Thousands of garment workers took to the streets of Bangladesh on Monday to protest a factory blaze that killed at least 110 people. Demonstrators blocked a major highway and some threw stones at a factory nearby on the outskirts of the Bangladeshi capital, Dhaka. Hundreds of workers were trapped in the fire that began late […]
Bangladeshi Garment Workers Protest Deadly Blaze
Posted November 26th, 2012 at 9:35 am (UTC-5)
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Nationalists Win Parliamentary Election in Spain’s Catalonia
Posted November 25th, 2012 at 8:55 pm (UTC-5)
Official results from local parliamentary elections in Spain’s northeastern region of Catalonia show the majority of seats will go to nationalist parties that favor independence from Spain. Returns from Sunday’s vote show the national alliance of incumbent regional president and pro-independence candidate Artur Mas fell short of a majority, taking just 50 seats in the […]
Egypt’s Morsi to Meet Judicial Council on Decree
Posted November 25th, 2012 at 3:15 pm (UTC-5)
Egyptian state media says President Mohamed Morsi will meet members of the country’s highest judicial authority Monday to discuss his decree shielding his decisions from judicial review. Mr. Morsi and the judiciary hinted at compromise Sunday to avert a full-scale political crisis. The Supreme Judicial Council said the president’s decree seizing new powers should apply […]
Bangladesh Factory Fire Kills More Than 100
Posted November 25th, 2012 at 9:35 am (UTC-5)
Rescuers are working in Bangladesh to recover the bodies of victims in a garment factory fire that killed at least 109 people, mostly women. Authorities say the blaze broke out on the ground floor of a multi-story building Saturday night in a factory outside the capital, Dhaka. Firefighters fought the blaze for several hours, while […]
5 Killed, 70 Wounded in Pakistan Shi’ite Procession
Posted November 25th, 2012 at 5:50 am (UTC-5)
Officials in northwestern Pakistan say a bomb blast near a Shi’ite religious procession has killed at least five people. Authorities say about 70 people were wounded in the explosion Sunday in Dera Ismail Khan, where an explosion Saturday also targeted Shi’ites. Seven people, including three children, were killed in Saturday’s blast. Police say the bomb […]
7 Killed in Pakistan Shi’ite Procession
Posted November 24th, 2012 at 11:40 pm (UTC-5)
Pakistani officials say a roadside bomb blast near a Shi’ite religious procession has killed at least seven people, including three children. Authorities say 30 people were wounded in the attack Saturday in the northwestern city of Dera Ismail Khan. The Pakistani Taliban often carries out such attacks. Saturday’s attack came as minority Shi’ites observed the […]
Egyptian Protests Continue; Judges Join Outcry
Posted November 24th, 2012 at 11:15 am (UTC-5)
Egypt’s highest body of judges has called President Mohamed Morsi’s recent decrees of authority “an unprecedented attack” on the independence of the judiciary, and judges in Alexandria have gone on strike in protest. Members of the judges’ group, the Supreme Judicial Council, made their statement Saturday after an emergency meeting. Alexandria judges announced they will […]
Black Friday Kicks Off US Holiday Shopping
Posted November 23rd, 2012 at 5:20 pm (UTC-5)
The U.S. holiday shopping season has arrived. Across the country, Americans are swarming retail stores in a yearly frenzy known as “Black Friday.” At malls and stores from Los Angeles to New York, crowds of people stood in lines for hours waiting to get their hands on high-priced items specially discounted for the day. Some […]
EU President: Budget Deal Possible Early Next Year
Posted November 23rd, 2012 at 2:15 pm (UTC-5)
European Union President Herman Van Rompuy says an EU budget deal is possible early next year, despite the end of a two-day summit in Brussels Friday that failed to reach agreement. Van Rompuy downplayed division, saying that “constructive discussions” at the summit meant a deal for the 27-nation bloc could be viable in early 2013. […]
Egyptian Plan Protests After President Grants Himself Sweeping Powers
Posted November 23rd, 2012 at 11:10 am (UTC-5)
Egyptian President Mohamed Morsi says he wants to move Egypt forward as a stable and safe nation, and says he does not want sole control of the country. He made the remarks in a speech Friday in Cairo, as supporters and anti-government protesters rallied in different parts of the city. Mr. Morsi said he was […]
