Watches and warnings are posted up and down the U.S. east coast as Hurricane Sandy prepares to hit the Atlantic seaboard. Forecasters with the National Hurricane Center say they do not expect Sandy to weaken as it heads for what could be a direct hit along the Delaware, Maryland and Virginia coast late Monday. Sandy […]
Hurricane Sandy Bears Down on Eastern US
Posted October 27th, 2012 at 11:45 pm (UTC-5)
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Nearly 30 Killed in Explosions Across Iraq
Posted October 27th, 2012 at 10:50 pm (UTC-5)
A wave of deadly attacks has shattered the peace in Iraq during the Eid al-Adha holiday. Officials say nearly 30 people were killed in a series of explosions and shootings on Saturday, many of them Shi’ite pilgrims. The deadliest attacks happened in Baghdad where an explosion at an open-air market and a bus station killed […]
Suspected Coup Leader Arrested in Guinea Bissau
Posted October 27th, 2012 at 9:30 pm (UTC-5)
Officials with the transitional government in Guinea Bissau say the suspected leader of last week’s attempted coup has been arrested. Captain Pansao Ntchama and at least two other suspects were arrested Saturday on an island just off the coast of the West African nation. Government troops repelled the pre-dawn attack on an air force base […]
Indonesia Arrests 11 in Plot to Bomb US Embassy, Other Targets
Posted October 27th, 2012 at 5:05 pm (UTC-5)
Indonesian police say 11 people have been arrested in a suspected plot to attack the U.S. embassy in Jakarta and other domestic and foreign targets. National police spokesman Suhardi Alius said Saturday the arrests by a special anti-terror unit took place in four provinces. Alius said the suspects — members of the newly-formed Harakah Sunni […]
15 Killed in Explosions Across Iraq
Posted October 27th, 2012 at 9:05 am (UTC-5)
A wave of deadly attacks has shattered the peace in Iraq, where Muslims are marking the second day of the Eid al-Adha holiday. Officials say at least 15 people were killed in a series of explosions and shootings on Saturday, many of them Shi’ite pilgrims marking the holiday. The violence includes a bombing north of […]
Philippines Rebel Leader: Challenges Exist With Peace Deal
Posted October 27th, 2012 at 9:00 am (UTC-5)
The Philippines’ top Muslim rebel leader says a peace deal signed with the Philippine government can end the armed conflict between the two sides only if the Filipino Muslim community supports it. Murad Ebrahim said Saturday the task of implementing the peace deal is big and complicated, and that it must become reality on the […]
Deadly Violence in Syria, Despite Cease-fire
Posted October 27th, 2012 at 8:20 am (UTC-5)
A fragile cease-fire between Syrian forces and rebels showed further signs of fraying on Saturday following a car bombing in front of a church in the eastern city of Deir Ezzor. The state-run SANA news agency blamed “armed terrorist groups” for the blast which it said caused extensive damage to the church. It called the […]
Human Rights Group Calls for Protection of Muslims in Burma
Posted October 27th, 2012 at 4:50 am (UTC-5)
A human rights group has urged Burma to protect thousands of Muslims in the country’s west after satellite images showed once-thriving communities reduced to ashes. The Burmese government said a week of sectarian fighting between Rakhine Buddhists and Rohingya Muslims in Burma’s Rakhine state has left more than 2,800 houses burned down and 112 people […]
Killings Shatter Syrian Truce
Posted October 27th, 2012 at 4:40 am (UTC-5)
The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights says 150 people were killed on the first day of a cease-fire in Syria. The truce went into effect Friday in observance of the Muslim holiday of Eid al-Adha. The human rights observers said children were among the victims in a bomb blast near a playground and a mosque […]
Residents Clash with Police in Eastern China
Posted October 27th, 2012 at 3:45 am (UTC-5)
Residents in the eastern Chinese city of Ningbo have clashed with police while protesting the proposed expansion of a chemical factory they say will spew pollution and damage public health. The Hong Kong-based Information Center for Human Rights and Democracy says at least 10 people were injured when around 1,000 people clashed with police in […]
