France and Germany are promising a “global, lasting and quick response” to the European debt crisis, with leaders of both countries saying they will present a plan to do so by the end of this month. French President Nicolas Sarkozy spoke Sunday in Berlin, alongside German Chancellor Angela Merkel. The two leaders were holding emergency […]
France, Germany Vow ‘Comprehensive Response’ to Debt Crisis by November
Posted October 9th, 2011 at 2:20 pm (UTC-5)
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Liberia’s President Sirleaf Facing Stiff Oppostion in Re-election Bid
Posted October 9th, 2011 at 2:10 pm (UTC-5)
Just days after receiving the Nobel Peace Prize, Liberian President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf is facing a strong challenge in an election Tuesday that is focusing on opposition charges that she has failed to repair the ravages of war to the West African nation after six years in power. The award has highlighted Ms. Sirleaf’s standing […]
Syria’s Foreign Minister Warns Against Recognizing Opposition
Posted October 9th, 2011 at 1:55 pm (UTC-5)
Syria’s foreign minister has warned the international community not to recognize a newly formed opposition council. Walid al-Moallem said Sunday Damascus will take “tough measures” against any country that recognizes the Syrian National Council. He said the opposition group is “illegitimate.” Dozens of Syrian opposition leaders met in Stockholm Saturday to discuss strategies to advance […]
Kurdish Protest Canceled in Turkish Port Town
Posted October 9th, 2011 at 1:40 pm (UTC-5)
A Kurdish lawmaker in the Turkish parliament says a large Kurdish protest demonstration has been canceled at a port town in northwestern Turkey near a prison holding Kurdish militant leader Abdullah Ocalan. Lawmaker Aysel Tugluk said the cancelation was ordered after police in Gemlik blocked buses carrying protesters into the town. Turkish television said another […]
Israeli Cabinet Approves Economic Reforms
Posted October 9th, 2011 at 12:50 pm (UTC-5)
Israel’s Cabinet has approved steps to lower the cost of living, in response to protests by tens of thousands of Israelis demanding economic reforms. The proposals, recommended by a committee appointed by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu earlier this year, passed with about two-thirds of the Cabinet voting in favor of them. They focus on increasing […]
Thailand Evacuates Hospital as Flooding Threatens Bangkok
Posted October 9th, 2011 at 12:45 pm (UTC-5)
Thai emergency workers have evacuated more than 300 patients from a hospital north of Bangkok, as flood waters from weeks of torrential rains forced hundreds of nearby factories to close and threatened the capital with its worst flooding in decades. The evacuations by boat in the ancient temple city of Ayutthaya began late Saturday after […]
Militants Attack Pakistani Police Compound in Northwest, Killing Officer
Posted October 9th, 2011 at 12:45 pm (UTC-5)
Pakistani authorities say militants have fired at least three rockets at the residence of a police official in northwestern Pakistan’s Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa province, killing one officer. Officials say one rocket struck the compound in Bannu district early Sunday, while two others missed the target and caused no damage. Bannu borders Pakistan’s North and South Waziristan tribal […]
Indian Police Detain 13 Tibetan Protesters Outside Chinese Embassy
Posted October 9th, 2011 at 12:00 pm (UTC-5)
Indian police have detained 13 Tibetan exiles who joined an anti-China protest outside the Chinese embassy in the capital, New Delhi. A group of Tibetan youths gathered outside the embassy Sunday, saying they were showing solidarity with at least seven China-based monks who have set themselves on fire this year to protest perceived religious repression […]
Poland Holds General Election
Posted October 9th, 2011 at 11:15 am (UTC-5)
Poland is voting in parliamentary elections that could give incumbent Prime Minister Donald Tusk and his center-right Civic Platform four more years to pursue economic reforms and improved ties with the rest of Europe. Voters are electing 460 members of the lower house of parliament and 100 members of the senate. The party winning the […]
Expelled Afghan Female Lawmaker Enters 8th Day of Hunger Strike
Posted October 9th, 2011 at 11:00 am (UTC-5)
A female Afghan politician expelled from parliament for alleged voter fraud is vowing to continue a more than week-long hunger strike until she is reinstated. Sunday is the eighth day of Simeen Barakzai’s hunger strike in a protest tent outside parliament in the capital, Kabul. A doctor told the French news agency that Barakzai’s health […]
