Egypt’s former president Hosni Mubarak and his two sons will face trial in August on charges of fraud and orchestrating the killing of anti-government protesters who drove him from power. Egypt state media on Wednesday announced the trial will begin on August 3. Mr. Mubarak and his sons, Alaa and Gamal, will face trial in […]
Syrian Dissidents Reject Government’s Amnesty Offer
Posted June 1st, 2011 at 11:15 am (UTC-5)
Syrian opposition leaders meeting in Turkey have rejected their government’s offer of a general amnesty and say they will continue to push for a regime change. More than 300 dissidents are attending a conference in the Turkish town of Antalya on Wednesday, a day after President Bashar al-Assad offered the amnesty to government opponents, including […]
NATO Mission in Libya Extended
Posted June 1st, 2011 at 10:35 am (UTC-5)
NATO says it is extending its military mission in Libya for 90 days, as Libyan leader Moammar Gadhafi refuses to step down despite a popular uprising, NATO Secretary General Anders Fogh Rasmussen made the announcement Wednesday. He said the move is meant to send a clear message to the Gadhafi government that the pressure to […]
Gates Says Afghan Warnings Reflect “Pain” of War
Posted June 1st, 2011 at 10:20 am (UTC-5)
U.S. Defense Secretary Robert Gates says warnings about civilian casualties from Afghan President Hamid Karzai reflect the “pain and suffering” the Afghan people have endured after 30 years of war. Gates told reporters late Tuesday that it is important for both sides to jointly investigate civilian casualties and that Mr. Karzai and the Afghan people […]
US Stocks Slip at Open
Posted June 1st, 2011 at 9:50 am (UTC-5)
Major U.S. stock market indexes slid lower in early trading Wednesday, following reports the job market created fewer jobs last month than many economists had forecast. The Dow Jones Industrial Average and the S&P 500 index each fell three-tenths of a percent. The NASDAQ dropped almost two-tenths of a percent. European stock prices were lower […]
Yemeni Forces May Be Targeting Military Defectors
Posted June 1st, 2011 at 9:45 am (UTC-5)
Witnesses in the Yemeni capital, Sana’a, say government forces have shelled a government building where army officers who have defected to the opposition are suspected to have taken refuge. The shelling occurred during clashes in the capital between pro-government forces and loyalists to Sheik Sadeq al-Ahmar, an opposition tribal chief. Medical officials and witnesses tallying […]
5 Killed in Cross-Border Attack on Pakistan Post
Posted June 1st, 2011 at 9:35 am (UTC-5)
Police in northwestern Pakistan say about 200 militants have crossed the border from Afghanistan and attacked a security checkpoint, killing at least five police officers. Authorities said the attack happened Wednesday in the town of Shaltalo, in the Dir tribal area along the border with Afghanistan’s Kunar province. Police say fighting is ongoing. Militants have […]
US Condemns Killing of Pakistani Journalist
Posted June 1st, 2011 at 9:35 am (UTC-5)
Hundreds of people are mourning the death of a Pakistani journalist, as the country’s spy agency denies involvement in his torture and killing. Syed Saleem Shahzad was buried in Pakistan’s southern port city of Karachi on Wednesday. His body was found about 200 miles from Islamabad on Tuesday, after he was reported missing earlier this […]
North Sudan Proposes Solution to Abyei Crisis
Posted June 1st, 2011 at 8:30 am (UTC-5)
North Sudan’s government has laid out proposals for resolving its dispute with the south over the oil-rich Abyei region. North Sudanese forces occupied Abyei on May 21, prompting tens of thousands of residents to flee the area, and raising fears the north and south could return to civil war. The government now says northern and […]
Report: Possible ‘Crimes Against Humanity’ in Syria
Posted June 1st, 2011 at 8:20 am (UTC-5)
Human Rights Watch says it has reports of recent killings and torture by Syrian troops that may qualify as crimes against humanity. The New York-based group released a report Wednesday based on more than 50 interviews with victims and witnesses of the violence. The report centers on the southern city of Daraa, where Syrian forces […]
