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 […]
German Court Convicts 10 Somalis of Piracy
Posted October 19th, 2012 at 6:00 pm (UTC-5)
The U.N. Security Council says it plans to impose sanctions on the leaders of a Congolese rebel group and others who have violated an arms embargo on the country. The council also expressed its “deep concern” over reports that the Congolese militia group known as M23 is receiving help from neighboring countries. U.N. experts have […]
Russia Test-Fires Cruise Missiles Amid Tensions
Posted October 19th, 2012 at 3:20 pm (UTC-5)
Russia has test-fired two nuclear-capable cruise missiles, amid tensions between Moscow and Washington involving a proposed NATO missile defense shield. Russian military officials say two long-range strategic bombers launched the missiles, and that the tests were successful. Russia often steps up such activities at times of diplomatic tensions with the U.S. Russia regards the defense […]
EU Mediates First Round of Talks Between Serbia, Kosovo PMs
Posted October 19th, 2012 at 3:20 pm (UTC-5)
European Union foreign affairs chief Catherine Ashton has met with the prime ministers of Serbia and Kosovo in the first official talks between the two leaders aimed at easing tensions in the Balkans. The EU-brokered talks in Brussels Friday followed separate meetings between Ashton and Prime Ministers Ivica Dacic of Serbia and Hashim Thaci of […]
German Court Convicts 10 Somalis of Piracy
Posted October 19th, 2012 at 2:20 pm (UTC-5)
A German court has convicted 10 Somalis, in the country’s first piracy trial in centuries. The court in Hamburg sentenced the men to prison terms of between two and seven years each. The Somalis were arrested by the Dutch navy in 2010 after they hijacked a German container ship off the Horn of Africa. Defense […]
Romney, Obama Take On Battleground States
Posted October 19th, 2012 at 1:30 pm (UTC-5)
U.S. President Barack Obama and Republican challenger Mitt Romney are stepping up their appeals to voters in battleground states that could be key in determining the outcome of the November election. Mr. Obama reached out to women voters Friday during a appearance in Virginia. He said Mr. Romney could “turn back the clock” for women […]
