A world-renowned Turkish pianist is on trial on charges of inciting religious hatred and insulting Islam in comments he made on Twitter in April. Forty-two year old Fazil Say appeared in an Istanbul courtroom Thursday to defend himself against the charges, which stemmed from several tweets making jokes about Muslims. If convicted, he faces up […]
Renowned Turkish Pianist on Trial for Insulting Islam
Posted October 18th, 2012 at 1:45 pm (UTC-5)
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Obama, Romney to Share Stage in New York City
Posted October 18th, 2012 at 1:15 pm (UTC-5)
Two days after their contentious second debate, U.S. President Barack Obama and Republican challenger Mitt Romney will meet again in a far more congenial setting Thursday night in New York City. The two candidates will speak at an annual fundraising dinner hosted by the city’s Catholic Archdiocese at the luxury Waldorf-Astoria Hotel. Unlike their heated […]
Greek Anti-austerity Protests Turn Violent
Posted October 18th, 2012 at 10:10 am (UTC-5)
Anti-austerity protests turned violent in Athens on Thursday, with hundreds of youths hurling gasoline bombs and rocks at riot police. Tens of thousands of Greek workers struck and marched to protest demands by the country’s international lenders that Athens impose more austerity measures before they will agree to hand Greece another segment of a bailout […]
Obama, Romney Highlight Debate Performances
Posted October 18th, 2012 at 6:50 am (UTC-5)
Two days after their contentious debate, U.S. President Barack Obama and Republican challenger Mitt Romney will meet again in a far more congenial setting Thursday night in New York City. The two candidates have been invited to an annual dinner hosted by the city’s Catholic Archdiocese at the luxury Waldorf-Astoria Hotel. The dinner is named […]
China’s Economy Slows to 7.4 Percent in Third Quarter
Posted October 18th, 2012 at 2:10 am (UTC-5)
China’s economy grew by 7.4 percent in the third quarter, missing the government’s target and falling to its slowest rate of growth since the global financial crisis. The figures released by the National Statistics Bureau on Thursday represent the seventh consecutive quarter of easing for the world’s second largest economy. Although 7.4 percent growth would […]
Bangladeshi Man Arrested On Charges Of Plotting Bomb Attack In US
Posted October 17th, 2012 at 7:30 pm (UTC-5)
A Bangladeshi man arrested on suspicion that he plotted to blow up the U.S. Federal Reserve building in New York City has appeared in federal court and has been ordered held without bail. Federal authorities arrested 21-year-old Quazi Mohammad Rezwanul Ahsan Nafis in lower Manhattan Wednesday on suspicion that he planned to detonate a van […]
Bangladeshi Man Arrested On Charges Of Plotting Bomb Attack In US
Posted October 17th, 2012 at 6:15 pm (UTC-5)
A Bangladeshi man arrested on suspicion that he plotted to blow up the Federal Reserve building in New York City has appeared in federal court and been ordered held without bail. Federal authorities arrested 21-year-old Quazi Mohammad Rezwanul Ahsan Nafis in lower Manhattan Wednesday on suspicion that he planned to detonate a van with explosives […]
Obama, Romney Highlight Debate Performances
Posted October 17th, 2012 at 2:20 pm (UTC-5)
U.S. President Barack Obama and Republican challenger Mitt Romney have hit the campaign trail, fresh off of Tuesday’s presidential debate. Mr. Obama urged supporters in Iowa on Wednesday to vote for him for a second term so that he can finish the progress he said he had made on economic issues. Referring to Tuesday’s debate, […]
Obama, Romney Back on Campaign Trail After Hard-Hitting Debate
Posted October 17th, 2012 at 8:40 am (UTC-5)
U.S. President Barack Obama and Republican challenger Mitt Romney are both heading back to the campaign trail Wednesday, hours after squaring off in an energetic and, at times, contentious debate. The president travels to the midwestern states of Iowa and Ohio, hoping to use his strong performance in Tuesday’s debate at New York’s Hofstra University […]
Philippine President Sees Improved Ties With China After Power Transfer
Posted October 17th, 2012 at 5:35 am (UTC-5)
Philippine President Benigno Aquino says he hopes to see progress in his country’s lingering territorial dispute with China following Beijing’s leadership transition next month. Mr. Aquino told reporters Wednesday that “domestic pressures” in China had complicated efforts to resolve the standoff over a group of uninhabited islets, which flared up in April. “There will be […]
