Iraqi officials say multiple bombs have exploded in Shi’ite areas of the capital, Baghdad, killing at least 27 people and wounding more than 60 others. The blasts Thursday first hit the northern neighborhood of Sadr City. Officials say a bomb planted in a motorcycle exploded near a group of laborers who had gathered to seek […]
Police Break Up Fuel Protest in Northern Nigeria
Posted January 5th, 2012 at 5:15 am (UTC-5)
Police in northern Nigeria have fired tear gas to break up a protest against the government’s decision to end a popular consumer fuel subsidy. Authorities disrupted the demonstration early Thursday in the city of Kano. Protesters say several people were injured. Nigeria’s main unions have called for nationwide strikes next week if the government restores […]
Pakistani Taliban Kills 15 Abducted Security Officers
Posted January 5th, 2012 at 4:25 am (UTC-5)
The Pakistani Taliban said Thursday that it has killed 15 paramilitary soldiers who were abducted late last month along the country’s restive border with Afghanistan. A Taliban spokesperson told reporters that the Pakistani troops were shot and dumped in the border tribal region of North Waziristan. Local officials say they have recovered the bodies, which […]
Qatari Prime Minister Says “Mistakes” Made in Arab League Syria Mission
Posted January 5th, 2012 at 4:15 am (UTC-5)
Qatar’s prime minister says there have been “some mistakes” in the Arab League’s observer mission in Syria. Prime Minister Hamad bin Jassim al-Thani discussed the mission Wednesday during a meeting with U.N. Secretary General Ban Ki-moon, amid criticism from opposition groups who say the the Syrian government is misleading the observers. Kuwait’s state news agency […]
Senior US Diplomat to Meet Top South Korean Nuclear Envoy
Posted January 5th, 2012 at 3:55 am (UTC-5)
U.S. Assistant Secretary of State Kurt Campbell held talks Thursday with South Korean officials in Seoul on how to revive stalled nuclear disarmament negotiations with North Korea following the death of Kim Jong Il. Campbell met with Lim Sung-nam, South Korea’s top negotiator to six-party talks aimed at convincing North Korea to abandon its nuclear […]
Bombings Kill 22 in Iraqi Capital
Posted January 5th, 2012 at 3:10 am (UTC-5)
Iraqi officials say multiple bombs have exploded in Shi’ite areas of the capital, Baghdad, killing at least 22 people and wounding about 60 others. The blasts Thursday first hit the northern neighborhood of Sadr City. Officials say a bomb planted in a motorcycle exploded near a group of laborers who had gathered to seek work, […]
Philippine Kidnappers Demand $2 Million Ransom for Australian
Posted January 5th, 2012 at 3:00 am (UTC-5)
An Australian man kidnapped by a suspected militant Islamist group in the Philippines has appeared in a video saying his captors demand a $2 million ransom for his release. The video posted Thursday on the website of the Sydney Morning Herald shows a pale and distraught-looking Warren Richard Rodwell asking for the Philippine and Australian […]
Vietnam Sends Activist To Drug Rehab Center
Posted January 5th, 2012 at 2:55 am (UTC-5)
Vietnam has sent a female activist to a drug rehabilitation center for two years without trial for taking part in anti-China protests. A lawyer for Vietnamese activist Bui Thi Minh Hang says she was detained on November 27 after joining a small protest in southern Ho Chi Minh City. He says the next day she […]
Bombings Kill 13 in Iraqi Capital
Posted January 5th, 2012 at 2:10 am (UTC-5)
Iraqi officials say multiple bombs have exploded in Shi’ite areas of the capital, Baghdad, killing at least 13 people and wounding more than 45 others. The deadliest blast Thursday hit the northern neighborhood of Sadr City. Officials say seven people died when a bomb planted in a motorcycle exploded near a group of laborers who […]
