Pakistani police say they have arrested the Sunni Muslim founder of one of the country’s most virulent anti-Shi’ite organizations, on charges of making a speech aimed at stirring sectarian hatred. Police say Malik Ishaq, leader of the al-Qaida-linked Lakshar-e-Jhangvi militant group, was arrested in the eastern city of Lahore after returning from a pilgrimage in […]
Pakistan Arrests Head of Banned Extremist Group
Posted August 30th, 2012 at 5:25 pm (UTC-5)
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South African Miners Charged in Police Shootings of Strikers
Posted August 30th, 2012 at 4:45 pm (UTC-5)
South African prosecutors have charged 270 miners with the murders of 34 colleagues killed by police during a strike — a decision some South Africans call “madness.” Authorities are using an obscure statute called the common purpose law, under which people in a crowd where a crime was committeed can be prosecuted as accomplices. The […]
Republican Nominee Romney to Make Presidential Pitch
Posted August 30th, 2012 at 3:55 pm (UTC-5)
Mitt Romney takes the stage Thursday at the Republican National Convention to make his case for why he should be elected the next president of the United States. The Republican Party nominee will address those at the convention in Tampa, Florida and millions watching on television, following days of speeches by party heavyweights aimed at […]
UN Airs New Concerns After Iran Says Nuclear Program Peaceful
Posted August 30th, 2012 at 3:35 pm (UTC-5)
Iran’s supreme leader says his country is not pursuing nuclear weapons but will not give up its national right for peaceful use of nuclear energy. Ayatollah Ali Khamenei spoke to the Non-Aligned Movement’s summit in Tehran Thursday, even as the U.N. nuclear watchdog publicized new concerns about Iran’s controversial nuclear program. The International Atomic Energy […]
UN Airs New Concerns After Iran Says Nuclear Program Peaceful
Posted August 30th, 2012 at 2:55 pm (UTC-5)
Iran’s supreme leader says his country is not pursuing nuclear weapons but will not give up its national right for peaceful use of nuclear energy. Ayatollah Ali Khamenei spoke to the Non-Aligned Movement’s summit in Tehran Thursday, even as the U.N. nuclear watchdog publicized new concerns about Iran’s controversial nuclear program. The International Atomic Energy […]
Maldives Commission: Former President Not Ousted in Coup
Posted August 30th, 2012 at 2:40 pm (UTC-5)
An internationally-backed commission has determined that the former president of Maldives was not ousted in a coup and instead said the transfer of power was “legal and constitutional.” Former President Mohamed Nasheed, the country’s first democratically elected leader, said he was forced to resign at gunpoint following a coup in February of this year. But […]
Tropical Storm Isaac Losing Punch, But Still Poses Threat
Posted August 30th, 2012 at 2:15 pm (UTC-5)
The winds of Tropical Storm Isaac weakened Thursday but its rain still posed a flooding threat as it continued on a northern path over the U.S. Gulf Coast state of Louisiana. Officials in Louisiana and the neighboring state of Mississippi urged residents to evacuate homes near their border after finding that a dam had sustained […]
Report: Three Eritrean Journalists Die in Prison
Posted August 30th, 2012 at 1:45 pm (UTC-5)
A new report says three Eritrean journalists have died at a harsh prison camp after years in detention. Media advocacy group Reporters Without Borders says an investigation confirmed that journalists Dawit Habtemichael, Mattewos Habteab and Wedi Itay all died in the prison camp of Eiraeiro. The Paris-based group says the three men had been held […]
Clinton Travels to South Pacific to Reassert US Interests
Posted August 30th, 2012 at 1:35 pm (UTC-5)
U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton is traveling to the South Pacific for the start of an Asia-Pacific tour designed to reassert American interests in a region where China’s influence is growing. Clinton departed Washington Thursday for the Cook Islands, where she will become the first top U.S. diplomat to attend the annual Pacific Islands […]
Fighting Between Militants, Troops Rages on in Pakistan
Posted August 30th, 2012 at 1:05 pm (UTC-5)
Pakistani officials say at least eight militants have been killed in northwest Pakistan, as security forces continue to target militant hideouts. Fighting continued for another day in the Bajaur tribal agency Thursday. The day before, authorities said at least three soldiers and six militants were killed in clashes there. Meanwhile, senior Pakistani intelligence officials, who […]
