Italy has begun the process of forming a new government, with economist Mario Monti the front-runner to succeed Silvio Berlusconi, who resigned as prime minister Saturday under criticism of the way he handled the country’s worsening debt crisis. Italian President Giorgio Napolitano was holding a rapid series of meetings with political leaders Sunday, to discuss […]
Italy Begins Forming Transitional Government After Berlusconi Resigns
Posted November 13th, 2011 at 11:10 am (UTC-5)
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Obama to Push Free Trade at APEC Summit
Posted November 13th, 2011 at 11:00 am (UTC-5)
U.S. President Barack Obama formally opens a summit in Hawaii of Asia-Pacific leaders on Sunday, one day after securing agreement on the outlines of a deal to create a huge Pacific Rim free trade zone. Mr. Obama will hold talks with the leaders of 20 other nations that make up the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation forum. […]
US: Portland Police Warn ‘Occupy’ Protesters to Disperse
Posted November 13th, 2011 at 10:10 am (UTC-5)
Police in the northwestern U.S. city of Portland are demanding that hundreds of protesters linked to the “Occupy Wall Street” movement leave a central park or face the possibility of a forced eviction. Video from the scene shows the park lined with clusters of police armed with nightsticks, prepared to take action. But a city […]
Egypt Arrests Islamist Leader Tied to Pipeline Bombings
Posted November 13th, 2011 at 9:50 am (UTC-5)
Egyptian police have arrested a leading member of an armed Islamist group suspected of several bombings of a pipeline supplying gas to Israel and Jordan. Officials say Mohammed el-Tihi was arrested Sunday in the northern Sinai town of al-Arish. Egyptian authorities say he is responsible for a series of attacks on the pipeline that has […]
Italy Begins Forming Transitional Government After Berlusconi Resigns
Posted November 13th, 2011 at 9:10 am (UTC-5)
Italy has begun the process of forming a new government, with economist Mario Monti the front-runner to succeed Silvio Berlusconi, who resigned as prime minister Saturday under criticism of the way he handled the country’s worsening debt crisis. Italian President Giorgio Napolitano was holding a rapid series of meetings with political leaders Sunday, to discuss […]
Tens of Thousands of Assad Supporters Protest Arab League Vote
Posted November 13th, 2011 at 8:35 am (UTC-5)
Tens of thousands of Syrian government loyalists have rallied in major cities in a second day of protests against an Arab League decision to suspend Syria’s membership for continuing a deadly crackdown on an opposition uprising. Syrian state television broadcast images of large pro-government crowds in Damascus, Aleppo and other cities on Sunday. Many of […]
Pakistan Donkey Cart Blast Kills 6
Posted November 13th, 2011 at 6:55 am (UTC-5)
Pakistan officials say a bomb blast in the country’s remote northwest has killed six people. Authorities say the bomb that exploded Sunday was planted in a donkey cart in the market area of Mastak town. A local government official says the explosives were detonated with a remote-controlled device. No group has claimed responsibility. Officials have […]
Equatorial Guinea Votes in Constitution Referendum Sunday
Posted November 13th, 2011 at 6:50 am (UTC-5)
Equatorial Guineans will vote on a referendum to the constitution Sunday that would limit the country’s president to two seven-year terms. Those opposing the measure say it provides additional authority to President Teodoro Obiang Nguema, who already wields influence over the legislative and judicial branches of the tiny west African country. President Obiang’s government says […]
Assad Supporters Storm Saudi, Qatar Embassies
Posted November 13th, 2011 at 6:25 am (UTC-5)
Syrian government loyalists have stormed the Saudi and Qatar embassies in Damascus, angered that both nations supported an Arab League decision to suspend Syria’s membership for continuing a deadly crackdown on an opposition uprising. Saudi Arabia condemned Saturday’s assault on its embassy in the Syrian capital, saying it holds Damascus responsible for the the security […]
Opposition Leaders Call for Annulment of Liberia Election
Posted November 13th, 2011 at 5:10 am (UTC-5)
Liberia’s top opposition leader has called for the annulment of President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf’s re-election. Winston Tubman told reporters in Monrovia Saturday a new election should be held within a month because Tuesday’s vote was a fraud and he will not recognize President Sirleaf’s win. Tubman’s remarks came a day after he said he was […]
