Britain has frozen the assets of five men in connection with the alleged Iranian plot to kill the Saudi ambassador to the United States. The men include the two Iranians that U.S. officials say have been charged for involvement in the plot, as well as another man Britain says is a Revolutionary Guard commander. Iranian […]
Britain Freezes Assets Over Alleged Iranian Plot
Posted October 18th, 2011 at 7:25 am (UTC-5)
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Philippine Police Launch Special Probe into Missionary’s Murder
Posted October 18th, 2011 at 7:10 am (UTC-5)
Authorities in the Philippines have established a special police unit to investigate the shooting death of an Italian-born Catholic priest in the Pacific nation’s violence-plagued south. Father Fausto Tentorio was gunned down Monday inside the compound of his parish church on Mindanao island as he was entering his vehicle. Police say a man wearing a […]
Clinton in Libya for Unexpected Visit
Posted October 18th, 2011 at 7:10 am (UTC-5)
U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton has arrived in Libya for a previously unannounced visit with the country’s new rulers, while Libyan provisional government fighters launch an assault on one of the last remaining strongholds of former leader Moammar Gadhafi. Clinton arrived Tuesday in the capital of Tripoli, where she is expected to pledge millions […]
Britain’s Inflation Rate Soars
Posted October 18th, 2011 at 7:10 am (UTC-5)
The British inflation rate has hit a three-year high, rising to 5.2 percent in September. The Office for National Statistics said the Consumer Price Index jumped from an annual rate of 4.5 percent in August to tie the record high mark set in September 2008. The September mark had been projected to be in the […]
Hamas Frees Israeli Soldier in Prisoner Exchange
Posted October 18th, 2011 at 6:55 am (UTC-5)
Israeli soldier Gilad Shalit has returned to Israel after being freed by the Islamist Hamas movement in exchange for hundreds of Palestinian prisoners. The Israeli military said Shalit, who had been held since 2006, crossed into Israel Tuesday after Hamas transferred custody of him to Egypt earlier in the day. He underwent a medical exam […]
Pakistan: No Peace Talks with Taliban Unless Insurgents Surrender Weapons
Posted October 18th, 2011 at 6:50 am (UTC-5)
Pakistani officials say Taliban insurgents must first lay down their weapons if they are to engage in peace talks with the government. Pakistani Interior Minister Rehman Malik said Tuesday that his government has received messages from unidentified members of the Islamist insurgent group suggesting they are willing to hold peace negotiations. But Malik said the […]
Asia Markets Close Lower
Posted October 18th, 2011 at 6:50 am (UTC-5)
Major Asian stock markets closed lower Tuesday. Tokyo’s Nikkei index lost just over one and one-half percent to finish at 8,742. Hong Kong’s Hang Seng index plunged nearly four and one-quarter percent to finish the day’s trading at 18,076. Share prices were also lower in Bangkok, Jakarta, Kuala Lumpur, Manila, Mumbai, Seoul, Shanghai, Singapore, Sydney, […]
Russian Soyuz to Launch Outside Former Soviet Union for First Time
Posted October 18th, 2011 at 6:40 am (UTC-5)
A Russian Soyuz rocket is scheduled to launch Thursday from French Guiana, in South America. This is the first time the Russian Cold War-era rocket will launch outside the former Soviet Union. The Soyuz rocket will carry the first two satellites of Europe’s Galileo global positioning system into orbit. Galileo is intended to give European […]
Greeks Expecting More Shutdowns Ahead of Austerity Vote
Posted October 18th, 2011 at 6:40 am (UTC-5)
Greeks are preparing for a massive nationwide strike ahead of Thursday’s vote on the latest proposed austerity measures. Much of Greece is expected to grind to a halt as workers protest further cuts to their pay and tax increases. Already trash service has become an issue across Athens. The Greek military has been made available […]
Violence, Roadblocks Slow Work at Indonesian Copper Mine
Posted October 18th, 2011 at 6:35 am (UTC-5)
Operators of a giant copper mine in Indonesia are weighing their options as hundreds of striking miners blockade roads, keeping food and supplies from reaching the operation. Work at the Freeport-McRohan mine in eastern Papua province was virtually halted after suspected saboteurs on Monday damaged a pipeline carrying copper concentrate to the coast. Company officials […]
