Hungary is seeking a speedy bailout deal with the International Monetary Fund as the value of its currency, the forint, continues to fall. A government spokesman , who is heading talks with the IMF, told reporters Thursday the government’s intention is to reach a deal with the IMF “as soon as possible.” Last month, Hungary […]
Pakistani Taliban Kills 15 Abducted Security Officers
Posted January 5th, 2012 at 7:20 am (UTC-5)
(updates with ICRC worker kidnapped in grafs 9-11)) 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 […]
Hungary Seeking Speedy IMF Bailout
Posted January 5th, 2012 at 7:10 am (UTC-5)
Hungary is seeking a speedy bailout deal with the International Monetary Fund as the value of its currency, the forint, continues to fall. A government spokesman , who is heading talks with the IMF, told reporters Thursday the government’s intention is to reach a deal with the IMF “as soon as possible.” Last month, Hungary […]
Bomb Blasts Hit Northern Nigeria
Posted January 5th, 2012 at 6:30 am (UTC-5)
Bombs have exploded in two northern Nigerian cities, less than a week after the country’s president declared a state of emergency in the region. Authorities said there were no casualties late Wednesday when the blasts hit the cities of Maiduguri and Damaturu. A purported spokesman for the Nigerian militant group Boko Haram said the group […]
Qatari Prime Minister Says “Mistakes” Made in Arab League Syria Mission
Posted January 5th, 2012 at 5:45 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 […]
Bombings Kill 27 in Iraqi Capital
Posted January 5th, 2012 at 5:40 am (UTC-5)
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 […]
