Voters in Germany’s Berlin region have given Chancellor Angela Merkel’s ruling coalition partners a sound defeat in a regional election. Preliminary results on Sunday gave Ms. Merkel’s conservative Christian Democrats 23 percent of the vote for the local legislature, behind the left-leaning Social Democrats, who had 29 percent. The Greens had 18 percent. Ms. Merkel’s […]
Merkel Coalition Soundly Beaten in German Regional Election
Posted September 18th, 2011 at 6:30 pm (UTC-5)
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Yemeni Forces Kill 26 as Protests Escalate
Posted September 18th, 2011 at 6:00 pm (UTC-5)
Yemeni security forces shot dead at least 26 people and wounded hundreds more Sunday when they opened fire on tens of thousands of anti-government protesters in the capital, Sana’a – the worst violence in several months. Government troops fired heavy-caliber machine guns, water cannons and tear gas on the demonstrators when they left Change Square […]
Strong Quake Kills 18 in India, Nepal
Posted September 18th, 2011 at 5:00 pm (UTC-5)
A strong 6.9 magnitude earthquake hit northeastern India and Nepal late Sunday, killing at least 18 people, damaging buildings and causing panic. The epicenter of the quake was in the Indian state of Sikkim, about 60 kilometers northwest of the state capital, Gangtok. Sikkim’s Chief Secretary said mudslides, building collapses and falling debris killed at […]
Strauss-Kahn: ‘Regrets’ Sex with NY Hotel Maid, No Violence Involved
Posted September 18th, 2011 at 4:37 pm (UTC-5)
The former head of the International Monetary Fund, Dominique Strauss-Kahn, has told French television he regrets having sex with a New York hotel maid, but he calls her rape charge a lie. Strauss-Kahn gave his first television interview Sunday since New York police arrested him in May. He was interviewed on TF1 television by a […]
UN Appeals for $357 Million to Cope with Pakistan Floods
Posted September 18th, 2011 at 3:37 pm (UTC-5)
The United Nations has launched an urgent appeal for $357 million in foreign donations to help millions of Pakistanis in the country’s south cope with catastrophic floods. The U.N. said Sunday the floods have so far killed at least 300 people and forced more than five million others from their homes. It said nearly every […]
NATO Says Coalition, Afghan Troops Kill 10 Insurgents in Drug Lab Raid
Posted September 18th, 2011 at 3:25 pm (UTC-5)
NATO says a coalition and Afghan forces have killed 10 insurgents in a raid on a narcotics laboratory in southern Afghanistan, while militants have killed three NATO troops in separate incidents. NATO said Sunday the joint force of coalition and Afghan troops raided the narcotics laboratory a day earlier in the Baghran district of Helmand […]
Strong Quake Kills At Least 12 in India, Nepal
Posted September 18th, 2011 at 3:20 pm (UTC-5)
A strong earthquake has shaken northeastern India, Nepal and other parts of the region, killing at least 12 people, damaging buildings and causing panic. The 6.9 magnitude quake was centered in the Indian state of Sikkim, about 60 kilometers northwest of the regional capital, Gangtok. Sikkim’s Chief Secretary Karma Gyatso says mudslides, building collapses and […]
Strong Quake Kills At Least 12 in India, Nepal
Posted September 18th, 2011 at 2:55 pm (UTC-5)
A strong earthquake has shaken northeastern India, Nepal and other parts of the region, killing at least 12 people, damaging buildings and causing panic. The 6.9 magnitude quake was centered in the Indian state of Sikkim, about 60 kilometers northwest of the regional capital, Gangtok. Sikkim’s Chief Secretary Karma Gyatso says mudslides, building collapses and […]
Yemeni Security Kills 15 in Protest Clashes
Posted September 18th, 2011 at 2:10 pm (UTC-5)
(updates death toll in lede, head)) Witnesses and medics say Yemeni security forces killed at least 15 people Sunday when they fired on anti-government protesters in the capital, Sana’a. Witnesses say the attack by security forces wounded dozens of other protesters at one of the largest demonstrations in months against President Ali Abdullah Saleh. The […]
New Fighting in Libya, NTC Government Delayed
Posted September 18th, 2011 at 1:50 pm (UTC-5)
Libya’s National Transition Council fighters met strong resistance Sunday in two of Moammar Gadhafi’s remaining strongholds, as NTC leaders delayed announcing a new government. The NTC had planned to announce Cabinet positions at a news conference, but NTC representative Mahmoud Jibril told reporters last-minute negotiations have delayed the announcement “indefinitely.” Pro-Gadhafi forces in the desert […]
