Lawmakers in Nepal on Monday agreed to extend the term of the country’s parliament for another three months so lawmakers can draft a new constitution, as part of the country’s long-delayed peace process. The parliament, or Constituent Assembly, voted in favor of the extension shortly after the deputy leader of Nepal’s former Maoist rebels, Baburam […]
Nepal Extends Parliament Term as Maoist PM Sworn In
Posted August 29th, 2011 at 7:50 pm (UTC-5)
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Evidence Mounts of Atrocities After Tripoli’s Fall
Posted August 28th, 2011 at 6:05 pm (UTC-5)
Survivors and rights groups say pro-Gadhafi forces committed possible war crimes as rebels moved into the Libyan capital last week, killing scores of detainees and arbitrarily executing dozens of civilians. Human Rights Watch said Sunday that its researchers have documented more than 110 corpses in four locations in Tripoli, many of whom appear to have […]
Typhoon Kills 10 in Philippines, Stalks Taiwan
Posted August 28th, 2011 at 5:05 pm (UTC-5)
Taiwan is bracing for a deadly typhoon headed north from the Philippines, where it lashed the main island of Luzon with torrential rains and high winds, leaving at least 10 people dead. The Typhoon Nanmadol is expected to make landfall in Taiwan Monday, striking near the port city of Khaosiung before raking the island’s eastern […]
Tropical Storm Irene Moves Into Northeastern US
Posted August 28th, 2011 at 11:05 am (UTC-5)
Floodwaters are receding in New York City as Tropical Storm Irene moves farther up the eastern U.S. coast, leaving a soaked, battered landscape in its wake. Irene was downgraded to a tropical storm as it approached the city early Sunday, but it still managed to flood some streets and a traffic tunnel in lower Manhattan, […]
Arab League Urges End to Violence In Syria
Posted August 27th, 2011 at 9:05 pm (UTC-5)
The Arab League is calling for an end to the bloodshed in Syria, and says people’s right to see political and social reforms should be respected. In an emergency meeting in Cairo that ended early Sunday, the Arab League said it is sending its secretary-general, Nabil Elaraby, to Damascus to seek a solution. The group […]
Veteran Politician Wins Singapore Presidential Election
Posted August 27th, 2011 at 7:55 pm (UTC-5)
Former Deputy Prime Minister Tony Tan has won Singapore’s presidential election after a recount of the vote gave him a razor-thin margin of victory. Election officials said Sunday that Mr. Tan won by just 7,269 votes out of more than two million cast. Officials ordered the recount after Saturday’s vote because there was less than […]
5 Afghan Civilians, 1 NATO Soldier Killed in Afghanistan
Posted August 27th, 2011 at 3:15 pm (UTC-5)
Afghan officials say at least five people were killed and more than 40 wounded in three bomb blasts in southern Afghanistan. In the first incident a car bomb went off as soldiers and police officers were lined up to collect their salaries at the bank in Lashkar Gah, the capital of volatile Helmand province. Four […]
Hurricane Irene Lashing US Coast
Posted August 27th, 2011 at 11:50 am (UTC-5)
Hurricane Irene is whipping parts of the eastern United States, lashing the coastline with sustained winds of 140 kilometer per hour. The latest update from the National Hurricane Center put the center of the Category One storm over the Atlantic coast of the eastern U.S. state of North Carolina, moving north-northeast at about 24 kilometers […]
Mexico in Mourning After Dozens Killed in Casino Attack
Posted August 26th, 2011 at 6:25 pm (UTC-5)
Mexican President Felipe Calderon has declared three days of mourning after more than 50 people were killed when suspected drug cartel gunmen set fire to a casino in northern Mexico. Mr. Calderon condemned the violence as barbaric and said it was the worst attack on innocent civilians in Mexico in a long time. He described […]
US Stocks Rise
Posted August 26th, 2011 at 12:45 pm (UTC-5)
U.S. stock market indexes rose strongly in Friday’s midday trading. The Dow Jones Industrial Average advanced 1.4 percent, the S&P 500 jumped 1.6 percent and the NASDAQ gained 2.4 percent. European stock markets were lower at the close of trading. London’s Financial Times 100 index lost less than one-tenth of one percent to finish at […]
