Indian police have detained three people for questioning and released sketches of two suspects in connection with Wednesday’s deadly bomb attack outside the High Court building in New Delhi. At least one of those in police custody is the owner of an Internet cafe in Indian-controlled Kashmir. Police are investigating whether al-Qaida-linked militants used his […]
Indian Police Detain 3 in Court Bomb Investigation
Posted September 8th, 2011 at 3:50 am (UTC-5)
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South Korean Court Affirms Life Sentence for Somali Pirate
Posted September 8th, 2011 at 3:36 am (UTC-5)
A South Korean appeals court has upheld a life sentence for a Somali pirate convicted in the hijacking of a South Korean ship in the Arabian Sea earlier this year. The conviction of 23-year-old Mahomed Araye was handed down in May by a district court in the southern city of Busan. Araye was one of […]
Macedonia to Celebrate 20 Years of Independence
Posted September 8th, 2011 at 3:15 am (UTC-5)
Macedonia is set to celebrate its independence day – and rile neighboring Greece – by officially unveiling a controversial statue in its capital city of Skopje. Thursday, Macedonia marks 20 years of independence from the former Yugoslavia. As part of the celebrations, the government is showing off its capital city renovation project, known as “Skopje […]
China, Vietnam to Speed Up South China Sea Talks
Posted September 8th, 2011 at 3:05 am (UTC-5)
Chinese state media say China and Vietnam have agreed to speed up negotiations over their South China Sea dispute with a goal of signing a formal agreement as soon as possible. The official Xinhua news agency says the commitment was made during meetings in Hanoi this week between China’s State Councilor Dai Bingguo and senior […]
Syrian Forces Kill 20 as France Criticizes Crackdown
Posted September 8th, 2011 at 2:57 am (UTC-5)
France has accused Syria of committing “crimes against humanity” in its crackdown on dissent, as activists said Syrian security forces killed at least 20 people during Wednesday’s raids against anti-government protests. French Foreign Minister Alain Juppe condemned the violence Wednesday, saying international sanctions against Syria are justified. He met with Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov […]
Peru President’s Brother Gets Reduced Sentence
Posted September 8th, 2011 at 2:52 am (UTC-5)
Peru’s Supreme Court has reduced the prison sentence of President Ollanta Humala’s brother who led a failed rebellion six year ago. The court on Wednesday trimmed former Antauro Humala’s sentence from 25 to 19 years. Antauro Humala was sentenced for leading a 2005 armed uprising against then President Alejandro Toledo that killed six people, including […]
Japan’s Nikkei Enjoys Slight Gains
Posted September 8th, 2011 at 2:50 am (UTC-5)
Japanese markets closed slightly higher Thursday, while the U.S. dollar is trading higher against the Japanese yen. Tokyo’s Nikkei index gained more than one-quarter of one percent to finish at 8,793. The dollar was selling at 77.35 yen, a gain of a fraction of a yen from Wednesday. The Taipei market ended at 7,548, a […]
Gadhafi Slams Reports of Exit to Niger
Posted September 8th, 2011 at 2:15 am (UTC-5)
A Syrian television station has aired an audio message purportedly from ousted Libyan leader Moammar Gadhafi, who slammed reports that he had fled Libya in a convoy to neighboring Niger. In the comments broadcast Thursday on Al-Rai TV, Mr. Gadhafi called the reports “lies” designed to destroy morale and insisted he is still in Libya. […]
Police Drop Criminal Probe Against Australian Lawmaker
Posted September 8th, 2011 at 2:00 am (UTC-5)
Australian police have ended ended their investigation of a lawmaker in Prime Minister Julia Gillard’s Labor Party that could have erased her one-seat majority in parliament. Craig Thomson was accused of using a credit card issued by the Health Services Union to pay for prostitutes while he was union’s national secretary, before he entered parliament […]
California Shark Fin Ban Awaits Governor’s Signature
Posted September 8th, 2011 at 1:55 am (UTC-5)
Shark fin soup will be off the menu in California if Governor Jerry Brown signs a new bill banning the sale, trade or possession of shark fins in America’s most populous state. Asian-American legislators in the state, which has the nation’s largest Chinese-American population, were divided on the bill, which was approved this week with […]
