Ivory Coast closed its border with Ghana Friday, after at least eight people were killed in attacks on its security forces launched from the neighbor’s territory. Ivory Coast’s officials say the attacks took place Thursday and Friday in the commercial city of Abidjan and the border town of Noe. They said land, air and sea […]
Libyan Protesters Evict Militiamen From Compound
Hundreds of protesters stormed the compound of one of Libya’s strongest armed Islamic extremist groups in Benghazi on Friday, in the wake of the assault that killed the U.S. ambassador and three other Americans. The armed men at the base for the Ansar al-Shariah militia fired into the air to disperse the crowd, but eventually […]
Ann Romney’s Plane Makes Emergency Landing
A plane carrying the wife of U.S. Republican presidential nominee Mitt Romney made an emergency landing Friday, after the cabin filled with smoke. Officials with the Romney campaign say Ann Romney was not injured in the incident and that everyone on board the plane is safe. It is not clear what caused the smoke. Ann […]
Romney Says 2011 Income Totaled $13.7 Million
Tax returns for U.S. Republican presidential nominee Mitt Romney and his wife Ann show the couple had $13.7 million in income last year. The returns, released by his campaign Friday, showed they paid more than $1.9 million in federal taxes, an effective tax rate of 14.1 percent. That is a lower rate than many Americans […]
Thousands March Against Militias in Libya
Thousands of Libyans marched through Libya’s second city, Benghazi, to demand the disbanding of powerful armed gangs, in the wake of the assault that killed the U.S. ambassador and three other Americans. At the same time Friday, far fewer supporters of the ultraconservative Salafist group also gathered to protest against a U.S.-made film that mocks […]
Space Shuttle Endeavour Takes Final Flight
The U.S. space shuttle Endeavour took to the skies of California Friday for its final flight before heading to its retirement home — a Los Angeles museum. Endeavour flew over California landmarks atop a 747 transporting jet. The shuttle’s planned flight path included San Francisco’s Golden Gate Bridge, Disneyland and the Hollywood sign. The shuttle […]
Syria’s Assad Says Rebels Will Not Win
Syrian President Bashar al-Assad says opposition fighters will not be victorious in their fight against the government, but says the “doors of dialogue” remains open. In comments, to the Egyptian weekly Al-Ahram Al-Araby for Friday publication, Mr. Assad said the armed groups exercising terrorism against the state are not popular within society. The president commented […]
South African Police Issue Warrant for Malema
Police in South Africa have issued an arrest warrant for politician Julius Malema, a vocal critic of the government. A lawyer for Malema say he was notified of the warrant Friday but says he has not seen it and does not know what the charges are for. Malema has encouraged a recent wave of mining […]
Protests Erupt Across Islamic World Over Video
Fresh protests erupted Friday across the Islamic world, sparked by an Internet video produced in the United States that mocks the Prophet Muhammad. Thousands of people took to the streets in Pakistan, where at least 17 people were killed and dozens wounded in clashes between security forces and protesters. The deadliest violence was in the […]