(updates lede, graf 3) Officials in Iraq say a wave of bombings hit the country Sunday, killing at least 17 people and wounding scores of others. The deadliest attack was a series of three car bombings in Taji, just north of the capital, Baghdad. Officials says the bombings killed eight people and wounded more than […]
13 Killed in Blasts in Iraq
Posted September 30th, 2012 at 5:00 am (UTC-5)
(updates graf 3) Officials in Iraq say a wave of bombings has hit the country, killing at least 13 people. Authorities say the Sunday blasts also wounded more than 30 people. The deadliest attack was a series of three car bombings in Taji, just north of the capital, Baghdad. Officials says the bombings killed eight […]
13 Killed in Blasts in Iraq
Posted September 30th, 2012 at 3:45 am (UTC-5)
Officials in Iraq say a wave of bombings has hit the country, killing at least 13 people. Authorities say the Sunday blasts also wounded more than 30 people. The deadliest attack was a series of car bombings in Taji, just north of the capital, Baghdad. There has been no immediate claim of responsibility for the […]
Libyans Turn in Arms in Collection Push
Posted September 29th, 2012 at 6:45 pm (UTC-5)
Hundreds of Libyans are turning in their weapons at collection points in the capital, Tripoli, and the eastern city of Benghazi. Several men lined up at Martyrs’ Square in the capital and Liberty Square in Benghazi, weapons and ammunition in hand, in an effort Saturday to help the Libyan army rid the streets of arms […]
US Warns of Threat to Female Missionaries in Egypt
Posted September 29th, 2012 at 5:05 pm (UTC-5)
The U.S. embassy in Cairo has issued a warning to U.S. women Christian missionaries of the dangers of terror attacks they face in the mostly Muslim Egypt. In a statement on its website, the embassy says it has credible information suggesting terrorist interest in targeting U.S. female missionaries. It asks U.S. citizens to exercise vigilance […]
Iran Condemns US Decision to Take Exiled Group Off Terror List
Posted September 29th, 2012 at 3:45 pm (UTC-5)
Iran has condemned the U.S. government decision to take an Iranian militant opposition group off its terrorism list. The U.S. State Department said Friday it is delisting the Iranian group Mujahedin-e Khalq and its aliases effective immediately, citing absence of any terrorist activity by the group in the past decade and its public renunciation of […]
Libyans Turn in Arms in Collection Push
Posted September 29th, 2012 at 2:15 pm (UTC-5)
Hundreds of Libyans are turning in their weapons at collection points in the capital, Tripoli, and the eastern city of Benghazi. Several men lined up at Marty Square in the capital and Liberty Square in Benghazi, weapons and ammunition in hand, in an effort Saturday to help the Libyan army rid the streets of arms […]
Battles Rage in Syria’s Aleppo for Third Day
Posted September 29th, 2012 at 10:00 am (UTC-5)
Battles are raging in Syria’s most populous city, Aleppo, as rebels continued their offensive to take the city that began three days ago. Mataz Suheil, of the Britain-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights, told VOA Saturday clashes broke out in Aleppo’s Arkub and Azzizia neighborhoods. At least three rebel fighters were killed in fighting in […]
Battles Rage in Syria’s Aleppo for Third Day
Posted September 29th, 2012 at 9:55 am (UTC-5)
Battles are raging in Syria’s most populous city, Aleppo, as rebels continued their offensive to take the city that began three days ago. Mataz Suheil, of the Britain-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights, told VOA Saturday clashes broke out in Aleppo’s Arkub and Azzizia neighborhoods. At least three rebel fighters were killed during clashed in […]
Iran Vows to Retaliate Against Any Attack
Posted September 28th, 2012 at 5:20 pm (UTC-5)
Iran has vowed to retaliate against any attack, after Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu called on the world to draw a “clear red line” on Tehran’s nuclear program. Iran’s deputy U.N. ambassador, Eshagh al-Habib, accused Mr. Netanyahu of making “baseless allegations” against Tehran, which insists its nuclear program is for peaceful purposes. World powers say […]
