Iraqi authorities say militants have raided a government security compound in the western city of Ramadi, killing at least seven policemen and wounding about 15 other people. Officials say the assault began Sunday morning when the insurgents set off several bombs around the capital of Iraq’s Anbar province. They say one assailant later blew himself […]
Militants Storm Police Building in Western Iraq, Killing 7 Officers
Posted January 15th, 2012 at 12:20 pm (UTC-5)
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Third Survivor Resured from Italian Cruise Ship; 17 Still Missing
Posted January 15th, 2012 at 9:15 am (UTC-5)
A third survivor has been rescued from that Italian cruise ship that ran around late Friday off the coast of northern Italy as the number of missing has been reduced from around 40 to 17. A helicopter lifted a crew member from the ship on Sunday, 36 hours after the incident. He was hospitalized with […]
UN Chief to Assad: Stop Killing Your Own People
Posted January 15th, 2012 at 5:30 am (UTC-5)
U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon issued a call to Syria’s embattled President Bashar al-Assad Sunday to stop killing his own people. In a keynote address at a conference focused on democracy in the Arab world, Mr. Ban said “the path of repression is a dead end.” Mr. Ban told those in attendance in Beirut that the […]
Nigerian Unions, President Fail to Resolve Subsidy Stalemate
Posted January 14th, 2012 at 7:25 pm (UTC-5)
Nigeria’s government and union leaders failed to reach an agreement Saturday aimed at ending a week-old strike and averting a slowdown in oil production. Nigerian union met with President Goodluck Jonathan and other officials for talks about the ending of consumer fuel subsidies, which came into force January 1. But after hours of wrangling both […]
Militants Kill 4 in Pakistan’s NW
Posted January 14th, 2012 at 4:30 pm (UTC-5)
A group of heavily armed militants dressed in police uniforms stormed a police station in northwest Pakistan Saturday, triggering a gun battle with security forces that killed four people. Local authorities said the gunmen and suicide bombers hurled grenades into the police chief’s office in Dera Ismail Khan town, near the lawless South Waziristan tribal […]
S&P: Rising Risk of Recession in the Eurozone
Posted January 14th, 2012 at 2:05 pm (UTC-5)
Credit-rating firm Standard and Poor’s says the risk of recession in the eurozone is rising as European leaders fail to agree on a solution to the economic crisis. S&P outlined its decision to downgrade the credit ratings of nine European countries during a teleconference with reporters on Saturday. S&P credit analyst Moritz Kraemer said S&P […]
Taiwan Re-elects President Ma
Posted January 14th, 2012 at 9:30 am (UTC-5)
Throngs of supporters are celebrating outside the election headquarters of incumbent Taiwanese President Ma Ying-jeou, who secured another four-term term Saturday after beating opposition leader Tsai Ing-wen. Cheers rose when Mr. Ma emerged to tell supporters, “We have won.” With about 90 percent of the ballots counted, election officials said Mr. Ma had 51 percent […]
Taiawan Re-elects President Ma
Posted January 14th, 2012 at 8:50 am (UTC-5)
Throngs of supporters are celebrating outside the election headquarters of incumbent Taiwanese President Ma Ying-jeou, who secured another four-term term Saturday after beating opposition leader Tsai Ing-wen. Cheers rose when Mr. Ma emerged to tell supporters, “We have won.” With about 90 percent of the ballots counted, election officials said Mr. Ma had 51 percent […]
53 Dead in Attack on Iraqi Shi’ites
Posted January 14th, 2012 at 8:30 am (UTC-5)
A suicide attack in southern Iraq has killed at least 53 people. Authorities say the attack Saturday on a group of Shi’ite pilgrims near the city of Basra has left at least 100 people wounded. The blast struck near a police checkpoint on the route to a Shi’ite shrine. The attack took place as many […]
50 Dead in Attack on Iraqi Shiites
Posted January 14th, 2012 at 7:05 am (UTC-5)
A suicide attack in southern Iraq has killed at least 53 people. Authorities say the attack Saturday on a group of Shi’ite pilgrims near the city of Basra has left at least 100 people wounded. The blast struck near a police checkpoint on the route to a Shi’ite shrine. The attack took place as many […]
