Pakistani police say a suspected suicide car bomber killed 10 people, including women and children, after morning prayers Wednesday at the start of Eid al-Fitr in southwestern Baluchistan province. Authorities say hundreds of people were leaving a Shi’ite mosque in Quetta when the bomb exploded in a nearby parking lot. Eid al-Fitr is a three-day […]
Car Bomb Kills 10 After Eid Prayers in Pakistan
Posted August 31st, 2011 at 9:45 pm (UTC-5)
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Obama Plans Jobs Speech to Congress Next Week
Posted August 31st, 2011 at 6:30 pm (UTC-5)
U.S. President Barack Obama says he will announce plans to promote jobs and economic growth in a speech to Congress next week, although there is a now a dispute involving the Republican Speaker of the House of Representatives over the timing of the event. Mr. Obama on Wednesday said the country must deal with “unprecedented […]
Nine Killed, More than 20 Wounded in Chechnya Suicide Attacks
Posted August 31st, 2011 at 1:55 pm (UTC-5)
Russian officials say three suicide bombers killed at least nine people Tuesday, including seven policemen, in the Chechen capital, Grozny. The first bomber blew himself up when police tried to detain him near the parliament building in central Grozny. Two other suicide bombers set off their explosives near the same place about 20 minutes later, […]
US Stocks Advance in Early Trading Wednesday
Posted August 31st, 2011 at 11:35 am (UTC-5)
U.S. stock indexes advanced in early trading Wednesday. The Dow Jones Industrial Average of 30 key stocks is up eight-tenths of one percent, while both the broader S&P 500 and the technology-laden NASDAQ are ahead by one percent. Stocks moved up sharply in afternoon trading in Europe. London’s Financial Times index is up 2.3 percent. […]
Car Bomb Kills 10 After Eid Prayers in Pakistan
Posted August 31st, 2011 at 10:00 am (UTC-5)
Pakistani police say a suspected suicide car bomber killed 10 people, including women and children, after morning prayers at the start of Eid al-Fitr in southwestern Baluchistan province. Authorities say hundreds of people were leaving a Shi’ite mosque in Quetta when the bomb exploded in a nearby parking lot. Eid al-Fitr is a three-day Muslim […]
Syrian Activists: Tanks, Troops Raid Hama, Make Arrests
Posted August 31st, 2011 at 9:45 am (UTC-5)
Syrian rights activists and residents say government tanks and troops have entered the central city of Hama, making arrests in a renewed crackdown on the hotbed of opposition to President Bashar al-Assad. The activists and residents say gunfire was heard in Hama on Wednesday, as tanks and military vehicles drove into the city. They say […]
Tropical Storm Katia Could Become Hurricane Wednesday
Posted August 31st, 2011 at 9:05 am (UTC-5)
Tropical Storm Katia — the next significant Atlantic storm of the season — could become a hurricane on Wednesday, even as vast clean-up efforts continue in the eastern United States after Hurricane Irene. Katia slowed Wednesday morning as it moved west across the Atlantic Ocean at 33 kilometers per hour. Katia’s top winds already have […]
Nine Killed, More than 20 Wounded in Chechnya Suicide Attacks
Posted August 31st, 2011 at 8:35 am (UTC-5)
Russian officials say three suicide bombers killed at least nine people Wednesday, including seven policemen, in the Chechen capital Grozny. The first bomber blew himself up when police tried to detain him near the parliament building in central Grozny. Two other suicide bombers set off their explosives near the same place about 20 minutes later, […]
EU to Lift Libya Oil Sanctions: Diplomats
Posted August 31st, 2011 at 8:05 am (UTC-5)
European Union diplomats say sanctions against several Libyan ports, oil companies and more than a dozen other entities could be lifted as soon as Friday. The EU’s 27 members reached a preliminary agreement Wednesday in an effort to help Libya’s National Transitional Council resume normal economic activity. Diplomats say they expect a final agreement on […]
Sudan Lodges Complaint Against South Sudan At UN
Posted August 30th, 2011 at 5:55 pm (UTC-5)
Sudan has submitted a complaint about South Sudan to the U.N. Security Council, accusing the south of sparking unrest in a border state. A spokesman for Sudan’s foreign ministry said Tuesday that the complaint accuses South Sudan of supporting rebels in Sudan’s Southern Kordofan state. Sudan’s government is battling ethnic Nuba fighters in the state, […]
