Syrian security forces killed at least five people in the central Homs region, in the latest government crackdown on dissent. Activists say the deaths occurred Saturday during an apparent government search operation in the flashpoint region. Meanwhile, a state media report says funerals were held on Saturday for six security force officers who were killed […]
Libya’s Provisional Fighters Battle For Control of Gadhafi Strongholds
Posted September 24th, 2011 at 11:40 am (UTC-5)
Libya’s provisional government fighters are locked in an intense battle with well-armed loyalists to former leader Moammar Gadhafi for control of Mr. Gadhafi’s hometown of Sirte. National Transitional Council fighters have pushed into the town’s center where they are facing stiff resistance on Saturday from snipers and other pro-Gadhafi forces. The provisional fighters are also […]
Deadly Clashes in Yemen After President’s Return
Posted September 24th, 2011 at 7:04 am (UTC-5)
Yemeni troops fired on an opposition protest camp in the capital, Sana’a, just a day after President Ali Abdullah Saleh had called for a truce and an end to the fighting. Loyalist troops fired on anti-government protesters in ”Change Square” early Saturday killing at least 17 people and injuring more than 25 others. Elsewhere in […]
NTC To Announce Libyan Interim Government
Posted September 23rd, 2011 at 11:01 pm (UTC-5)
Libya’s National Transitional Council says it will announce a framework for the country’s interim government within the next few days. A spokesman says the government will include 22 ministries and a deputy prime minister. Meanwhile, NTC fighters launched an assault Friday on Sirte, the hometown of former leader Moammar Gadhafi. They bombarded the Mediterranean coastal […]
NTC To Announce Libyan Interim Government
Posted September 23rd, 2011 at 5:40 pm (UTC-5)
Libya’s National Transitional Council says it will announce a framework for the country’s interim government within the next few days. NTC spokesman Abdel Hafiz Ghoga announced says the interim government will include 22 ministries and a deputy prime minister. Meanwhile, NTC fighters launched an assault Friday on Sirte, the hometown of former leader Moammar Gadhafi. […]
Partisan Battle Moves US Closer to Government Shutdown
Posted September 23rd, 2011 at 1:56 pm (UTC-5)
U.S. Senate Democrats have blocked a bill that would have provided aid for U.S. flood victims and avoided a partial government shutdown, setting up another round of bitter partisan bickering. The Democratic-led Senate voted 59-to-36 Friday to kill an emergency spending bill from the Republican-led House of Representatives. The House passed the measure in the […]
Iraqi President Urges Turkey, Iran to Halt Attacks Against Kurds
Posted September 23rd, 2011 at 1:34 pm (UTC-5)
Iraqi President Jalal Talabani has urged Turkey and Iran to stop bombing northern Iraq’s Kurdistan region, where suspected Kurdish rebels are operating. In comments Friday to the United Nations General Assembly, Mr. Talabani said the bombing is victimizing many civilians. He called on Turkey and Iran to use diplomacy and dialogue to ease tensions with […]
US Stocks Advance Slightly in Midday Trading Friday
Posted September 23rd, 2011 at 12:45 pm (UTC-5)
U.S. stock indexes advanced modestly in midday trading Friday, a day after markets plunged. The Dow Jones Industrial Average is up two-tenths of one percent, while the S&P 500 is ahead seven-tenths of a percent. The NASDAQ is up one percent. European stock markets closed higher. London’s Financial Times 100 index climbed one-half of one […]
US, European Stock Markets End Their Freefall
Posted September 23rd, 2011 at 12:26 pm (UTC-5)
U.S. and European stock markets steadied themselves Friday, advancing slightly the day after sustaining massive losses spawned by fears the world is headed into another recession. Finance officials from 20 of the world’s emerging and wealthy nations pledged to launch a coordinated effort to bolster the struggling global economy. Investors have watched as $3.4 trillion […]
NASA Satellite to Fall to Earth Late Friday, Early Saturday
Posted September 23rd, 2011 at 12:11 pm (UTC-5)
The U.S. space agency NASA says debris from a decommissioned satellite, the size of a city bus, is moving slower than expected and will make its fiery re-entry into the Earth’s atmosphere late Friday or early Saturday. Officials said there now is a slim chance that debris from the 5.4-ton satellite might land in the […]
