Gunmen have killed one person and wounded two others in an attack at a popular hotel in Indian-controlled Kashmir. Security forces say the suspected militants opened fire Friday in front of the hotel in Kashmir’s main city, Srinagar, before they entered the building and continued shooting. A hotel bellboy was killed. Police say a search […]
Gunmen Launch Deadly Attack on Kashmir Hotel
Posted October 19th, 2012 at 11:00 am (UTC-5)
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International Peace Envoy Brahimi Arrives in Damascus
Posted October 19th, 2012 at 10:30 am (UTC-5)
International peace envoy Lakhdar Brahimi arrived in Damascus Friday for talks with Syrian officials on securing a temporary cease-fire in the 19-month-old conflict between Syrian forces and rebel groups. The U.N.-Arab League envoy is scheduled to meet Syrian Foreign Minister Walid Muallem on Saturday morning. He is also expected to meet with President Bashar al-Assad […]
Huge Car Bomb in Beirut Kills 8
Posted October 19th, 2012 at 10:20 am (UTC-5)
A massive car bomb in Beirut has killed at least eight people and injured about 80 others. The bomb exploded Friday near the office of the Christian Phalange Party headquarters. The group openly disapproves of the government of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad. Lebanese hospitals issued an urgent plea for blood donors to help treat the […]
Member of Russian Punk Rock Band Takes Case to European Court
Posted October 19th, 2012 at 10:05 am (UTC-5)
The only freed member of the anti-Kremlin all-female punk band Pussy Riot has filed a complaint with the European Court of Human Rights. Yekaterina Samutsevich’s lawyer, Irina Khrunova, said on Friday the complaint accuses Russia of violating Samutsevich’s right to free speech and illegally detaining her during her six months in jail. Khrunova says prison […]
Huge Car Bomb in Beirut Kills 8
Posted October 19th, 2012 at 10:00 am (UTC-5)
A massive car bomb in Beirut has killed at least eight people and injured about 80 others injured after an explosion ripped through a neighborhood in the Lebanese capital. The bomb exploded Friday near the office of the Christian Phalange Party headquarters. The group openly disapproves of the government of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad. The […]
Car Bomb Rips Through Lebanese Capital
Posted October 19th, 2012 at 9:40 am (UTC-5)
Media reports from Beirut indicate at least eight people are dead and 40 others injured after an explosion ripped through a neighborhood in the Lebanese capital Friday. Reports indicate the blast damaged residential buildings in east Beirut’s mainly Christian district of Achrafieh. Lebanon’s state media reported unspecified casualties. Lebanon has seen a recent increase in […]
Eurozone Leaders Praise Greek Austerity Efforts
Posted October 19th, 2012 at 9:35 am (UTC-5)
Eurozone leaders are praising the efforts of debt-ridden Greece to resolve its financial woes and resume its cost-cutting austerity. Some of the 16 other countries in the euro currency bloc have often attacked Athens for its slow pace in adopting financial reforms, even as the Greek populace has grown increasingly angry at the demands of […]
Doctors: Wounded Pakistani Girl is Improving
Posted October 19th, 2012 at 9:05 am (UTC-5)
British doctors treating a Pakistani girl who was shot by the Taliban say she has been able to stand with help for the first time and is also able to write. But the medical director of Queen Elizabeth Hospital in Birmingham where Malala Yousafzai is being treated said Friday she is not yet out of […]
Afghan Blast Kills 19 Wedding Guests
Posted October 19th, 2012 at 8:40 am (UTC-5)
A roadside bomb blast has ripped through a minibus in northern Afghanistan, killing at least 19 people who were on their way to a wedding. Friday’s blast took place in the Dawlat Abad district of Balkh province. Authorities say at least 18 others were wounded. Police say most of the passengers were women and children. […]
Romney, Obama Stump for Votes Following Light-hearted Dinner
Posted October 19th, 2012 at 8:30 am (UTC-5)
U.S. President Barack Obama and Republican challenger Mitt Romney are returning to the campaign trail on Friday, a day after they poked fun at each other during a high-profile charity dinner in New York. Mr. Romney and his running mate Paul Ryan will reach out to voters in Florida, a battleground state in the November […]
