(New header; new info grafs 1-5, 9)) Libya’s provisional leaders have set Sunday as the official end of the uprising that toppled the country’s former dictator, Moammar Gadhafi. The formal end of the revolution, after months of fierce fighting, clears the way for the beginning of a process to hold elections, write a new constitution […]
Saudi Arabia’s Crown Prince Dies
Posted October 22nd, 2011 at 6:40 am (UTC-5)
The heir to the Saudi throne, Crown Prince Sultan bin Abdul-Aziz, has died of an undisclosed illness. He was in his eighties. His death was announced by the Saudi media, which said he died Saturday “outside of the kingdom following an illness.” Western news reports say he died while undergoing medial treatment in New York. […]
Obama: All US Troops to Leave Iraq by Year’s End
Posted October 21st, 2011 at 9:45 pm (UTC-5)
U.S. President Barack Obama has announced that all U.S. troops will be withdrawn from Iraq by the end of the year. The president made the statement Friday after a videoconference with Iraqi Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki. In remarks in the White House press briefing room, Mr. Obama said, “Our troops in Iraq will definitely be […]
Experts: Private Banks May Have to Forgive Half of Greek Debt
Posted October 21st, 2011 at 8:00 pm (UTC-5)
International lenders say private banks lending money to Greece may have to forgive the debt-ridden country more than a half of what it owes them. The latest review by European Union and International Monetary Fund experts shows that a Greek bond writedown of 50 to 60 percent would still leave the country’s debt burden bigger […]
U.N. Council Calls For Power Transfer in Yemen
Posted October 21st, 2011 at 5:45 pm (UTC-5)
The United Nations Security Council has condemned the Yemeni government for its crackdown on dissent and urged President Ali Abdullah Saleh to step down. The resolution, unanimously passed Friday by the council’s 15 members, is the body’s first resolution on Yemen since widespread anti-government protests began there in the spring. The measure calls Yemen’s use […]
Flood Death Toll Reaches 342 in Thailand, Waters Reach Bangkok
Posted October 21st, 2011 at 5:10 pm (UTC-5)
The death toll from floods in Thailand has reached 342 and floodwaters are reaching outer Bangkok. Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra urged residents in the Thai capital Friday to move their belongings to higher ground, but she asked them not to panic. Water rose to knee-level in some places after flooding over canals in Bangkok’s northern […]
Rights Activists: Syrian Forces Kill 18 Anti-Government Protesters
Posted October 21st, 2011 at 1:05 pm (UTC-5)
Rights activists say Syrian security forces killed at least 18 demonstrators Friday, most of them in the flashpoint city of Homs where the death of Libya’s Moammar Gadhafi has galvanized anti-government protesters. Syria’s opposition movement, boosted by the killing Thursday of Libya’s ousted dictator, launched new protests across the country against Syrian President Bashar al-Assad’s […]
US Stocks Advance Sharply in Midday Friday Trading
Posted October 21st, 2011 at 12:55 pm (UTC-5)
U.S. stock indexes are up sharply in midday trading Friday. The Dow Jones Industrial Average is ahead 1.8 percent. The S&P 500 index is up 1.5 percent, while the NASDAQ composite index is ahead 1.3 percent. Stocks closed markedly higher in Europe. London’s Financial Times index ended up 1.9 percent to close at 5,489. The […]
Clinton: US Held Talks with Militant Haqqani Network
Posted October 21st, 2011 at 10:45 am (UTC-5)
U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton has confirmed that the United States has reached out to the militant Haqqani network in a bid to end the violence in war-torn Afghanistan. Clinton told a roundtable of journalists in Islamabad Friday that Pakistani government officials helped set up the preliminary meeting between American officials and the al-Qaida-linked […]
Libya’s NTC Delays Gadhafi’s Burial
Posted October 21st, 2011 at 7:45 am (UTC-5)
Libyan provisional government officials have delayed plans to bury former leader Moammar Gadhafi on Friday, a day after he was killed as fighters stormed his hometown of Sirte. Officials initially said Gadhafi would be buried Friday at a secret location. However, news organizations quote National Transitional Council members who say his burial could be delayed […]
