Three British Islamists are on trial in Britain, facing accusations of plotting terrorist attacks that could have been deadlier than the 2005 London transit bombings. Prosecutor Brian Altman told a high-security London court Monday the three defendants planned to detonate up to eight rucksack bombs in a suicide attack or set off timer bombs in […]
London Court Opens Trial of 3 British Islamists Accused of Bomb Plot
Posted October 22nd, 2012 at 2:10 pm (UTC-5)
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Albanian Former Dissidents End Hunger Strike
Posted October 22nd, 2012 at 1:55 pm (UTC-5)
A group of former Albanian political prisoners says they are ending their month-long hunger strike because of exhaustion and political pressure. The activists have been protesting delays in government compensation for time they spent in jail under the country’s communist government. Twenty people began the strike last month, but only six strikers were left on […]
London Court Opens Trial of 3 British Islamists Accused of Bomb Plot
Posted October 22nd, 2012 at 11:30 am (UTC-5)
Three British Islamists are on trial in Britain, facing accusations of plotting terrorist attacks that could have been deadlier than the 2005 London transit bombings. Prosecutor Brian Altman told a high-security London court Monday the three defendants planned to detonate up to eight rucksack bombs in a suicide attack or set off timber bombs in […]
Russia Arrests 2nd Opposition Activist, Punk Band Members Sent to Prison
Posted October 22nd, 2012 at 11:25 am (UTC-5)
Russian investigators say they have arrested a second opposition activist in a crackdown against opponents of President Vladimir Putin, after the activist turned himself in. In a statement, Russia’s Investigations Committee says Leonid Razvozzhayev, an assistant deputy of the opposition Just Russia party, admitted to involvement in organizing mass disturbances in Russia and taking part […]
Kosovo Police, Nationalists Clash in Pristina, More than 20 Hurt
Posted October 22nd, 2012 at 9:50 am (UTC-5)
Kosovo police have used tear gas and pepper spray to break up a protest in the capital, Pristina, by stone-throwing nationalists opposed to European Union-mediated talks with Serbia. Authorities said Monday’s confrontation outside government headquarters injured at least 18 police officers and several demonstrators. Police briefly detained several lawmakers of the ultranationalist Self Determination party […]
International Cycling Union Bans Armstrong, Strips Tour Titles
Posted October 22nd, 2012 at 7:35 am (UTC-5)
Cycling’s governing body has stripped famed U.S. cyclist Lance Armstrong of his seven Tour de France titles and banned him for life. The International Cycling Union announced Monday it has ratified the sanctions handed down in August by the U.S. Anti-Doping Agency, which stripped Armstrong of the titles he won from 1999 to 2005. The […]
Russia: Security Forces Kill 49 Militants in North Caucasus Operation
Posted October 21st, 2012 at 11:30 am (UTC-5)
Russia says its security forces have killed 49 militants in an anti-terror operation in the North Caucasus region, home to a long-running Islamist insurgency. In a videotaped statement released Sunday, a Russian Anti-Terror Committee spokesman (Nikolai Sintsov) said Russian forces also detained 30 militants, destroyed 90 militant bases and seized weapons caches throughout the region. […]
Pope Benedict Canonizes 7 New Saints
Posted October 21st, 2012 at 4:25 am (UTC-5)
Pope Benedict the 16th named seven new saints Sunday morning in an elaborate ceremony in Saint Peter’s Square at the Vatican. Two of them are Americans, Kateri Tekakwitha a 17th century Native American known as “Lily of the Mohawks”, and Mother Marianne Cope, a 19th century Franciscan nun who cared for lepers in Hawaii. The […]
Luxembourg’s Heir to Thrown Weds Belgian Countess
Posted October 20th, 2012 at 9:45 am (UTC-5)
Luxembourg’s Prince Guillaume has married Belgian Countess Stephanie de Lannoy in an elaborate Catholic wedding ceremony that was the country’s largest royal event in decades. The heir to Luxembourg’s throne and his bride wed in the Cathedral of Our Lady of Luxembourg Saturday. Royals from across the globe attended the wedding mass, including Prince Edward […]
Russia Test-Fires Cruise Missiles Amid Tensions
Posted October 19th, 2012 at 3:20 pm (UTC-5)
Russia has test-fired two nuclear-capable cruise missiles, amid tensions between Moscow and Washington involving a proposed NATO missile defense shield. Russian military officials say two long-range strategic bombers launched the missiles, and that the tests were successful. Russia often steps up such activities at times of diplomatic tensions with the U.S. Russia regards the defense […]
