Witnesses say riot police in Sunni-ruled Bahrain fired tear gas and stun grenades as they clashed Sunday with hundreds of Shi’ite opposition supporters after the funeral for a 15-year-old protester killed a day earlier. Thousands of chanting demonstrators, some carrying Bahraini flags, converged Sunday on the island of Sitra, south of Manama, to mourn the […]
Bahrain Police Fire Tear Gas, Stun Grenades at Protesters
Posted January 1st, 2012 at 1:45 pm (UTC-5)
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India Opens Stock Market to Foreign Investors
Posted January 1st, 2012 at 1:15 pm (UTC-5)
India says it will open its stock market to individual foreign investors for the first time, in a move aimed at attracting more foreign funds. The government said in a statement Sunday that it will allow qualified foreign investors to directly invest in the market in order to “widen the class of investors, attract more […]
Iran Claims Fuel Rod Production, Missile Test
Posted January 1st, 2012 at 12:50 pm (UTC-5)
Iran says it has successfully tested and produced fuel rods for use in nuclear power plants. It also says it has test-fired a medium-range surface-to-air missile near the strategic Strait of Hormuz. Iranian television said the rods, which contain natural uranium, were made in Iran and inserted into the core of a research nuclear reactor […]
Parts of Nigeria Start New Year Under State of Emergency
Posted January 1st, 2012 at 11:20 am (UTC-5)
Tanks and troops are on patrol in parts of northern Nigeria after the president declared a state of emergency in areas hit by a recent spate of attacks by Islamist militants. President Goodluck Jonathan imposed the measure Saturday in 15 locations in the northeastern states of Yobe and Borno, Plateau state in central Nigeria, and […]
Revelers Across Globe Ring in New Year
Posted January 1st, 2012 at 11:00 am (UTC-5)
Glittering fireworks lit the night skies from Sydney to New York and capitals across the globe, as tens of millions of revelers welcomed 2012 with star-studded celebrations, prayer, and hopes for a better future. Skies erupted over Moscow’s Red Square, Rio de Janeiro, Hong Kong, London, Paris and Rome. At the Vatican, Pope Benedict urged […]
Iran Test Fires Missile
Posted January 1st, 2012 at 7:05 am (UTC-5)
Iran said Sunday it has test fired a medium-range surface-to-air missile near the strategic Strait of Hormuz. State media reports said the missile was equipped with technology to combat radar-evading targets. The test was part of Iran’s 10-day naval exercises, scheduled to end Monday. On Saturday, Iran proposed a new round of talks with the […]
Brother Says Missing China Rights Lawyer Held in Remote Prison
Posted January 1st, 2012 at 4:55 am (UTC-5)
The brother of a prominent Chinese dissident lawyer who has been missing for 20 months says Gao Zhisheng is being held in a remote prison in far western China. Gao Zhiyi said that he had finally received an official notice of a Beijing court’s decision on Sunday. He said his brother is being held in […]
Powerful Earthquake Rocks Japan, No Danger of Tsunami
Posted January 1st, 2012 at 2:20 am (UTC-5)
Seismologists say a powerful earthquake measuring 7.0 rocked southern Japan Sunday, but there were no reports of damage or casualties, and no tsunami warning was issued. The U.S. Geological Survey put the epicenter of the quake in the Izu islands, 486 kilometers south of Tokyo. The quake struck at a depth of 371 kilometers. Japan’s […]
World Rings in New Year
Posted January 1st, 2012 at 12:25 am (UTC-5)
The new year has been welcomed with fireworks across the globe. London, the host of the 2012 Olympics, kicked off its fireworks display with a recording of the moment the British capital learned it would host the Games. Hundreds of thousands of people lined the River Thames to watch the fireworks extravaganza. Berlin hosted another […]
