Pakistan’s former ambassador to the United States has denied any connection to a memo sent to Washington asking for U.S. help in preventing a purported army coup. In his first appearance before a Supreme Court commission Monday, Husain Haqqani said he had “no role in creating, drafting and/or delivering” the memo to Admiral Mike Mullen, […]
Ex-Pakistan Envoy to US Denies Memo Link
Posted January 9th, 2012 at 11:15 am (UTC-5)
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Guinea-Bissau President Sanha Dies in Paris
Posted January 9th, 2012 at 11:10 am (UTC-5)
State media in the West African nation of Guinea-Bissau say President Malam Bacai Sanha has died. A statement from the president’s office says Mr. Sanha died Monday at the Val de Grace hospital in Paris, where he was undergoing treatment. No cause of death was given, but the 64-year-old leader was known to have had […]
Swiss National Bank Chief Resigns Amid Trade Scandal
Posted January 9th, 2012 at 11:00 am (UTC-5)
The head of the Swiss National Bank has stepped down after a scandal involving a controversial currency trade made by his wife. In a statement, the bank said Philipp Hildebrand’s resignation takes effect immediately. Hildebrand on Thursday denied any wrongdoing, following media reports about alleged insider trading on a dollar trade his wife made in […]
Afghan Peace Council to Qatar to Probe Taliban Office
Posted January 9th, 2012 at 10:50 am (UTC-5)
A member of the Afghan Peace Council says the peace-making body will send a delegation to Qatar to get more information about a planned Taliban office in the Arab country. The Taliban said last week that it has reached an initial agreement to set up its first political office in Qatar, saying such a move […]
Iran Starts Uranium Enrichment at Underground Complex
Posted January 9th, 2012 at 10:45 am (UTC-5)
Iran has confirmed it has started uranium enrichment at a second facility where the material can be upgraded quickly for potential use in a nuclear bomb. Iran’s envoy to the International Atomic Energy Agency said Monday that Tehran is refining uranium at the newly-launched Fordo complex and an older facility in the city of Natanz. […]
Moscow Restaurant Blast Kills 2, Injures 26
Posted January 9th, 2012 at 10:15 am (UTC-5)
Russian officials say a gas explosion and fire at a restaurant in Moscow has killed two people and injured at least 26 others. The explosion at an Italian restaurant Monday tore through the kitchen of the restaurant and quickly engulfed the three-story building in southern Moscow. Investigators say the fire is believed to have been […]
1 Killed in Nigeria Fuel Price Protests
Posted January 9th, 2012 at 10:10 am (UTC-5)
Tensions rose in major cities across Nigeria on Monday where tens of thousands of people protested against soaring fuel prices, sparking clashes with police that killed at least one person. Witnesses say a police officer fatally shot one protester in the main commercial city of Lagos. Elsewhere in the city, riot police stood watch as […]
Merkel, Sarkozy Call for Quicker Debt Crisis Action
Posted January 9th, 2012 at 10:00 am (UTC-5)
German Chancellor Angela Merkel and French President Nicolas Sarkozy pushed Monday to speed up Europe’s efforts to control the two-year governmental debt crisis. The German and French leaders met in Berlin, then called for a quick conclusion of European Union treaty negotiations to tighten spending controls over individual governments. Mr. Sarkozy said the new budget […]
German Prosecutors Seek Life for Killer of US Airmen
Posted January 9th, 2012 at 9:55 am (UTC-5)
German prosecutors are asking for a sentence of life in prison for a Kosovo Albanian man who has admitted killing two U.S. airmen at the Frankfurt airport last year. Twenty-one-year-old Arid Uka faces two counts of murder and three counts of attempted murder for wounding two other airmen and firing at a third. In closing […]
Ex-Pakistan Envoy to US Denies Memo Link
Posted January 9th, 2012 at 9:50 am (UTC-5)
Pakistan’s former ambassador to the United States has denied any connection to a memo sent to Washington asking for U.S. help in preventing a purported army coup. In his first appearance before a Supreme Court commission Monday, Husain Haqqani said he had “no role in creating, drafting and/or delivering” the memo to Admiral Mike Mullen, […]
