Yemen’s government and forces loyal to a dissident general declared a cease-fire Tuesday, but residents in the capital said they later heard explosions and gunfire. Officials from both sides confirmed the agreement started at 3:00 p.m. local time . However, citizens in Sana’a’s Hasaba neighborhood heard fighting after the cease-fire took effect. Several previous truce […]
Gunfire, Explosions Heard After Yemeni Troops, Rivals Declare Cease-fire
Posted October 25th, 2011 at 11:40 am (UTC-5)
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Police Clear anti-Wall Street Protesters from Oakland City Hall
Posted October 25th, 2011 at 11:35 am (UTC-5)
Police in the western state of California have begun clearing dozens of anti-Wall Street protesters from a plaza in front of Oakland’s city hall. Officers began arresting demonstrators early Tuesday morning, placing them in plastic handcuffs and tearing down their makeshift shelters. The demonstrators camped out in the area for two weeks as part of […]
Survivors Rescued But Death Toll Rises From Turkey’s Earthquake
Posted October 25th, 2011 at 11:25 am (UTC-5)
The death toll from Sunday’s earthquake in southeastern Turkey has risen to 432. At least 1,300 people are injured. The number of casualties from the 7.2 magnitude quake is expected to rise — with hundreds, even thousands, still trapped under the debris. Aid workers who continue to search for survivors rescued a two-week-old baby girl, […]
Israel Approves Prisoner Swap Deal With Egypt
Posted October 25th, 2011 at 11:25 am (UTC-5)
Israel’s security cabinet has approved a deal that will free 25 Egyptian prisoners in exchange for a U.S.-Israeli citizen jailed in Egypt on charges of spying. Government officials say the cabinet unanimously endorsed the prisoner swap on Tuesday. The exchange is expected to take place on Thursday. Ilan Grapel, who apparently entered Egypt in January, […]
World Bank: Global Crisis Means Economic Uncertainty for Bangladesh
Posted October 25th, 2011 at 11:00 am (UTC-5)
The World Bank says the global financial crisis will increase economic uncertainty in Bangladesh, making it difficult for the country to achieve its target annual growth rate of 7 percent. In a report released Tuesday, the World bank said economic growth in Bangladesh was strong in the fiscal year that ended this past June, reaching […]
Yemeni Troops, Rivals Declare Cease-fire
Posted October 25th, 2011 at 10:50 am (UTC-5)
Yemen’s government and forces loyal to a dissident general declared a cease-fire Tuesday, hours after at least six people were killed during fighting in the capital and Yemen’s second-largest city, Taiz. Officials from both sides confirmed the agreement. Several previous truce accords have failed to hold. Earlier in the day, medical workers reported two people […]
US Home Prices & Consumer Confidence Fall
Posted October 25th, 2011 at 10:50 am (UTC-5)
U.S. consumer confidence has fallen to the lowest level in more than two years, while home prices have dropped over the past year. Tuesday’s report from the Conference Board shows that in October, U.S. consumers were worried by a poor job market, the possible impact of Europe’s debt problems on the American economy, and falling […]
Official: Two Foreign Aid Workers Kidnapped in Somalia
Posted October 25th, 2011 at 10:50 am (UTC-5)
Gunmen have kidnapped two foreign aid workers in central Somalia. A spokesman for Somalia’s Galmudug region tells VOA that a man and a woman were seized Tuesday on their way to the airport in the city of Galkayo. The spokesman says the pair worked for the Danish De-mining Group. He says the two were preparing […]
Europe Scrambling to Complete Debt-Relief Plan
Posted October 25th, 2011 at 10:20 am (UTC-5)
With 24 hours to go before another summit, European leaders were scrambling Tuesday to complete a plan to resolve the continent’s governmental debt contagion. The outline of a package of reforms is emerging, but details have yet to be set. The plan calls for European banks to forgive billions of dollars of debt for Greece […]
Security Forces, Army Deserters Clash in Syria
Posted October 25th, 2011 at 10:10 am (UTC-5)
Syrian security forces have clashed with suspected army deserters on a road in northwestern Syria. Rights activists say the fighting Tuesday began when the deserters attacked a military convoy at a roadblock outside a town near the Turkish border. The French news agency reports that seven security agents were killed. The government of Syrian President […]
