Clashes in Cairo continued Wednesday between police and several hundred Egyptian protesters following Tuesday’s massive demonstration against Egyptian President Mohamed Morsi. Police fired tear gas into a mob of stone-throwing protesters on a street near the U.S. Embassy in Cairo. Other Egyptian demonstrators staged a sit-in Wednesday at Tahrir Square, the epicenter of protests during […]
Explosions in Damascus Kill 29
Posted November 28th, 2012 at 5:35 am (UTC-5)
Twin car bombs have ripped through a suburb in the Syrian capital, Damascus, killing at least 29 people. Activists say the blasts Wednesday targeted the Jermana suburb, which is mostly populated by Christians and Druse. Television footage shows firemen hosing down the remains of charred vehicles. Debris from the blasts was scattered about the street. […]
Russia PM Voices Confidence In Eurozone
Posted November 27th, 2012 at 2:30 pm (UTC-5)
Russian Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev says his country has confidence the eurozone’s economic fortunes will improve, despite ongoing concerns about some debt-ridden members. Mr. Medvedev said Tuesday that Moscow has no intention of switching its euro-dominated foreign exchange reserves into other currencies. He was speaking to reporters in Paris after meeting with France’s prime minister, […]
EU Diplomat Pledges Closer Ties to Central Asia
Posted November 27th, 2012 at 1:20 pm (UTC-5)
The European Union’s foreign policy chief is pledging closer ties with Central Asia, especially in economic cooperation and on security issues. EU High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy Catherine Ashton held a joint news conference Tuesday with Kyrgyzstan’s foreign minister, Erlan Abdyldayev. Speaking in the Kyrgyz capital, Bishkek, Ashton said the EU supports […]
OECD Sees ‘Uneven” Global Economic Recovery
Posted November 27th, 2012 at 11:20 am (UTC-5)
A new report says the world’s economy will make “a hesitant and uneven recovery” over the next two years. A group representing 34 of the world’s largest economies — the Paris-based Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) — predicted Tuesday that the global economy would advance 3.4 percent in 2013. That would be up […]
Arafat Remains Exhumed to Search for Clues on Mysterious Death
Posted November 27th, 2012 at 5:05 am (UTC-5)
Palestinian officials say international experts have reburied the remains of the late Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat after exhuming his body in order to search for additional clues to his death. Officials said the experts exhumed Arafat’s remains early Tuesday from the massive mausoleum in the West Bank city of Ramallah. Samples from the remains were […]
Satellite Images Suggest N. Korea Preparing for Missile Test
Posted November 27th, 2012 at 3:25 am (UTC-5)
A satellite imagery company is reporting increased activity at a North Korean launch site, suggesting a long-range missile test could take place in just weeks. The image released Monday by DigitalGlobe shows an increased level of personnel, trucks and other equipment at North Korea’s Sohae (West Sea) Satellite Launch Station. DigitalGlobe says if North Korea […]
Arafat Remains Exhumed to Search for Clues on Mysterious Death
Posted November 27th, 2012 at 2:35 am (UTC-5)
A team of international experts has exhumed the remains of the late Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat from his grave so they can search for additional clues to his death. Palestinian officials say the remains were taken Tuesday from the massive mausoleum in the West Bank city of Ramallah. Samples from the remains will be handed […]
Eurozone, IMF Reach Deal on Greek Bailout
Posted November 26th, 2012 at 9:25 pm (UTC-5)
Eurozone finance ministers have reached a deal with the International Monetary Fund on reducing Greece’s debt and releasing immediate bailout money, in an effort to help the country avoid bankruptcy. Greece’s international lenders Monday agreed to reduce its debt to 124 percent of gross domestic product by 2020. The original goal had been 120 percent. […]
Medvedev: Support of Syria Rebels ‘Unacceptable’
Posted November 26th, 2012 at 2:05 pm (UTC-5)
Russian Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev has criticized France’s support for Syria’s opposition, calling the decision “unacceptable.” Speaking to reporters ahead of a visit to France on Monday, he said the move to recognize the new opposition coalition as the “sole legitimate representative” of the Syrian people amounted to “regime change.” “What will be the fate […]
