Libyan officials have captured Seif al-Islam Gadhafi, a son of former leader Moammar Gadhafi who had long been described as his heir apparent. Officials said Saturday that he was detained in a town near the border with Niger. Seif al-Islam’s whereabouts had been unknown since August. He disappeared as National Transitional Council fighters closed on […]
A Look at Seif al-Islam Gadhafi, Son of Moammar Gadhafi
Posted November 19th, 2011 at 9:25 am (UTC-5)
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Son of Libya’s Gadhafi Captured
Posted November 19th, 2011 at 8:50 am (UTC-5)
Libyan military officials say they have captured and detained Seif al-Islam Gadhafi, a fugitive son of former leader Moammar Gadhafi. A military spokesman said Saturday forces caught Seif al-Islam and several of his aides near the southern town of Obari. The town is near the border of Niger, which has already given asylum to another […]
Afghan Jirga Backs Partnership with US
Posted November 19th, 2011 at 7:55 am (UTC-5)
Delegates at a traditional national assembly in Afghanistan have given their conditional support to a long-term strategic partnership with the United States. Officials say the non-binding partnership would address Afghanistan’s security needs and the presence of American forces in the country after 2014. Afghan President Hamid Karzai said earlier this week at the opening of […]
Gadhafi’s Fugitive Son Seif Caught
Posted November 19th, 2011 at 7:45 am (UTC-5)
Libyan military officials say they have caught a fugitive son of former leader Moammar Gadhafi. A military spokesman said Saturday forces caught Seif al-Islam Gadhafi near the town of Obari, in the south of the country, near the border with Niger. Officials said it looked as though aides were trying to sneak Gadhafi into Niger, […]
Tehran Starts Military Maneuvers
Posted November 19th, 2011 at 7:20 am (UTC-5)
Iran’s military is going ahead with four days of war games despite rising criticism about the country’s nuclear program. State-run media said the military exercises began in eastern Iran either Friday or Saturday in an 800,000 square kilometer area near the border with Afghanistan. The official Press TV said the initial phase of the drills […]
Riot Police March Into Cairo’s Tahrir Square
Posted November 19th, 2011 at 7:05 am (UTC-5)
Tensions are rising again in Cairo, one day after thousands of protesters swarmed the city’s famed Tahrir Square to demand the military relinquish power sooner. Egyptian riot police marched into the square Saturday and scuffled with hold-outs from Friday’s mass demonstration. Some witnesses said police beat several activists, and a cameraman with the Associated Press […]
Pope Urges Benin Leaders to Respect the Hopes of the People
Posted November 19th, 2011 at 6:45 am (UTC-5)
Pope Benedict XVI appealed to African leaders on Saturday, his second day in Benin, to stop robbing their people of hope. Benedict told political and religious leaders at the presidential palace in Benin’s commercial capital of Cotonou not to cut off the people “from their future by mutilating their present.” The highlight of the pontiff’s […]
Secretary Clinton to Visit Burma Next Month
Posted November 19th, 2011 at 6:20 am (UTC-5)
U.S. President Barack Obama is sending Secretary of State Hillary Clinton to Burma next month in a historic diplomatic initiative aimed at accelerating the country’s fledgling reforms. Clinton’s visit to Burma will be the first visit to the isolated country by a U.S. secretary of state in more than 50 years. Mr. Obama made the […]
Obama Heading Home after Asian Tour
Posted November 19th, 2011 at 5:55 am (UTC-5)
U.S. President Barack Obama is on his way home Saturday, after a nine-day Asia-Pacific tour that took him to Hawaii, Australia and Indonesia for a summit of East Asian leaders. Just hours before Air Force One departed from Bali, Indonesia, Mr. Obama and Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao met on the sidelines of the East Asia […]
New Life Begins for Nepal’s Ex-Rebels
Posted November 19th, 2011 at 5:55 am (UTC-5)
Government monitors in Nepal began interviewing former Maoist rebels Saturday to determine who will join the national army and who will receive financial aid to start new lives. The historic transition follows a breakthrough peace deal signed earlier this month by the Maoists and three other political parties. The move is expected to bolster the […]
