Protesters remained outside of the Israeli Embassy in Cairo on Saturday, a day after demonstrators tore down sections of a security wall and raided the building. Egypt’s security forces remain on high alert at the scene. The government says at least three people were killed and more than 1,000 wounded in overnight clashes between protesters […]
Tensions High Outside Israeli Embassy in Cairo
Posted September 10th, 2011 at 10:20 am (UTC-5)
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NATO Airstrikes Rock Gadhafi Stronghold in Libya
Posted September 10th, 2011 at 9:35 am (UTC-5)
NATO airstrikes have rocked Libya’s desert town of Bani Walid, one of the last remaining strongholds for Moammar Gadhafi’s supporters. News organizations say loud explosions were heard over the town on Saturday, after allied aircraft roared overhead. Meanwhile, a VOA correspondent ) near the town says provisional government fighters have been going house-by-house in an […]
More than 100 Killed in Tanzania Ferry Accident
Posted September 10th, 2011 at 8:06 am (UTC-5)
Officials say at least 107 people were killed when an overloaded ferry sank near Zanzibar off the coast of Tanzania. State minister Mohammed Aboud says the ferry was carrying 600 people Saturday when it capsized and sank between Zanzibar and Pemba Island. At least 250 people have been rescued, but hundreds of people are still […]
Developed Nations Struggle to Restore Growth
Posted September 9th, 2011 at 6:35 pm (UTC-5)
Finance ministers and central bankers from the world’s most developed nations have held a round of talks in Marseille, France to discuss ways to revive the faltering global economy. The officials from the Group of Seven nations held their discussions Friday amid warnings that leading industrialized economies were at risk of heading back into recession […]
Israeli PM, Cabinet Discuss Military Options on Turkey
Posted September 9th, 2011 at 3:21 pm (UTC-5)
Israel says Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his Cabinet have discussed “various theoretical options” in the event of a military escalation with Turkey. A statement from Mr. Netanyahu’s office Friday said such a decision will be made if and when necessary. The remarks come a day after Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan said Turkey’s […]
Afghan Resistance Commander Remembered
Posted September 9th, 2011 at 1:20 pm (UTC-5)
Afghans have gathered in Kabul to mark the 10th anniversary of the death of resistance commander Ahmad Shah Massoud. Massoud fought Soviet troops and their allies in Afghanistan in the 1980s. He also led the Northern Alliance, a group of Afghan commanders who fought against the Taliban in the 1990s. He was killed by Arab […]
Obama Presses for Passage of Jobs Plan
Posted September 9th, 2011 at 12:51 pm (UTC-5)
U.S. President Barack Obama asked a crowd of university students in Virginia Friday to pressure Congress to accept his job creation proposal. Mr. Obama repeatedly called out “pass this bill” in Friday’s appearance in Richmond, promoting the nearly $450 billion plan he announced Thursday at a joint session of Congress. He said in the coming […]
New Delhi Blast Leads Not ‘Conclusive’
Posted September 9th, 2011 at 12:00 pm (UTC-5)
India’s home minister said Friday that investigators trying to track down those responsible for this week’s deadly bomb blast at New Delhi’s High Court have turned up some “promising” leads, but nothing more. Palaniappan Chidambaram told reporters investigators are working non-stop but that none of the leads are conclusive. He also said India is working […]
Egyptians Protest Against Slow Pace of Reform
Posted September 9th, 2011 at 11:40 am (UTC-5)
Thousands of Egyptians have packed Cairo’s Tahrir Square for what they are calling a “Correcting the Path” protest. The demonstrators are rallying to voice their displeasure about what they say is the slow pace of governmental reform since former president Hosni Mubarak stepped down in February. Protesters are trying to put pressure on the Supreme […]
Syria Braces for Anti-Government Protests
Posted September 9th, 2011 at 11:16 am (UTC-5)
Syria braced for anti-government protests across the country on Friday, while Russia indicated it may be willing to consider a U.N. Security Council resolution that sends a “strong message” to Syrian President Bashar al-Assad. The French news agency quotes rights activists as saying security forces manning a checkpoint in a northwestern village opened fire and […]
