Libya’s interim government says it has gained control of a string of desert cities in the country’s deep south including the oasis town of Sabha, which had been one of former leader Moammar Gadhafi’s few remaining strongholds. The National Transitional Council said Thursday it also controls Jufra – northeast of Sabha – and the nearby […]
Libya’s Interim Govt. Expands Control of Desert South
Posted September 22nd, 2011 at 9:25 pm (UTC-5)
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Abbas to Seek UN Recognition for Palestine as Israel Boosts Security
Posted September 22nd, 2011 at 7:15 pm (UTC-5)
Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas says he is prepared to formally ask the United Nations Security Council to recognize Palestine as a full member of the world body on Friday, as Israel beefed up security ahead of the controversial move. Mr. Abbas has rebuffed all appeals to drop the statehood bid, saying he would submit the […]
Pakistan Arrests Extremist Leader for Inciting Sectarian Violence
Posted September 22nd, 2011 at 5:40 pm (UTC-5)
Pakistani police have placed a prominent Islamist militant under temporary house arrest after accusing him of trying to incite sectarian hatred. Officials said Thursday Malik Ishaq, the head of the banned Sunni Muslim extremist group Laskhar-e-Jhangvi, was ordered to remain at home for 10 days in the central city of Rahim Yar Khan. Police accuse […]
US Military Accuses Pakistan of Exporting Violence to Afghanistan
Posted September 22nd, 2011 at 5:18 pm (UTC-5)
The U.S. military’s top officer is accusing Pakistan of supporting attacks on U.S. targets in Afghanistan. Joint chiefs of staff chairman Admiral Mike Mullen told a U.S. Senate hearing the al-Qaida-linked Haqqani network, acting with support from Pakistan’s military spy agency ISI, planned and conducted the assault last week on the U.S. Embassy in Kabul. […]
Striking Greek Workers Protest New Austerity Cuts
Posted September 22nd, 2011 at 4:20 pm (UTC-5)
Striking Greek transport workers brought Athens to a standstill Thursday in a new protest against austerity measures imposed by the government to secure international financing for the debt-ridden country. Public transport workers and taxi drivers walked off their jobs, as well as air traffic controllers and teachers. Some newspapers also reacted angrily to the demands […]
Karzai: Rabbani Killer Used Fake Peace Message for Access
Posted September 22nd, 2011 at 4:15 pm (UTC-5)
Afghan President Hamid Karzai says the suicide bomber who killed former president Burhanuddin Rabbani at his Kabul home Tuesday used a fake peace message from the Taliban to gain access to him. Mr. Rabbani, the head of Afghanistan’s High Peace Council, was killed when the attacker detonated explosives hidden in his turban. He was leading […]
Iran’s President Blasts Western Powers in UN Speech
Posted September 22nd, 2011 at 2:10 pm (UTC-5)
Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, during a speech to the U. N. General Assembly Thursday, harshly criticized the United States, Israel, and the West, accusing them of provoking wars, promoting global discord and spreading “totalitarianism.” Mr. Ahmadinejad also blamed what he called “arrogant powers” of the West for causing worldwide recession and social inequalities. While he […]
Global Stock Markets Plunge on Thursday
Posted September 22nd, 2011 at 12:36 pm (UTC-5)
The major U.S. stock indexes plunged in midday trading Thursday on investor concerns that U.S. policy makers are running out of ways to spark the country’s struggling economy. The Dow Jones Industrial Average dropped 3.9 percent. The S&P 500 index fell 3.6 percent. And the NASDAQ slid 3.4 percent. European stock prices also tumbled sharply. […]
Global Markets Plunge on Economic Recovery Doubts
Posted September 22nd, 2011 at 12:16 pm (UTC-5)
Global stock markets plunged Thursday in reaction to the U.S. central bank’s dim prospects for the world’s largest economy and fears that its latest move to boost the economy will not prove effective. Asian markets dropped sharply, major European exchanges fell close to 5 percent or more, while U.S. stock markets also plummeted in midday […]
Riots in Zambia as Country Nervously Awaits Election Results
Posted September 22nd, 2011 at 7:56 am (UTC-5)
Riots have broken out in north-central Zambia as opposition supporters protest the slow vote count from Tuesday’s presidential election. Police say demonstrators stoned cars and buildings in the cities of Kitwe and Ndola on Thursday, and set fire to a market in Kitwe. Regional police chief Martin Malama told reporters that police were trying to […]
