Millions of Muslims are celebrating the Eid al-Fitr festival that ends the fasting month of Ramadan, by participating in feasts, family reunions and other festivities. In Indonesia, the world’s most populous Muslim-majority nation, worshippers packed into mosques before dawn Sunday, the first day of the festival. Thousands attended prayers at Jakarta’s Al Azhar mosque. Afghan […]
Millions of Muslims Celebrate Eid al-Fitr
Posted August 19th, 2012 at 11:10 am (UTC-5)
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Minister Among 32 Killed in Sudan Plane Crash
Posted August 19th, 2012 at 10:55 am (UTC-5)
A Sudanese cabinet minister is among 32 people who were killed when a plane carrying a government delegation to an Islamic festival crashed in South Kordofan state. Authorities say their Russian-made Antonov plane crashed in a mountainous area near the town of Talodi on Sunday, where a celebration was taking place to mark the end […]
Assange to US: End WikiLeaks ‘Witch-Hunt’
Posted August 19th, 2012 at 10:35 am (UTC-5)
WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange accused the United States of conducting a “witch-hunt” during his first public appearance in two months on Sunday. The activist – whose organization released hundreds of thousands of classified U.S. cables – spoke from the balcony of the Ecuadoran Embassy in London, where he has taken refuge. Assange is wanted in […]
Japanese Activists Land on Disputed Islands Sparking Protests
Posted August 19th, 2012 at 10:30 am (UTC-5)
A group of Japanese nationalists has made an unauthorized landing on a disputed island in the East China Sea, planting a Japanese flag and raising protests in several Chinese cities. On Sunday, a group of 10 activists swam ashore and unfurled Japanese flags after a flotilla carrying about 150 people sailed to the island chain […]
Crowd Rallies Near Site of South African Mine Shooting
Posted August 18th, 2012 at 3:35 pm (UTC-5)
Several thousand demonstrators have rallied near the site of the South African mine where 34 people were killed Thursday when police opened fire on striking workers. Demonstrators sang and shouted chants on Saturday as speakers addressed the crowd in Marikana township, northwest of Johannesburg. Authorities continue to investigate Thursday’s shooting. National police chief Riah Phiyega […]
Syria Denies Defection of Vice President
Posted August 18th, 2012 at 2:05 pm (UTC-5)
Syria is denying reports that Vice President Farouq al-Shara has defected. Syrian state television Saturday quoted a statement from Shara’s office as saying the 73-year-old Sunni Muslim “never thought for a moment about leaving the country.” The channel also said Shara welcomed the U.N. appointment Friday of veteran Algerian diplomat Lakhdar Brahimi as international envoy […]
Al-Qaida Carries Out Deadly Attack in Yemen
Posted August 18th, 2012 at 12:35 pm (UTC-5)
Yemeni officials say suspected al-Qaida militants have attacked intelligence headquarters in the southern city of Aden, killing at least 14 Yemeni soldiers and security personnel. Intelligence sources and witnesses say the militants attacked the building from two sides Saturday, firing rocket-propelled grenades and automatic weapons. At least seven soldiers were wounded. The militants managed to […]
4 Killed in Afghanistan Blast
Posted August 18th, 2012 at 10:35 am (UTC-5)
Afghan officials say a bomb blast in a crowded marketplace in the western province of Herat has killed four people. A Herat spokesman says 12 people were also wounded by the blast Saturday, including three policemen. The attack comes three days after a bomb planted on a bicycle wounded 14 people in the city of […]
Crowd Rallies Near Site of South African Mine Shooting
Posted August 18th, 2012 at 10:10 am (UTC-5)
A large group of protesters has peacefully rallied near the site of the South African mine where 34 people were killed Thursday when police opened fire on striking workers. Demonstrators sang and shouted chants on Saturday as speakers addressed the crowd in Marikana township, northwest of Johannesburg. Authorities continue to investigate Thursday’s shooting, which also […]
Philippine Interior Secretary Missing
Posted August 18th, 2012 at 9:55 am (UTC-5)
The Philippine interior minister is one of three people missing after their small plane crashed into the sea while trying to make an emergency landing in the island nation. Interior Secretary Jesse Robredo, an ally of President Benigno Aquino, was traveling Saturday in a small propeller plane from the city of Cebu to his hometown, […]
