Slovak lawmakers agreed Wednesday to reverse their vote against expanding a bailout fund for Europe’s financially troubled countries. Leaders of Slovakia’s four main political parties reached accord a day after the nation’s Parliament rejected a bid calling for the impoverished central European nation to guarantee $10 billion of the expanded $596 billion fund. The Tuesday […]
Slovak Lawmakers Agree to Expand Eurozone’s Bailout Fund
Posted October 12th, 2011 at 11:10 am (UTC-5)
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More Arson Attacks Hit German Railways
Posted October 12th, 2011 at 11:00 am (UTC-5)
Police in Germany have launched an investigation and stepped up their search for more explosives after at least two more incendiary devices were found Wednesday in the Berlin railway system. It is the third straight day police have discovered devices filled with flammable liquid near train stations or rail lines. One of the devices had […]
Nigerian Accused of Failed US Plane Attack Pleads Guilty
Posted October 12th, 2011 at 10:50 am (UTC-5)
The Nigerian man accused of trying to blow up an American airliner in 2009 with a bomb in his underwear has pleaded guilty. Umar Farouk Abdulmutallab admitted Wednesday to the eight charges against him for the failed Christmas Day attack. The plea came one day after opening statements in his trial in the U.S. city […]
Egypt’s Military Defends Handling of Deadly Copt Protest
Posted October 12th, 2011 at 10:50 am (UTC-5)
Egyptian military officials have denied reports that troops opened fire on Coptic Christian protesters on Sunday, during an incident that marked the country’s worst violence since former President Hosni Mubarak’s resignation in February. In a Wednesday news conference, military officials also denied reports that soldiers in armored vehicles deliberately ran over protesters. However, videos of […]
US Citizen Accused of Spying on Syrian Protesters
Posted October 12th, 2011 at 10:40 am (UTC-5)
The United States has charged a Syrian-born U.S. citizen with spying on people in the United States who are protesting the Syrian government and with providing information to Syrian agents. U.S. officials announced Wednesday that Mohamad Anas Haitham Soueid is accused of conspiring to collect information about protesters in the U.S. and Syria, and giving […]
Berlusconi Seeks Confidence Vote to Save Coalition
Posted October 12th, 2011 at 10:30 am (UTC-5)
Italy’s embattled prime minister, Silvio Berlusconi, plans to address parliament on Thursday, after his center-right coalition failed to pass a key budget provision on Tuesday. In his speech, Mr. Berlusconi is expected to ask for a confidence vote to be held on Friday. He would have to resign if he loses. Italy’s next elections are […]
Report: Liberian President Holds Slight Election Lead
Posted October 12th, 2011 at 10:15 am (UTC-5)
A Liberian media report says President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf holds a small lead over her main rival Winston Tubman as votes are counted from Tuesday’s elections. The independent Liberian Media Center said Wednesday that Mrs. Sirleaf has 102,000 votes, with Tubman at 85,000. Several other candidates trailed far behind. The report said the results are […]
US Stocks Rise
Posted October 12th, 2011 at 10:15 am (UTC-5)
U.S. stocks made gains in Wednesday’s early trading. The Dow Jones Industrial Average rose half a percent, the S&P 500 gained seven-tenths of a percent while the NASDAQ moved up eight-tenths of a percent. European stock markets made strong gains in Wednesday’s midday trading. London’s Financial Times index rose eight-tenths of a percent, the CAC-40 […]
At Least 25 Killed in Baghdad Attacks
Posted October 12th, 2011 at 10:10 am (UTC-5)
Iraqi officials say a series of bomb attacks that mostly targeted police have killed at least 25 people in Baghdad. Authorities say most of the deaths occurred in a suicide car bombing outside a police station in central Baghdad and another in the northern district of Hurriyah. Officials say Wednesday’s bomb attacks also left dozens […]
Cambodian Judge Denies Failing to Thoroughly Investigate Khmer Rouge Cases
Posted October 12th, 2011 at 10:05 am (UTC-5)
A Cambodian judge on a U.N.-backed war crimes tribunal trying Khmer Rouge leaders is denying accusations that he failed to thoroughly investigate two cases submitted by prosecutors. In a statement released Wednesday, You Bunleng says he and a former German co-investigating judge performed witness interviews and crime-site visits while investigating cases 003 and 004. The […]
