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 […]
Taliban Vows to Send US to ‘Dustbin of History’
Posted September 10th, 2011 at 5:36 pm (UTC-5)
The Taliban on Saturday lashed out at Washington, calling the 2001 U.S.-led invasion of Afghanistan “a permanent stigma on the face of Western democracy.” The Taliban statement also warned the U.S. that the Afghan people have an “endless stamina for war” and that the group will send America to “the dustbin of history.” It accused […]
Egyptian Security Forces on High Alert Following Attack on Israeli Embassy
Posted September 10th, 2011 at 4:35 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. Egyptian Prime Minister Essam Sharaf called the urgent closed-door session after a large crowd stormed the embassy late Friday and tore down a protective wall […]
Battles Underway for Gadhafi Strongholds in Libya
Posted September 10th, 2011 at 3:25 pm (UTC-5)
Libyan provisional government fighters, backed by NATO, are attempting to oust Moammar Gadhafi’s loyalists from one of their last remaining strongholds. The fighters encountered stiff resistance from loyalists in the desert town of Bani Walid on Saturday, a day after they pushed into the town. Fighters have been conducting door-to-door raids for snipers, while NATO […]
Pakistani PM Makes Plea for Rain-Battered Country
Posted September 10th, 2011 at 3:15 pm (UTC-5)
Pakistan’s prime minister is urging the Pakistani people to come together to help the nation recover from torrential rains that have left some areas completely flooded. Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani made his appeal on Pakistani television late Saturday, after driving rains pounded the southern city of Karachi. Flood waters ran through the streets of […]
1 Killed and Opposition Leader Injured in Sierra Leone
Posted September 10th, 2011 at 2:50 pm (UTC-5)
At least one person has been killed and an opposition leader injured in Sierra Leone in violent clashes at a political rally. A local journalist, Patrick Jakema, told VOA Saturday the Sierra Leone People’s Party was filing a formal complaint to demand an investigation into the previous day’s events. Both the SLPP and the ruling […]
Obama, Bush, Clinton Remember Sept. 11
Posted September 10th, 2011 at 2:36 pm (UTC-5)
Former U.S. presidents George W. Bush and Bill Clinton are in Shanksville, Pennsylvania, for a ceremony dedicating a memorial to the victims of United Flight 93, which crashed into a field during the September 11th, 2001 attacks. The memorial is made of white stone and commemorates the efforts by passengers and crew of Flight 93 […]
Israel Vows to Keep Peace With Egypt Despite Embassy Attack
Posted September 10th, 2011 at 2:20 pm (UTC-5)
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu says his country will continue to stand by its peace agreements with Egypt, in spite of a mob attack on the Israeli embassy in Cairo. Mr. Netanyahu said Saturday that Israel is working with Egyptian officials to return the embassy staff to Cairo as soon as possible. He also thanked […]
More Than 150 Killed in Tanzania Ferry Sinking
Posted September 10th, 2011 at 1:51 pm (UTC-5)
Officials say at least 163 people were 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 750 people on board. The latest casualty report from authorities in Stone Town, Zanzibar’s capital […]
Obama, Bush, Clinton Remember Sept. 11
Posted September 10th, 2011 at 1:51 pm (UTC-5)
Former U.S. presidents George W. Bush and Bill Clinton, and Vice President Joe Biden, are in Shanksville, Pennsylvania, for a ceremony dedicating a memorial to the victims of United Flight 93, which crashed into a field during the September 11th, 2001 attacks. The memorial being dedicated is made of white stone and commemorates the efforts […]
