A suicide bomber targeted the convoy of a northern Afghanistan provincial intelligence chief early Monday, killing a young boy and wounding at least four others, including the official. Local police said the attacker blew himself up as Sayed Ahmad Sadat, the chief of National Directorate of Security in Faryab province, was on his way to […]
Suicide Attack Targets North Afghanistan Intel Chief
Posted October 17th, 2011 at 4:10 pm (UTC-5)
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Iran Ready to Study Assassination Plot Allegations
Posted October 17th, 2011 at 2:05 pm (UTC-5)
Iran says it is ready to study U.S. allegations of an Iranian plot to kill the Saudi Arabian ambassador in the United States. The state-run IRNA news agency said Monday that Iranian Foreign Minister Ali-Akbar Salehi has urged the U.S. to present Iran with any existing documents in the case. Iran has denied the allegations, […]
Militants Kill 9 Pakistani Troops in Ambush
Posted October 17th, 2011 at 1:30 pm (UTC-5)
Militants have ambushed Pakistani forces in the country’s northwest tribal region, killing at least nine soldiers. Monday’s attack took place in the Aka Khel area of Khyber Agency along the Afghan border. Pakistani military spokesman Major-General Athar Abbas said the paramilitary troops were conducting a search operation when they came under attack. Officials say troops […]
US Stocks Slide in Midday Trading Monday
Posted October 17th, 2011 at 1:00 pm (UTC-5)
U.S. stocks fell in midday trading Monday. The Dow Jones Industrial Average is down 1.5 percent. The S&P 500 is off 1.3 percent, while the NASDAQ composite index is down 1.6 percent. European stocks closed lower. London’s Financial Times 100 index slid one-half of one percent to finish at 5,437. The CAC-40 in Paris ended […]
Al-Shabab Threatens to Retaliate for Kenya Incursion
Posted October 17th, 2011 at 10:20 am (UTC-5)
Somali militant group al-Shabab is threatening attacks against Kenya unless the Kenyan government pulls its troops from Somali territory. Kenyan soldiers and armored vehicles entered southern Somalia over the weekend in what the government called a “pursuit” operation against al-Shabab, which Kenya blames for a series of kidnappings near the Kenya-Somali border. Speaking to reporters […]
Kenyan Troops Enter Southern Somalia
Posted October 16th, 2011 at 7:00 pm (UTC-5)
Reports from southern Somalia say Kenyan troops have entered the area to fight against the militant group al-Shabab, though Kenya’s defense minister denies the claim. An official with Ras Kamboni, a militia allied with the Somali government, tells VOA that about 400 Kenyan soldiers crossed the border on Friday and were in the Lower Jubba […]
Arab League Calls for Dialogue in Syria
Posted October 16th, 2011 at 5:00 pm (UTC-5)
The Arab League says it will bring together Syria’s government and opposition groups in an attempt to end the country’s ongoing violence. The league’s secretary general said the group aims to launch the dialogue within 15 days. He spoke Sunday after an emergency meeting of Arab foreign ministers in Cairo. Qatari Prime Minister Hamad bin […]
Aubry Concedes French Socialist Primary
Posted October 16th, 2011 at 3:55 pm (UTC-5)
Former French Labor Minister Martine Aubry has conceded defeat to Francois Hollande in the Socialist Party primary election to pick a challenger to President Nicolas Sarkozy. Aubry gave up Sunday when partial results gave her 44 percent of the vote compared to 56 percent for Hollande, who won last week’s first round. She congratulated her […]
Obama Helps Dedicate King Memorial
Posted October 16th, 2011 at 12:20 pm (UTC-5)
U.S. President Barack Obama helped dedicate a national memorial Sunday to slain civil rights icon Martin Luther King Jr, declaring that the nation must follow King’s example by continuing to strive and struggle for a better country.. In his address, President Obama — the nation’s first black president — said King “stirred our conscience” and […]
Occupy Movement Spreads Worldwide
Posted October 15th, 2011 at 8:00 pm (UTC-5)
Thousands of protesters have occupied New York City’s Times Square, buoyed by a day of demonstrations around the world in support of their monthlong campaign against corporate greed. Police in riot gear and mounted on horses tried to push people out of the square in an attempt to funnel the crowds away. It was just […]
