Chinese state media say a gas explosion at a coal mine has killed 28 people in central China. The official Xinhua news agency said Sunday one miner remains trapped following the blast Saturday in Hengyang city in Hunan province. Authorities say six miners have survived the explosion. China’s mines, many of which operate illegally, are […]
Syria Warns of ‘Earthquake’ if West Intervenes
Posted October 29th, 2011 at 10:10 pm (UTC-5)
Syrian President Bashar al-Assad has warned of an “earthquake” across the Middle East if Western powers intervene in his country. In an interview with British Daily Telegraph newspaper, Mr. Assad said Syria is different in every respect from Egypt, Tunisia or Yemen. He warned of “another Afghanistan” if foreign troops intervene, saying his country is […]
Kyrgyz Vote for New President Sunday
Posted October 29th, 2011 at 9:40 pm (UTC-5)
Voters in Kyrgyzstan go to the polls Sunday to elect a new president. Sixteen candidates are running in the Central Asian nation’s first election since last year’s bloody revolution and ethnic violence. Former President Kurmanbek Bakiyev was ousted in a violent uprising in April 2010 which left more than 90 people dead. In the following […]
Fighting in Syria Kills 17 Civilians, 30 Troops
Posted October 29th, 2011 at 8:15 pm (UTC-5)
Syrian activists have said at least 47 soldiers and civilians were killed in violence across the country Saturday, following one of the deadliest days of the seven-month-old uprising against the government in Damascus. The activists said at least 10 people died in the restive northern city of Homs, while seven others were killed elsewhere. Arab […]
23 Killed in Chinese Accident
Posted October 29th, 2011 at 8:15 pm (UTC-5)
At least 23 railway workers were killed and five others were seriously injured when a truck transporting them to work overturned in northwest China. The accident happened early Saturday in Gansu province when the truck with a driver and 27 passengers aboard overturned in a mountain tunnel. The official news agency Xinhua says the workers […]
Kenya’s Army Chief Says No Deadline On Troops In Somalia
Posted October 29th, 2011 at 7:30 pm (UTC-5)
SOUND: Joselow CR # 1555185 Kenya-Somalia, General Karangi Acts Kenya says its troops will stay in neighboring Somalia as long as necessary to stop attacks by Somalian-based radical Islamists on its soil. Kenya’s military chief General Julius Karangi told reporters in Nairobi Saturday there is no timeline on the operation against Al-Shabaab rebels. He said […]
10 Dead in Fire Exchange Between Israel, Gaza Militants
Posted October 29th, 2011 at 7:30 pm (UTC-5)
The death toll from Israeli air raids on Islamic Jihad targets in the Gaza Strip rose to nine Saturday, while a retaliatory rocket fire by Palestinian militants killed one Israeli civilian and wounded at least two others. Islamic Jihad said a commander of the Palestinian militant group was among those killed in the attacks. The […]
Ex-Culture Minister Elected As New Ireland’s New President
Posted October 29th, 2011 at 6:20 pm (UTC-5)
Irish poet and human rights activist Michael Higgins has been elected Ireland’s president for the next seven years. Election officials said Saturday that Mr. Higgins won nearly 57 percent of the vote in the final count. The 70-year-old former culture minister for the Labor Party defeated independent businessman and reality television celebrity Sean Gallagher, and […]
Israeli Air Strike in Gaza Kills 7 Militants
Posted October 29th, 2011 at 6:00 pm (UTC-5)
Israeli air strikes on an Islamic Jihad base in the southern Gaza Strip killed seven militants Saturday. Islamic Jihad said a commander of the Palestinian militant group was among those killed in the attacks. The air raids prompted a retaliatory rocket fire by Palestinian militants in which at least four Israeli civilians were wounded. Israeli […]
High Tide Aggravates Flooding in Thai Capital
Posted October 29th, 2011 at 5:25 pm (UTC-5)
APExpress 4 – 10/29/2011 3:32:00 PM – AP-APTN-1930: Thailand Floods 6 ReutersUS 3 – 10/29/2011 12:46:00 PM – BC-ASIA-OCT29-THAILAND-H Floodwaters, aggravated by high tides, continue to ravage Thailand’s capital Bangkok. The city’s northern districts were submerged Saturday as well as one third of the countryside. The high tides are expected to last till Monday. Buildings […]
