A bomb blast Tuesday killed at least seven people in eastern Turkey. Security sources said the device went off at a point along a road in the city of Tunceli as a military vehicle was passing by. At least six soldiers and one civilian were killed. Another vehicle was also hit by the blast. Smoke […]
Bomb in Eastern Turkey Kills 7 Soldiers
Posted September 25th, 2012 at 1:20 pm (UTC-5)
At least seven Turkish soldiers have been killed by a bomb in eastern Turkey. Security sources said the device went off at a point along a road in the city of Tunceli as the soldiers’ vehicle was passing by. Smoke from the blast could be seen over much of the city, as ambulances rushed to […]
Blast in Eastern Turkey Kills 6
Posted September 25th, 2012 at 12:20 pm (UTC-5)
At least six people are reported dead after an explosion in the eastern Turkish city of Tunceli. Reports say the explosion occurred Tuesday as a security vehicle was passing by. The vehicle was destroyed, and Turkish media reported that smoke from the blast could be seen over much of the city. Ambulances have been dispatched […]
Russia Says Belarus Elections ‘Free and Fair’
Posted September 25th, 2012 at 11:20 am (UTC-5)
Russia has praised Sunday’s parliamentary elections in Belarus as being free and fair, despite strong Western criticism of the polls. In a statement Tuesday, Russia’s foreign ministry said Moscow is convinced that Belarusians were able to make “a conscious choice” for their candidates. It said Western criticism of the elections was politically motivated. On Monday, […]
International Observers Criticize Belarus Vote
Posted September 24th, 2012 at 6:25 pm (UTC-5)
International observers are strongly criticizing Sunday’s parliamentary elections in Belarus as not being competitive from the start. The Organization for Security and Cooperation Monday said “a free election depends on people being free to speak, organize and run for office.” The observer mission said none of that happened during the Belarus campaign. U.S. State Department […]
European Court Approves Extradition of Terror Suspects to US
Posted September 24th, 2012 at 2:15 pm (UTC-5)
The European Court of Human Rights has given its final approval to allow the extradition of radical Muslim cleric Abu Hamza and four other terror suspects to the United States. On Monday, the court ruled against the defendants’ appeal that they would face inhumane treatment if transferred to the United States. The British government welcomed […]
WHO: SARS-Like Illness Surfaces in Qatari Man
Posted September 24th, 2012 at 10:55 am (UTC-5)
The World Health Organization says a Qatari man is critically ill in a London hospital after displaying symptoms similar to the deadly SARS virus. In a statement Monday, WHO representatives said the 49-year-old unnamed patient was suffering from acute respiratory infection and kidney failure. A 60-year-old Saudi national died from a similar virus earlier this […]
International Observers Criticize Belarus Vote
Posted September 24th, 2012 at 10:20 am (UTC-5)
International observers are strongly criticizing Belarus’ recent parliamentary election as “not [being] competitive from the start,” saying its administrators lacked impartiality. The Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe had sent more than 300 observers to Belarus to observe the vote. In a statement Monday, it said “a free election depends on people being free […]
Pro-Government Parties Dominate Belarus Vote
Posted September 24th, 2012 at 6:05 am (UTC-5)
Parties supporting Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko have dominated a parliamentary vote boycotted by the country’s main opposition parties. Election officials announced 109 winning candidates Monday – none of them opposition members. Main opposition parties declined to take part in the vote to protest what they said was election fraud, along with the detention of political […]
Belarus Reports High Turnout in Boycotted Parliamentary Vote
Posted September 24th, 2012 at 4:05 am (UTC-5)
Election officials in Belarus are reporting high turnout in Sunday’s parliamentary vote, which took place without the country’s main opposition parties. Officials said the turnout topped 74 percent – a figure the opposition and independent observers said was inflated by an early voting process that may have been a source of election fraud. Matteo Mecacci, […]
