Syrian opposition groups have announced the creation of a national council to oppose the government of President Bashar al-Assad. The announcement came Sunday on the second day of a meeting in Istanbul, Turkey. The Syrian National Council is designed to present a united front by including all Syrian opposition movements. In Syria itself, the central […]
Syrian Opposition Groups Form United Front
Posted October 2nd, 2011 at 9:50 am (UTC-5)
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Hurricane Ophelia Heads Towards Newfoundland
Posted October 2nd, 2011 at 9:25 am (UTC-5)
U.S. forecasters say Hurricane Ophelia is moving northward as a Category 3 hurricane and is expected to brush Newfoundland early Monday. The National Hurricane Center in Miami said in its latest bulletin Sunday that Ophelia had winds of 205 kilometers per hour and is traveling north-northeast towards Cape Race, Newfoundland in Canada. Although the storm […]
At Least 18 Killed in Nigeria Village Assault
Posted October 2nd, 2011 at 9:25 am (UTC-5)
At least 18 people are dead after armed men rampaged through a village in northern Nigeria, attacking people with guns and machetes. Local police said Sunday that a group of 150 assailants descended on the village of Lingyado in Zamfara state. Reports from the area said the attackers went door-to-door, shooting or slashing their victims. […]
25 Yemeni Troops Killed by Apparent Friendly Fire, Militants
Posted October 2nd, 2011 at 9:00 am (UTC-5)
Yemeni security officials say at least 25 soldiers have been killed in an apparent “friendly fire” incident and battle with militants in the southern province of Abyan. Local security officials say a government warplane mistakenly bombed an abandoned school where the soldiers were sheltering near the city of Zinjibar on Sunday. They say militants later […]
Four Arrested Ahead of German Reunification Celebrations
Posted October 2nd, 2011 at 8:45 am (UTC-5)
German police say they have arrested four alleged Islamists on suspicion of illegally obtaining weapons, ahead of ceremonies Monday marking the 21th anniversary of German reunification. But authorities later said they found no evidence of plans for an attack. Prosecutors said no weapons or other dangerous items were discovered during apartment searches in the Bonn […]
Britain Issues Travel Advisory Following Kenyan Kidnapping
Posted October 2nd, 2011 at 6:55 am (UTC-5)
Britain has issued a travel advisory for its citizens following the kidnapping of a French woman on a Kenyan island. British citizens are warned against traveling the coastal areas where the woman was kidnapped by Somali militants early Saturday. Kenyan officials say shots were fired as gunmen stormed the woman’s beach house near the resort […]
20 Yemen Soldiers Killed in Mistaken Airstrike
Posted October 2nd, 2011 at 6:05 am (UTC-5)
Yemeni officials said Sunday a government plane has mistakenly bombed a building in a southern region of the country, killing at least 20 Yemeni soldiers. The Associated Press says the soldiers had taken shelter in the abandoned school building. Details of the deadly incident Saturday are still not clear. The French news agency reports al-Qaida […]
Zimbabwean President In Singapore for Medical Treatment
Posted October 2nd, 2011 at 5:45 am (UTC-5)
Zimbabwe President Robert Mugabe has taken his seventh trip to Singapore this year for medical treatment. A government spokesman says Mr. Mugabe is getting a check-up following an eye operation earlier this year. The spokesman said the 87-year-old president of Zimbabwe is expected to return home Sunday. Speculations on Mr. Mugabe’s overall health has intensified […]
Thai PM Twitter Account Hacked
Posted October 2nd, 2011 at 5:30 am (UTC-5)
A hacker took over the Twitter account of recently-elected Thai Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra Sunday, accusing her government of incompetence and cronyism. In eight posts, the unidentified hacker criticized the Yingluck administration on a variety of subjects, including her response to recent serious flooding and a number of key government policies. The final post said, […]
Gandhi Makes First Public Appearance Since Surgery
Posted October 2nd, 2011 at 5:20 am (UTC-5)
Sonia Gandhi, the head of India’s ruling Congress Party, has made her first public appearance in India since undergoing surgery in the U.S. for an undisclosed illness. She participated Sunday in a birthday memorial in New Delhi for independence hero Mahatma Gandhi. Sonia Gandhi returned to India in early September and resumed work about a […]
