NATO says a joint Afghan and coalition security force has captured the senior Haqqani network leader in Afghanistan. The international alliance says the senior commander was captured Tuesday during an operation in the Paktiya province. The coalition says Haji Mali Khan, the uncle of Siraj and Badruddin Haqqani, had established a militant camp in Paktiya […]
Basque Separatist Support Group Disbands
Posted October 1st, 2011 at 7:20 am (UTC-5)
A Basque-language newspaper in Spain said Saturday a banned civic support group for the separatist group ETA has disbanded. The Gara newspaper, an ETA mouthpiece, said the group formed in November of 1999 to act as an organizer for ETA, stirring up street protests and spreading the militants’ message. Spain banned the organization in 2001, […]
Suspected Pirates Kidnap French Woman From Kenyan Island
Posted October 1st, 2011 at 7:20 am (UTC-5)
Kenyan authorities say suspected Somali pirates have kidnapped a French woman from a beach house on Manda Island, near the resort town of Lamu. Reuters reports the woman’s fiance says the gunmen targeted the woman when they broke into the couple’s house. The woman, who uses a wheelchair, was carried by the kidnappers to a […]
Obama, Republicans Clash on Jobs
Posted October 1st, 2011 at 7:15 am (UTC-5)
U.S. President Barack Obama is calling on Congress to quickly pass his jobs bill. During his weekly address Saturday, Mr. Obama said “It time for Congress to get its act together and pass this jobs bill so I can sign it into law.” The president sent Congress the $447 billion bill three weeks ago. Mr. […]
Afghanistan Gives Pakistan Evidence in Rabbani Killing
Posted October 1st, 2011 at 6:25 am (UTC-5)
Afghanistan’s intelligence agency said Saturday it has handed over evidence to Pakistan that the assassination of former Afghan president Burhanuddin Rabbani was planned in Pakistan. Afghanistan’s National Directorate of Security, or NDS, said the September suicide bombing that killed Mr. Rabbani was plotted in Satellite, a suburb of the Pakistani city of Quetta. Taliban leaders […]
Obama Hails Death of Radical US-born Cleric in Yemen
Posted October 1st, 2011 at 6:15 am (UTC-5)
U.S. President Barack Obama has hailed the killing of radical U.S.-born cleric Anwar al-Awlaki as a significant milestone in the fight against al-Qaida in the Arabian Peninsula. Awlaki was killed early Friday, along with several other militants, in a suspected CIA drone strike in eastern Yemen. Mr. Obama said the U.S.-born cleric was responsible for […]
Nigerian President Pledge to Secure Country
Posted October 1st, 2011 at 6:15 am (UTC-5)
Nigerian President Goodluck Jonathan has vowed to make his country secure during an Independence Day broadcast to his nation. Mr. Jonathan spoke Saturday, as security forces were deployed heavily in Abuja and across the country. He said his government condemns all acts of violence and vowed that recent attacks blamed on Islamists will not define […]
Hurricane Ophelia to Pass East of Bermuda
Posted October 1st, 2011 at 3:20 am (UTC-5)
The U.S. National Hurricane Center says Hurricane Ophelia is gaining strength and is expected to pass east of Bermuda Saturday. The NHC says Ophelia is a category three storm, packing winds nearing 200 kilometers per hour. Bermuda remains under a tropical storm watch. Meanwhile, Tropical Storm Philippe continues to churn in the open Atlantic away […]
Pakistani Gets Death Sentence in Governor’s Murder
Posted October 1st, 2011 at 2:20 am (UTC-5)
A Pakistani court has convicted and sentenced a police officer to death for the killing of a liberal governor earlier this year. Mumtaz Qadri had confessed to killing Punjab Province Governor Salman Taseer because of the governor’s opposition to Pakistan’s controversial blasphemy law. Qadir was a member of the governor’s security team. Taseer, a staunchly […]
All 18 in Indonesia Plane Crash Dead
Posted October 1st, 2011 at 1:20 am (UTC-5)
Indonesian rescuers say all 18 people aboard a plane that crashed in Sumatra are dead. The Spanish-designed CASA 221 turboprop was traveling from Medan city for the nearby province of Aceh on Sumatra island Thursday, when it sent out a distress signal and then disappeared from radar. Hopes were raised that there might be survivors […]
