VIDEO: APExpress 4 – 10/22/2011 7:38:00 PM – AP-APTN-2330: Thailand Floods 2 Thailand’s authorities are trying to channel the floodwaters through Bangkok canals in an effort to spare the city center as floods put more pressure on the barriers protecting the capital. Some of the northern suburbs have already seen waist-high water. One third of […]
Thailand Fights to Channel Flood Waters, Spare Capital
Posted October 22nd, 2011 at 9:50 pm (UTC-5)
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Clashes in Yemeni Capital Kill 12
Posted October 22nd, 2011 at 8:55 pm (UTC-5)
Fierce clashes Saturday between Yemeni forces loyal to embattled President Ali Abdullah Saleh and opposition fighters in the capital Sana’a killed at least 12 people, including five civilians. Medical officials said several loyalists of Ali Mohsen al-Ahmar, a Yemeni general who broke with the government and joined the opposition, were also among the dead in […]
US Issues terror Alert for Kenya
Posted October 22nd, 2011 at 8:20 pm (UTC-5)
The U.S. Embassy in Nairobi is warning that an imminent terrorist attack in Kenya is possible. The warning was sent out Saturday to all U.S. citizens in the African country, citing credible information. It says that likely targets include places where foreigners gather, including shopping malls and night clubs. U.S. officials did not specify who […]
Clashes in Yemeni Capital Kill 12
Posted October 22nd, 2011 at 7:20 pm (UTC-5)
Clashes between Yemeni forces loyal to embattled President Ali Abdullah Saleh and opposition fighters in the capital Sana’a killed at least 12 people Saturday. Medical officials said at least five civilians and five loyalists of Ali Mohsen al-Ahmar, a Yemeni general who broke with the government and joined the opposition, were killed during fierce shelling […]
China, ASEAN Working on Agreement for Yuan Trade Settlement
Posted October 22nd, 2011 at 7:15 pm (UTC-5)
China has confirmed reports that it is working on an agreement with the 10-member Association of Southeast Asian Nations, ASEAN, to settle trade in yuan. The state-run news agency Xinhua quoted a central bank official Saturday as saying the process is under way. Jin Qi, assistant to the governor of the People’s Bank of China, […]
Voters in Tunisia Head to Polls
Posted October 22nd, 2011 at 6:45 pm (UTC-5)
Tunisian voters head to the polls Sunday to select a so-called Constituent Assembly, tasked to draw up a new constitution and chart a political roadmap for the North African country. It will be the first democratic election since Tunisia’s independence in 1956. More than 100 parties are running for a place in the 217-seat assembly, […]
Saudi Arabia’s Crown Prince Dies
Posted October 22nd, 2011 at 6:20 pm (UTC-5)
The heir to the Saudi throne, Crown Prince Sultan bin Abdul-Aziz, has died of an undisclosed illness. He was in his mid-80’s. The death of King Abdullah’s half-brother was announced by the Saudi media, which said he died Saturday in New York City where he had gone for treatment of recurring medical problems. The Saudi […]
Iraqi PM: Immunity Key Issue in US Withdrawal
Posted October 22nd, 2011 at 5:25 pm (UTC-5)
Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki said Saturday the U.S. decision to withdraw troops from Iraq by the end of 2011 came after his government refused to grant immunity from prosecution to U.S. troops in Iraq. Mr. Maliki said the pull-out was according to schedule and that both sides were obliged to carry it out, but […]
EU Finance Ministers Debate Financial Crisis
Posted October 22nd, 2011 at 5:25 pm (UTC-5)
VIDEO: ReutersUS 3 – 10/22/2011 3:19:00 PM – BC-EUROPE-OCT22-BELGIUM- European Union finance ministers meeting in Brussels Saturday say they have made progress in outlining a plan to stabilize banks and increase the eurozone’s bailout fund. After hours of debate the ministers agreed on the need to inject about $140 billion into European banks to protect […]
Libya To Mark End of Revolution Sunday
Posted October 22nd, 2011 at 4:25 pm (UTC-5)
(New header; new info grafs 1-5, 9)) Libya’s provisional leaders have set Sunday as the official end of the uprising that toppled the country’s former dictator, Moammar Gadhafi. The formal end of the revolution, after months of fierce fighting, clears the way for the beginning of a process to hold elections, write a new constitution […]
