Ten Afghan security personnel have been killed in fighting with Taliban militants in the western province of Herat. A local police spokesman says five police officers and five soldiers died in the gun battle on Monday. He says a district police chief was among those killed in the fighting, which began when the Taliban attacked […]
Taliban Militants Kill 10 Afghan Security Personnel
Posted October 23rd, 2012 at 9:20 am (UTC-5)
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China Makes Military Changes Ahead of Transition
Posted October 23rd, 2012 at 8:40 am (UTC-5)
China’s air force has a new commander. Chinese state-run media said Tuesday General Ma Xiaotian will take over control of the nation’s air force from General Xu Qiliang. Reports out of China say Xu will likely be promoted to vice chairman of the country’s powerful Central Military Committee. The moves come as China is set […]
Muslims Gather in Mecca for Haj
Posted October 23rd, 2012 at 6:55 am (UTC-5)
Muslim pilgrims are gathering in the Saudi city of Mecca for Islam’s annual pilgrimage, which begins Wednesday. Able Muslims are required to perform the arduous and expensive pilgrimage to Mecca, known as the Hajj, at least once in their lifetime. Saudi authorities are warning they will stop any disruptive protests over the conflict in Syria. […]
Qatari Leader Visits Gaza Strip
Posted October 23rd, 2012 at 6:05 am (UTC-5)
Qatari Emir Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa al-Thani has entered the Gaza Strip for the first visit to the Palestinian territory by a head of state since Islamist Hamas militants took control in 2007. He crossed into Gaza from Egypt on Tuesday, receiving a red-carpet welcome from Hamas officials. The Qatari leader is inaugurating more than […]
Fresh Outbreak of Communal Violence in Burma’s Rakhine State
Posted October 23rd, 2012 at 4:25 am (UTC-5)
Burmese authorities say three people have been killed and hundreds of homes burned in a fresh outbreak of violence between Buddhists and Rohingya Muslims in western Rakhine state. The violence, which broke out in two remote areas north of the capital of Sittwe, highlights simmering tensions in Western Burma, where widespread violence in June left […]
Chinese Leftists Urge Fair Treatment of Bo Xilai
Posted October 23rd, 2012 at 4:05 am (UTC-5)
A group of Chinese leftists has signed a petition urging parliament not to expel disgraced leader Bo Xilai, saying he could be exposed to an unfair and politically motivated trial. The letter, signed by hundreds of academics and former officials, was published on the far-left Red China website. It comes as China’s largely ceremonial parliament […]
U.S. Debate: Misquotes, Flawed Conclusions
Posted October 23rd, 2012 at 2:10 am (UTC-5)
In the aftermath of the third U.S. presidential debate, analysts are finding new and repeated inaccuracies in the candidates’ arguments, on topics ranging from Iraq to al-Qaida. Immediately following Monday’s debate, experts criticized U.S. President Barack Obama for misconstruing a comment Mr. Romney made earlier in the campaign, when the Republican candidate said “It’s not […]
Taiwan Hospital Fire Kills 12, Injures 70: Officials
Posted October 22nd, 2012 at 11:25 pm (UTC-5)
Taiwanese officials say a fire has killed 12 people and injured 70 others at a hospital housing mainly bedridden patients in southern Taiwan. Hospital officials say the fire broke out in the second floor nursing facility of the Hsinying Hospital in Tainan city early Tuesday. Officials say the injured, many of whom were too frail […]
US Pledges More Aid To Horn of Africa
Posted October 22nd, 2012 at 8:25 pm (UTC-5)
U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton says the United States will give $58 million in aid to countries in the Horn of Africa. In a statement Monday, Clinton said the humanitarian situation in the region is fragile, with more than 9 million people in need of assistance because of conflict, flooding, drought and economic problems. […]
UN Envoy: No Improvement In Iran’s Human Rights Situation
Posted October 22nd, 2012 at 8:05 pm (UTC-5)
A United Nations human rights envoy says the Iranian government is responsible for egregious rights violations and remains a leading user of capital punishment. Ahmed Shaheed, U.N. Special Rapporteur on Human Rights in Iran, told reporters, diplomats and rights activists in New York Monday that unfair trials, torture of prisoners, repression of journalists, persecution of […]
