A Malaysian judge has postponed the restart of opposition leader Anwar Ibrahim’s sodomy trial to allow defense lawyers to interview witnesses, including Prime Minister Najib Razak. Anwar had been expected to testify this week for the first time in the three-year-long trial, to rebut a charge that he sodomized a male former aide in 2008. […]
Malaysian Court Delays Restart of Anwar Trial
Posted August 8th, 2011 at 3:05 am (UTC-5)
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Fighting at Site of US Helicopter Crash in Central Afghanistan Continues
Posted August 7th, 2011 at 4:40 pm (UTC-5)
Afghan and U.S. forces battled insurgents in central Wardak province Sunday, near the site where a U.S. army helicopter went down a day earlier, killing 30 U.S. troops, including special force Navy SEALs, eight Afghan commandos and an interpreter. The fighting was ongoing as NATO teams tried to recover the wreckage of the twin rotor […]
U.S. Treasury Secretary Will Stay On
Posted August 7th, 2011 at 3:30 pm (UTC-5)
U.S. Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner has told President Barack Obama that he will stay on in his position, as experts predict a negative impact on the stock market after a downgrade in the U.S. credit rating. The Treasury Department Sunday said Geithner will remain in his post for the present, to deal with the country’s […]
Syrian Army Launches New Deadly Raids
Posted August 7th, 2011 at 7:30 am (UTC-5)
Activists in Syria say army troops backed by tanks have attacked a central town and parts of an eastern city, killing at least 24 people. Activists in the region say troops entered Deir el-Zour in the east early Sunday, killing at least 20 people. Explosions were heard in several parts of the city. There are […]
China Braces for Typhoon Muifa
Posted August 6th, 2011 at 6:15 pm (UTC-5)
China said Saturday hundreds of thousands of coastal residents have been evacuated in eastern Zhejiang and Fujian provinces as Typhoon Muifa approaches, but the storm will likely miss the commercial capital Shanghai. The typhoon, packing winds of up to 162 kilometers per hour, was originally expected to make landfall near Shanghai. But China’s Central Meteorological […]
Syrian FM Promises Fair Elections
Posted August 6th, 2011 at 3:00 pm (UTC-5)
Syria’s foreign minister has indicated that general elections will be held by the end of the year, as anti-government protesters continue to press for President Bashar al-Assad’s ouster. Walid Moallem also said “free and fair elections” would lead to a people’s assembly that represents the Syrian population. He commented on Saturday, two days after President […]
Al-Shabab Militants Withdraw From Somali Capital
Posted August 6th, 2011 at 2:20 pm (UTC-5)
Somalia’s U.N.-backed federal government is hailing the news that al-Qaida-linked al-Shabab militants have begun pulling out of Mogadishu. In a statement Saturday, Prime Minister Abdiweli Mohamed Ali said it is a “tremendous step forward” towards a more stable Somalia. He said the al-Shabab retreat was the result of military operations earlier in the week by […]
Obama: US ‘Must Do Better’ After Credit Downgrade
Posted August 6th, 2011 at 12:30 pm (UTC-5)
U.S. President Barack Obama says elected leaders “must do better” following an unprecedented downgrade of the country’s credit rating. A White House statement Saturday called the deal to reduce the country’s massive deficit while avoiding a default an important first step. But it called on lawmakers to put their partisan differences aside in order to […]
Former Ukrainian PM Arrested During Trial
Posted August 6th, 2011 at 7:00 am (UTC-5)
Ukrainian police have arrested former prime minister Yulia Tymoshenko for violating court procedures during her abuse of power trial. A judge accused Ms. Tymoshenko Friday of systematically disrupting the trial. She was then handcuffed and taken away by several officers. Ms. Tymoshenko has mocked the judge during the trial. U.S. Senator John McCain condemned her […]
Italy Says It Will Balance Its Budget by 2013
Posted August 5th, 2011 at 6:00 pm (UTC-5)
With its borrowing costs sharply increasing, Italy says it will balance its budget by 2013, a year earlier than originally planned. Italian Prime Silvio Berlusconi made the pledge Friday night at a hastily called press conference, saying the government would also seek to win approval for a constitutional amendment requiring it to balance its annual […]
