Police in Germany are investigating a suspected letter bomb addressed to Deutsche Bank chief Josef Ackermann. Police say the letter was intercepted Wednesday at the bank’s headquarters in the city of Frankfurt before reaching Ackermann and is being examined by forensic experts. The bank’s security personnel detected an unusual letter in the mailroom and called […]
German Police Investigate Suspected Letter Bomb to Deutsche Bank
Posted December 7th, 2011 at 11:05 pm (UTC-5)
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Karzai Vows to Confront Pakistan Over Kabul Blast
Posted December 7th, 2011 at 9:10 pm (UTC-5)
A day after a suicide bomber targeting Shi’ite Muslims killed 55 people in the Afghan capital, Kabul, Afghan President Hamid Karzai vowed to confront neighboring Pakistan about the unprecedented attack. Mr. Karzai, who cancelled a planned trip to the United Kingdom and returned home in the wake of the killings, said Wednesday he blames the […]
US Condemns Iran’s Blockage of ‘Virtual Embassy Tehran’
Posted December 7th, 2011 at 9:05 pm (UTC-5)
The United States has condemned Iran’s blockage of an interactive online “Virtual U.S. Embassy Tehran,” less than 24 hours after it was officially launched in Washington. In a statement Wednesday, the White House said that “through this action, the Iranian government has once again demonstrated its commitment to build an electronic curtain of surveillance and […]
Obama Calls Merkel on EU Economy
Posted December 7th, 2011 at 8:45 pm (UTC-5)
U.S. President Barack Obama spoke with German Chancellor Angela Merkel by telephone Wednesday on ways to resolve Europe’s debt crisis which is affecting the global economy. The White House said President Obama and the German chancellor agreed on the need to find a lasting and credible solution for the eurozone crisis. The U.S. president has […]
Karzai Vows to Confront Pakistan Over Kabul Blast
Posted December 7th, 2011 at 8:25 pm (UTC-5)
A day after a suicide bomber targeting Shi’ite Muslims killed 55 people in the Afghan capital, Kabul, Afghan President Hamid Karzai vowed to confront neighboring Pakistan about the unprecedented attack. Mr. Karzai, who cancelled a planned trip to the United Kingdom and returned home in the wake of the killings, said Wednesday he blames the […]
Egypt’s Islamists Claim Victory in Election Runoffs
Posted December 7th, 2011 at 7:25 pm (UTC-5)
Egypt’s largest Islamist party claimed victory Wednesday after electoral officials said it won a majority of runoff contests in the first round of parliamentary elections. The Muslim Brotherhood’s Freedom and Justice party said 24 of 44 winners announced by the election officials were its candidates, while another four were from its allies. The Brotherhood’s party […]
Obama Calls Merkel On EU Economy
Posted December 7th, 2011 at 7:15 pm (UTC-5)
U.S. President Barack Obama spoke with German Chancellor Angela Merkel by telephone Wednesday on ways to resolve Europe’s debt crisis which is affecting the global economy. The White House said President Obama and the German chancellor agreed on the need to find a lasting and credible solution for the eurozone crisis. The U.S. president has […]
US Lobbyist Pleads Guilty to Hiding Pakistani Funding
Posted December 7th, 2011 at 7:05 pm (UTC-5)
A longtime U.S. lobbyist against Indian rule in the disputed Himalayan region of Kashmir has pleaded guilty to secretly receiving millions of dollars from Pakistan and its spy agency. Syed Ghulam Nabi Fai pleaded guilty Wednesday to conspiracy and tax violations in connection with a decades-long scheme that U.S. authorities say was aimed at concealing […]
Execution Dropped Against Ex-Black Panther Abu-Jamal
Posted December 7th, 2011 at 7:00 pm (UTC-5)
Prosecutors in the U.S. city of Philadelphia have decided not to pursue the execution of a convicted cop killer, after nearly 30 years of appeals and an international anti-death penalty campaign arguing racism tainted his conviction. District Attorney Seth Williams said Tuesday he believed Mumia Abu-Jamal was guilty but that the death penalty was appropriate […]
Lawmakers Back Kenyan Troops Joining AMISOM
Posted December 7th, 2011 at 6:30 pm (UTC-5)
Kenya’s parliament has endorsed a plan to have Kenyan troops fighting in Somalia join an African Union peacekeeping force. Lawmakers on Wednesday approved a proposal to have the Kenyan soldiers serve under the AU Mission in Somalia, known as AMISOM. Kenya sent forces into southern Somalia in October to pursue fighters with militant group al-Shabab, […]
