Explosions in the Kenyan capital of Nairobi have killed at least three people. Officials say they believe the blasts came from grenades hurled at a crowd at a bus station. More than 20 people are injured. This is the latest in a string of grenade attacks on the capital since Kenya sent troops into Somalia […]
Airstrikes Pummel al-Qaida Militants in Yemen
Posted March 10th, 2012 at 2:20 pm (UTC-5)
A series of airstrikes have pounded suspected militant locations across Yemen, killing more than 30 militants. Yemeni security officials confirmed the airstrikes, which started late Friday and continued into Saturday. Officials say at least 25 militants linked to al-Qaida were killed late Friday in Bayda, southeast of the capital of Sana’a. At least another 6 […]
Russians Rally Against Putin, But in Smaller Numbers
Posted March 10th, 2012 at 12:20 pm (UTC-5)
Thousands of demonstrators converged on central Moscow Saturday to protest Russian President-elect Vladimir Putin’s third term in office. But the protest failed to reach the scale of recent demonstrations, in a sign the opposition might be losing momentum. Leftist opposition leader Sergei Udaltsov was one of several people arrested in Moscow Saturday after he tried […]
Violence Flares Along Israeli-Gaza Border
Posted March 10th, 2012 at 11:35 am (UTC-5)
Rockets, mortar rounds and air strikes have hit near the Israeli-Gaza border in the worst violence in almost a year. Palestinian militants in the Gaza Strip launched more than 90 rockets into southern Israel Saturday, part of a response to Israeli airstrikes that killed 15 militants, including Zohair al-Qaisi, the leader of the Popular Resistance […]
Assad: Syria Ready for ‘Honest Effort’ to End Violence
Posted March 10th, 2012 at 9:40 am (UTC-5)
Syria’s embattled leader is promising to back what he calls “any honest effort” to bring peace to his violence-wracked country. Syrian state-run media said President Bashar al-Assad made the comments following a meeting Saturday in Damascus with former U.N. secretary-general Kofi Annan. Mr. Assad also warned there could be no political settlement as long as […]
Assad: Syria Ready for ‘Honest Effort’ to End Violence
Posted March 10th, 2012 at 8:40 am (UTC-5)
Syria’s embattled leader is promising to back what he calls “any honest effort” to bring peace to his violence-wracked country. Syrian state-run media said President Bashar al-Assad made the comments following a meeting in Damascus with former U.N. secretary-general Kofi Annan. Mr. Assad also warned there could be no political settlement as long as terrorist […]
Greek PM Hails Achievement of Bond Swap Deal With Lenders
Posted March 10th, 2012 at 2:15 am (UTC-5)
Greek Prime Minister Lucas Papademos has hailed the success of the bond swap deal with private lenders to keep the country solvent. During a speech on state television Friday, Mr. Papademos said, “for the first time, Greece is not adding, but taking debt off the backs of its citizens for generations to come.” Under the […]
Israeli Air Strikes Kill 10 in Gaza V
Posted March 10th, 2012 at 12:05 am (UTC-5)
Israeli air strikes Friday and early Saturday on the Gaza strip have killed at least 10 Palestinians, most or all of them militants. The air strikes came after Palestinians fired rockets into southern Israel. The Popular Resistance Committees, a militant Palestinian group, says the Israeli air strikes killed its leader, Zohair al-Qaisi, and fellow member […]
Former IMF Chief Jeered After University Speech in Britain
Posted March 9th, 2012 at 11:50 pm (UTC-5)
Former International Monetary Fund chief Dominique Strauss-Kahn had to be whisked away by British police late Friday when angry demonstrators taunted him following a speech at Cambridge University. Police made at least two arrests as demonstrators shouted “no more violence and no more rape” at Strauss-Kahn after his speech on globalization and the eurozone to […]
Britain, Italy Discuss Botched Hostage Rescue in Nigeria
Posted March 9th, 2012 at 5:55 pm (UTC-5)
Italy and Britain are trying to smooth over a diplomatic tension caused by a failed attempt to rescue two hostages in northwest Nigeria by saying it’s urgent that Britain share information about the mission. Italian Foreign Minister Giulio Terzi discussed the issue with his British counterpart William Hague at an informal meeting Friday in Copenhagen. […]
