Rebels in Libya’s western mountains say they have advanced and are battling leader Moammar Gadhafi’s forces in a strategic town 80 kilometers southwest of the capital, Tripoli. Opposition commanders said Sunday’s fighting on the outskirts of Bair al-Ghanam follows weeks of intense clashes in the Nafusa Mountains that have pushed government troops steadily back toward […]
Libyan Rebels Claim Advances in Western Mountains
Posted June 26th, 2011 at 8:50 pm (UTC-5)
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McCain: Egypt’s Military Wants Civilian Government
Posted June 26th, 2011 at 5:20 pm (UTC-5)
Two leading U.S. senators say Egypt’s military rulers are committed to quickly handing over powers to an elected government. They made the remarks after a meeting in Cairo with Field Marshall Mohammed Hussein Tantawi, head of Egypt’s ruling council. Senator John McCain said Sunday that General Tantawi indicated his “absolute commitment” to transitioning to a […]
Latest Afghan Violence Takes Toll on Women and Children
Posted June 26th, 2011 at 12:30 pm (UTC-5)
Afghan officials say a hospital bombing and an attempted attack on a police outpost have killed mostly unsuspecting women and children. On Sunday, Afghanistan’s interior ministry accused insurgents of giving a bag of explosives to an eight-year-old girl and telling her to deliver it to the police. Authorities said that as the little girl approached […]
Suicide Bomber in Wheelchair Kills 2 at Iraqi Police Station
Posted June 26th, 2011 at 11:50 am (UTC-5)
Iraqi officials say a suicide bomber in a wheelchair has attacked a police station near the capital, Baghdad, killing at least two people and wounding 18 others. Authorities say the bomber blew himself up at the entrance to the police compound in the central town of Tarmiyah on Sunday. At least nine of those wounded […]
Prominent Chinese Rights Activist Hu Jia Freed From Jail
Posted June 25th, 2011 at 10:40 pm (UTC-5)
The wife of a prominent Chinese human rights activist says he was released Sunday after spending more than three years in prison for subversion. The wife of Hu Jia said in a Twitter message that Hu is safe and very happy. Hu’s three-and-a-half-year prison sentence was set to end Sunday. Hu was jailed in 2008, […]
Hundreds of Syrians Flee Into Lebanon
Posted June 25th, 2011 at 2:30 pm (UTC-5)
Hundreds of Syrians have fled across the border into neighboring Lebanon to escape escalating violence in their homeland. A Lebanese security official said Saturday that up to 1,000 Syrians, at least six with gunshot wounds, have crossed into northern Lebanon over the past two days near the border town of Wadi Khaled. The injured refugees […]
Militants Launch Deadly Attack on Police Station in NW Pakistan
Posted June 25th, 2011 at 11:15 am (UTC-5)
Pakistani police say militants are attacking one of their stations in the northwestern part of the country, killing at least five police officers. Local police officials said militants armed with guns and grenades launched their attack on a station in the small town of Kolachi. By late Saturday, officials said the attack was ongoing and […]
60 Dead, 120 Wounded in Afghan Hospital Blast
Posted June 25th, 2011 at 7:05 am (UTC-5)
Afghan officials say a suicide car bomber set off a huge blast Saturday at a hospital in eastern Afghanistan, killing at least 60 people. The Afghan Health Ministry says the explosion in Logar province, about 40 kilometers from the capital, Kabul, wounded another 120 people. Women and children were among the casualties. The Taliban has […]
New York Senate Approves Same-Sex Marriage in Major Gay Rights Victory
Posted June 25th, 2011 at 12:05 am (UTC-5)
Lawmakers in the U.S. state of New York have voted to approve same-sex marriage, handing American gay rights advocates a major victory in their quest for equality. After extensive debate, the New York State Senate approved the legislation Friday night by a vote of 33 to 29, as two previously undecided Republican lawmakers cast the […]
Former Ukraine Prime Minister Goes on Trial
Posted June 24th, 2011 at 7:30 pm (UTC-5)
) The trial of Ukraine’s former prime minister, Yulia Tymoshenko, opened Friday with her accusing President Viktor Yanukovych of using the proceeding to keep her out of politics. Ms. Tymoshenko, now a top Ukrainian opposition leader, is on trial for alleged abuse of power. The former prime minister denounced the trial as a pre-arranged farce […]
