Israeli police have evicted Palestinian protesters from a site in the occupied West Bank where Israelis plan to build a settlement. Palestinian activists erected tents in the area known as E-1 Friday saying they wanted to stop Israeli construction in the West Bank. The activists ignored orders to leave the area until Israeli police backed […]
Israel Evicts Palestinian Protesters from Settlement Area
Posted January 12th, 2013 at 10:35 pm (UTC-5)
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29 Officers Hurt in Northern Ireland Clashes
Posted January 12th, 2013 at 8:40 pm (UTC-5)
Twenty-nine police officers have been injured in the latest bout of rioting in Northern Ireland’s capital, Belfast, over limits to the flying of the British flag. Riot police used water cannon and fired six plastic bullet rounds at protesters who threw rocks and other objects at officers during the clashes in east Belfast Saturday. The […]
NY Declares Health Emergency as Flu Spreads on Continent
Posted January 12th, 2013 at 6:35 pm (UTC-5)
New York state declared a public health emergency Saturday, in the latest push against the influenza epidemic gripping the United States and threatening parts of Canada. The executive order allows pharmacists to administer flu shots to individuals under age 18, clearing the way for vaccinations to children as young as six months old. The mayor […]
Italian Consul Escapes Attack in Libya
Posted January 12th, 2013 at 6:20 pm (UTC-5)
Gunmen have shot at a car carrying the Italian consul in the Libyan city of Benghazi but failed to harm him. Authorities say Guido De Sanctis was going home after work Saturday when the gunmen, riding in another car, fired several shots at his vehicle. Security officials said nobody was hurt in the attack because […]
:$107,000 Bonus for Kenyan MP’s Rejected
Posted January 12th, 2013 at 1:40 pm (UTC-5)
Kenya’s president has vetoed legislation that would have given members of parliament $107,000 send-off bonuses. President Mwai Kibaki on Saturday ordered the country’s attorney general to redraft the measure to ensure that it is compliant with the constitution. Under Kenya’s constitution, civil servants’ pay is regulated by a Salaries and Remunerations Commission. Members of the […]
Pakistani Shi’ites Protest Deadly Bombings
Posted January 12th, 2013 at 12:55 pm (UTC-5)
Pakistani Shi’ites protested in southwestern Pakistan for a second day Saturday, following bomb blasts that killed nearly 100 people. More than 3,000 protesters gathered near the scene of twin suicide attacks Thursday that killed at least 86 people in the city of Quetta, capital of Baluchistan province. Police say the bombing targeted a billiards hall […]
Obama: End of Afghan War in Sight
Posted January 12th, 2013 at 11:30 am (UTC-5)
U.S. President Barack Obama said in his weekly address that the core U.S. objective for going to war in Afghanistan is within reach. The president said Saturday the goal of ensuring that al-Qaida will never be able to use Afghanistan again to launch attacks against America will be met and the war in Afghanistan will […]
Tibetan Dies in First 2013 Immolation Protest
Posted January 12th, 2013 at 10:35 am (UTC-5)
A Tibetan man has died after setting himself on fire Saturday to protest Chinese rule in ethnic Tibetan areas. The man, named Tsebey, was in his early twenties. Authorities say he died at the protest site in the Sangchu region of eastern Tibet. Tibetan activists say it was the first self-immolation of 2013. Since 2009, […]
Russia Stops Short of Urging Syria’s Assad to Step Down
Posted January 12th, 2013 at 10:25 am (UTC-5)
Russia is calling for a political transition process in Syria but has stopped short of saying President Bashar al-Assad should relinquish power as part of a deal to end the country’s conflict. In a statement Saturday, Russia’s Foreign Ministry reiterated Moscow’s long-held position that only Syrians can decide their future without outside interference. The statement […]
Tibetan Dies in First Immolation Protest of New Year
Posted January 12th, 2013 at 9:15 am (UTC-5)
A Tibetan man has died after setting himself on fire Saturday to protest Chinese rule in ethnic Tibetan areas. The man, named Tsebey, was in his early twenties. Authorities say he died at the protest site in the Sangchu region of eastern Tibet. Tibetan activists say it was the first self-immolation of 2013. Since 2009, […]
