Militants have ambushed Pakistani forces in the country’s northwest tribal region, killing at least nine soldiers. Monday’s attack took place in the Aka Khel area of Khyber Agency along the Afghan border. Pakistani military spokesman Major-General Athar Abbas said the paramilitary troops were conducting a search operation when they came under attack. Officials say troops […]
Militants Kill 9 Pakistani Troops in Ambush
Posted October 17th, 2011 at 1:30 pm (UTC-5)
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Taiwan President Mulls Peace Treaty with China
Posted October 17th, 2011 at 1:10 pm (UTC-5)
Taiwan President Ma Ying-jeou says he would like to sign a peace treaty with China in the coming decade, if the people of the island agree. Mr. Ma’s comments came on Monday in Taipei, with recent opinion polls showing him leading his chief rival, opposition leader Tsai Ing-wen, in the race for the presidency. Elections […]
Libyan Provisional Fighters Take Most of Bani Walid
Posted October 17th, 2011 at 1:10 pm (UTC-5)
Libyan provisional government fighters say they have taken control of most of Bani Walid, one of the last remaining strongholds of loyalists to former leader Moammar Gadhafi. Officials said Monday the anti-Gadhafi fighters reached the center of Bani Walid a day after launching a new assault on the desert town 170 kilometers southeast of the […]
LRA’s Joseph Kony: Leader of 23-Year Terror Campaign
Posted October 17th, 2011 at 1:05 pm (UTC-5)
The leader of the notoriously violent Lord’s Resistance Army is a mysterious figure who claims his rebel group’s 23-year campaign of terror is rooted in spiritual principles. Joseph Kony was born into northern Uganda’s Acholi tribe in the early 1960s. He gained power as the nephew of the tribe’s mystic, whose Holy Spirit Movement called […]
US Stocks Slide in Midday Trading Monday
Posted October 17th, 2011 at 1:00 pm (UTC-5)
U.S. stocks fell in midday trading Monday. The Dow Jones Industrial Average is down 1.5 percent. The S&P 500 is off 1.3 percent, while the NASDAQ composite index is down 1.6 percent. European stocks closed lower. London’s Financial Times 100 index slid one-half of one percent to finish at 5,437. The CAC-40 in Paris ended […]
Lebanon Tribunal Considers Trying Hezbollah Members in Absentia
Posted October 17th, 2011 at 12:45 pm (UTC-5)
The Special Tribunal investigating the 2005 assassination of former Lebanese Prime Minister Rafik Hariri is deciding whether to try in absentia four Hezbollah members charged with slaying the murdered Lebanese leader. The tribunal, based in The Hague, made the announcement on Monday. The Lebanon-based Hezbollah militant group has denied any involvement in the slaying. The […]
Ugandan Police Fire Tear Gas to Stop Price Protest
Posted October 17th, 2011 at 12:30 pm (UTC-5)
Ugandan police fired tear gas Monday to halt a protest in the capital against high food prices. Witnesses say the police action dispersed protesters who had gathered in the Kiseka Market area of downtown Kampala. The protest had been called by Activists for Change, an opposition group that was involved with so-called “walk to work” […]
Obama Calls for Pressure on Congress to Pass Job Creation Bills
Posted October 17th, 2011 at 12:20 pm (UTC-5)
U.S. President Barack Obama has begun a tour of two southern states by urging voters to pressure Congress into passing a series of job creation bills that failed to secure congressional approval as a complete package last week. In a speech to supporters at an airport in Asheville, North Carolina, Mr. Obama said Monday that […]
Judge Denies Bail for Ex-Croatian PM
Posted October 17th, 2011 at 12:20 pm (UTC-5)
A Croatian court has ordered former prime minister Ivo Sanader to remain in jail pending his trial on corruption charges. Judge Kresimir Devcic of the Zagreb court ruled Monday that Mr. Sanader should not be released on bail because he is a flight risk. The judge made the decision despite an offer of more than […]
Militants Kill 9 Pakistani Troops in Ambush
Posted October 17th, 2011 at 12:15 pm (UTC-5)
Militants have ambushed Pakistani forces in the country’s northwest tribal region, killing at least nine soldiers. Monday’s attack took place in the Aka Khel area of Khyber Agency along the Afghan border. Pakistani military spokesman Major-General Athar Abbas said the paramilitary troops were conducting a search operation when they came under attack. Officials say troops […]
