Rescuers in Turkey have pulled several more survivors from the rubble in the aftermath of Sunday’s earthquake that officials say killed 279 people and injured more than 1,000 others. Officials said Monday the magnitude 7.2 quake near Turkey’s border with Iran did the most damage in the town of Ercis, about 90 kilometers north of […]
Egypt, Israel Agree to Prisoner Swap Deal
Posted October 24th, 2011 at 2:30 pm (UTC-5)
Egypt and Israel have agreed to swap 25 Egyptian prisoners in Israeli custody for an Israeli-American whom Egypt has held since June on suspicion of spying. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s office and Egyptian officials confirmed the deal Monday. Israel has said U.S.-Israeli citizen Ilan Grapel is not a spy and has no ties with […]
New Explosion in Kenya’s Capital; Casualties Reported
Posted October 24th, 2011 at 2:15 pm (UTC-5)
Witnesses say an explosion has gone off in Kenya’s capital, the same day a grenade attack at a Nairobi bar wounded at least 13 people. Initial reports say the explosion occurred Monday evening at a Nairobi bus stop, killed at least one person, and injured several others. Earlier Monday, an unidentified assailant threw a grenade […]
Kazakhstan Hires Former British PM Blair as Consultant
Posted October 24th, 2011 at 2:05 pm (UTC-5)
Kazakhstan has announced it has hired former British prime minister Tony Blair as a consultant to attract new investment to the Central Asian nation. Kazakhstan made the formal announcement Monday, saying Mr. Blair has set up an advisory group to help President Nursultan Nazarbayev’s regime implement economic reforms. Mr. Blair will reportedly be paid millions […]
Khmer Rouge Defense Files Case Against PM
Posted October 24th, 2011 at 1:55 pm (UTC-5)
Defense lawyers for a top Khmer Rouge leader charged with genocide have filed a complaint against Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen, accusing him of interfering in the U.N.-backed war crimes tribunal. Lawyers for Nuon Chea, the Number Two Khmer Rouge leader, say the prime minister and several other officials have interfered with the defendant’s right […]
US Stocks Advance in Midday Trading
Posted October 24th, 2011 at 1:40 pm (UTC-5)
U.S. stocks advanced in Monday’s midday trading. The Dow Jones Industrial Average is up eight-tenths of one percent. The S&P 500 is ahead 1.1 percent while the NASDAQ is up 2.1 percent. European stocks closed higher. London’s Financial Times 100 index advanced 1.1 percent to close at 5,548. The CAC-40 in Paris gained 1.6 percent […]
Pakistani Pleads Not Guilty to US Terrorism Charges
Posted October 24th, 2011 at 1:25 pm (UTC-5)
An 18-year-old Pakistani resident of the United States has pleaded not guilty to federal charges of conspiring to help terrorists in collaboration with an American woman who called herself “Jihad Jane.” Mohammad Hassan Khalid entered the plea Monday in a Philadelphia court. It was the first public-court appearance by the Pakistani citizen and legal U.S. […]
EU ‘Relatively Close’ to Greek Debt Write-off
Posted October 24th, 2011 at 1:00 pm (UTC-5)
The European Union says it is “relatively close” to a deal with the continent’s banks to write off about half of Greece’s debts, an agreement that could cost the financial institutions about $243 billion. A spokesman for EU economic affairs commissioner Olli Rehn said Monday that the continent’s leaders “clearly” prefer that the banks reach […]
Ukraine Opposition Leader Tymoshenko Faces Revived Charges
Posted October 24th, 2011 at 12:40 pm (UTC-5)
The Ukrainian Prosecutor General’s Office has reopened a criminal case against opposition leader and former prime minister Yulia Tymoshenko, charging her with embezzlement of state funds and tax evasion. Ms. Tymoshenko was sentenced to seven years in prison earlier this month for exceeding her powers as prime minister when she signed a 2009 gas deal […]
Death Toll Rises in Turkey Quake
Posted October 24th, 2011 at 12:20 pm (UTC-5)
Rescuers in Turkey dug through piles of rubble Monday searching for survivors of Sunday’s earthquake that officials say killed more than 260 people and injured at least 1,000 more. The Turkish news agency Anatolia reports one man was pulled from a collapsed building after he managed to call police from his cell phone. Officials say […]
