Chinese state media say the country’s navy has successfully landed a fighter jet on an aircraft carrier for the first time, in the latest sign of China’s growing military and economic power. In reports published Sunday, state-run news agencies said the navy landed several Chinese-made J-15 jets on the carrier Liaoning in the past week. […]
China Lands Fighter Jet on Aircraft Carrier for First Time
Posted November 25th, 2012 at 10:40 pm (UTC-5)
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Anti-Morsi Protest in Egypt Turns Deadly, Stocks Tumble
Posted November 25th, 2012 at 9:20 pm (UTC-5)
Opponents of Egyptian President Mohammed Morsi have stormed an office of his Muslim Brotherhood movement in the country’s north, triggering a fight that killed one person and wounded at least 40 others. Brotherhood leaders identified the fatality as a 15-year-old Islamist youth, but it was not clear how he was killed in Sunday’s incident in […]
Nationalists Win Parliamentary Election in Spain’s Catalonia
Posted November 25th, 2012 at 8:55 pm (UTC-5)
Official results from local parliamentary elections in Spain’s northeastern region of Catalonia show the majority of seats will go to nationalist parties that favor independence from Spain. Returns from Sunday’s vote show the national alliance of incumbent regional president and pro-independence candidate Artur Mas fell short of a majority, taking just 50 seats in the […]
Millions of Americans Head Home as Holiday Weekend Ends
Posted November 25th, 2012 at 7:40 pm (UTC-5)
Millions of Americans packed the nation’s airports, train stations and highways on Sunday as they headed home following the four-day Thanksgiving holiday. More than 43 million people were expected to travel 80 kilometers or more to attend holiday gatherings between Wednesday and Sunday. Most of them were expected to drive, with fewer people flying than […]
Anti-Morsi Protest in Egypt Turns Deadly, Stocks Tumble
Posted November 25th, 2012 at 7:40 pm (UTC-5)
Opponents of Egyptian President Mohammed Morsi have stormed an office of his Muslim Brotherhood movement in the country’s north, triggering a fight that killed one person and wounded at least 40 others. Brotherhood leaders identified the fatality as a 15-year-old Islamist youth, but it was not clear how he was killed in Sunday’s incident in […]
Bangladesh Factory Fire Kills At Least 110
Posted November 25th, 2012 at 7:00 pm (UTC-5)
Fire officials say a lack of emergency exits contributed to the deaths of at least 110 people, when a fire swept through a garment factory in Bangladesh. Authorities said Sunday that the blaze broke out on the ground floor of a multi-story building the night before in a factory outside the capital, Dhaka. Firefighters fought […]
Nationalists Take Election Lead in Spain’s Catalonia
Posted November 25th, 2012 at 5:55 pm (UTC-5)
Exit polls from elections in Spain’s northeastern region of Catalonia show the majority of local parliamentary seats will go to nationalist parties that favor independence from Spain. Early returns from Sunday’s vote show the national alliance of incumbent regional president and pro-independence candidate Artur Mas has taken at least 48 seats in the 135-seat parliament, […]
Syrian Rebels Claim Capture of Helicopter Base Near Damascus
Posted November 25th, 2012 at 5:50 pm (UTC-5)
Syrian rebels say they have captured a government helicopter base near Damascus as they try to close in on President Bashar al-Assad’s seat of power in the capital. A video released by Syrian activists on Sunday appears to show anti-Assad rebels roaming around the Marj al-Sultan air base, about 15 kilometers east of Damascus, after […]
Egypt’s Morsi to Meet Judicial Council on Decree
Posted November 25th, 2012 at 3:15 pm (UTC-5)
Egyptian state media says President Mohamed Morsi will meet members of the country’s highest judicial authority Monday to discuss his decree shielding his decisions from judicial review. Mr. Morsi and the judiciary hinted at compromise Sunday to avert a full-scale political crisis. The Supreme Judicial Council said the president’s decree seizing new powers should apply […]
Bombing Strikes Pakistan Shi’ite Procession, Kills 5
Posted November 25th, 2012 at 11:00 am (UTC-5)
Officials in northwestern Pakistan say a bomb blast near a Shi’ite religious procession has killed at least five people and wounded some 90 others. The explosion Sunday in Dera Ismail Khan came a day after a similar blast targeting Shi’ite Muslims in the same town killed seven people, including three children. The Pakistani Taliban have […]
