Thousands of protesters have occupied New York City’s Times Square, buoyed by a day of demonstrations around the world in support of their monthlong campaign against corporate greed. Police in riot gear and mounted on horses tried to push people out of the square in an attempt to funnel the crowds away. It was just […]
Five More People Killed by Syrian Forces
Posted October 15th, 2011 at 7:25 pm (UTC-5)
Syrian security forces killed at least five more people Saturday, including one person attending a funeral procession for a teenager in the capital Damascus. Activists said the young man was among 11 people killed Friday when Syrian forces opened fire on anti-government protesters who rallied in several parts of the country. Another victim was an […]
Omanis Vote for Consultative Council
Posted October 15th, 2011 at 6:45 pm (UTC-5)
Voters in Oman went to the polls Saturday to elect representatives in the 84-member consultative Shura council. The body is part of the larger Council of Oman, which also includes the appointed State Council and has traditionally met at the request of Sultan Qaboos bin Said to discuss topics of his choice. About 520,000 people […]
G20 Ministers Vow to Resolve Europe’s Debt Crisis
Posted October 15th, 2011 at 6:45 pm (UTC-5)
VIDEO: APExpress 4 – 10/15/2011 2:00:00 PM – AP-APTN-1730: +France G20 4 Finance ministers and central bankers from the world’s 20 biggest economies say they have agreed to take swift action to resolve Europe’s debt crisis, which is hurting global economy. After two days of deliberations in Paris, which ended Saturday, French Finance Minister Francois […]
Israel’s Peres Begins Review of Palestinians to be Freed
Posted October 15th, 2011 at 6:05 pm (UTC-5)
Israeli President Shimon Peres on Saturday began the process of reviewing the files of hundreds of Palestinian prisoners to be exchanged for Israeli soldier Gilad Shalit, captured by Hamas gunmen in a 2006 cross-border raid. Mr. Peres’s spokeswoman said the president received the files of 477 prisoners to be released in the first phase of […]
Israel, Palestinians Prepare For Prisoner Swap
Posted October 15th, 2011 at 5:00 pm (UTC-5)
Israeli and Palestinian officials are preparing for a major prisoner swap planned for Tuesday. Leaders of the Palestinian group Hamas that rules the Gaza Strip met with Egyptian intelligence officers in Cairo Saturday to discuss the handover of Israeli soldier Gilad Shalit, captured by Hamas gunmen in the 2006 cross-border raid. He is to be […]
Obama Honors Late Cuban Dissident
Posted October 15th, 2011 at 4:55 pm (UTC-5)
U.S. President Barack Obama has paid tribute to a Cuban dissident who died Friday. Laura Pollan founded the ‘Ladies in White’ group after 75 dissidents, including her husband Hector Maseda, were imprisoned in a March 2003 government crackdown known as Havana’s Black Spring. Dressed in white and each carrying a single white flower, the women […]
18 Killed in Opposition Unrest in Yemen’s Capital
Posted October 15th, 2011 at 4:20 pm (UTC-5)
Security forces loyal to embattled Yemeni President Ali Abdullah Saleh fired tear gas and live ammunition at anti-government demonstrators in the capital, Sana’a Saturday, killing at least 18 people and wounding dozens of others. Activists and witnesses said at least 12 of the deaths occurred when security forces opened fire on protesters in the city […]
Eight People, 2 NATO Troops Killed in Afghanistan
Posted October 15th, 2011 at 3:25 pm (UTC-5)
Four armed militants launched a suicide attack on a U.S.-run base in northeastern Afghanistan early Saturday, blowing themselves up and killing two Afghan civilians. Local officials said the bombers targeted the base of the U.S. Provincial Reconstruction Team in Panjshir province. They said two security guards were wounded. The Taliban has claimed responsibility, saying the […]
Eight Opposition Parties Pull Out of Liberian Election
Posted October 15th, 2011 at 3:15 pm (UTC-5)
Eight Liberian opposition parties say they are pulling out of the country’s recent presidential election, claiming the vote counting process is fraudulent and undemocratic. In a statement Saturday, the parties said election officials have manipulated the results in favor of incumbent President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf, who is leading in the latest results released Friday. Those […]
