China has handed a 15-year sentence to an ex-police chief who helped expose a political scandal that brought down the Communist Party’s rising star Bo Xilai. A court on Monday found Wang Lijun guilty of defection, abuse of power, bribery and bending the law for selfish ends. Wang did not contest the charges. State media […]
China Sentences Ex-Police Chief to 15 Years
Posted September 24th, 2012 at 12:05 pm (UTC-5)
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Syrian Forces Continue Aleppo Bombing Campaign
Posted September 24th, 2012 at 10:35 am (UTC-5)
Syrian activists say government warplanes again bombed the country’s commercial capital early Monday, killing five people including three children. The London-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights and the opposition Local Coordination Committees said the early morning strikes destroyed two buildings in the Maadi district in southern Aleppo. Amateur video claimed to show survivors and others […]
Lukashenko Warns Opposition Not to March Against Parliamentary Vote
Posted September 23rd, 2012 at 4:35 pm (UTC-5)
Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko is warning the opposition not to march against Sunday’s parliamentary elections, which opponents call a sham. Mr. Lukashenko called the opposition “cowards” who have nothing to say to the people. He said the world should admire what he called the “boring” elections in Belarus that he said are carried out with […]
Presidents of Sudan, South Sudan Meet
Posted September 23rd, 2012 at 3:25 am (UTC-5)
The presidents of South Sudan and Sudan meet Sunday in Ethiopia’s capital, Addis Ababa, in an attempt to resolve differences that have widened since South Sudan gained independence last year. The planned meeting between Sudan President Omar al-Bashir and South Sudan’s Salva Kiir comes a day after a U.N. deadline to work out their issues […]
Libyan Government Takes Control Of Militia Bases After Deadly Clashes
Posted September 22nd, 2012 at 5:25 pm (UTC-5)
Libyan authorities have taken control of militia bases in the eastern city of Benghazi, following unrest that left 11 people dead and more than 60 others wounded. The clashes outside the jihadist militia compounds followed large-scale protests Friday in which tens of thousands of Libyan marched through Benghazi, demanding the dissolution of the militant groups. […]
11 Killed in Libyan Clashes
Posted September 22nd, 2012 at 1:50 pm (UTC-5)
Libyan authorities pushed back angry crowds attacking militia bases in Benghazi Saturday, in unrest that killed at least 11 people and wounded more than 60 others. Earlier, Libyan protesters ousted the jihadist militia Ansar al-Shariah from its headquarters and seized the bases of other armed militias in Benghazi. The violence came after tens of thousands […]
New Protests Erupt in Islamic Countries Over Video
Posted September 22nd, 2012 at 1:45 pm (UTC-5)
Muslim demonstrators in Islamic countries and elsewhere held new protests Saturday against an Internet video that mocks the Prophet Muhammad. In Bangladesh’s capital, Dhaka, at least 10 people were injured in clashes between police and protesters. Security forces fired tear gas and used batons to disperse hundreds of stone-throwing protesters who were part of an […]
Protesters, Police Clash in Bangladesh Over Video
Posted September 22nd, 2012 at 11:45 am (UTC-5)
Police and protesters clashed Saturday in Bangladesh during fresh demonstrations sparked by an Internet video that mocks the Prophet Muhammad. Security forces fired tear gas in the capital, Dhaka, to disperse hundreds of stone-throwing protesters who were part of an alliance of about a dozen Islamic groups. Witnesses say the protesters burned vehicles, including a […]
Protesters, Police Clash in Bangladesh Over Video
Posted September 22nd, 2012 at 8:45 am (UTC-5)
Police and protesters clashed Saturday in Bangladesh during fresh demonstrations sparked by an Internet video that mocks the Prophet Muhammad. Security forces fired tear gas in the capital, Dhaka, to disperse hundreds of stone-throwing protesters who are part of an alliance of about a dozen Islamic groups. Witnesses say the protesters burned vehicles, including a […]
2 Killed in Libyan Protester-Militia Clashes
Posted September 22nd, 2012 at 8:15 am (UTC-5)
Libyan protesters ousted a jihadist militia from its headquarters and seized a few other paramilitary bases in Benghazi early Saturday in clashes that left at least two people dead. The capture of the Ansar al-Shariah militia compound and the bases of other armed Islamic extremist groups came after tens of thousands of Libyans marched through […]
