Officials in Turkey say Turkish security forces and Kurdish rebels have clashed in the country’s troubled southeast, killing nine people. Authorities said Saturday three Turkish troops and three Kurdistan Workers Party, or PKK militants were killed in fighting in Hakkari province, near the border with Iraq. In a separate incident in Bitlis province northwest of […]
9 Killed in Clashes in Southeast Turkey
Posted October 20th, 2012 at 6:15 am (UTC-5)
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International Peace Envoy Brahimi in Damascus
Posted October 20th, 2012 at 6:00 am (UTC-5)
International peace envoy Lakhdar Brahimi met with Syria’s foreign minister Saturday in Damascus to discuss the possibility of securing a temporary cease-fire in the conflict between Syrian forces and rebel groups. No details of the meeting with Foreign Minister Walid Muallem have been released. The U.N.-Arab League envoy is also scheduled to meet with President […]
Lebanese Cabinet Holds Emergency Meeting
Posted October 20th, 2012 at 3:55 am (UTC-5)
The Lebanese Cabinet is holding an emergency session Saturday, a day after a massive car bomb killed the country’s police intelligence chief. Eight people died and more than 80 were wounded in the blast Friday. The government has declared Saturday a national day of mourning. Demonstrators have closed roads around the country to protest the […]
International Peace Envoy Brahimi in Damascus
Posted October 20th, 2012 at 3:25 am (UTC-5)
International peace envoy Lakhdar Brahimi is in Damascus to meet with Syrian officials, including President Bashar al-Assad, for talks 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 Saturday with Syrian Foreign Minister Walid Muallem. Brahimi is pushing for Syrian officials […]
Palestinians Hold Elections in West Bank
Posted October 20th, 2012 at 3:10 am (UTC-5)
Palestinians are voting in local elections Saturday across parts of the West Bank, the first time they have gone to the polls in six years. The territory has over a half million registered voters. Hamas, the Islamic militant group that rules the Gaza Strip, is boycotting the election. Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas and his Fatah […]
