Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki says the U.S. decision to withdraw troops from Iraq by the end of the year came after the Iraqi government refused to guarantee legal immunity for U.S. service members in Iraq. Mr. Maliki spoke to reporters Saturday, a day after U.S. President Barack Obama announced the withdrawal. The United States […]
Iraqi PM: U.S. Withdrawal Triggered by Immunity Issue
Posted October 22nd, 2011 at 9:50 am (UTC-5)
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Libya To Formally Announce Liberation on Sunday
Posted October 22nd, 2011 at 7:20 am (UTC-5)
Libya’s provisional leaders are planning to declare the country fully liberated on Sunday, a move that clears the way for the start of the process of building a new government. National Transitional Council officials said Saturday that the declaration would be made in Benghazi, the eastern city that became the hub of the anti-government movement. […]
Saudi Arabia’s Heir to Throne Dies
Posted October 22nd, 2011 at 4:45 am (UTC-5)
The heir to the Saudi throne, Crown Prince Sultan bin Abdul-Aziz, has died of an undisclosed illness. He was in his eighties. His death was announced by the Saudi media, which said he died Saturday “outside of the kingdom following an illness.” Western news reports say he died while undergoing medial treatment in New York. […]
U.N. Council Calls For Power Transfer in Yemen
Posted October 21st, 2011 at 5:05 pm (UTC-5)
The United Nations Security Council has condemned the Yemeni government for its crackdown on dissent and urged President Ali Abdullah Saleh to step down. The resolution, unanimously passed Friday by the council’s 15 members, is the body’s first resolution on Yemen since widespread protests began there in the spring. The measure calls Yemen’s use of […]
Europe’s Finance Chiefs Approve New Greek Bailout Payment
Posted October 21st, 2011 at 3:05 pm (UTC-5)
Greece moved a step closer Friday to securing an $11 billion segment of its 2010 international bailout to keep it from running out of money next month and defaulting on its financial obligations. Finance ministers from the 17 European nations that use the euro approved release of the money within a month. That leaves only […]
All US Troops to Leave Iraq by Year’s End
Posted October 21st, 2011 at 2:15 pm (UTC-5)
U.S. President Barack Obama has announced that all U.S. troops will be withdrawn from Iraq by the end of the year. The president made the statement Friday after a videoconference with Iraqi Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki. In remarks in the White House press briefing room, Mr. Obama said, “Our troops in Iraq will definitely be […]
Kenya Detains Muslim Cleric, Two Doctors in al-Shabab Crackdown
Posted October 21st, 2011 at 12:40 pm (UTC-5)
Kenya has arrested a Muslim cleric and two doctors with alleged ties to al-Shabab militants in neighboring Somalia, where Kenya’s military has continued to pursue al-Shabab insurgents. The doctors appeared in a Nairobi court on Friday, where they pleaded not guilty to terrorism related charges. The physicians, Ali Omar Salim and Adan Hassan Hillow, operated […]
Rights Activists: Syrian Forces Kill 13 Anti-Government Protesters
Posted October 21st, 2011 at 10:40 am (UTC-5)
Rights activists say Syrian security forces killed at least 13 demonstrators Friday, most of them in the flashpoint city of Homs where the death of Libya’s Moammar Gadhafi has galvanized anti-government protesters. Syria’s opposition movement, boosted by the killing Thursday of Libya’s ousted dictator, launched new protests across the country Friday in support of the […]
US Stocks Advance in Early Friday Trading
Posted October 21st, 2011 at 10:25 am (UTC-5)
U.S. stock indexes are up in early trading Friday. The Dow Jones Industrial Average and the S&P 500 index are both ahead 1.4 percent, while the NASDAQ composite index is up 1.2 percent. Stocks are up sharply in afternoon trading in Europe. London’s Financial Times index is up 1.4 percent, while the CAC-40 in Paris […]
Floodwaters Moving Into Areas of Bangkok
Posted October 21st, 2011 at 8:55 am (UTC-5)
Thai officials have warned millions of Bangkok residents to move their belongings to higher ground, as floodwaters began to inundate parts of the capital’s outer districts. Officials and witnesses said Friday water has risen to knee-level after seeping over canals in Bangkok’s northern Lak-Si district, about 16 kilometers from the city center. Many Bangkok residents […]
