A reporter working for a Polish daily newspaper has been accused of defaming hardline Belarus President Alexander Lukashenko and has been arrested. Warsaw has demanded the “immediate release of Andrzej Poczobut”, a journalist for Poland’s leading liberal Gazeta Wyborcza daily, according to a Friday foreign ministry statement. Poland’s Foreign Ministry summoned the Belarus ambassador over […]
Poland Protests Arrest of Journalist In Belarus
Posted June 23rd, 2012 at 3:45 pm (UTC-5)
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Turkey’s President: Warplane May Have Crossed Syrian Border
Posted June 23rd, 2012 at 1:50 pm (UTC-5)
Turkish President Abdullah Gul says his country’s fighter jet shot down by Syrian air defense forces may have violated Syria’s air space. Mr. Gul said Saturday it is “routine” for warplanes flying at high speed to cross borders for short distances. He said a probe would determine if the U.S.-made F-4 jet was brought down […]
Greece Outlines Plan for Bailout Revisions
Posted June 23rd, 2012 at 1:45 pm (UTC-5)
Greece’s new coalition government is developing proposed revisions to tough austerity measures that were imposed under an international bailout agreement. The cash-strapped government issued a statement on Saturday that says it would try to repeal some taxes, freeze public sector layoffs and extend deadlines for imposing fiscal reforms by at least two years. The government […]
2 Palestinians Killed in Israeli Strikes on Gaza
Posted June 23rd, 2012 at 12:10 pm (UTC-5)
Israel has carried out deadly airstrikes in the Gaza Strip, following a barrage of rockets fired by Palestinian militants. Palestinian medical officials say the Israeli strikes Saturday killed two Palestinians and wounded at least 24 others. Officials say one of the dead is a six-year-old boy. Israel confirmed it struck multiple targets in Gaza but […]
Egypt Election Results to be Announced Sunday
Posted June 23rd, 2012 at 10:40 am (UTC-5)
Tensions are high in Egypt as election officials prepare to announce official results of the country’s disputed presidential runoff vote on Sunday. The secretary-general of Egypt’s election commission, Hatem Bagato, said Saturday that commission head Faruk Sultan will announce the results at 3 p.m. local time Sunday. Both Muslim Brotherhood candidate Muhammad Morsi and former […]
Eight Die in Croatia Bus Crash
Posted June 23rd, 2012 at 10:00 am (UTC-5)
A tour bus crash in Croatia has killed eight people and injured 44 others. The bus was carrying more than 50 Czech tourists when it overturned while on its way to the coastal resort city of Split. Officials said the bus went through a highway safety barrier and rolled over around 4 a.m. Saturday. The […]
Turkey’s President: Warplane May Have Crossed Syrian Border
Posted June 23rd, 2012 at 9:05 am (UTC-5)
Turkish President Abdullah Gul says his country’s fighter jet shot down by Syrian air defense forces may have violated Syria’s air space. Mr. Gul said Saturday it is “routine” for warplanes flying at high speed to cross borders for short distances. He said a probe would determine if the U.S.-made F-4 jet was brought down […]
8 Dead in Pakistan Shooting
Posted June 23rd, 2012 at 7:50 am (UTC-5)
Gunmen riding on motorcycles have shot and killed eight people at a business in the southwestern Pakistani city of Quetta. Pakistani police say another person was wounded in the attack on a laundry Saturday in a busy area of Quetta, the capital of restive Baluchistan province bordering Afghanistan and Iran. There was no immediate claim […]
Israel Strikes Targets in Gaza as Truce Unravels
Posted June 23rd, 2012 at 7:35 am (UTC-5)
Palestinian medical officials say Israeli airstrikes on the Gaza Strip have killed one Palestinian and injured at least 20 other people. Officials say a six-year-old boy was killed in a strike Saturday near the town of Khan Younis. Israel has denied any involvement in the child’s death. Authorities say the Israeli strikes were in retaliation […]
Bomb Blast Hits Nigeria’s Capital
Posted June 23rd, 2012 at 5:00 am (UTC-5)
Nigerian authorities say a bomb exploded outside a nightclub in the capital, Abuja, late Friday. Officials say no one was injured, but the windows of nearby buildings were shattered and a number of cars were damaged. The explosion came just hours after Nigerian President Goodluck Jonathan fired his national security adviser and defense minister. Nigeria […]
