Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez says he will likely undergo a fourth round of chemotherapy in his battle with cancer, and that it should be his final round. President Chavez made the comment Tuesday in Caracas during an interview with a television station. Mr. Chavez recently completed his third round of treatment in Venezuela. He underwent […]
Venezuela’s Chavez Expects 1 More Round of Chemotherapy
Posted September 13th, 2011 at 8:06 pm (UTC-5)
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Turkey’s PM Warns of Syrian Civil War as Crackdown Continues
Posted September 13th, 2011 at 7:25 pm (UTC-5)
Turkey’s prime minister has warned that Syria could descend into a sectarian civil war, as the unrest there continues. Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan told the Egyptian newspaper Al-Shorouk Tuesday that he fears the crisis engulfing Turkey’s southern neighbor will end in conflict between the Alawites and the Sunnis. Syria’s ruling elite belong to the […]
11 Dead, More Than 200 Injured in Argentina Train-Bus Accident
Posted September 13th, 2011 at 6:35 pm (UTC-5)
Authorities in Argentina say a train slammed into a bus and was then struck by another train during the morning rush hour, leaving at least 11 people dead and 200 others injured. Officials say the deadly accident occurred in Buenos Aires Tuesday as thousands of commuters were pouring into the capital’s Flores station to head […]
Taliban Kill 7 in Attack on US Embassy, NATO in Kabul
Posted September 13th, 2011 at 6:35 pm (UTC-5)
Taliban insurgents armed with suicide vests and rocket-propelled grenades attacked several high-level targets in the Afghan capital, Kabul, Tuesday, killing at least seven people and wounding more than 19 others. Local authorities said at least three of the attackers were also killed in the assaults on NATO’s headquarters, the U.S. Embassy, the Afghan Intelligence Agency […]
French FM Fails to Persuade China on Syria
Posted September 13th, 2011 at 6:20 pm (UTC-5)
French Foreign Minister Alain Juppe says he has not convinced China to support a tougher United Nations resolution condemning Syria’s crackdown on pro-democracy protests. Juppe met Tuesday in Beijing with his Chinese counterpart Yang Jiechi and Premier Wen Jiabao for talks on the global economy and bilateral cooperation. After the meeting, Juppe told reporters that […]
Argentina’s Menem Cleared of Arms Smuggling
Posted September 13th, 2011 at 6:05 pm (UTC-5)
Former Argentine President Carlos Menem has been acquitted of charges he allegedly orchestrated the smuggling of arms to Croatia and Ecuador in the 1990’s. Mr. Menem and 17 others were cleared Tuesday following the trial, which lasted nearly three years. Had he been convicted, the 81-year-old former president could have faced at least eight years […]
Lawyer Wants British Troops Tried for War Crimes in Death of Iraqi
Posted September 13th, 2011 at 6:00 pm (UTC-5)
The lawyer for the family of an Iraqi man beaten to death while in British Army custody in 2003 says he wants those responsible charged with murder and war crimes. Attorney Phil Shiner said Tuesday he is forwarding the case to the British Director of Public Prosecutions. He said justice for Baha Mousa and his […]
5 Dead in School Bus Shooting in NW Pakistan
Posted September 13th, 2011 at 5:40 pm (UTC-5)
Gunmen in northwestern Pakistan attacked a school bus Tuesday, killing four children and the driver and wounding at least 16 others, most of them children. Local authorities said the attack took place near the city of Peshawar, close to Pakistan’s border with Afghanistan. They said militants first launched a rocket at the school bus and […]
Richardson to Leave Cuba Without Seeing Imprisoned American
Posted September 13th, 2011 at 5:15 pm (UTC-5)
Former New Mexico governor Bill Richardson says he will leave Cuba Wednesday after failing to secure the release of an American contractor currently serving a 15-year prison sentence on the island for crimes against the communist state. Richardson made the comment in Havana Tuesday, after initially saying he would stay in Cuba until he at […]
Train and Bus Accidents Kill 29 in India
Posted September 13th, 2011 at 4:40 pm (UTC-5)
A minibus went off the road and plunged into a deep gorge in Indian-controlled Kashmir Tuesday, killing at least 22 people. Indian police say at least 15 people were injured in the accident in a mountainous region near Srinagar, the main town in Kashmir. Police say the driver of the bus lost control while negotiating […]
