Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan says his country has seized a Syrian-flagged ship possibly carrying weapons to Syria. Turkish media reported Mr. Erdogan told journalists in New York Friday that Turkey will intercept and seize any type of arms shipment bound for Syria. He said that applies to shipments by land, sea and air. […]
Deadly Clashes in Yemen After President’s Return
Yemeni troops fired on an opposition protest camp in the capital, Sana’a, just a day after President Ali Abdullah Saleh had called for a truce and an end to the fighting. Loyalist troops fired on anti-government protesters in ”Change Square” early Saturday killing at least 17 people and injuring more than 25 others. Elsewhere in […]
UBS Chief Resigns Amid Scandal
The chief executive of Swiss banking giant UBS resigned Saturday to take responsibility for a multi-billion-dollar rogue trading loss. Oswald Gruebel handed in his resignation, which was accepted by the UBS board of directors in Zurich. A bank statement said UBS Europe chief Sergio Ermottie has been named as interim CEO effective immediately. London-based trader […]
Medvedev Proposes Putin for Russian President in 2012
Russian President Dmitry Medvedev proposed Saturday that Prime Minister Vladimir Putin run for president in 2012 elections, almost guaranteeing Mr. Putin’s return to office four years after he was legally forced to step down. Mr. Putin said he was honored by Mr. Medvedev’s proposal. Mr. Medvedev told the annual congress of ruling party United Russia […]
Turkey Seizes Syrian Ship
Turkish Prime Minister Tayyip Erdogan says his country has seized a Syrian-flagged ship possibly carrying weapons to Syria. Turkish media reported Mr. Erdogan told journalists in New York Friday that Turkey will intercept and seize any type of arms shipment bound for Syria. He said that applies to shipments by land, sea and air. He […]
Japan Finds High Levels of Radiation in Rice
Japanese officials say they have found elevated radiation levels in rice growing near the crippled Fukushima nuclear power plant. Japan’s farm ministry said late Friday that it is ordering more intensive testing of rice crops in the region of the Fukushima Number One nuclear power plant. The facility spewed radioactive cesium after it was damaged […]
Defunct Satellite Falls Over Pacific Ocean
The U.S. space agency says pieces of a decommissioned satellite have fallen back to Earth over the Pacific Ocean. NASA’s Joint Space Operations Center in California said the agency is still trying to determine exactly when the Upper Atmosphere Research Satellite re-entered the atmosphere. NASA has said the risk to public safety from the falling […]
Pakistan Officials Blast Mullen’s Remarks
Pakistani officials say the United States risks losing an ally if Washington continues accusing Islamabad of supporting al-Qaida linked militants who attack U.S. targets inside Afghanistan. Several Pakistani leaders blasted the United States Friday for comments made by the top U.S. military commander, Admiral Mike Mullen. The U.S. Joint Chiefs of Staff chairman told a […]
Deadly Clashes in Yemen After President’s Return
Yemeni troops fired on an opposition protest camp in the capital, Sana’a, just a day after President Ali Abdullah Saleh had called for a truce and an end to the fighting. Loyalist troops fired on anti-government protesters in ”Change Square” early Saturday killing at least 16 people and injuring more than 25 others. Mr. Saleh […]
Heavy Security As Bahrain Holds Parliamentary Elections
Bahrain is under tight security as people vote in parliamentary elections following a mass resignation of Shi’ite lawmakers. Saturday’s poll will fill 18 seats abandoned by the main opposition al-Wefaq party. Its lawmakers quit in February because of the government’s bloody crackdown on pro-democracy demonstrators. The opposition says it will boycott Saturday’s vote. Police and […]