The United Nations says at least 2,600 people have been killed in Syria during the anti-government uprising that has swept the country since mid-March. U.N. High Commissioner for Human Rights Navi Pillay provided the figures during an address to the Human Rights Council on Monday. The figure represents a significant increase since August, when the […]
UN: At Least 2,600 Dead in Syrian Uprising
Posted September 12th, 2011 at 6:40 am (UTC-5)
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French Police Investigate 2003 Strauss-Khan Rape Case
Posted September 12th, 2011 at 6:35 am (UTC-5)
French police Monday began investigating an alleged rape attempt in 2003 involving former International Monetary Fund chief Dominique Strauss-Khan and a journalist. Police officials spoke with Strauss-Khan Monday about the sexual assault case. The French journalist says Strauss-Khan tried to rape her in an empty Paris apartment in 2003 when she went to interview him. […]
Asian Markets Close Lower
Posted September 12th, 2011 at 6:25 am (UTC-5)
Asian stock markets closed lower across the board Monday. Tokyo’s Nikkei index dropped 2.3 percent to close at 8,536. Hong Kong’s Hang Seng index plunged 4.2 percent to end at 19,031. Elsewhere, share prices closed lower in Sydney, Mumbai, Singapore, Kuala Lumpur, Bangkok, Jakarta, Wellington and Manila. Markets in Shanghai, Taipei and Seoul were closed […]
UN: At Least 2,600 Dead in Syrian Uprising
Posted September 12th, 2011 at 6:15 am (UTC-5)
The United Nations says at least 2,600 people have been killed in Syria during the anti-government uprising that has swept the country since mid-March. U.N. High Commissioner for Human Rights Navi Pillay provided the figures during an address to the Human Rights Council on Monday. The figure represents a significant increase since August, when the […]
HRW: Afghan Police Guilty of Serious Abuses
Posted September 12th, 2011 at 6:10 am (UTC-5)
A leading human rights organization says some U.S.-backed Afghan police forces are getting away with serious abuses, including murder and rape. Human Rights Watch released a report Monday that says their findings raises questions about the Western exit strategy from Afghanistan and handing full control of security to Afghan forces by the end of 2014, […]
Scientists Lose Track of Wayward Penguin, Fate Uncertain
Posted September 12th, 2011 at 6:00 am (UTC-5)
Scientists say they have lost track of Happy Feet, the wayward emperor penguin who won hearts around the world after washing up on a beach in New Zealand. A satellite tracking company said Monday it has received no signals since Friday from a tracking device that was glued to the bird’s back before it was […]
3 Dead in Attacks Along Turkish-Iraqi Border
Posted September 12th, 2011 at 5:37 am (UTC-5)
Turkish officials say Kurdish rebels have attacked multiple police facilities in southeastern Turkey, killing at least three people. Officials say gunmen opened fire on two police buildings late Sunday in the mainly Kurdish province of Hakkari, which lies along the Turkish-Iraqi border. Turkish police say a firefight between the rebels and police ensued, leaving civilians […]
Nepal Arrests 20 Tibetan Teenagers
Posted September 12th, 2011 at 5:10 am (UTC-5)
Police in Nepal say they arrested 20 Tibetan national teenagers for illegally entering the country on Sunday. Authorities say the 15 boys and five girls were captured near a remote western Himalayan village after crossing into Nepal from China. A police spokesman said the teens, all supporters of the Dalai Lama, arrived in the area […]
Tokyo Stocks, Dollar Down
Posted September 12th, 2011 at 5:05 am (UTC-5)
Japanese share prices ended sharply lower Monday, while the dollar fell against the yen. Tokyo’s Nikkei index dropped 2.3 percent to close at 8,536. In currency trading, the dollar was selling at 76.85 yen, down three-quarters of a from late Friday. Gold was trading at $1,846.40 an ounce.
Guatemalans Choose New President
Posted September 12th, 2011 at 5:05 am (UTC-5)
Guatemalan election officials say a retired army general looks set to win a first-round presidential vote in the impoverished country hard-hit by crime. Authorities said Monday Otto Perez has about one-third of the votes with around 20 percent of the ballots counted. Pre-election opinion polls in Guatemala favored 61-year-old Perez of the Patriotic Party as […]
