Pakistani officials say NATO helicopters from Afghanistan have attacked a military checkpoint in northwest Pakistan, killing 25 troops and wounding at least 14 others. Pakistan retaliated within hours by closing the Torkham border crossing with Afghanistan, suspending NATO supply convoys into the neighboring country. A Pakistani military spokesman said the pre-dawn attack Saturday in Salala, […]
Pakistan: NATO Raid Kills 25 Pakistani Troops
Posted November 26th, 2011 at 7:45 am (UTC-5)
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New Zealand Ruling Party Wins Election, Falls Short of Majority
Posted November 26th, 2011 at 7:15 am (UTC-5)
New Zealand opposition leader Phil Goff conceded defeat in national elections Saturday to Prime Minister John Key’s center-right National Party. With all polling places counted, preliminary results show the Nationals won 48 percent of the votes, falling short of an absolute majority. That means Mr. Key will form a coalition government with the support of […]
New Reports of Fierce Fighting in Syria, Sanctions Loom
Posted November 26th, 2011 at 5:50 am (UTC-5)
Activists say Syrian army deserters have launched another attack against government troops, with deadly results. The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights released details of the fighting Saturday. It said army defectors killed 10 troops and security agents during the battle late Friday in the eastern part of the country. It also said several of the […]
Renewed Clashes Grip Cairo, Protester Killed
Posted November 26th, 2011 at 5:35 am (UTC-5)
Protesters in Cairo’s iconic Tahrir Square are again battling with Egyptian security forces with deadly results. The latest clashes broke out Saturday morning, as frustrated Egyptians chanted and pelted security forces with stones. Riot police responded by firing tear gas to break up the crowds. At least one person was killed when protesters who broke […]
Blasts Near Baghdad Kill 7
Posted November 26th, 2011 at 4:55 am (UTC-5)
Iraqi officials are blaming two roadside bombs for killing at least seven people in an area where day laborers gather on the outskirts of Baghdad. The officials say the blast went off near the town of Abu Ghraib Saturday. At least eight people were wounded. Officials said one of the blasts hit a truck carrying […]
5 Million Pakistanis in Need of Aid
Posted November 26th, 2011 at 4:50 am (UTC-5)
United Nations aid agencies said Friday more than 5 million Pakistanis are in need of humanitarian assistance following the floods earlier this year. The U.N. said half of those in need are children. A UNICEF spokesperson said a lack of safe water and malnutrition are the most urgent risks to children. The malnutrition rate in […]
Renewed Clashes Grip Cairo
Posted November 26th, 2011 at 4:50 am (UTC-5)
Protesters in Cairo’s iconic Tahrir Square are again battling with Egyptian security forces. The latest clashes broke out Saturday morning, as frustrated Egyptians chanted and pelted security forces with stones. Riot police responded by firing tear gas to break up the crowds. At least one person was killed and another three injured in the latest […]
Pakistan: NATO Raid Kills 25 Pakistani Troops
Posted November 26th, 2011 at 4:00 am (UTC-5)
Pakistani officials say NATO helicopters from Afghanistan have attacked a military checkpoint in northwest Pakistan, killing 25 troops and wounding seven others. A Pakistani military spokesman said the pre-dawn attack Saturday in the Mohmand tribal area near the Afghan border was “unprovoked and indiscriminate.” Pakistan has closed NATO’s supply route through the country following the […]
Pakistan: NATO Raid Kills 14 Pakistani Troops
Posted November 26th, 2011 at 3:15 am (UTC-5)
Pakistani officials say a NATO helicopter raid on a military checkpoint in northwest Pakistan has killed at least 14 troops and wounded seven others. Earlier, officials had reported eight troops killed. A Pakistani military spokesman said the attack early Saturday in the Mohmand tribal area near the Afghan border was “unprovoked and indiscriminate.” A NATO […]
New Zealand Government Expects Majority Election Win
Posted November 26th, 2011 at 3:05 am (UTC-5)
New Zealanders voted Saturday in a national election that could see Prime Minister John Key winning an outright majority in parliament. Mr. Key’s National Party has held power for the past three years, with the support of three minor parties, after ousting a center-left Labor Party-led coalition government in 2008. Opinion polls put National as […]
