VIDEO: Reuters Europe-Oct22-Spain-Basque Rally Tens of thousands of people rallied in the capital of Spain’s Basque region to demand greater autonomy and the transfer of Basque prisoners to jails in the home region. Protesters, including Basque political leaders, marched peacefully in the streets of Bilbao Saturday with banners saying “the Basques want solutions.” Some of […]
Thousands Rally in Bilbao for Basque Autonomy
Posted October 22nd, 2011 at 4:15 pm (UTC-5)
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NATO Soldier Killed in Afghanistan
Posted October 22nd, 2011 at 3:25 pm (UTC-5)
NATO says one of its service members was killed in an insurgent attack in eastern Afghanistan Saturday. Neither the name nor the nationality of the soldier was released. In southern Helmand province Saturday, Afghan and coalition forces killed several militants and detained another one during an operation to disrupt an insurgent network. NATO said the […]
Jordan’s King Calls for Economic Recovery in Middle East
Posted October 22nd, 2011 at 2:55 pm (UTC-5)
Jordan’s King Abdullah has urged attendees at an international forum to encourage economic growth in the volatile Middle East. Speaking to an audience at a two-day special meeting of the World Economic Forum, the king said jobs are urgently needed in the region to counteract the highest youth unemployment rate in the world. He said […]
Kenya Says Somali Militants on the Run
Posted October 22nd, 2011 at 2:35 pm (UTC-5)
Kenya says Somalia’s al-Shabab militants were on the run after it deployed more ground troops and launched airstrikes against rebel targets to secure its border against Somali insurgents. Kenya’s army reported Saturday that its air and ground forces had pushed further across southern Somalia in its pursuit of al-Shabab. The government said forces had moved […]
Kenya Says Somali Militants on the Run
Posted October 22nd, 2011 at 2:15 pm (UTC-5)
Kenya says Somalia’s al-Shabab militants were on the run after it deployed more ground troops and launched airstrikes against rebel targets to secure its border against Somali insurgents. Kenya’s army reported Saturday that its air and ground forces had pushed further across southern Somalia in its pursuit of al-Shabab. The government said forces had moved […]
Turkey Says 49 Kurdish Rebels Dead
Posted October 22nd, 2011 at 1:55 pm (UTC-5)
Turkish military forces near the border with Iraq say they have killed at least 49 Kurdish rebels in an offensive over the past two days. A military statement issued Saturday said the operation launched Wednesday against the rebel Kurdistan Workers’ Party, or PKK, is continuing. It said air and ground offensives continue in two southern […]
Saudi Arabia’s Crown Prince Dies
Posted October 22nd, 2011 at 12:40 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 eighties. His death was announced by the Saudi media, which said he died Saturday “outside of the kingdom following an illness.” Western news reports say he died while undergoing medical treatment in New York. […]
Iran: No Plans to Increase Involvement in Iraq
Posted October 22nd, 2011 at 12:20 pm (UTC-5)
Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad says the withdrawal of U.S. troops from Iraq will not increase Iran’s involvement with Iraq. He made the comment in an interview Saturday with CNN. He said U.S. troops should have left sooner and that Iraq should decide for itself how to provide training for its military personnel. He said the […]
Five Dead in Clashes Erupt in Yemen’s Capital
Posted October 22nd, 2011 at 11:30 am (UTC-5)
New clashes erupted on two fronts in the Yemeni capital, Sana’a, on Saturday, killing at least five people. The violence came a day after the U.N. Security Council passed a resolution condemning the government’s crackdown on dissent. In the northern part of the city, government forces clashed with loyalists of Ali Mohsen al-Ahmar, a Yemeni […]
Saudi Arabia’s Crown Prince Dies
Posted October 22nd, 2011 at 10:50 am (UTC-5)
The heir to the Saudi throne, Crown Prince Sultan bin Abdul-Aziz, has died of an undisclosed illness. He was in his eighties. His death was announced by the Saudi media, which said he died Saturday “outside of the kingdom following an illness.” Western news reports say he died while undergoing medial treatment in New York. […]
