U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton has urged Pakistan to deny safe havens to insurgents and to encourage the Taliban in Afghanistan to enter peace talks after 10 years of fighting. She spoke Friday in Islamabad during a news conference with Pakistani Foreign Minister Hina Rabbani Khar. Both U.S. and Afghan officials have accused Islamabad […]
Clinton Continues Talks with Pakistan Officials
Posted October 21st, 2011 at 3:40 am (UTC-5)
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Campaigning Wraps Up in Tunisia
Posted October 21st, 2011 at 3:10 am (UTC-5)
Campaigning is winding down in Tunisia on Friday as voters prepare to cast ballots in what will be the first elections since the revolution that topped former President Zine el-Abidine Ben Ali in January. Voters on Sunday will choose 217 members of a constituent assembly that will write the country’s constitution. More than 10,000 candidates […]
Japanese Markets Down as Dollar Dips a Fraction
Posted October 21st, 2011 at 2:30 am (UTC-5)
Japanese markets closed slightly lower Friday, while the U.S. dollar is trading lower against the Japanese yen. Tokyo’s Nikkei index lost a fraction of a percent to finish at 8,677. The dollar was selling at 76.76 yen, a loss of a fraction of a yen from Thursday. The Taipei market closed at 7,254, gaining just […]
Muslim Rebels Kill 6 in Fresh Attacks in Philippines
Posted October 21st, 2011 at 2:20 am (UTC-5)
Philippine officials on Friday blamed Muslim rebels for the killing of at least six soldiers and police in a series of fresh attacks, just days after one of the worst clashes in years between government forces and the region’s largest Muslim rebel group. Police said members of the Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) ambushed a […]
Japan Approves Extra Budget to Deal with Earthquake Aftermath
Posted October 21st, 2011 at 1:50 am (UTC-5)
Japan’s government has approved an extra $157 billion draft budget to help pay for the reconstruction of tsunami-affected areas in the country’s northeast. The supplementary budget was approved by the Japanese cabinet on Friday, and calls for the issuance of bonds to help pay for the bulk of the rebuilding from the March disaster. It […]
Gadhafi Burial Set for Friday
Posted October 21st, 2011 at 1:15 am (UTC-5)
A secret burial is set for Friday for former Libyan leader Moammar Gadhafi, a day after he was killed as provisional government fighters stormed his hometown of Sirte. Meanwhile, Libyans continued celebrating his demise early Friday. Jubilant crowds have filled streets across the country. Some Libyans fired celebratory shots into the air and waved the […]
Thai Government Warns Bangkok Citizens of Floodwaters
Posted October 21st, 2011 at 1:00 am (UTC-5)
Thailand officials warned millions of residents in the capital Bangkok on Friday to move their belongings to higher ground, after the government ordered the opening of floodgates that have so far kept the water out of the city. Thailand’s Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra on Thursday ordered the gates open to try to drain the waters […]
Senate Rejects Obama’s Jobs Bill
Posted October 21st, 2011 at 12:35 am (UTC-5)
The U.S. Senate has voted against President Barack Obama’s jobs package for the second time in less than two weeks. The 50-to-50 Senate vote late Thursday crushed a $35-billion package to help cash-strapped states employ teachers, police, and emergency responders. The proposal would have increased taxes on millionaires. All 47 Senate Republicans, joined by two […]
Chinese Toddler Victim of Hit and Run Dies
Posted October 21st, 2011 at 12:30 am (UTC-5)
A two-year-old Chinese girl who was run over by two separate vehicles and ignored by bystanders as she lay critically injured has died, one week after the accident and after days of outrage and introspection across Chinese society. The hospital in Guandong province that had been treating the girl, known as Yue Yue, said she […]
World Powers React to Death of Libya’s Gadhafi
Posted October 21st, 2011 at 12:20 am (UTC-5)
World powers are reacting to the death of former Libyan leader Moammar Gadhafi. China said Friday that Libya has opened a new page and urged Libya’s provisional government leaders to start the process for an “inclusive” political transition. China is a veto-wielding U.N. Security Council member. The country abstained from a council vote in March […]
