At least nine people have been killed in Yemen’s capital, Sana’a, where security forces have been clashing with dissident troops and protesters. It is the third straight day of violence in the capital. More than 60 people have been killed since Sunday. Witnesses say machine gun fire and heavy shelling rocked Sana’a Tuesday, with some […]
9 Killed in Clashes in Yemen’s Capital
Posted September 20th, 2011 at 9:13 am (UTC-5)
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Yemeni Forces Kill 31 in Sana’a Clashes
Posted September 19th, 2011 at 7:55 pm (UTC-5)
Yemeni security forces on Monday shot dead at least 31 pro-democracy protesters in the capital, Sana’a, continuing the worst violence since March in a seven-month uprising that seeks to drive President Ali Abdullah Saleh from power. In the southern city of Taiz, four more people were killed and 40 others wounded in clashes Monday. In […]
Netanyahu Calls for Direct Talks with Abbas in New York
Posted September 19th, 2011 at 6:50 pm (UTC-5)
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has called for a meeting this week in New York with Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas to relaunch direct negotiations on the Israeli-Palestinian peace process. Mr. Netanyahu appealed to the Palestinian leader to open talks on the sidelines of the U.N. General Assembly meetings and continue them in Jerusalem and the […]
Turkey to Monitor Cyprus’ Offshore Drilling in Mediterranean
Posted September 19th, 2011 at 4:08 pm (UTC-5)
Turkey has promised to begin offshore oil and gas exploration in the Mediterranean as soon as this week, after Cyprus ignored Turkish warnings and started drilling. Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan said Monday that the Turkish military would use frigates, aircraft and torpedo boats to constantly monitor developments in the eastern Mediterranean. Earlier, Turkish […]
Gunmen Kill 36 in Burundi Bar Attack
Posted September 19th, 2011 at 2:20 pm (UTC-5)
Burundi’s president is vowing to track down gunmen who opened fire in a bar near the Congolese border late Sunday, killing at least 36 people. President Pierre Nkurunziza said Monday the attackers are believed to have crossed the border from Congo, although authorities have not yet determined who was behind the massacre. Witnesses says assailants […]
US, European Markets Fall
Posted September 19th, 2011 at 12:45 pm (UTC-5)
U.S. and European stock markets dropped sharply Monday on fears of a Greek debt default. U.S. stocks traded lower at midday. Both the Dow Jones Industrial Average of 30 key stocks and the broader S&P 500 are off 1.8 percent. The technology-laden NASDAQ is down 1.2 percent. European stocks ended even lower. London’s Financial Times […]
President Obama Offers Deficit Reduction Plan
Posted September 19th, 2011 at 12:32 pm (UTC-5)
U.S. President Barack Obama is proposing higher taxes on the wealthy, cuts in some social programs and less military spending in a package intended to cut the huge U.S. debt by another $3 trillion over 10 years. In a White House speech Monday, Mr. Obama called on all Americans, including the wealthy and corporations, to […]
IMF, EU Pressure Greece on Austerity
Posted September 19th, 2011 at 11:25 am (UTC-5)
The International Monetary Fund and European Union are increasing pressure on Greece to carry out its budget austerity measures if it hopes to receive more financial assistance and avoid default on its loans next month. The IMF’s representative in Greece, Bob Traa, said Monday that the Athens government must quickly sell some state-owned operations to […]
Landslides Hamper Rescue Efforts for Quake Survivors in Northeast India
Posted September 19th, 2011 at 9:30 am (UTC-5)
Authorities in India’s earthquake-hit northeast say landslides and heavy rain are hampering efforts by rescue workers to reach survivors of a quake that killed at least 56 people in India and neighboring states. Rescue workers in India’s mountainous Sikkim state found roads blocked by landslides triggered by the magnitude 6.9 earthquake that hit the region […]
Bomb Targets Pakistani Police Official, 8 Killed
Posted September 19th, 2011 at 7:40 am (UTC-5)
A suicide bomber has detonated a vehicle packed with explosives outside the house of a senior police official in Pakistan’s southern city of Karachi, killing at least 8 people. The Taliban claimed responsibility for Monday’s attack, which killed six police officers guarding the police official’s house. A woman and child were also killed in the […]
