Ethiopian police have rejected charges that recent arrests of several high-profile government critics were politically motivated. Deputy federal police commissioner Demesash Woldemikael said Friday the detentions of journalists and opposition leaders are based on accusation they had contact with groups that are outlawed under the new anti-terrorism law and were planning terrorist attacks. He did […]
Ethiopian Police Deny Using Terror Law to Silence Opposition
Posted September 17th, 2011 at 3:50 pm (UTC-5)
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Libyan Provisional Fighters Face Tough Resistance in Gadhafi Strongholds
Posted September 17th, 2011 at 3:26 pm (UTC-5)
Libya’s provisional government fighters faced stiff resistance on Saturday from Moammar Gadhafi’s loyalists in two towns. National Transitional Council fighters encountered a barrage of rocket and artillery fire as they tried to push into Mr. Gadhafi’s hometown of Sirte. However, Reuters news agency says NTC fighters managed to seize Herawa, a small town about 60 […]
Latvians Vote In Early Parliamentary Elections
Posted September 17th, 2011 at 2:40 pm (UTC-5)
Latvians voted Saturday in early parliamentary elections that will decide whether the ruling center right party stays in power in the tiny Baltic state. Media reports said voter turnout has been lower than in the country’s general election in October. An exit poll is expected to be issued late Saturday. Recent opinion polls showed the […]
World Powers to Discuss Palestinian Statehood Bid
Posted September 17th, 2011 at 1:00 pm (UTC-5)
The group known as the Mideast Quartet will meet in New York on Sunday in what could be a last-ditch effort to persuade Palestinians to abandon plans to seek United Nations statehood recognition next week. The meeting of the group — comprised of the U.S., EU, U.N. and Russia — comes after Israeli Prime Minister […]
5 Children Die in Afghan Bomb Blast
Posted September 17th, 2011 at 12:55 pm (UTC-5)
A roadside bomb in northwest Afghanistan is being blamed for killing five children who were helping herd cattle. Police in the Gormach district of Faryab province say the children were helping with the cattle late Friday when the device exploded. They say four adults also were killed, and one other person was wounded. President Hamid […]
EU Finance Ministers End Meeting Without Breakthrough
Posted September 17th, 2011 at 11:40 am (UTC-5)
European Union finance ministers have concluded a two-day meeting with little progress on solving Europe’s growing debt crisis. The ministers ended the session Saturday in Wroclaw, Poland without agreeing to a tax on financial transactions that could raise money for the European Union. The meeting ended sooner than planned as thousands of demonstrators gathered in […]
Blast Rocks Northern Indian Hospital
Posted September 17th, 2011 at 11:25 am (UTC-5)
Police in northern India are blaming a crude bomb for a blast inside a hospital reception area. Officials said Saturday at least three people were injured when the explosive detonated underneath a chair in a waiting area of the Jai Hospital in the city of Agra. Earlier, police had said at least six people had […]
US Ambassador: Evidence Links Pakistan to Haqqani Network
Posted September 17th, 2011 at 11:15 am (UTC-5)
A key U.S. official says Washington has evidence linking the Pakistani government to a militant group blamed for a series of attacks in Afghanistan. U.S. Ambassador to Pakistan Cameron Munter tells Radio Pakistan there are apparent ties between Islamabad and the Haqqani network. Munter also said those ties must be severed. The United States has […]
Libya’s NTC Fighters Face Strong Resistance in Two Towns
Posted September 17th, 2011 at 11:01 am (UTC-5)
Libya’s National Transitional Council fighters have made another attempt to gain control of the town of Sirte, after they were stopped Friday by forces loyal to former leader Moammar Gadhafi. The NTC fighters regrouped on Saturday and launched a new assault on Mr. Gadhafi’s hometown, where loyalists to the former president hit back with rockets […]
U.S. Spy Satellite on One-Day Display
Posted September 17th, 2011 at 10:55 am (UTC-5)
The U.S. government agency in charge of intelligence satellites is displaying one of the largest spy satellites the United States has ever put into space Saturday. The National Reconnaissance Office put the newly declassified Hexagon, or KH-9 satellite on display for one day only at a branch of the National Air and Space Museum located […]
