Polls have opened in Spain’s wealthy northeastern region of Catalonia to choose 135 regional parliamentary seats. The Sunday election is viewed as a possible referendum on Catalonia’s independence from Spain. Incumbent regional president and pro-independence candidate Artur Mas told members of his Convergence and Union Party last week that independence is within sight. If he […]
2 Killed in Pakistan Shi’ite Procession
Posted November 25th, 2012 at 3:25 am (UTC-5)
Officials in northwestern Pakistan say a bomb blast near a Shi’ite religious procession has killed at least two people. Authorities say about three dozen people were wounded in the explosion Sunday in Dera Ismail Khan, where an explosion Saturday also targeted Shi’ites. Seven people, including three children, were killed in Saturday’s blast. There has been […]
2 Killed in Pakistan Shi’ite Procession
Posted November 25th, 2012 at 3:00 am (UTC-5)
Officials in northwestern Pakistan say a bomb blast near a Shi’ite religious procession has killed at least two people. Authorities say several people were wounded in the explosion Sunday in Dera Ismail Khan, the site of an explosion Saturday that also targeted Shi’ites. Seven people, including three children, were killed in Saturday’s blast. There has […]
China Lands Jet on Aircraft Carrier for First Time
Posted November 25th, 2012 at 2:50 am (UTC-5)
China’s official news agency says the People’s Liberation Army’s navy has successfully landed a fighter jet on its new aircraft carrier for the first time. The Xinhua news agency said Sunday that the landing exercise marked the debut of the carrier-based J-15 fighter jet, developed in China. China purchased the former Soviet navy’s unfinished carrier […]
100 Killed in Bangladesh Factory Fire
Posted November 25th, 2012 at 2:45 am (UTC-5)
Officials in Bangladesh say a fire at a garment factory has killed at least 100 people, mostly women. Authorities say the death toll could rise. Rescue workers found the bodies early Sunday. Authorities say the blaze broke out on the ground floor of the nine-story building Saturday night in the Tazreen Fashions factory outside the […]
18 Dead, 5 Missing in China Mine Blast
Posted November 25th, 2012 at 2:25 am (UTC-5)
China’s official news agency says 18 people were killed and at least five remain missing after an explosion in a coal mine. The Xinhua news agency reported that there were 28 workers underground Saturday in the state-owned Xiangshi coal mine in southeastern Guizhou province when the coal and gas explosion hit at about 11 a.m. […]
100 Killed in Bangladesh Factory Fire
Posted November 25th, 2012 at 2:15 am (UTC-5)
Bangladesh officials say a fire at a garment factory has killed at least 100 people. Rescue workers found the bodies early Sunday. Authorities say the blaze broke out Saturday night in the Tazreen Fashions factory outside Dhaka, the capital of Bangladesh. Various reports say many workers were trapped on upper floors of the multi-story building. […]
100 Killed in Bangladesh Factory Fire
Posted November 25th, 2012 at 12:25 am (UTC-5)
Bangladesh officials say a fire at a garment factory has killed at least 100 people. Rescue workers found the bodies early Sunday. Authorities say the blaze broke out Saturday night in the Tazreen Fashions factory outside Dhaka, the capital of Bangladesh. Some reports say many workers were trapped on upper floors of the building, and […]
Egypt’s ElBaradei Calls on President to Rescind Near Absolute Powers
Posted November 24th, 2012 at 11:50 pm (UTC-5)
Prominent Egyptian democracy advocate Mohammed ElBaradei has called on Egypt’s president to rescind the near absolute powers he has granted himself. ElBaradei says President Mohamed Morsi must take the action to avoid the possibility of increased turmoil in the country that has recently shed its longtime repressive government. Nobel laureate ElBaradei addressed crowds that gathered […]
7 Killed in Pakistan Shi’ite Procession
Posted November 24th, 2012 at 11:40 pm (UTC-5)
Pakistani officials say a roadside bomb blast near a Shi’ite religious procession has killed at least seven people, including three children. Authorities say 30 people were wounded in the attack Saturday in the northwestern city of Dera Ismail Khan. The Pakistani Taliban often carries out such attacks. Saturday’s attack came as minority Shi’ites observed the […]
