27th, 2011 at 1:05 am (UTC-5)
Japan’s ruling party has begun a 2-day campaign to select a successor to Prime Minister Naoto Kan, who announced his resignation Friday. Five members of the Democratic Party of Japan announced their candidacy Saturday. Former foreign minister Seiji Maehara and Economy Minister Banri Kaieda lead the pack. After the five hold news conferences and debates […]
Singapore Holds Presidential Election
Posted August 27th, 2011 at 12:40 am (UTC-5)
Voters in Singapore went to the polls Saturday to elect a new president in an election seen as a referendum on the ruling People’s Action Party – PAP -, which has led the city-state since 1959. The presidency is largely a ceremonial position, but the election attracted four candidates. Although the publication of pre-election survey […]
Mexican Charged in US Consulate Murders Extradited to US
Posted August 27th, 2011 at 12:35 am (UTC-5)
The U.S. Justice Department says one of the accused killers in the March 2010 killings of three people with ties to the U.S. Consulate in Ciudad Juarez, Mexico has been extradited to the United States. U.S. authorities say Miguel Angel Nevarez appeared before a U.S. judge Friday in El Paso, Texas – just across the […]
New York, Eastern US Under Hurricane Warning
Posted August 27th, 2011 at 12:30 am (UTC-5)
A hurricane warning has been issued for New York and much of the eastern U.S. coast as Hurricane Irene approaches in what President Barack Obama is calling “an extremely dangerous and costly” storm. Forecasters say the storm, expected to make landfall in the U.S. Saturday, could cause widespread flooding, power outages and billions of dollars […]
