Indonesian authorities said Sunday that they have arrested one of the country’s most wanted Muslim militants, accused of plotting suicide attacks. Police said Beni Asri was captured last week in the town of Solok in West Sumatra province. Asri is suspected of helping plot a suicide bombing in a packed church in the central Java […]
Presidential Candidate Supports US Military Involvement in Mexico Drug War
Posted October 2nd, 2011 at 4:25 am (UTC-5)
U.S. Republican Party presidential candidate Rick Perry says he would get the U.S. military involved in Mexico’s war against drug cartels. Perry, who is governor of the border state of Texas, said Saturday U.S. military involvement would be similar to helping Colombia deal with drug trafficking. The U.S. military’s work in Colombia has been as […]
Philippines Struggles After Two Typhoons
Posted October 2nd, 2011 at 3:00 am (UTC-5)
Rescuers are struggling Sunday to reach communities in northern provinces of the main Philippine island of Luzon, which were hit by two powerful typhoons last week Officials fanned out across flooded towns north of the capital of Manila in small boats and trucks, delivering food and water and pleading with residents who still refused to […]
Family Members Killed as Civilians Flee Libya’s Sirte
Posted October 2nd, 2011 at 1:35 am (UTC-5)
Shelling has killed at least three members of a family, including a child, near the Libyan town of Sirte where civilians are trying to flee heavy fighting between provisional government forces and Moammar Gadhafi’s loyalists. Medical officials say the family’s vehicle was struck Saturday as it was stopped in traffic while driving out of the […]
Hundreds Of Anti-Wall Street Protestors Arrested
Posted October 1st, 2011 at 9:50 pm (UTC-5)
Several hundred anti-Wall Street protestors were arrested Saturday evening as they attempted to march across the Brooklyn Bridge. The “Occupy Wall Street” demonstrators forced the temporary closure of the bridge as they rallied against what they said was corporate greed, social inequality and other issues. New York police said they arrested some of the protestors […]
US Signs Multilateral Counterfeit Treaty
Posted October 1st, 2011 at 9:50 pm (UTC-5)
The United States and several other countries have signed an agreement aimed at combating piracy and intellectual property theft. Japanese Foreign Minister Koichiro Gemba hosted the signing of the deal Saturday in Tokyo. Deputy U.S. Trade Secretary Miriam Sapiro represented the United States. The United States, Australia, Canada, the European Union, Japan, Mexico, Morocco, New […]
Havel Celebrates 75th Birthday
Posted October 1st, 2011 at 9:10 pm (UTC-5)
Former Czech president and playwright Vaclav Havel celebrated his 75th birthday Saturday in Prague, surrounded by some 500 friends, family members and supporters. The party at an art gallery gathered foreign and domestic dignitaries, including former US secretary of state Madeleine Albright, who is of Czech origin. Czech Foreign Minister Karel Schwarzenberg and former Polish […]
Obama Says More Work Remains For Gay Rights’ Advocates
Posted October 1st, 2011 at 9:00 pm (UTC-5)
. U.S. President Barack Obama, during his keynote address Saturday night at the annual dinner of a leading gay rights group, stressed that despite recent gay rights’ victories, there is more progress to be made. Obama said that many people at the Human Rights Campaign’s dinner have devoted their lives to equality, but he stressed […]
China Calls For Talks Over Burma Dam
Posted October 1st, 2011 at 6:55 pm (UTC-5)
China has called for talks with Burma after the Burmese government suspended a controversial dam project. In a statement posted on the agency’s website Saturday, Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Hong Lei called on Burma to hold consultations to handle any problems with the Myitsone dam project. The statement notes that both countries agreed to undertake […]
Philippines Hit by Second Typhoon in Week
Posted October 1st, 2011 at 6:05 pm (UTC-5)
Typhoon Nalgae slammed into the main Philippine island of Luzon Saturday, killing at least one person and adding to the suffering caused by an earlier typhoon. Nalgae made landfall on Luzon’s east coast Saturday morning, with sustained winds of 160 kilometers per hour and dangerous gusts of up to 195 kilometers per hour. Thousands of […]
