Police in Indian-controlled Kashmir say security forces have opened fire on hundreds of demonstrators protesting winter power cuts, killing one person and wounding two other people. The shooting took place Monday outside the office of the National Hydroelectric Power Corporation in the Boniyar area of the Baramulla district. Power company officials have recently announced electricity […]
Syrian Civilian Deaths Undermine Arab League Mission
Posted January 2nd, 2012 at 7:50 am (UTC-5)
Syrian security forces are said to have killed at least seven protesters Sunday, as an Arab League advisory body called for the immediate withdrawal of monitors from the country. The advisory groups says the observers are failing to prevent government troops from killing civilians. Four of the deaths Sunday came when troops loyal to embattled […]
Explosion Kills Four in Turkey
Posted January 2nd, 2012 at 7:30 am (UTC-5)
An early morning explosion in central Turkey has killed four workers at an ammunition depot. The Anatolia news agency said the blast Monday caused a large fire at a military-owned building in the town of Yahsihan. A local official says an investigation into the Kirikkale province blast is under way. A 1997 explosion at a […]
South Sudan, UN Deploy Troops to Curb Ethnic Clashes
Posted January 2nd, 2012 at 7:25 am (UTC-5)
South Sudan and the United Nations have increased their troop presence in troubled Jonglei state in a bid to contain tribal clashes in the area. A group of 6,000 armed men from the Lou-Nuer tribe has attacked the towns of Pibor and Lukangol during the past week, setting fire to huts and sending thousands of […]
Muslims Clash with Chinese Police at Mosque Demolition
Posted January 2nd, 2012 at 6:30 am (UTC-5)
Police and a rights group in northwest China said Monday that hundreds of Muslims fought with police, when authorities declared a newly-built mosque illegal and moved in to destroy it. The Hong Kong-based Information Center for Human Rights and Democracy said two people were killed and 50 injured when police used tear gas, knives and […]
Fiji Announces Lifting of State of Emergency
Posted January 2nd, 2012 at 6:15 am (UTC-5)
Fiji’s military strongman Voreqe Bainimarama said Monday that he will lift a two-year state of emergency next Saturday and begin a process of drafting a new constitution leading to new elections in 2014. In his New Year’s message, Mr. Bainimarama stressed that public order would be maintained and that he would soon announce nationwide consultations […]
Boat Capsizes Off Kenyan Island, Killing 7 People
Posted January 2nd, 2012 at 5:55 am (UTC-5)
Officials in Kenya say a boat has capsized off a tourist island near the Somali border, killing at least seven people. Authorities continued to search for survivors Monday with dozens of people missing after the boat capsized late Sunday while traveling from the island of Lamu to Kenya’s mainland. The Red Cross says 25 people […]
Japan’s Emperor Delivers New Year Speech
Posted January 2nd, 2012 at 4:15 am (UTC-5)
Japanese Emperor Akihito has expressed his hope for Japan’s recovery from disasters that devastated the island nation last year. Emperor Akihito made his comments in a New Year’s address to the nation Monday. The emperor appeared on a bullet-proof balcony of the Imperial Palace with his family. He told throngs of well-wishers he shares in […]
Iran Announces Missile Test After Nuclear Development
Posted January 2nd, 2012 at 3:55 am (UTC-5)
Iran says it has successfully tested a cruise missile, a day after announcing another missile test and a new development in its nuclear program. State media reported the ground-to-sea cruise missile test Monday, the last day of Naval exercises. Iran says the war games also included test-firing a medium-range surface-to-air missile Sunday near the strategic […]
