Malaysian officials say opposition leader Anwar Ibrahim will face charges stemming from his participation in a demonstration last month. Authorities say Anwar has received notification to appear in court Tuesday on accusations of violating the Peaceful Assembly Act. The April 28 rally was held in the center of Kuala Lumpur to demand election reforms. At […]
Yemen Suicide Blast Kills 41
Posted May 21st, 2012 at 6:00 am (UTC-5)
Yemeni officials say a suicide bomber killed at least 41 people when he blew himself up in the middle of a group of soldiers practicing for a military parade. Officials said Monday’s attack in the capital, Sanaa, wounded dozens of others. Bodies covered the ground as military personnel frantically rushed to secure the scene. The […]
French Prosecutors Open New Strauss-Kahn Investigation
Posted May 21st, 2012 at 5:45 am (UTC-5)
French prosecutors have opened a preliminary investigation into rape allegations against former International Monetary Fund chief Dominique Strauss-Kahn. Prosecutors in Lille said Monday Strauss-Kahn may have been involved in a rape during a sex party in December 2010 in a Washington hotel. He is also facing charges in Lille in connection with a prostitution case. […]
Prosecutors Seek Life Term for Bali Bombmaker
Posted May 21st, 2012 at 5:20 am (UTC-5)
Indonesian prosecutors have asked for a life sentence rather than the death penalty for an Islamic militant accused of helping to build the bomb used in the 2002 Bali nightclub attacks. Prosecutors had originally asked for the death penalty for Umar Patek when the trial started in February. Prosecutor Bambang Suharyadi told the West Jakarta […]
Yemen Suicide Blast Kills 20
Posted May 21st, 2012 at 4:55 am (UTC-5)
Yemeni officials say a suicide bomber killed at least 20 people when he blew himself up in the middle of a group of soldiers practicing for a military parade. Officials said Monday’s attack in the capital, Sanaa, wounded scores of others. The soldiers were preparing for a parade on Tuesday to mark Yemen’s unification of […]
2 Killed in Latest Syria-Related Clashes in Lebanon
Posted May 21st, 2012 at 4:10 am (UTC-5)
Lebanese officials say heavy clashes have killed at least two people in Beirut, increasing fears that the conflict in Syria is spilling into its western neighbor. Officials said gunman clashed in the capital’s Tariq al-Jadideh district Monday. Fighters cut off roadways and and fired machine guns early into the morning. The violence between Lebanese Alawites […]
Chinese Police Chief in Bo Drama Faces Treason Trial
Posted May 21st, 2012 at 3:00 am (UTC-5)
A Hong Kong newspaper says the former Chinese provincial police chief who triggered China’s biggest political scandal in two decades will be tried for treason as early as next month. The South China Morning Post, citing unnamed sources, reported Monday that a special legal team has been established for the trial of former Chongqing police […]
China’s Wanda to Buy US Cinema Chain AMC
Posted May 21st, 2012 at 1:15 am (UTC-5)
China’s Dalian Wanda Group has agreed to buy U.S. cinema chain AMC Entertainment for $2.6 billion, creating the world’s largest movie theater chain. Wanda owns the largest movie theater circuit in China with 86 movie theaters containing 730 screens. AMC owns 347 theaters in the U.S. and Canada with 5,048 screens. Wanda says it will […]
Police Arrest Protesters Outside Chicago NATO Summit
Posted May 21st, 2012 at 1:00 am (UTC-5)
Police in Chicago have arrested at least 45 protesters after clashes with authorities outside the NATO summit. Thousands of anti-war protesters took part in the largely peaceful demonstrations Sunday. But late in the afternoon, some of the protesters tried to push through a line of police keeping them from the lakeside convention center where leaders […]
China’s Alibaba to Buy Back Shares from Yahoo
Posted May 21st, 2012 at 12:15 am (UTC-5)
Yahoo says it will sell about half of its stake in Alibaba, China’s largest e-commerce provider, back to the Chinese company for $7.1 billion. The two companies said Sunday that, under the agreement, Yahoo would get $6.3 billion in cash and approximately $800 million in Alibaba preferred stock. Yahoo says it plans to return “substantially […]
