Afghanistan says it needs international help to deal with potential foreign threats, particularly after coalition troops leave the country in 2014. Afghan Defense Minister Abdul Rahim Wardak said Tuesday that while the country’s security forces are capable of defending themselves against the Taliban and other insurgents, more advanced weaponry were needed to defend against an […]
Afghanistan Says Help Needed to Deal With Foreign Threats
Posted October 18th, 2011 at 11:10 am (UTC-5)
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Republican Candidates Prepare for Las Vegas Debate
Posted October 18th, 2011 at 11:05 am (UTC-5)
Republican presidential candidates are set to hold their latest debate at a Las Vegas casino Tuesday evening. Some polls show former pizza company executive Herman Cain in the lead. The six other Republican contenders participating in the debate are expected to press him on his plans for an overhaul the US tax code. Cain, who […]
Kuwait Foreign Minister Submits Resignation
Posted October 18th, 2011 at 10:55 am (UTC-5)
Reports in Kuwait say Foreign Minister Sheikh Mohammad al-Sabah has resigned. Local newspapers say the minister submitted his resignation Monday, but no reason was reported. The government has not commented. The newspapers say the Kuwaiti foreign minister did not attend the weekly Cabinet meeting Monday after missing a Sunday Arab League meeting to discuss the […]
Truck with US Presidential Podium Reportedly Stole, Recovered
Posted October 18th, 2011 at 10:50 am (UTC-5)
It appears thieves briefly made off with a truck carrying the podium and other equipment used as part of U.S. President Barack Obama current tour. A local television station in the U.S. state of Virginia first reported the truck was stolen from a hotel parking lot in the city of Richmond. WWBT-TV said the truck […]
Serbs Resist NATO Deadline to Remove Kosovo Roadblocks
Posted October 18th, 2011 at 10:45 am (UTC-5)
Serbs have resisted a NATO deadline to remove a series of roadblocks as part of a months-long standoff involving control of northern border crossings. Dozens of Serbs gathered Tuesday to protect the roadblocks from removal by NATO peacekeepers. NATO’s peacekeeping force in Kosovo had given local ethnic Serbs until Tuesday to take down the 16 […]
Italy’s Berlusconi Cleared in Tax Fraud Case
Posted October 18th, 2011 at 10:45 am (UTC-5)
A court in Milan has declined to indict Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi on tax fraud and embezzlement charges involving his Mediaset company. Mr. Berlusconi was accused of wrongdoing in his company’s sale of film rights. The prime minister’s lawyer praised the decision, saying that Mr. Berlusconi “had nothing to do with it.” However, the […]
EU Cancels Meeting With Ukranian President
Posted October 18th, 2011 at 10:30 am (UTC-5)
The European Union has postponed a meeting planned this week with Ukrainian President Viktor Yanukovych because of concerns over judicial standards following the jailing of former Ukrainian prime minister Yulia Tymoshenko. A spokeswoman for EU foreign policy chief Catherine Ashton said Tuesday that the meeting is postponed to when conditions will be more conducive to […]
Greek Jobless Rate Nears Record High
Posted October 18th, 2011 at 10:30 am (UTC-5)
Unemployment in Greece has risen to a near-record high, even as workers prepare for a two-day general strike to protest the latest government plan to cut salaries and eliminate 30,000 civil service jobs. Greece said Tuesday that its jobless rate hit 16.5 percent in July, just a shade below the record set in May. Young […]
Blast Near Somali Foreign Ministry Kills at Least 3
Posted October 18th, 2011 at 10:25 am (UTC-5)
Somali police say a suicide car bomb has exploded near the country’s foreign ministry, killing at least three people. The bomber was among those killed in Tuesday’s blast. Police officials say at least six people were wounded. The bombing was the second suicide bombing in Mogadishu this month. Two weeks ago, a truck bomb went […]
New Japanese PM in South Korea for Key Summit
Posted October 18th, 2011 at 10:25 am (UTC-5)
Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda has opened a five-day visit to South Korea set to include a bilateral summit aimed at easing long-strained relations between the two Asian neighbors. Mr. Noda arrived Tuesday in Seoul, where he was set to return Korean royal documents looted during Japan’s occupation of the Korean Peninsula from 1910 to […]
