The brother of a Pakistani doctor jailed for helping the United States track down Osama bin Laden says he is innocent and should be granted a new trial. Jamil Afridi told reporters in Peshawar Monday his brother did not get a fair trial and will appeal the verdict. He said Shakil has been made a […]
Brother Urges New Trial for Pakistani Doctor Jailed for Helping CIA
Posted May 28th, 2012 at 5:20 pm (UTC-5)
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Kenyan Police: Bomb, Not Electrical Fault, Behind Nairobi Blast
Posted May 28th, 2012 at 4:40 pm (UTC-5)
Kenyan police now say they believe a bomb, not an electrical fault, caused Monday’s blast in central Nairobi, wounding 33 people. Police Commissioner Matthew Iteere initially said an electrical malfunction was the probable cause. But the Kenya Power electric company calls that impossible. Also, at least two witnesses told the Associated Press that a bearded […]
China Cracks Down Following Tibetan Immolations
Posted May 28th, 2012 at 4:30 pm (UTC-5)
Reports from Chinese-ruled Tibet say government forces have clamped tight controls on community life in Lhasa, after two young men set themselves on fire there Sunday afternoon, the first such incident to take place in the heavily guarded Tibetan capital. The reports said one of the protesters, a 19-year-old male, died at the scene outside […]
Brother Urges New Trial for Pakistani Doctor Jailed for Helping CIA
Posted May 28th, 2012 at 1:55 pm (UTC-5)
The brother of a Pakistani doctor jailed for helping the United States track down Osama bin Laden says he is innocent and should be granted a new trial. A tribal court in northwest Pakistan last week sentenced Shakil Afridi to 33 years in prison for treason. Afridi was accused of running a fake vaccination campaign […]
Vatican Denies Cardinal Involved in Church Scandal
Posted May 28th, 2012 at 1:05 pm (UTC-5)
The Vatican is denying reports that an unnamed cardinal is involved in a deepening scandal over leaked papal documents that shed light on power struggles inside the highest levels of the Catholic church. Vatican Spokesman Federico Lombardi denied Italian media reports Monday, saying no cardinal, Italian or otherwise, is being investigated as part of the […]
Sudan to Pull Troops From Disputed Abyei Region
Posted May 28th, 2012 at 12:00 pm (UTC-5)
Sudan says it will remove its troops from the oil-producing Abyei region, one day before critical talks with South Sudan, which also claims the region. A spokesman for the Sudanese defense ministry, Alsawarmi Khalid Saad, made the announcement Monday. “… (T)he Sudanese armed forces has decided to redeploy its troops outside Abyei, as a good-will […]
Brother Urges New Trial for Pakistani Doctor Jailed for Helping CIA
Posted May 28th, 2012 at 11:55 am (UTC-5)
The brother of a Pakistani doctor jailed for helping the United States track down Osama bin Laden says he is innocent and should be granted a new trial. A tribal court in northwest Pakistan last week sentenced Shakil Afridi to 33 years in prison for treason. Afridi was accused of running a fake vaccination campaign […]
Helicopter Crash Kills 2 NATO Soldiers in Afghanistan
Posted May 28th, 2012 at 11:25 am (UTC-5)
NATO officials said two coalition members were killed in a helicopter crash in eastern Afghanistan Monday. The coalition said it is investigating the cause of the crash. Initial reports said there was no enemy activity in the area. Earlier, another coalition aircraft also crashed in eastern Afghanistan. There were no fatalities in that crash. Also […]
Islamist, Oldliner Confirmed for Egyptian Presidential Run-off
Posted May 28th, 2012 at 11:15 am (UTC-5)
Egyptian election officials on Monday confirmed presidential vote results setting up a polarizing run-off between the Islamist Muslim Brotherhood’s candidate and one with strong ties to the rule of former President Hosni Mubarak. The count from Egypt’s first free presidential race last week show the Brotherhood’s Mohammed Morsi as the top vote-getter and former prime […]
Former Japanese PM Tells Parliament to Scrap Nuclear Power
Posted May 28th, 2012 at 11:05 am (UTC-5)
Former Japanese prime minister Naoto Kan has told the Japanese parliament to abandon nuclear power, and says he was partly responsible, as the head of government, for the nuclear disaster triggered by last year’s devastating earthquake and tsunami. Mr. Kan spoke Monday to lawmakers, criticizing the role of the Tokyo Electrical Power Company and decades […]
