U.S. President Barack Obama and first lady Michelle Obama will attend memorials Sunday at all three sites of the September 11, 2001 attacks. The Obamas will travel to New York Sunday to attend the 10th anniversary ceremony at the National September 11 Memorial, located at the World Trade Center site. The Obamas will then head […]
President Obama to Attend All Three 9/11 Memorials Sunday
Posted September 10th, 2011 at 11:40 pm (UTC-5)
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Nearly 200 Killed Killed in Tanzania Ferry Sinking
Posted September 10th, 2011 at 10:55 pm (UTC-5)
Officials in Tanzania say at least 192 passengers drowned when an overcrowded ferry sank Saturday near Zanzibar, off the coast of Tanzania. Reports from Zanzibar suggest the ferry, the MV Spice Islander, was even more overloaded than previously thought, with roughly 800 people on board. Some survivors say the ferry began to list as soon […]
US on Alert for 9/11 Anniversary
Posted September 10th, 2011 at 9:35 pm (UTC-5)
U.S. President Barack Obama has met with his top national security advisers to review measures to safeguard commemorations for the 10th anniversary of the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks. No details of that meeting were made public. But it came as authorities remained on high alert following an intelligence tip that al-Qaida may have sent […]
US Ambassador Vows Not to Abandon Afghanistan
Posted September 10th, 2011 at 9:00 pm (UTC-5)
The newly-appointed U.S. Ambassador to Afghanistan, Ryan Crocker, has promised not to abandon the war-torn country, saying to do so would be unacceptable. In an interview with a VOA correspondent in Kabul on the eve of the 10th anniversary of the September 11, 2001, terror attacks in New York and Washington, Crocker said that to […]
Pakistani PM Makes Plea for Rain-Battered Country
Posted September 10th, 2011 at 8:25 pm (UTC-5)
Pakistan’s Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani has urged the Pakistani people to come together to help the nation recover from monsoon rains that have left more than 140 people dead and some 1.6 million hectares of land under water in southern parts of the country. Mr. Gilani made his TV appeal late Saturday, after heavy […]
Egyptian Security Forces on High Alert Following Attack on Israeli Embassy
Posted September 10th, 2011 at 7:20 pm (UTC-5)
Egyptian security forces are on high alert following an emergency meeting of the country’s government Saturday to deal with the aftermath of an attack on the Israeli embassy in Cairo. After the urgent closed-door session called by Prime Minister Essam Sharaf, Information Minister Osama Heikal said authorities will take all necessary measures to preserve order […]
Tropical Storm Nate Heads for Mexico
Posted September 10th, 2011 at 7:10 pm (UTC-5)
Search teams from Mexico’s navy and the state oil company continue to search for 10 missing oil workers, as Tropical Storm Nate gains strength in its approach toward Mexico’s Gulf coast. The government of Mexico issued a hurricane warning from Tuxpan to Veracruz. The U.S. National Hurricane Center in Miami said the storm is expected […]
US Ambassador Vows Not to Abandon Afghanistan
Posted September 10th, 2011 at 6:50 pm (UTC-5)
The newly-appointed U.S. Ambassador to Afghanistan, Ryan Crocker, has promised not to abandon the war-torn country, saying to do so would be unacceptable. In an interview with a VOA correspondent in Kabul on the eve of the 10th anniversary of the September 11, 2001, terror attacks in New York and Washington, Crocker said that to […]
Battles Underway for Remaining Gadhafi Strongholds in Libya
Posted September 10th, 2011 at 6:20 pm (UTC-5)
Libyan provisional government forces, backed by NATO, launched an assault on one of the last remaining strongholds of ousted leader Moammar Gadhafi Saturday. The fighters encountered stiff resistance from Gadhafi loyalists in the desert town of Bani Walid, a day after they pushed into the town. But despite the continued fighting, authority forces expressed confidence […]
EU Warship Rescues French Hostage From Pirates
Posted September 10th, 2011 at 6:15 pm (UTC-5)
An EU patrol ship has rescued a French hostage from suspected Somali pirates in the Gulf of Aden. The EU naval force says a Spanish warship intercepted a pirate ship Saturday that was believed to have been involved in the hijacking of a French yacht. They say they found one French hostage on board, but […]
