People around the world have somberly marked the 10th anniversary of the September 11 attacks on the United States that killed almost 3,000 people in one day. World leaders and citizens took time to recall the horrific attacks that left nationals from some 90 countries dead after planes crashed into New York’s World Trade Center, […]
People Around the World Remember Sept. 11 Attacks
Posted September 11th, 2011 at 9:20 am (UTC-5)
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Battle for Bani Walid Rages in Libya
Posted September 11th, 2011 at 8:55 am (UTC-5)
Libya’s provisional government forces have pushed their way to the gates of the oasis town of Bani Walid, one of the last remaining strongholds of ousted leader Moammar Gadhafi. Anti-Gadhafi reinforcements poured into the area just outside the town Sunday. NATO warplanes flew overhead after also providing air support the day before. Smoke billowing from […]
Guinea-Bissau PM Offers Refuge to Gadhafi
Posted September 11th, 2011 at 8:55 am (UTC-5)
Guinea-Bissau’s prime minister says his country would welcome ousted Libyan leader Moammar Gadhafi if he were to seek refuge there. The comments by Carlos Gomes Junior were reported by Guinea-Bissau radio stations on Saturday. Guinea-Bissau had strong ties with the Gadhafi government, which had investments in the West African country. Guinea-Bissau is not a party […]
America Remembers the September 11 Attacks
Posted September 11th, 2011 at 8:50 am (UTC-5)
The United States is marking the 10th anniversary of the September 11 terrorist attacks that killed nearly 3,000 people and launched the country into a decade of war. President Barack Obama and his predecessor George W. Bush Sunday morning toured the recently finished memorial at the site of the World Trade Center in New York […]
Search Continues After Tanzania Ferry Sinks
Posted September 11th, 2011 at 8:30 am (UTC-5)
Search-and-rescue efforts continued Sunday off the coast of Tanzania where an overcrowded ferry capsized, killing at least 192 people. More than 600 survivors were plucked from the water after the boat sank Saturday. Searchers said it is unlikely they will find more survivors at this point but expect to recover more bodies from the underwater […]
EU Envoy Says Burma Wants Peace With Ethnic Groups
Posted September 11th, 2011 at 7:15 am (UTC-5)
A European commissioner said Sunday that Burma’s new government has vowed to pursue peaceful solutions to its decades-old conflicts with ethnic minority groups. Speaking in Bangkok Sunday, Kristalina Georgieva, the European Union commissioner for humanitarian aid, told reporters that Burma’s minister of border control strongly believes there must be peace, and that it can be […]
Afghan Suicide Bomber Kills 2, Wounds Scores
Posted September 11th, 2011 at 6:35 am (UTC-5)
NATO-led forces say a Taliban suicide truck bomber has attacked a coalition outpost in central Afghanistan, killing two Afghan civilians. The coalition said Sunday that 77 NATO personnel and nearly 25 Afghan civilians received non-life-threatening injuries in the blast on the eve of the 10th anniversary of the September 11 terror attacks against the United […]
Tropical Storm Nate Weakens in Mexico
Posted September 11th, 2011 at 6:20 am (UTC-5)
The U.S. National Hurricane Center says Tropical Storm Nate has lost strength as it moves toward landfall in Mexico. Forecasters say Nate’s winds have dropped to 95 kilometers-per-hour, with little change in strength expected before hitting land Sunday. A hurricane warning has been replaced by a tropical storm warning along part of the Mexican gulf […]
Sweden Arrests Four Suspected Terrorists
Posted September 11th, 2011 at 5:30 am (UTC-5)
Swedish police in the southwestern city of Gothenburg say they have arrested four people suspected of plotting a terror attack. The arrests were announced after hundreds of people were evacuated from Gothenburg’s Roda Sten building late Saturday. The building is the venue of the city’s biennial art exhibit. Arts center officials said police ordered them […]
Iraq Cleric Orders Followers to Stop Attacks
Posted September 11th, 2011 at 4:45 am (UTC-5)
An anti-American cleric in Iraq has called on his followers to stop their attacks on U.S. troops because he does not want the Americans to have an excuse to remain in the country. Shi’ite cleric Muqtada al-Sadr said in a statement on his website late Saturday that he has ordered his militias to let the […]
