A strong earthquake hit northern Burma Sunday, causing terrified residents to flee swaying buildings. No major damage or casualties have been immediately reported. The U.S. Geological Survey said the 6.6-magnitude quake hit before 8 a.m. local time, 117 kilometers north of the city of Mandalay at a depth of just 10 kilometers. The earthquake was […]
Earthquake Hits Burma, No Damage or Casualties Reported
Posted November 10th, 2012 at 11:25 pm (UTC-5)
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Chinese Media: Tibetan Dies in Self-Immolation
Posted November 10th, 2012 at 9:30 pm (UTC-5)
Chinese state media reports a Tibet man has died after setting himself on fire, raising the total of self-immolation protests to seven in a week. The teenager set himself ablaze Saturday in front of the a monastery in northwestern China’s Gansu province. He was identified as Gonpo Tsering. The deadly protests come as China’s leaders […]
Guinea’s Treasury Chief Assassinated
Posted November 10th, 2012 at 7:40 pm (UTC-5)
The chief of Guinea’s treasury has been assassinated. Gunmen opened fire on Aissatou Boiro’s car Friday night in Conakry, the capital. Boiro was investigating an alleged plot by high-ranking officials to embezzle nearly $2 million from the Treasury. A Guinean government official told the French news agency that the murder was nothing more than other […]
BBC Chief Resigns Over False Child Sex Abuse Charges
Posted November 10th, 2012 at 6:50 pm (UTC-5)
The head of the British Broadcasting Corporation has resigned after a television news broadcast led to a top politician being wrongly accused of child sex abuse. George Entwistle was BBC director-general for less than two months. He said Saturday that he was also editor-in-chief of BBC news and ultimately responsible for all its content. Entwistle […]
Vatican Court Convicts Programmer in Leaks Scandal
Posted November 10th, 2012 at 6:35 pm (UTC-5)
A Vatican court has convicted a computer programmer employed by the Holy See of helping the former papal butler create a series of information leaks that embarrassed Pope Benedict. The court on Saturday then handed 48-year-old programmer Claudio Sciarpelletti a suspended sentence of two months in prison and five years’ probation. The three-judge panel convicted […]
Israeli Strike Kills 4 in Gaza After Anti-Tank Missile Hits Israeli Jeep
Posted November 10th, 2012 at 4:35 pm (UTC-5)
Palestinian militants fired a missile at an Israeli military jeep on Saturday and Israel responded with shelling into the Gaza Strip that killed four civilians. Officials and witnesses say 25 people were wounded in the flare-up, which was one of the most serious clashes in the border region in months. The armed wing of the […]
Obama Wins Florida, Widens Margin over Romney in Final Tally
Posted November 10th, 2012 at 2:50 pm (UTC-5)
U.S. President Barack Obama has been declared the winner of the closely-divided battleground state of Florida, four days after winning re-election. The southern state had been the only state still tallying its votes after Tuesday’s election, which pitted the incumbent Democrat against Republican candidate Mitt Romney. Florida’s Department of State says President Obama received 50 […]
Uncertainty over Iraq’s $4 billion Arms Deal With Russia
Posted November 10th, 2012 at 11:45 am (UTC-5)
The fate of a $4.2 billion dollar weapons deal between Iraq and Russia appears to be in limbo. A spokesman for Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki said Saturday that the deal had been cancelled because of his government’s “suspicions of corruption.” However, other officials say the plan is under review. Baghdad and Moscow signed off […]
Twin Bombings Kill Syrian Forces, Opposition Seeks Unity
Posted November 10th, 2012 at 10:00 am (UTC-5)
Two suicide bombers have detonated explosives near a Syrian military camp, as the country’s fractured opposition grapples with plans to reorganize and unite. The British-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights says at least 20 security force members were killed on Saturday when two bombs exploded minutes apart at a military facility in the southern city […]
Car Bombs Kill Dozens of Syrian Security Forces
Posted November 10th, 2012 at 7:50 am (UTC-5)
A Syrian activist group says two suicide car bomb attacks in southern Syria have killed at least 20 Syrian security force members. The British-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights says two bombs exploded minutes apart Saturday when the cars pulled up separately into a military camp in Daraa. Activists say many other people were wounded, […]
