The Turkish parliament has voted to authorize further military operations outside its borders after it struck Syrian targets on Thursday in response to a deadly cross-border mortar attack that killed five civilians. Deputy Prime Minister Besir Atalay said the one-year measure is not a declaration of war, but intended as a deterrent against agressive action […]
Turkey OKs Possible Further Action Against Syria
Posted October 4th, 2012 at 10:00 am (UTC-5)
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Romney, Obama Campaigns Resume After Debate
Posted October 4th, 2012 at 8:35 am (UTC-5)
With the first debate of the U.S. presidential campaign behind them, President Barack Obama and his Republican challenger, Mitt Romney, headed back to their cross-country travels Thursday, seeking voters’ support for next month’s election. Mr. Romney is holding a rally in Virginia with his running mate, Congressman Paul Ryan. Mr. Obama began his day in […]
4 UN Peacekeepers Killed in West Darfur Ambush
Posted October 3rd, 2012 at 8:40 pm (UTC-5)
Unknown gunmen have killed four U.N. peacekeepers and wounded eight others during an ambush in Sudan’s Darfur region. According to the U.N.-African Union Mission in Darfur (UNAMID), the assailants opened fire on the peacekeepers late Tuesday in West Darfur state. A mission spokesman says the peacekeepers – all from Nigeria – were on patrol in […]
At Least 40 Killed as Car Bombs Strike Syria
Posted October 3rd, 2012 at 9:45 am (UTC-5)
Four massive explosions ripped through a government-controlled section of Syria’s largest city, Aleppo, killing at least 40 people and wounding nearly 100 others. The Syrian government and its opponents said Wednesday three of the blasts were car bombs that targeted Saadallah Jabri Square, near a hotel that residents said housed pro-government militiamen. An officers’ club […]
Syrian Conflict Draws in Assad Ally Hezbollah, Widens His Rift with Hamas
Posted October 2nd, 2012 at 8:10 pm (UTC-5)
Syria’s civil war appears to be drawing in Lebanese Hezbollah militants allied to President Bashar al-Assad while at the same time widening a rift between the Syrian leader and his former Palestinian militant allies Hamas. In reports published Tuesday, Western news agencies quote Lebanese sources and Syrian activists as saying that a senior Hezbollah commander […]
Witnesses Report Campus Slaughter in Northern Nigeria
Posted October 2nd, 2012 at 3:55 pm (UTC-5)
Witnesses say at least 25 people have been killed at a college in northeastern Nigeria, in what appears to be a systematic slaughter by unidentified gunmen. Students at the Federal Polytechnic College in the Adamawa state town of Mubi tell VOA that gunshots were heard beginning at about 10 p.m. Monday and continuing for at […]
Saakashvili’s Party Concedes Defeat, Georgia Set for Transition
Posted October 2nd, 2012 at 12:10 pm (UTC-5)
Georgia is heading into a political transition after voters used parliamentary elections to knock the ruling party of President Mikheil Saakashvili from power. One day after claiming victory at the polls, President Saakashvili conceded defeat Tuesday to the Georgian Dream coalition led by billionaire Bidzina Ivanishvili. Mr. Saakashvili pledged in a televised statement to help […]
7 Crew Arrested in Fatal Hong Kong Ferry Crash
Posted October 2nd, 2012 at 12:05 pm (UTC-5)
Hong Kong police have arrested seven crew members from two passenger boats that collided in the city’s Victoria Harbor, killing 38 passengers. Police officials say the crew members were detained on suspicion of endangering the lives of the passengers, but gave few other details on Hong Kong’s worst maritime accident in decades. More than 100 […]
Bangladesh Accuses Rohingya Muslims of Attacking Buddhists
Posted October 1st, 2012 at 10:00 pm (UTC-5)
The Bangladeshi government is accusing Rohingya Muslims from Burma of involvement in a wave of Muslim attacks on Buddhist temples in southeastern Bangladesh on Saturday and Sunday. Bangladeshi Home Affairs Minister Mohiuddun Khan Alamgir Monday said Rohingyas were among the thousands of anti-Buddhist rioters who vandalized and looted at least 10 Buddhist temples and dozens […]
Exit Polls: Georgia Opposition Leads Parliamentary Vote
Posted October 1st, 2012 at 1:25 pm (UTC-5)
Exit polls in Georgia have given an early edge to the opposition coalition in Monday’s parliamentary vote, but the lead may not translate into a victory. A state television exit poll says pro-Russian billionaire Bidzina Ivanishvili’s group “Georgian Dream” leads with 35-percent of the vote over President Mikheil Saakashvili’s ruling United National Movement’s 30 percent. […]
