A television news host in Russia’s troubled North Caucasus region has been shot to death, in the latest deadly attack in an area where Islamic militants are active. Russian officials said Thursday that 28-year-old Kazbek Gekkiyev was shot to death late Wednesday by unknown assailants. His colleagues at a regional branch of the state channel […]
Russian News Host Shot Dead in North Caucasus
Posted December 6th, 2012 at 2:00 pm (UTC-5)
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Dutch Suspend Search for Victims of North Sea Ship Collision
Posted December 6th, 2012 at 2:00 pm (UTC-5)
Rescuers have called off a search for six missing crewmembers after a ship collision that killed five in the North Sea off the Dutch coast. Dutch Coast Guard officials said Thursday that given the frigid water temperature and the time that has passed, it is unlikely more survivors will be found. Rescue efforts were hampered […]
Afghan Spy Chief Wounded in ‘Terrorist Attack’
Posted December 6th, 2012 at 2:00 pm (UTC-5)
Afghan officials say the country’s intelligence chief is in surgery after being wounded in an assassination attempt in Kabul. The National Directorate of Security (NDS) said Asadullah Khalid was wounded in what it called a “terrorist attack” Thursday, when a suicide bomber struck a guest house in the capital. NDS spokesman Shafiqullah Tahiri said the […]
European Central Bank Sees More Eurozone Economic Decline
Posted December 6th, 2012 at 1:40 pm (UTC-5)
The European Central Bank says the economic fortunes of the 17-nation euro currency bloc are likely to continue to decline next year and not advance again until late in 2013 and into 2014. Bank president Mario Draghi gave his assessment of the eurozone economy Thursday after the central bank kept its benchmark interest rate at […]
Afghan Spy Chief Wounded in ‘Terrorist Attack’
Posted December 6th, 2012 at 12:55 pm (UTC-5)
Afghan officials say the country’s intelligence chief is in surgery after being wounded in an assassination attempt in Kabul. The National Security Directorate said Asadullah Khalid was wounded in what it called a “terrorist attack” Thursday when an explosion hit a guest house in the capital. Khalid reportedly suffered injuries to the lower part of […]
Clinton Warns of Backsliding in Eastern Europe, Central Asia
Posted December 6th, 2012 at 12:25 pm (UTC-5)
U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton has issued sharp criticism for a number of Eastern European and Central Asian nations, saying they are backsliding on democratic reforms. In a meeting with human rights activists in Dublin Thursday, Clinton warned that Russia is trying to “re-Sovietize” Eastern Europe and Central Asia by creating a regional trade […]
European Central Bank Sees More Eurozone Economic Decline
Posted December 6th, 2012 at 12:10 pm (UTC-5)
The European Central Bank says the economic fortunes of the 17-nation euro currency bloc are likely to continue to decline next year and not advance again until late in 2013 and into 2014. Bank president Mario Draghi gave his assessment of the eurozone economy Thursday after the central bank kept its benchmark interest rate at […]
Afghan Spy Chief Wounded in ‘Terrorist Attack’
Posted December 6th, 2012 at 11:40 am (UTC-5)
Afghan officials say the country’s intelligence chief is in surgery after being wounded in an assassination attempt in Kabul. The National Security Directorate said Asadullah Khalid was wounded in what it called a “terrorist attack” Thursday when an explosion hit a guest house in the capital. Khalid reportedly suffered injuries to the lower part of […]
Pakistan PM Raises Drone Concerns with US Ambassador
Posted December 6th, 2012 at 11:15 am (UTC-5)
Pakistani Prime Minister Raja Pervez Ashraf expressed concern over U.S. drone strikes in his country during a meeting Thursday in Islamabad with U.S. Ambassador to Pakistan Richard Olson. The prime minister’s office released a statement saying that in the meeting, Mr. Ashraf called the attacks counterproductive and urged alternative means to eliminate terrorists. Mr. Ashraf’s […]
Yellow Fever Kills 165, Still Spreading in Darfur
Posted December 6th, 2012 at 11:05 am (UTC-5)
The United Nations says 165 people have died of yellow fever in Sudan’s Darfur region over the past three months, and warns the outbreak continues to spread. The resident U.N. humanitarian coordinator in Sudan said Thursday the total number of yellow fever cases in Darfur stands at more than 670, and that it is likely […]
