A court in Azerbaijan has sentenced four opposition activists to jail terms ranging from 18 months to three years, in the latest convictions resulting from an unauthorized pro-democracy protest. The men were sentenced Monday for their alleged roles in an April demonstration in Baku inspired by the Arab Spring uprisings in Tunisia and Egypt. The […]
Azerbaijan Opposition Activists Jailed Over Protest
Posted October 10th, 2011 at 3:45 pm (UTC-5)
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Estonian President Sworn in for Second Term
Posted October 10th, 2011 at 2:40 pm (UTC-5)
Estonian President Toomas Hendrik Ilves has taken the oath for his second five-year term in office, after an overwhelming victory in August. Mr. Ilves was sworn in Monday before the 101-seat parliament, where 73 of the lawmakers voted for his re-election. His rival, European Party Deputy Indrek Tarand, received 25 votes, while three votes were […]
Judge Quits Khmer Rouge Tribunal, Citing Government Interference
Posted October 10th, 2011 at 2:05 pm (UTC-5)
An investigating judge on the United Nations-backed tribunal trying Khmer Rouge leaders in Cambodia has submitted his resignation, complaining of government interference. The tribunal issued a statement Monday saying international judge Siegfried Blunk quit Saturday because public statements by government officials had called into question the integrity of two ongoing investigations. Blunk – a German […]
Anglican Chief Asks Mugabe to Stop Attacks on Church
Posted October 10th, 2011 at 2:05 pm (UTC-5)
The head of the worldwide Anglican church has asked Zimbabwe’s president to stop what he calls persecution of church followers in the country. The Archbishop of Canterbury, Rowan Williams, met with President Robert Mugabe Monday during a two-day stop in Zimbabwe’s capital, Harare. Williams said afterward he presented President Mugabe with a dossier describing a […]
Belgium Buys Subsidiary of Financially Troubled Dexia Bank
Posted October 10th, 2011 at 1:40 pm (UTC-5)
Belgium decided Monday to buy a subsidiary of the financially troubled Dexia bank, the first victim of new European worries about the spread of Greece’s debt crisis. The Belgian government said it is paying $5.4 billion to buy the national subsidiary of Dexia. The French, Luxembourg and Belgian governments said they would provide an additional […]
Verdict in Ukraine Tymoshenko Trial Expected Tuesday
Posted October 10th, 2011 at 1:20 pm (UTC-5)
The trial of former Ukrainian prime minister and opposition leader Yulia Tymoshenko is expected to reach its conclusion Tuesday with a verdict on her abuse-of-office charges. Judge Rodion Kireyev adjourned the trial last month and set October 11 as the date for the verdict. Observers say it is possible he could push the date for […]
Two Americans Win Economics Nobel
Posted October 10th, 2011 at 1:20 pm (UTC-5)
Americans Thomas Sargent and Christopher Sims have won the 2011 Nobel economics prize for research on the relationship between government policy decisions and the economy. The Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences awarded the prize Monday for “research on cause and effect” in the economy. The winners’ studies in the 1970s and 1980s looked at questions […]
Yemeni Women Injured During Protest March
Posted October 10th, 2011 at 1:00 pm (UTC-5)
Yemeni activists and medics said Monday that at least 22 women were hurt during a previous day’s demonstrations after government loyalists threw rocks and other objects at them. The women had gathered in the southern city of Taiz to demand the resignation of President Ali Abdullah Saleh and to celebrate last week’s awarding of the […]
US Stocks Advance in Early Monday Trading
Posted October 10th, 2011 at 12:55 pm (UTC-5)
U.S. and European stock indexes advanced sharply in Monday trading. The Dow Jones Industrial Average is up 2.5 percent, while the S&P 500 index is ahead 2.9 percent. The NASDAQ is up more than 3 percent. European stock markets closed higher. London’s Financial Times 100 index ended up 1.8 percent to finish at 5,399. The […]
Egypt’s Military Rulers Order Investigation of Cairo Clashes
Posted October 10th, 2011 at 12:35 pm (UTC-5)
Egypt’s ruling military council has ordered the government to investigate the killings of at least 25 people in Sunday’s deadly street battles between Coptic Christians and Egyptian security forces in Cairo. The military council issued the order Monday after crisis talks on the country’s worst violence since a February uprising that ousted longtime president Hosni […]
