A suicide bomber in Indonesia’s Central Java Province blew himself up Sunday at a Protestant church packed with hundreds of worshippers, killing himself and wounding at least 20 others, some critically. Authorities say the bombing in the city of Solo occurred just as people were exiting the church at the end of the service. Solo […]
Suicide Bomber Wounds 20 in Indonesian Church
Posted September 25th, 2011 at 5:20 pm (UTC-5)
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Suicide Attacker Kills 2 in Eastern Afghanistan
Posted September 25th, 2011 at 4:45 pm (UTC-5)
Afghan police say a suicide bomber blew himself up Sunday outside a local police headquarter in eastern Afghanistan, killing two policemen and wounding two civilians. The attack took place in Yahya Khel district in Paktika province near the Pakistani border. Also Sunday, NATO said two of its service members died in eastern Afghanistan from separate […]
Yemen’s Saleh Calls for Power Transfer Through Elections
Posted September 25th, 2011 at 2:14 pm (UTC-5)
Yemen’s President Ali Abdullah Saleh says he is committed to a peaceful transfer of power through presidential elections. In his first televised speech since his unexpected return to the country, Mr. Saleh also said Sunday he is committed to implementing a power transfer initiative drawn up by the Gulf Cooperation Council. The long-stalled plan calls […]
Pakistan Holds Special Military Meeting Amid US Tensions
Posted September 25th, 2011 at 1:30 pm (UTC-5)
Pakistan army chief General Ashfaq Kayani chaired a special meeting with his top commanders Sunday as an escalating war on words with the U.S. drags relations between the two nations to a new low. Pakistani officials say the corps commanders met at the General Headquarters in Rawalpindi to review the “prevailing security situation” in the […]
US Marathon Swimmer Ends Cuba-Florida Crossing
Posted September 25th, 2011 at 1:25 pm (UTC-5)
American endurance swimmer Diana Nyad has abandoned her latest attempt to swim the 166 kilometers from Cuba to Florida. Making the journey without the benefit of a shark cage, the 62-year-old Nyad had reached the halfway point despite suffering painful stings by Portuguese Man o’ War jellyfish. But medics warned her that with toxins from […]
Plane Crashes in Nepal, Kills All 19 Onboard
Posted September 25th, 2011 at 5:10 am (UTC-5)
Aviation officials in Nepal say a plane carrying tourists to view Mount Everest has crashed, killing all 19 people onboard. Authorities say one passenger initially survived the crash Sunday, but died later in a hospital. Tourism officials say the Buddha Air Beechcraft was carrying 10 Indians, 2 Americans, 1 Japanese and 3 Nepali passengers. The […]
New Libyan, Egyptian Leaders Debut on UN Stage
Posted September 24th, 2011 at 6:20 pm (UTC-5)
Libyan National Transitional Council leader Mahmoud Jibril and Egyptian Foreign Minister Mohamed Kamel Amr made their debut on the U.N. stage Saturday as they addressed the annual General Assembly session. Mr. Jibril called on the international community to lift sanctions against his country. He said “a new Libya is coming to life” as a nation […]
Defunct Satellite Falls Over Pacific Ocean
Posted September 24th, 2011 at 5:45 pm (UTC-5)
The U.S. space agency says pieces of a decommissioned satellite have fallen back to Earth over the Pacific Ocean. NASA says it may never be known exactly when or where the pieces of the Upper Atmosphere Research Satellite fell, but it is most likely at the bottom of the Pacific Ocean. NASA has said the […]
Palestinian Official Critical of Call for Talks With Israel
Posted September 24th, 2011 at 5:06 pm (UTC-5)
The Palestinian foreign minister said Saturday a new initiative calling for the resumption of peace talks with Israel is insufficient because it does not include a call for an Israeli settlement construction freeze. Riyad al-Malki criticized the plan from the Middle East Quartet one day after Palestinians formally launched a bid for United Nations statehood […]
IMF Stresses Coordinated Action To Tackle Global Financial Dangers
Posted September 24th, 2011 at 4:09 pm (UTC-5)
Top officials from two of the world’s largest economies are urging Europe to move now in order to stop the continent’s debt crisis from undermining the global economy. U.S. Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner and China’s central bank governor Zhou Xiaochuan delivered their warnings during speeches to leaders of the International Monetary Fund Saturday. Geithner called […]
