Asian stock markets closed higher Monday. Tokyo’s Nikkei index rose 1.5 percent to close at 8,880. Hong Kong’s Hang Seng index jumped 2 percent to end at 18,874. Elsewhere, share prices were higher in Taipei, Kuala Lumpur, Jakarta, Wellington and Manila. Markets also closed up in Shanghai, Seoul, Sydney, Singapore and Bangkok. Mumbai stocks slipped. […]
Italian Police Roundup Suspected Rioters
Posted October 17th, 2011 at 6:25 am (UTC-5)
Italian police carried out raids Monday to arrest suspected rioters from violent weekend protests. Security officials said the riots were some of the worst street violence Rome has seen in years. Officials said scores of people were injured and property was damaged. There were no reported fatalities in Saturday’s unrest. The protests began as peaceful […]
Nigerian Police Suspect Radical Islamists Killed Lawmaker
Posted October 17th, 2011 at 6:20 am (UTC-5)
Police in northern Nigeria say suspected members of a radical Islamic sect have killed a lawmaker. Authorities said gunmen shot Modu Bintube late Sunday while he was standing outside his home in the city of Maiduguri. Officials blamed the attack on Boko Haram. The group has been blamed for many bombings and shootings aimed at […]
Occupy Hong Kong Protesters Seek to Build Movement
Posted October 17th, 2011 at 6:00 am (UTC-5)
A handful of protesters pressed their message in the streets of Hong Kong Monday as supporters of the “Occupy Wall Street” movement attempt to gain a foothold in Asia. About 20 young people, mainly students, protested in the heart of Hong Kong’s financial district where they have been since Saturday, when similar protests were held […]
Occupy Hong Kong Protesters Seek to Build Movement
Posted October 17th, 2011 at 5:50 am (UTC-5)
A handful of protesters pressed their message in the streets of Hong Kong Monday as supporters of the “Occupy Wall Street” movement attempt to gain a foothold in Asia. About 20 young people, mainly students, demonstrated in the heart of Hong Kong’s financial district where they have been since Saturday, when similar protests were held […]
Iran Ready to Study Assassination Plot Allegations
Posted October 17th, 2011 at 5:45 am (UTC-5)
Iran says it is ready to study U.S. allegations of an Iranian plot to kill the Saudi Arabian ambassador in the United States. The state-run IRNA news agency said Monday that Iranian Foreign Minister Ali-Akbar Salehi has urged the U.S. to present Iran with any existing documents in the case. Iran has denied the allegations, […]
Strauss-Khan Wants to be Questioned in New Investigation
Posted October 17th, 2011 at 5:25 am (UTC-5)
Former International Monetary Fund chief Dominique Strauss-Kahn has asked to have a chance to clear his name in a new investigation connecting him with a suspected prostitution ring. Strauss-Kahn’s attorney said Monday in Paris the former IMF chief is asking to be questioned by police investigators regarding any allegations. His name has surfaced as a […]
Tokyo Stocks, Dollar Up
Posted October 17th, 2011 at 5:10 am (UTC-5)
Japanese share prices ended higher Monday, while the dollar gained against the yen. Tokyo’s Nikkei index rose 1.5 percent to close at 8,880. The dollar was selling at 77.40 yen in currency trading, up two-tenths of a yen from late Friday. Gold was trading at $1,694.19 an ounce.
Breakup Risk Mounts for Grounded Ship Off New Zealand
Posted October 17th, 2011 at 4:55 am (UTC-5)
Salvage workers in New Zealand said Monday they expect more oil to leak from a grounded container ship off the country’s coast. Spokesmen said crews managed to pump only about 20 tons of heavy fuel from the crippled ship overnight, leaving at least 1,300 tons of oil in the tanks. Around 300 tons has already […]
Italian Priest Shot Fatally Shot in Southern Philippines
Posted October 17th, 2011 at 4:35 am (UTC-5)
Police in the southern Philippines say a lone gunman shot an Italian Catholic priest to death outside his church Monday. Authorities say Reverend Fausto Tentorio was going to his car in church compound in the remote town of Arakan on Mindanao island, when a helmeted man shot him three times and escaped on a motorcycle. […]
