Hundreds of protesters demonstrated in Armenia’s capital, Yerevan, for a second day Saturday, demanding early parliamentary elections and electoral law reform. Activists of the opposition Armenian National Congress set up tents in Yerevan’s Freedom Square and said they will continue the anti-government protest as long as necessary. The opposition wants presidential and parliamentary elections before […]
Armenian Opposition Continues Anti-government Protest
Posted October 1st, 2011 at 3:10 pm (UTC-5)
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Afghan Officials: Rabbani Killing Planned in Pakistan
Posted October 1st, 2011 at 3:10 pm (UTC-5)
Afghanistan’s intelligence agency says it has given Pakistan evidence that last month’s killing of former Afghan president Burhanuddin Rabbani was planned in Pakistan. A spokesman for the Afghan intelligence service, or NDS, said Saturday the evidence finds the killing of Mr. Rabbini was planned near the Pakistani city of Quetta. The spokesman said the NDS […]
Yemeni Soldiers Killed in Militant Raid
Posted October 1st, 2011 at 2:35 pm (UTC-5)
Yemeni officials say at least three soldiers were killed in a operation to root out suspected al-Qaida militants on Saturday, a day after officials announced the death of a radical cleric linked to the terrorist group. Officials say the soldiers died after clashes erupted during an operation in the volatile city of Zinjibar. Security forces […]
Afghan Officials: Rabbani Killing Planned in Pakistan
Posted October 1st, 2011 at 2:20 pm (UTC-5)
Afghanistan’s intelligence agency says it has provided evidence to Pakistan that finds last month’s killing of former Afghan president Burhanuddin Rabbani was planned in Pakistan. A spokesman for the Afghan intelligence service, or NDS, said Saturday the evidence is now with Pakistan’s embassy in Kabul. The spokesman also said the NDS has arrested key people […]
Yemeni Soldiers Killed in al-Qaida Raid
Posted October 1st, 2011 at 2:15 pm (UTC-5)
Yemeni officials say at least three soldiers were killed in a operation to root out suspected al-Qaida militants on Saturday, a day after officials announced the death of a radical cleric linked to the terrorist group. Officials say the soldiers died after clashes erupted during an operation in the volatile city of Zinjibar. Security forces […]
Kidnappers Escape Evade Kenyan Forces, Flee to Somalia
Posted October 1st, 2011 at 1:45 pm (UTC-5)
A gang of militant gunmen who kidnapped a Frenchwoman in Kenyan territory have evaded Kenyan naval forces and escaped to Somalia. Kenyan officials say the militants landed on Kenya’s Manda Island under cover of darkness early Saturday. They stormed the woman’s beach house in a hail of gunfire that terrified neighbors. The militants then carried […]
Obama to Address Gay Rights Dinner
Posted October 1st, 2011 at 1:20 pm (UTC-5)
U.S. President Barack Obama is delivering the keynote address Saturday at the annual dinner of a leading gay rights group. The Human Rights Campaign’s dinner in Washington comes less than two weeks after the U.S. military ended its ban on openly gay service members. President Obama signed legislation to repeal the policy known as “Don’t […]
Bus Crash in China’s Hubei Province Kills 16
Posted October 1st, 2011 at 1:15 pm (UTC-5)
A bus has crashed in China’s Hubei province, killing at least 16 people with one person missing. Chinese state media said Saturday’s crash occurred when the bus carrying 34 people plunged off the road into a river. The Renmin Hospital in Xingshan said many of the survivors were severely injured.
Pakistani Man Gets Death Sentence in Governor’s Murder
Posted October 1st, 2011 at 1:05 pm (UTC-5)
A Pakistani police officer has been convicted and sentenced to death for the killing of a liberal governor who opposed Pakistan’s controversial blasphemy law. A judge announced the verdict Saturday at an anti-terrorism court in a prison in the city of Rawalpindi. Officer Mumtaz Qadri had confessed to killing Punjab Province Governor Salman Taseer earlier […]
Philippines Hit by Second Typhoon in Week
Posted October 1st, 2011 at 12:55 pm (UTC-5)
Typhoon Nalgae slammed into the main Philippine island of Luzon Saturday, bringing more suffering to more than a million people still trapped from flooding caused by Typhoon Nesat, which ravaged Luzon Tuesday. Nalgae made landfall on Luzon’s east coast Saturday morning, with sustained winds of 160 kilometers per hour and dangerous gusts up to 195 […]
