Turkey has promised to begin offshore oil and gas exploration in the Mediterranean as soon as this week, after Cyprus ignored Turkish warnings and started drilling. Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan said Monday that the Turkish military would use frigates, aircraft and torpedo boats to constantly monitor developments in the eastern Mediterranean. Earlier, Turkish […]
Turkish Military to Monitor Cyprus’ Offshore Drilling in Mediterranean
Posted September 19th, 2011 at 1:40 pm (UTC-5)
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US Airshow Crash Death Toll Rises to 10
Posted September 19th, 2011 at 1:18 pm (UTC-5)
The death toll from last week’s plane crash at an airshow in Nevada has risen to 10. A World War Two vintage fighter plane crashed into an area of box seats near a grandstand during the National Championship Air Races site outside Reno. Video taken at the scene showed the plane heading nose-down into the […]
US Airshow Crash Death Toll Rises to 10
Posted September 19th, 2011 at 1:13 pm (UTC-5)
The death toll from last week’s plane crash at an airshow in Nevada has risen to 10. A World War Two vintage fighter plane crashed into an area of box seats near a grandstand during the National Championship Air Races site outside Reno. Video taken at the scene showed the plane heading nose-down into the […]
Bomb Targets Pakistani Police Official, 8 Killed
Posted September 19th, 2011 at 1:12 pm (UTC-5)
A Taliban suicide bomber has detonated a vehicle packed with explosives outside the house of a senior police official in Pakistan’s southern city of Karachi, killing at least eight people. Monday’s attack killed six police officers guarding the police official’s house. A teacher and her son, who were passing by, were also killed in the […]
UN Secretary General Urges Action on Non-Communicable Diseases
Posted September 19th, 2011 at 1:07 pm (UTC-5)
U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon said Monday the anticipated increase in the number of deaths by non-communicable diseases over the next decade is “alarming.” But he said the ways of lowering the death rates from disease like diabetes, cancer, lung and heart disease are simple. In his speech, the secretary-general warned world leaders that the “prognosis […]
Palestinians Stay Firm as Diplomats Push to Avert UN Showdown
Posted September 19th, 2011 at 12:56 pm (UTC-5)
Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas vowed to press ahead Monday with plans to seek full United Nations recognition of a Palestinian state. The move came as top diplomats from the United States and Europe continued to push to avert a showdown that could further jeopardize Middle East peace prospects. U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon met with Mr. […]
Palestinians Stay Firm as Diplomats Push to Avert UN Showdown
Posted September 19th, 2011 at 12:46 pm (UTC-5)
Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas vowed to press ahead Monday with plans to seek full United Nations recognition of a Palestinian state. The move came as top diplomats from the United States and Europe continued to push to avert a showdown that could further jeopardize Middle East peace prospects. U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon met with Mr. […]
US, European Markets Fall
Posted September 19th, 2011 at 12:45 pm (UTC-5)
U.S. and European stock markets dropped sharply Monday on fears of a Greek debt default. U.S. stocks traded lower at midday. Both the Dow Jones Industrial Average of 30 key stocks and the broader S&P 500 are off 1.8 percent. The technology-laden NASDAQ is down 1.2 percent. European stocks ended even lower. London’s Financial Times […]
Japan Promises ‘Safer Nuclear Future’
Posted September 19th, 2011 at 12:40 pm (UTC-5)
A top Japanese official has promised what he calls “a safer nuclear future,” following the disaster at Japan’s earthquake and tsunami-hit Fukushima nuclear plant earlier this year. The pledge was made Monday by Goshi Hosono, the government minister in charge of managing the Fukushima situation. He said there is a consensus in Japan that the […]
British Sailor Sentenced for Submarine Muder
Posted September 19th, 2011 at 12:35 pm (UTC-5)
A British court has sentenced a Royal Navy sailor to 25 years in jail for shooting an officer to death and firing at three other crewmen on a British nuclear submarine. Able Seaman Ryan Donovan admitted Monday that he killed Lieutenant Commander Ian Molyneux on the HMS Astute, while the submarine was docked in the […]
