The southwestern U.S. state of Texas is fighting wildfires that have destroyed hundreds of homes and burnt nearly 15,000 hectares of land. Two fatalities have been attributed to the fires. Authorities say a 20-year old mother and her child failed to evacuate their home before fire consumed the dwelling. Sixty-three new wildfires have been reported […]
Dutch Government Accuses Iranian Computer Hackers of Spying
Posted September 5th, 2011 at 9:50 pm (UTC-5)
The Netherlands is accusing Iranian computer hackers of spying on hundreds of thousands of Iranian internet users. A Dutch government report Monday alleges that the Iranian hackers broke into a Dutch computer security firm and stole computer security certificates. A legitimate security certificate guarantees that a website is secure and that the communications will remain […]
Libyan Fighters Delay Attacking Gadhafi Stronghold
Posted September 5th, 2011 at 9:40 pm (UTC-5)
Libyan fighters are so far holding off attacking one of ousted leader Moammar Gadhafi’s last strongholds, as efforts continue to avoid a bloody battle for the city of Bani Walid. More anti-Gadhafi reinforcements arrived outside the town Monday. They joined thousands of fighters observing a one-week deadline extension, which expires Saturday, given to all loyalist […]
Lee’s Remnants Trigger US Flooding, Tornadoes
Posted September 5th, 2011 at 8:45 pm (UTC-5)
The slow-moving remnants of Tropical Storm Lee have dumped heavy rain across the southern United States and triggered tornadoes that damaged dozens of homes in Georgia. Heavy rains are in the forecast for Georgia in the coming hours. The tropical storm made landfall near the city of New Orleans, Louisiana on Sunday, flooding streets and […]
Pakistan Arrests Senior al-Qaida Leader
Posted September 5th, 2011 at 8:45 pm (UTC-5)
Pakistan’s military says it has arrested a senior al-Qaida leader and two colleagues with help from the U.S. Central Intelligence Agency. An army statement Monday identified the senior detainee as Younis al-Mauritani, believed to have been tasked by Osama bin Laden with targeting economic interests in the United States, Europe and Australia. The other two […]
Quake Kills Boy on Indonesia’s Sumatra Island
Posted September 5th, 2011 at 8:30 pm (UTC-5)
A powerful earthquake has rocked the northern part of Indonesia’s Sumatra island, killing at least one person and causing panic among others. The U.S. Geological Survey says a 6.6-magnitude earthquake struck early Tuesday local time, about 100 kilometers southwest of the city of Medan. It was 110 kilometers deep and was felt in several communities […]
Japan’s Mizuho Bank to Make Malaysia its Hub for Islamic Finance
Posted September 5th, 2011 at 8:15 pm (UTC-5)
One of Japan’s oldest and largest banks has announced plans to make Malaysia its global hub for Islamic finance. Mizuho Corporate Bank opened a Malaysian branch in Kuala Lumpur Monday. Bank officials said they have applied with Malaysia’s central bank for a permit to conduct Islamic finance services. Chairman of Mizuho Malaysia Keizo Ohashi said […]
Italian Opera Star Salvatore Licitra Dies a Week After Scooter Crash
Posted September 5th, 2011 at 8:05 pm (UTC-5)
Italian opera star Salvatore Licitra, who critics hailed as the heir to the great Luciano Pavarotti, died Monday more than a week after he was seriously hurt in a motor scooter accident. Hospital officials in the Sicilian city of Cantania say he never regained consciousness from head and chest injuries and declared him brain dead. […]
Libyan Fighters Delay Attacking Gadhafi Stronghold
Posted September 5th, 2011 at 8:00 pm (UTC-5)
Libyan fighters are so far holding off on attacking one of ousted leader Moammar Gadhafi’s last strongholds, as efforts continue to avoid a bloody battle for the city of Bani Walid. More anti-Gadhafi reinforcements arrived outside the town Monday. They joined thousands of fighters who continue to observe a one-week extension, which expires Saturday, given […]
Texas Fighting Out-of-Control Wildfires
Posted September 5th, 2011 at 7:31 pm (UTC-5)
The southwestern U.S. state of Texas is fighting out-of-control wildfires that have destroyed hundreds of homes and burnt more than 13,000 hectares of land. Sixty-three new wildfires have been reported as Texas suffers its worst drought in decades. The parched earth has fueled the fires, worsened by winds from Tropical Storm Lee which came ashore […]
