The 2012 Nobel Prize for Literature is making big news in China, being hailed on television and the Internet, in a marked departure from the past. Just minutes after the Swedish Academy gave the award to Chinese writer Mo Yan, state-run television broke into its usual programming to relay the news. Millions of Chinese took […]
Radical Islamists to Face Attempted Murder, Terrorism Charges
Posted October 11th, 2012 at 2:00 pm (UTC-5)
A French prosecutor says he will pursue attempted murder and terrorism charges against seven suspected radical Islamists who he says posed the biggest danger to France in years. Francois Molins said Thursday the suspects were part of an active terrorist cell that was, as he put it,”probably the most dangerous in France since 1996.” At […]
Russia Will Not Renew Arms Deal With US
Posted October 11th, 2012 at 1:25 pm (UTC-5)
Russia says it will not renew a two-decade-old agreement with the United States aimed at securing nuclear and chemical weapons in the former Soviet Union. Russia’s Foreign Ministry said it will not accept a U.S. proposal to extend the deal without a major overhaul. A ministry statement said U.S. officials know their proposal does not […]
Turkey PM Says Syrian Plane Contained Ammunition
Posted October 11th, 2012 at 1:05 pm (UTC-5)
Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan says the cargo Turkey seized from a Syrian passenger plane that was forced to land in Ankara contained military equipment and ammunition destined for Syria’s government. Mr. Erdogan told reporters Thursday that a Russian supplier had provided the illicit cargo. He did not elaborate on where Turkey received the […]
Russian Judges Defend Ruling in Pussy Riot Trial
Posted October 11th, 2012 at 1:00 pm (UTC-5)
Russian judges who upheld the prison sentences of two of the three members of the all-female punk band Pussy Riot have defended their decision, saying it was made independently and without pressure. An appeals court on Wednesday sentenced Nadezhda Tolokonnikova and Maria Alekhina to two years in a prison camp for an unsanctioned protest at […]
Storms Kill 19 in Bangladesh
Posted October 11th, 2012 at 1:00 pm (UTC-5)
Tropical storms have killed at least 19 and swept some 1,500 fishermen out to sea along Bangladesh’s southern coast. Heavy rain and high winds uprooted trees and collapsed hundreds of thatched houses Thursday in the areas of Bhola, Hatiya and Chittagong. Authorities say several fishing trawlers remain missing. Such storms are common in the low-lying, […]
Suspected US Drone Strike Kills 10 in Pakistan
Posted October 11th, 2012 at 12:35 pm (UTC-5)
Pakistani officials say a U.S. drone strike has killed at least 10 suspected militants in the country’s northwest, near the Afghan border. Officials say missiles targeted militants loyal to Hafiz Gul Bahadurit in a compound in Orakzai tribal agency that borders North Waziristan. It was the second strike in the region in as many days. […]
Russia Will Not Renew Arms Deal With US
Posted October 11th, 2012 at 12:25 pm (UTC-5)
Russia says it will not renew a two-decade-old agreement with the United States aimed at securing nuclear and chemical weapons in the former Soviet Union. Russia’s Foreign Ministry said it will not accept a U.S. proposal to extend the deal without a major overhaul. A ministry statement said U.S. officials know their proposal does not […]
Indian Police Arrest Suspected Militants
Posted October 11th, 2012 at 12:20 pm (UTC-5)
Police in India say they have arrested three Islamist militants who were planning bomb attacks in the capital during the upcoming Hindu festival season. New Delhi Police Commissioner Neeraj Kumar told reporters that three are members of the militant group Indian Mujahideen, which is blamed for a number of deadly attacks across India since 2005. […]
Suspected US Drone Strike Kills 10 in Pakistan
Posted October 11th, 2012 at 11:00 am (UTC-5)
Pakistani officials say a U.S. drone strike has killed at least 10 suspected militants in the country’s northwest, near the Afghan border. Missiles hit a compound in an area of Orakzai tribal agency that borders North Waziristan Thursday. It was the second such strike in the region in as many days. Officials say at least […]
