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. […]
Clashes Erupt in Yemen’s Capital
Posted October 22nd, 2011 at 6:20 am (UTC-5)
Fierce clashes erupted on two fronts in the Yemeni capital, Sana’a, on Saturday, a day after the U.N. Security Council passed a resolution condemning the government’s crackdown on dissent. Witnesses say security forces have raided neighborhoods that are home to family members of an opposition tribal leader, Sheik Sadeq al-Ahmar. They say plumes of smoke […]
Clinton to Raise Rights Issues with Leaders of Tajikistan, Uzbekistan
Posted October 22nd, 2011 at 6:20 am (UTC-5)
U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton told a town hall meeting in Tajikistan’s capital, Dushanbe Saturday that she will raise the issue of human rights with both the leaders of Tajikistan and Uzbekistan, which she will visit later in the day. When asked why she would meet with Uzbek President Islam Karimov, who has been […]
Libya’s Liberation Announcement Set for Sunday
Posted October 22nd, 2011 at 5:40 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. […]
Shark Kills American Diver Off Australia
Posted October 22nd, 2011 at 5:30 am (UTC-5)
A great white shark killed an American diver off Western Australia Saturday. Police say the man was underwater off Rottnest Island, a popular tourist spot about 20 kilometers from the Western Australia state capital of Perth, when his body surfaced with obvious fatal injuries. The man was not identified. Sharks are common in the waters […]
Saudi Arabia’s Heir to Throne Dies
Posted October 22nd, 2011 at 4:45 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. […]
U.S. to Withdraw Troops From Iraq This Year
Posted October 22nd, 2011 at 4:25 am (UTC-5)
U.S. President Barack Obama has announced that American troops will be withdrawn from Iraq by the end of the year. The president made the statement Friday after a videoconference with Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki. In remarks in the White House press briefing room, Mr. Obama said U.S. troops in Iraq “will definitely be home […]
Iran Has ‘No Problem’ with Saudis Despite US Probe
Posted October 22nd, 2011 at 3:30 am (UTC-5)
Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad says his country has “no problem” with Saudi Arabia. He commented in a Saturday interview with CNN, following U.S. charges that Tehran’s elite military unit had a role in an alleged plot to assassinate the Saudi ambassador to the United States. A U.S. grand jury has indicted two Iranian men who […]
Thai PM Says Floods May Last at Least a Month
Posted October 22nd, 2011 at 3:05 am (UTC-5)
Thai Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra says the kingdom must endure at least one more month of flooding before waters recede. In her televised weekly address Saturday, the Thai leader said floodwaters could reach one meter high in Bangkok. She urged residents of the capital city Friday to move their possessions to higher ground. The worst […]
Libya’s NTC to Declare Liberation
Posted October 22nd, 2011 at 2:30 am (UTC-5)
Libya’s provisional government leaders are preparing to formally declare the country liberated, following Thursday’s capture and death of former leader Moammar Gadhafi. News reports say the National Transitional Council will make the declaration on Saturday or Sunday in Benghazi, the eastern city that became the hub of the anti-government movement. Meanwhile, NTC officials are trying […]
