Afghan police say six children and one man were killed when a bomb hidden inside a garbage can exploded in southern Afghanistan on Friday. Police say four children were also wounded by the explosion in Tarin Kowt, the capital of Uruzgan province. It is unclear who the bomb was targeting. Elsewhere in the south, NATO […]
Bomb in Garbage Can Kills 6 Afghan Children
Posted January 6th, 2012 at 7:35 am (UTC-5)
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Embargoed Missiles Leave Finland
Posted January 6th, 2012 at 7:10 am (UTC-5)
Finland has allowed a British ship carrying dozens of Patriot missiles to leave port, after determining no wrongdoing was involved in the shipment. Officials say the Thor Liberty resumed its scheduled Germany to South Korea trip early Friday with 69 missiles on board. The Thor was prevented from leaving the Finnish port of Kotka last […]
Syria: Deadly Blast Rocks Damascus
Posted January 6th, 2012 at 6:40 am (UTC-5)
Syrian state media say a suicide bombing has rocked central Damascus, killing at least 25 people and wounding dozens of others. The official SANA news agency says an attacker blew himself up on Friday at an intersection in the capital’s central district of Midan. It said at least 46 people are wounded. Media reports say […]
Syria: Deadly Blast Rocks Damascus
Posted January 6th, 2012 at 6:15 am (UTC-5)
Syrian state media say a suicide bombing has rocked central Damascus, killing and wounding dozens of people. The official SANA news agency is reporting that the attacker blew himself up on Friday at an intersection in the capital’s central district of Midan. It said most of the causalities are civilians, but includes some security personnel. […]
Gunmen Kill 6 in Nigerian Church Attack
Posted January 6th, 2012 at 6:00 am (UTC-5)
The pastor of a church in northeastern Nigeria says gunmen burst into a Thursday night service, killing six worshippers and wounding 10. Pastor Johnson Jauro of the Deeper Life church in Gombe said the gunmen opened fire on the congregation while he was holding a prayer service. He said is his wife was among the […]
Ukraine Opposition Leader’s Husband Seeking Asylum
Posted January 6th, 2012 at 5:55 am (UTC-5)
The husband of jailed Ukrainian opposition leader Yulia Tymoshenko has sought asylum in the Czech Republic. Ms. Tymoshenko was sentenced to seven years in prison for abuse of power while serving as Ukraine’s prime minister in 2009. The trial was criticized by the West as politically motivated. Czech officials Friday confirmed reports that the former […]
Syria: Deadly Blast Rocks Damascus
Posted January 6th, 2012 at 5:35 am (UTC-5)
Syrian state media say a suicide bombing has rocked central Damascus, killing or wounding dozens of people, mostly civilains The SANA state-run news agency said the “terrorist” attack on Friday occurred in the central district of Midan. The violence comes two weeks after twin blasts targeting security buildings in Damascus, killed 44 people. Meanwhile, there […]
Arab League Observers Stay Despite Criticism
Posted January 6th, 2012 at 4:45 am (UTC-5)
An Arab League mission in Syria is pushing forward, despite mounting criticism over its effectiveness in holding President Bashar al-Assad to his promise to quell the violence. The Arab League will meet in Egypt on Sunday to assess the mission’s initial findings in Syria and to decide whether it will continue. The initial 50 observers […]
Britain’s Foreign Secretary Calls for More Reforms in Burma
Posted January 6th, 2012 at 4:30 am (UTC-5)
British Foreign Secretary William Hague said Friday the Burmese government needs to enact more reforms before sanctions on the country could be lifted. Hague, the first British foreign secretary to visit Burma in more than 50 years, said that reforms undertaken so far by President Thein Sein raise hopes that democracy is within reach in […]
Five NATO Troops Killed in Afghanistan
Posted January 6th, 2012 at 4:30 am (UTC-5)
NATO says bomb attacks have killed five service members in southern Afghanistan. The international coalition said a roadside bomb killed four soldiers Friday, while a fifth service member died in a separate blast in the south. NATO did not give any other details. Friday’s casualties bring the number of international troops killed in Afghanistan since […]
