Local Pakistani officials say suspected militants have abducted more than 30 Pakistani boys, after they crossed into neighboring Afghanistan. Officials say the boys, between the ages of 10 and 18, were kidnapped Thursday after crossing from Pakistan’s Bajaur tribal region into Afghanistan’s eastern Kunar province. Local authorities in Afghanistan said they had no knowledge of […]
Dozens of Pakistani Boys Kidnapped in Afghanistan
Posted September 2nd, 2011 at 7:30 am (UTC-5)
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China Censors Newsweek Article of Prominent Dissident
Posted September 2nd, 2011 at 7:25 am (UTC-5)
Censors in China have attempted to purge an essay written by prominent artist and dissident Ai Weiwei by manually tearing the pages of the article from a weekly news magazine. The essay, which appeared in the September 5 issue of Newsweek, urges Chinese citizens to speak out against what he says is the government’s denial […]
Libya’s Interim Leaders, Foreign Officials Discuss Aid Needs
Posted September 2nd, 2011 at 7:00 am (UTC-5)
Members of Libya’s interim ruling council are working with foreign officials to find out specific ways to help their country emerge from the months-long fight against Moammar Gadhafi. The Friday session in Paris comes a day after world leaders also meeting there pledged $15 billion in financial and humanitarian support to Libya’s provisional government. Libya’s […]
HRW Slams Turkey, Iran Attacks in North Iraq
Posted September 2nd, 2011 at 7:00 am (UTC-5)
A human rights group says Turkey and Iran have not done enough to protect civilians while carrying out strikes against Kurdish separatists in Iraq’s autonomous Kurdistan region. Human Rights Watch said Friday Turkey and Iran are not doing what they need to do to make sure their attacks have a minimum impact on civilians. HRW […]
Japan PM Announces New Cabinet
Posted September 2nd, 2011 at 6:50 am (UTC-5)
Japan’s recently-appointed prime minister has announced a new government aimed at guiding the country through a fragile post-earthquake recovery and a shaky economy. Yoshihiko Noda on Friday named Jun Azumi, a journalist turned parliamentary affairs chief of the country’s ruling Democratic party, as his new finance minister. Koichiro Gemba, the outgoing national strategy minister, will […]
Turkey Expels Israeli Ambassador Over UN Report
Posted September 2nd, 2011 at 6:45 am (UTC-5)
Turkey expelled Israel’s ambassador to Ankara on Friday and suspended all military agreements after details emerged of a United Nations report into last year’s deadly Israeli raid on a Gaza-bound Turkish ship. Turkish Foreign Minister Ahmet Davutoglu said Friday his government is reducing its diplomatic presence in Israel to the level of second secretary. The […]
South Africa’s ANC Denies Malema Bid to Drop Charges
Posted September 2nd, 2011 at 6:10 am (UTC-5)
South Africa’s ruling African National Congress said Friday it is not dropping disciplinary charges against its Youth League leader Julius Malema. Malema had sought to have the charges dropped. He is accused of sowing dissension within the ANC by undermining President Jacob Zuma and calling for the overthrow of the leader of neighboring Botswana. Malema […]
Japan’s Nikkei Closes in Negative Territory
Posted September 2nd, 2011 at 5:55 am (UTC-5)
Japanese markets closed lower Friday, while the U.S. dollar is trading lower against the Japanese yen. Tokyo’s Nikkei index lost nearly one and one-quarter percent to finish at 8,951. In currency trading, the dollar was selling at 76.80 yen, a loss of just over one-tenth of a yen from Thursday. Gold is trading at $1,853.71 […]
Asian Stocks Mostly Lower
Posted September 2nd, 2011 at 4:55 am (UTC-5)
Asian stock markets closed mostly lower Friday. Tokyo’s Nikkei index lost nearly one and one-quarter percent to finish at 8,951. Hong Kong’s Hang Seng index lost just over one and three-quarters percent to finish the day’s trading at 20,213. Share prices were higher in Manila, but lower in Shanghai, Wellington, Taipei, and Sydney. In currency […]
Xinhua: Three Trapped Miners not Likely to be Rescued
Posted September 2nd, 2011 at 4:40 am (UTC-5)
China’s official Xinhua news agency says the three remaining workers who have been trapped in a flooded coal mine for 10 days are not likely to survive. On Tuesday, 22 workers were rescued from the illegally operated mine near the northeastern city of Qitaihe. Xinhua said Friday the three remaining miners have been located and […]
