A U.S. federal jury has convicted a 46-year-old Somali national of conspiring to recruit young men from Minnesota to join the al-Qaida-linked terrorist group al-Shabab in its push to topple the Mogadishu government. Defendant Mahamud Said Omar was found guilty by the Minneapolis jury on all five counts of giving material support to terrorists, and […]
US Jury Convicts Somali National of Supporting Al-Shabab Terrorists
Posted October 18th, 2012 at 7:05 pm (UTC-5)
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FDA Confirms Link Between Fungus and Meningitis Outbreak
Posted October 18th, 2012 at 5:15 pm (UTC-5)
U.S. federal health officials confirm that contaminated vials linked to cases of meningitis does indeed contain the fungus responsible for causing the outbreak. Early tests on a batch of steroid led to a strong suspicion of a link. The latest tests announced Thursday by the Food and Drug Administration confirmed it. The meningitis outbreak has […]
Officials: Pakistani Schoolgirl Attacker Was Detained, Released in 2009
Posted October 18th, 2012 at 4:05 pm (UTC-5)
Pakistani officials say one of two Taliban militants suspected of shooting a Pakistani schoolgirl and sparking international condemnation was detained in 2009 but subsequently released. Authorities identified the alleged assailant Thursday as Attaullah and say the Pakistani military captured him during its offensive into the northwest Swat Valley three years ago. They detained him because […]
Search Engine Google Says Profits Fall
Posted October 18th, 2012 at 3:25 pm (UTC-5)
Internet search giant Google says its profits declined 20 percent in the last three months, which prompted a sharp sell-off of the company’s stock on Thursday. U.S.-based Google had planned to release its earnings report for the July-to-September period after the Nasdaq stock exchange had finished trading for the day. But the company that prints […]
Unemployment Benefit Claims Fluctuating in US
Posted October 18th, 2012 at 2:15 pm (UTC-5)
Weekly claims for unemployment compensation surged in the U.S. last week, but the government said the increase was largely the result of a seasonal correction of the data. A week ago, the government said the initial claims had fallen sharply. But Thursday, the U.S. said the number of initial applications for jobless aid jumped 46,000 […]
Renowned Turkish Pianist on Trial for Insulting Islam
Posted October 18th, 2012 at 1:45 pm (UTC-5)
A world-renowned Turkish pianist is on trial on charges of inciting religious hatred and insulting Islam in comments he made on Twitter in April. Forty-two year old Fazil Say appeared in an Istanbul courtroom Thursday to defend himself against the charges, which stemmed from several tweets making jokes about Muslims. If convicted, he faces up […]
Obama, Romney to Share Stage in New York City
Posted October 18th, 2012 at 1:15 pm (UTC-5)
Two days after their contentious second debate, U.S. President Barack Obama and Republican challenger Mitt Romney will meet again in a far more congenial setting Thursday night in New York City. The two candidates will speak at an annual fundraising dinner hosted by the city’s Catholic Archdiocese at the luxury Waldorf-Astoria Hotel. Unlike their heated […]
Survey: Russian Attitudes Toward US Worsened in 2012
Posted October 18th, 2012 at 1:10 pm (UTC-5)
A new survey of Russian public opinion shows the attitude of Russians toward the United States has worsened in the past year. The poll taken by the Levada Center, a non-governmental Russian research organization, shows the percentage of respondents with a positive view of the United States dropped to 46 percent, from 67 percent last […]
Northern Ireland’s First Abortion Clinic Opens, Draws Protests
Posted October 18th, 2012 at 11:40 am (UTC-5)
The first abortion clinic on the predominantly Catholic island of Ireland has opened in the British-controlled northern city of Belfast. The clinic operated by London-based family planning group Marie Stopes received its first clients on Thursday. Hours ahead of the opening, about 200 conservative Catholics and Protestants held a protest outside the clinic, holding signs […]
Greek Anti-austerity Protests Turn Violent
Posted October 18th, 2012 at 10:10 am (UTC-5)
Anti-austerity protests turned violent in Athens on Thursday, with hundreds of youths hurling gasoline bombs and rocks at riot police. Tens of thousands of Greek workers struck and marched to protest demands by the country’s international lenders that Athens impose more austerity measures before they will agree to hand Greece another segment of a bailout […]
