An Italian shipping company and Italian media say Somali pirates have released an Italian merchant ship and its crew seized seven months ago. The MV Rosalia D’Amato had been sailing from Brazil to Iran with a cargo of soybeans when pirates commandeered the boat April 21 in the Arabian Sea, off the coast of Oman. […]
Somali Pirates Release Hijacked Italian Ship
Posted November 26th, 2011 at 2:45 am (UTC-5)
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Egyptian Tensions Simmer, Boil Over in Alexandria
Posted November 26th, 2011 at 2:30 am (UTC-5)
Frustrated Egyptians are again taking their anger out on police, while others rallied in support of the ruling military council as the country prepares for pivotal parliamentary elections. Tear gas canisters clouded the dark streets of the Egyptian coastal city of Alexandria late Friday night, where thousands of protesters clashed with security forces. Many of […]
Pakistan: NATO Raid Kills 8 Pakistani Troops
Posted November 26th, 2011 at 2:05 am (UTC-5)
Pakistani officials say NATO helicopters have attacked a military checkpoint in northwest Pakistan, killing eight troops and wounding at least four others. A Pakistani military spokesman said the attack early Saturday in the Mohmand tribal area near the Afghan border was “unprovoked and indiscriminate.” A NATO spokesman in Kabul says the international coalition is aware […]
Pakistan: NATO Raid Kills 8 Pakistani Troops
Posted November 26th, 2011 at 1:50 am (UTC-5)
Pakistani officials say NATO helicopters have attacked a military checkpoint in northwest Pakistan, killing eight troops and wounding at least four others. A Pakistani military spokesman said the attack early Saturday in the Mohmand tribal area near the Afghan border was “unprovoked and indiscriminate.”
Sanctions Loom for Defiant Syria
Posted November 26th, 2011 at 1:40 am (UTC-5)
Arab nations demanding an end to Syria’s violent crackdown on anti-government protesters could soon slap Damascus with another rebuke and more sanctions. Arab League officials are set to meet later Saturday to discuss additional measures against the defiant government of Syrian President Basher al-Assad. The Syrian government failed Friday to meet an Arab League deadline […]
China Sentences 113 in Tainted Pork Scandal
Posted November 26th, 2011 at 1:25 am (UTC-5)
China’s official news agency said Saturday that 113 people, including 77 government employees, have been punished for their role in a tainted pork scandal. The Xinhua news agency said several farms in Henan province were found to be using the fat-burning drug clenbuterol, a banned chemical that makes pork leaner but is a carcinogen in […]
