A powerful earthquake in Turkey’s southeast has killed at least 75 people and injured 150 others. Rescue workers used generators to power their search equipment in the dark night, hours after a magnitude 7.2 quake struck Van province about midday Sunday . The earthquake wiped out electricity in several areas and shook many multi-storied buildings […]
Quake Kills at Least 75 in Southeast Turkey
Posted October 23rd, 2011 at 3:20 pm (UTC-5)
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Chicago Police Arrest More Occupy Wall Street Protesters
Posted October 23rd, 2011 at 3:15 pm (UTC-5)
The midwestern U.S. city of Chicago has been the scene of another protest linked to the Occupy Wall Street movement. About 130 protesters were arrested early Sunday for their failure to leave the city’s Grant Park after closing time. Sunday’s arrests came one week after another 175 protesters were arrested for a similar act of […]
Huge Turnout in Tunisia’s First Democratic Polls
Posted October 23rd, 2011 at 3:05 pm (UTC-5)
Tunisia has held its first democratic elections, just months after a revolution that sparked the Arab Spring uprisings across North Africa and the Middle East. Tunisians turned out to vote in huge numbers Sunday, expressing excitement and pride at the chance to choose among multiple political parties for the first time since independence in 1956. […]
Huge Turnout in Tunisia’s First Democratic Polls
Posted October 23rd, 2011 at 2:55 pm (UTC-5)
Tunisia has held its first democratic elections, just months after a revolution that sparked the Arab Spring uprisings across North Africa and the Middle East. Tunisians turned out to vote in huge numbers Sunday, expressing excitement and pride at the chance to choose among multiple political parties for the first time since independence in 1956. […]
European Leaders Holding Wednesday Summit on Debt Crisis
Posted October 23rd, 2011 at 2:40 pm (UTC-5)
All 27 European countries meet Wednesday in a summit in Brussels as efforts to resolve the continent’s deepening debt crisis continue. The crisis is causing concern not only in Europe, but in financial markets from the United States to China. The leaders of France and Germany, emerging from several hours of discussions in the Belgian […]
Libya Declares Liberation From 42-Year Gadhafi Rule
Posted October 23rd, 2011 at 2:00 pm (UTC-5)
Libya’s provisional leaders have declared the country liberated from the 42-year rule of Moammar Gadhafi at a ceremony attended by tens of thousands of people in the eastern city of Benghazi. National Transitional Council leader Mustafa Abdel Jalil told the crowd Sunday that Islamic law would be the main source of legislation in the post-Gadhafi […]
Quake Kills at Least 75 in Southeast Turkey
Posted October 23rd, 2011 at 1:05 pm (UTC-5)
A powerful earthquake in Turkey’s southeast has killed at least 75 people and injured 150 others. The magnitude 7.2 quake struck Van province about midday Sunday . Several strong aftershocks were recorded. Authorities say the town of Ercis is the hardest hit. Officials say the wreckage includes multi-floor buildings, hotels and a dormitory. Survivors said […]
Thousands of Yemenis March Against Saleh; Gunfire Kills 1
Posted October 23rd, 2011 at 1:00 pm (UTC-5)
Thousands of Yemeni opposition activists have marched in Sana’a to demand the ouster of President Ali Abdullah Saleh, a day after fighting between pro- and anti-Saleh forces in the capital killed at least 12 people. Yemeni medics say shooting erupted in Sana’a again Sunday as the protesters marched from Change Square, where they have been […]
Huge Turnout in Tunisia’s First Democratic Polls
Posted October 23rd, 2011 at 12:35 pm (UTC-5)
Tunisia, whose revolution sparked the “Arab Spring” revolts across North Africa and the Middle East, is again making history, holding its first-ever democratic election. Tunisians are turning out in huge numbers Sunday, and expressing excitement and pride at the chance to choose among multiple political parties for the first time since independence in 1956. The […]
Quake Kills at Least 60 in Southeastern Turkey
Posted October 23rd, 2011 at 12:15 pm (UTC-5)
Turkish state television reports at least 60 people killed and 150 injured after a strong earthquake in southeastern Turkey near the border with Iran. The magnitude 7.2 quake struck Van province Sunday afternoon . Several strong aftershocks were recorded. The town of Ercis is the hardest hit. Authorities in Ercis are quoted as saying the […]
