U.S. President Barack Obama is holding separate meetings in New York Wednesday with his Palestinian counterpart, Mahmoud Abbas, and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, amid a push to head off a diplomatic clash at the United Nations. Mr. Abbas is moving ahead with a campaign for full U.N. recognition of a Palestinian state, despite efforts […]
Obama to Meet Netanyahu, Abbas in NY Wednesday
Posted September 21st, 2011 at 6:26 am (UTC-5)
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Gunfire Hits Yemeni Capital Despite Cease-Fire
Posted September 21st, 2011 at 6:18 am (UTC-5)
1400941 Witnesses in Yemen have reported gunfire in the capital, Sana’a, despite a cease-fire meant to halt days of clashes that killed more than 70 people and wounded hundreds more. The shots rang out Wednesday in an area near the home of Vice President Abed Rabbo Mansour Hadi, who negotiated the cease-fire late Tuesday. There […]
South Korean Religious Leaders Travel to North Korea
Posted September 21st, 2011 at 6:06 am (UTC-5)
Leaders of seven South Korean religious groups left Wednesday on a rare trip to North Korea, with the aim of easing recent cross-border tensions. The 24-member delegation belongs to the Korean Conference of Religion for Peace. They are heading to Pyongyang on a four-day visit that will include talks and joint prayer meetings with their […]
Somali Politician Killed in Breakaway Region
Posted September 21st, 2011 at 5:56 am (UTC-5)
Somali authorities say unidentified gunmen have killed a lawmaker in the semi-autonomous northern region of Puntland. Officials say Abdurahman Ahmed Haji, a member of parliament, was shot and killed by two pistol-wielding men as he was entering his house late Tuesday. The attack happened in the restive town of Galkayo, near Puntland’s border with the […]
Boat Accident Leaves 25 Balinese Musicians Dead or Missing
Posted September 21st, 2011 at 5:51 am (UTC-5)
Authorities in Indonesia say 11 people are dead and 14 are missing after a wooden boat filled with Balinese musicians sank off the resort island of Bali early Wednesday. The head of Bali’s search and rescue agency says the band members were headed to the nearby island of Nusa Penida to perform at a burial […]
NTC Officials Say Forces Control Most of Sabha
Posted September 21st, 2011 at 5:46 am (UTC-5)
Provisional authority officials in Libya say their forces have taken control of most of the southern desert city of Sabha – one of the last strongholds of former leader Moammar Gadhafi. National Transitional Council officials said Wednesday that anti-Gadhafi fighters are still encountering some resistance, but have largely taken over the city. As provisional authority […]
Japan’s Nikkei Rebounds
Posted September 21st, 2011 at 5:40 am (UTC-5)
Japanese markets closed higher Wednesday, while the U.S. dollar is trading lower against the Japanese yen. Tokyo’s Nikkei index gained nearly one-quarter of one percent to finish at 8,741. The dollar was selling at 76.36 yen, a loss of one-tenth of a yen from Tuesday. Gold is trading at $1,809.25 an ounce.
Aquino, in New York, Pledges Rule of Law in Philippines
Posted September 21st, 2011 at 5:38 am (UTC-5)
Philippines President Benigno Aquino has told an international audience his government is committed to rooting out the deep-seated corruption that has slowed economic progress in his country. Speaking to the Asia Society in New York Tuesday evening, Mr. Aquino said he is determined to change a culture in which dishonesty has long been the easiest […]
Scores Killed in Himalayan Quake
Posted September 21st, 2011 at 5:36 am (UTC-5)
Rescue workers are battling damaged roads and landslides to reach areas struck by Sunday’s Himalayan earthquake that killed at least 100 people. The 6.9-magnitude quake was centered in the Indian state of Sikkim and caused damage and fatalities across northeastern India, Nepal and the Chinese region of Tibet. Authorities say the quake triggered a landslide […]
Afghans Protest Killing of Former President
Posted September 21st, 2011 at 5:35 am (UTC-5)
Hundreds of Afghans gathered Wednesday to protest the killing of former Afghan president and peace negotiator Burhanuddin Rabbani at his home in the capital Kabul. Police say Mr. Rabbani, who served as president from 1992 to 1996, was killed Tuesday by a Taliban suicide attacker who detonated a bomb hidden in his turban. At least […]
