U.S. Capitol Police say they are investigating the satirist media organization The Onion, after it “tweeted” messages saying, falsely, that there was a hostage situation at the U.S. Capitol Building. The Onion’s Twitter feed said gunfire was reported in the building. It later said U.S. lawmakers had taken 12 children hostage. The Onion continued to […]
U.S. Capitol Police Investigating Fake Hostage Story
Posted September 29th, 2011 at 4:50 pm (UTC-5)
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US Man Indicted for Plans to Attack Pentagon, Capitol
Posted September 29th, 2011 at 4:45 pm (UTC-5)
A U.S. citizen arrested on charges of providing support to a foreign terrorist organization was formally indicted Thursday in the northeastern U.S. city of Boston. Twenty-six-year-old Rezwan Ferdaus is charged with plotting to damage or destroy the Pentagon and U.S. Capitol with remote-controlled model aircraft filled with plastic explosives. He is also charged with attempting […]
Strauss-Kahn Meets Rape Accuser at Paris Police Station
Posted September 29th, 2011 at 3:50 pm (UTC-5)
Former International Monetary Fund chief Dominique Strauss-Kahn has held a two-hour meeting with French writer Tristane Banon, who accused him of attempted rape after luring her to an empty apartment with the promise of an interview in 2003. The face-to-face meeting was held without lawyers in a Paris police station Thursday. Police investigators were present […]
Oil Price Edges Up
Posted September 29th, 2011 at 3:40 pm (UTC-5)
Here are the prices of some key commodities traded in New York on Thursday: Crude oil prices increased 93 cents to end at $82.14 a barrel. Coffee futures slid more than 2 cents to close at $2.31 a pound. Copper prices were virtually unchanged at $3.24 a pound. Cocoa futures rose $30 to settle at […]
Judge Refuses Bail for Suspected IRA Bombers
Posted September 29th, 2011 at 2:50 pm (UTC-5)
A judge in Northern Ireland refused bail for three suspected Irish Republican Army dissidents Thursday, after they were charged with possession of a bomb. Police discovered the explosive device Monday when they stopped the men’s car at a road checkpoint on the outskirts of Londonderry. The men were questioned and arrested. Several IRA splinter groups […]
German Parliament Approves Increase in Bailout Fund
Posted September 29th, 2011 at 2:45 pm (UTC-5)
German lawmakers have approved a bill to increase the size of a bailout fund for struggling eurozone countries. The lower house of parliament voted to expand the fund to $593 billion on Thursday. The vote was seen as a key test of German Chancellor Angela Merkel’s center-right coalition. The $593 billion figure was agreed to […]
Lawyer Hopes Iranian Christian Sentenced to Death Will be Freed
Posted September 29th, 2011 at 2:30 pm (UTC-5)
The lawyer for an Iranian Christian pastor, sentenced to death for renouncing the Muslim religion, says he hopes an appeals court will set his client free. Attorney Mohammad Ali Dadkhah said Thursday he thinks there is a “95 percent chance” of acquittal for Youcef Nadarkhani, who appeared in court this week. The 32-year-old converted to […]
Chavez Denies Rumors of Health Setback
Posted September 29th, 2011 at 2:25 pm (UTC-5)
Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez is denying a newspaper report that he had been rushed to the hospital with kidney failure linked to his treatment for an undisclosed form of cancer. President Chavez issued the denial Thursday, one day after Miami-based Spanish-language newspaper El Nuevo Herald, citing anonymous sources, said the Venezuelan leader had been taken […]
U.S. Condemns Attack on Envoy in Syria
Posted September 29th, 2011 at 2:15 pm (UTC-5)
The Obama Administration has condemned an attack by Syrian government loyalists who hurled tomatoes and stones Thursday at U.S. Ambassador Robert Ford. The U.S. State Department said Ford was confronted by an angry mob as he prepared to meet with a Syrian opposition leader in Damascus. Witnesses say a group of about 100 people chanted […]
Egypt Security Forces Raid Al Jazeera Office
Posted September 29th, 2011 at 2:05 pm (UTC-5)
Al Jazeera television network says Egyptian security forces have raided its Cairo office for the second time this month, roughing up the staff and confiscating equipment. Bureau Chief Ahmed Zein says officers entered the channel’s new office Thursday and forced its journalists into one room. He said the security officials pushed a journalist after she […]
