Two suicide bombers targeted worshippers as they were leaving a mosque in northern Afghanistan Sunday, with one blowing himself up and killing seven people, including a police officer. At least 18 people were wounded in the blast. Authorities said the second would-be bomber was captured before he could set off his explosives. The attack took […]
Suicide Bomber Kills 7 in Northern Afghanistan
Posted November 6th, 2011 at 10:50 pm (UTC-5)
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US Warns of More Attacks in Nigerian Capital
Posted November 6th, 2011 at 10:10 pm (UTC-5)
The U.S. embassy in Nigeria is warning of possible new attacks, just days after a wave of violence in northern Nigeria killed more than 100 people. The embassy said it has information that the radical Muslim sect Boko Haram may strike hotels and other locations in Nigeria’s capital, Abuja, during the Eid-al-Adha holiday. The statement, […]
Carlos the Jackal Goes on Trial Again Monday in Paris
Posted November 6th, 2011 at 9:50 pm (UTC-5)
The infamous convicted terrorist known as Carlos the Jackal goes on trial again Monday in Paris for alleged involvement in a series of terrorist bombings in France in the early 1980s. The attacks on two trains and a newspaper office in 1982 and 1983 killed 11 people and wounded at least 140. Three alleged accomplices […]
Greek PM to Step Down for Short-Term Coalition Government
Posted November 6th, 2011 at 8:50 pm (UTC-5)
Greek Socialist Prime Minister George Papandreou and conservative opposition leader Antonis Samaras meet again Monday to pick a new caretaker prime minister. Mr. Papandreou is stepping down in favor of a short-term coalition government whose primary task will be reaching agreement on a new European Union bailout deal. The coalition will lead until new elections, […]
Protesters Ring the White House Opposing Pipeline Plans
Posted November 6th, 2011 at 8:35 pm (UTC-5)
Protesters say they have formed a human chain around the White House to oppose plans for an oil pipeline they say would be bad for the environment. Thousands of protesters gathered Sunday afternoon and linked hands in a big circle around the presidential residence and buildings on either side of it. They called on President […]
Greek PM Fought to Keep Country from Bankruptcy
Posted November 6th, 2011 at 8:20 pm (UTC-5)
Greek Prime Minister George Papandreou took power in 2009 with promises to create jobs, help the poor and pump life into a sagging economy. Instead, he found himself fighting to keep the country from sinking into bankruptcy and taking the entire global economy down with it. Mr. Papandreou’s grandfather, George, and his father Andreas, also […]
Israeli Security Websites Down After Hacker Threat
Posted November 6th, 2011 at 7:50 pm (UTC-5)
The Israeli government says disruptions in the websites of the Israeli military, the Mossad intelligence agency and the Shin Bet domestic security service were caused by a technical glitch, not by a “cyber attack.” The websites crashed Sunday, days after a shadowy group of hackers, calling themselves Anonymous, posted a video on YouTube threatening to […]
Thai Floods Death Toll Reaches 506
Posted November 6th, 2011 at 6:30 pm (UTC-5)
Thai officials said Sunday the death toll from Thailand’s worst flooding in 50 years has reached 506. The officials said the flood waters were threatening Bangkok’s largest outdoor shopping zone, the famed Chatuchak market, and the subway system, and new evacuations were taking place in the city 12 million. Local authorities ordered evacuations in 10 […]
Syrian Troops Kill 13 Despite Peace Accord
Posted November 6th, 2011 at 4:55 pm (UTC-5)
Syrian security forces have killed at least 13 people in a continued military assault on anti-government protesters. The violence Sunday came on the first day of the Muslim Eid al-Adha festival, and just days after the government of President Bashar al-Assad agreed to an Arab League peace plan in which the government promised to end […]
Greek PM to Step Down for Short-Term Coalition Government
Posted November 6th, 2011 at 4:55 pm (UTC-5)
Greek Prime Minister George Papandreou has agreed to step down in favor of a short-term coalition government whose primary task will be reaching agreement on a new European Union bailout deal. Mr. Papandreou, a socialist, met Sunday with the head of the opposition New Democracy party Antonis Samaras. The coalition will lead until new elections, […]
