European Union finance ministers are meeting in Brussels to hammer out details on how to stabilize banks faced with massive losses related to Greece’s debt and how to boost the eurozone’s bailout fund. The meeting comes ahead of the EU summit Sunday in the Belgian capital. German Chancellor Angela Merkel and French President Nicolas Sarkozy […]
EU Finance Ministers Debate Financial Crisis
Posted October 22nd, 2011 at 10:35 am (UTC-5)
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Malaysian Muslims Denounce Attempts of Christian Conversion
Posted October 22nd, 2011 at 10:25 am (UTC-5)
Several thousand Malaysian Muslims gathered in Kuala Lumpur Saturday to protest alleged proselytizing by Christians, highlighting a growing rift between religious groups in the Muslim-majority nation. The peaceful rally, led by about two dozen non-governmental groups, comes amid accusations of Christian conversions among Muslims and a recent raid on a Methodist church attended by 12 […]
Iraqi PM: U.S. Withdrawal Triggered by Immunity Issue
Posted October 22nd, 2011 at 9:50 am (UTC-5)
Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki says the U.S. decision to withdraw troops from Iraq by the end of the year came after the Iraqi government refused to guarantee legal immunity for U.S. service members in Iraq. Mr. Maliki spoke to reporters Saturday, a day after U.S. President Barack Obama announced the withdrawal. The United States […]
Voters in Tunisia Gear up for Historic Election
Posted October 22nd, 2011 at 9:45 am (UTC-5)
Ten months after the surprise toppling of long-time dictator Zine el Abidine Ben Ali, Tunisians head to the polls Sunday to vote in the country’s first ever democratic election in since its independence in 1956. More than 100 parties are running for a place in the 217-seat Constituent Assembly, a sharp contrast from past elections […]
Egypt, Israel Near Agreement on Prisoner Swap
Posted October 22nd, 2011 at 7:55 am (UTC-5)
Egypt and Israel are close to an agreement on a prisoner swap that would result in the release of Ilan Grapel, an Israel-American who has been detained in Egypt since June. Egypt’s state-run MENA news agency said Saturday that officials with both countries were putting the “final touches” on a plan for Grapel to be […]
Russia Bans US Officials in Diplomatic Dispute
Posted October 22nd, 2011 at 7:20 am (UTC-5)
Russia is banning visits by certain U.S. officials in retaliation for Washington’s blacklisting of Russian officials allegedly involved in the prison death of a whistleblower. Russia’s Foreign Ministry said on its website Saturday that it is blacklisting unspecified U.S. officials Moscow says were involved in abductions of terrorism suspects, torture of inmates at Guantanamo prison, […]
Libya To Formally Announce Liberation on Sunday
Posted October 22nd, 2011 at 7:20 am (UTC-5)
Libya’s provisional leaders are planning to declare the country fully liberated on Sunday, a move that clears the way for the start of the process of building a new government. National Transitional Council officials said Saturday that the declaration would be made in Benghazi, the eastern city that became the hub of the anti-government movement. […]
Clinton Says U.S. Commitment to Iraq to Continue
Posted October 22nd, 2011 at 7:00 am (UTC-5)
U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton says the withdrawal of American troops from Iraq will not end the U.S. commitment to the country. She commented Saturday, a day after President Barack Obama announced that U.S. forces would be out of the country by the end of the year. Clinton said the pull-out marks a new […]
Mauritania Troops Kill Top African al-Qaida Figure
Posted October 22nd, 2011 at 7:00 am (UTC-5)
Mauritanian officials say troops killed a top official of al-Qaida’s North African affiliate during a raid this week in Mail. They say Ali Ould Sidi Tiyib was wanted for organizing attacks in Mauritania in 2008, including an assault on the Israeli Embassy. Military officials say Tiyib, a top official in al-Qaida in the Islamic Maghreb, […]
Saudi Crown Prince Dies
Posted October 22nd, 2011 at 6:40 am (UTC-5)
Saudi Arabia’s Crown Prince Sultan bin Abdul-Aziz, who died Saturday, was the kingdom’s defense minister, a post he had held for nearly 50 years. He was one of the sons of the founder of modern Saudi Arabia, King Abdul Aziz. Prince Sultan was one of a group of princes groomed for high office, receiving his […]
