A group of suspected Kurdish militants has hijacked a passenger ferry boat with 24 people on board from a Turkish coastal town just outside Istanbul. Transport Minister Binali Yildirim said Friday the intention of the hijackers is not known, but there are reports they are linked with the Kurdistan Workers’ Party. He said the ferry […]
Suspected Kurdish Militants Hijack Turkish Ferry
Posted November 11th, 2011 at 10:25 pm (UTC-5)
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Italian Senate Approves Financial Reforms
Posted November 11th, 2011 at 9:25 am (UTC-5)
The upper house of the Italian Parliament has approved austerity measures and other reforms designed to help the country out of a financial crisis. If the reforms passed by the Senate are also approved by the lower house of Parliament on Saturday, Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi has said he will resign and clear the way […]
Groups Urge Arab League to Suspend Syria
Posted November 11th, 2011 at 9:15 am (UTC-5)
Opponents of Syrian leader Bashar al-Assad held protests around the country Friday, as opposition leaders urged the demonstrators to call for a suspension of Syria’s Arab League membership. The 22-member league will hold an emergency meeting in Cairo on Saturday to discuss Syria’s unrest. That meeting of comes on the heels of an apparent breakdown […]
White House: Bombing of S. Sudan refugee Camp ‘Outrageous Act’
Posted November 10th, 2011 at 9:40 pm (UTC-5)
The White House is strongly condemning Thursday’s bombing of a refugee camp in South Sudan by neighboring Sudan as an outrageous act. A White House spokesman says international humanitarian workers and the United Nations have been working to provide food and shelter to the refugees. He says those responsible for the abhorrent attack on civilians […]
Rescuers Search for Survivors After Deadly Turkey Quake Kills At Least 12
Posted November 10th, 2011 at 4:05 pm (UTC-5)
Rescue workers in Turkey’s Van region continue to pull survivors from the rubble after a 5.7 magnitude earthquake late Wednesday killed at least 12 people and caused more than 25 buildings to collapse. Officials said Thursday all but three of the buildings were empty after being evacuated following a 7.3-magnitude quake that hit the Van […]
UN’s Ban Urges Diplomacy in Iran Nuclear Dispute
Posted November 10th, 2011 at 3:25 pm (UTC-5)
U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has called for Iran’s nuclear dispute with the West to be resolved through negotiations rather than military action. Mr. Ban’s spokesman said Thursday the U.N. chief believes diplomacy is the “only way” to settle the issue. Recent reports in the Israeli media say Israel’s government has been considering a military strike […]
Liberia’s Sirleaf Clear Winner in Boycotted Run-Off
Posted November 10th, 2011 at 2:35 pm (UTC-5)
Liberia’s President Ellen Sirleaf Johnson, Africa’s first democratically elected female leader, has easily won a second term in a run-off boycotted by her rival. With nearly all precincts reporting , the election commission said Thursday that Mrs. Sirleaf swept more than 90 percent of the vote in Tuesday’s poll. Earlier Thursday opposition candidate William Tubman […]
India, Pakistan Expect Closer Ties from Future Talks
Posted November 10th, 2011 at 11:45 am (UTC-5)
The prime ministers of India and Pakistan say they expect the next round of formal talks to continue bringing the two sides closer together. Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh said Thursday the countries have wasted a lot of time on “acrimonious debates,” and that while much progress has been made in the past year, more […]
Greece Agrees on Former Bank Official as PM
Posted November 10th, 2011 at 9:00 am (UTC-5)
Greece has named a former top official of the European Central Bank as interim prime minister after days of intense talks about a coalition government the country hopes will help it get out of a deep financial crisis. Lucas Papademos, the former vice president of the ECB, will head an interim “unity” government that hopes […]
Afghan Officials: Up to 70 Taliban Killed in Base Attack
Posted November 9th, 2011 at 2:15 pm (UTC-5)
Afghan officials say Afghan and NATO troops have killed at least 70 Taliban militants who launched an attack on a base near the Pakistani border. A spokesman for the governor of Paktika province, Mukhlis Afghan, said the combined force repelled the assault late Tuesday in the Barmal district. NATO said a large group of insurgents […]
