World
New Somalia president escapes grenade attack
Somalia’s new President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud and the visiting Kenyan foreign minister on Wednesday escaped an apparent suicide bomb attack on a Mogadishu hotel where they were holding a news conference unscathed, witnesses said.
Gen. Kayani’s service extension challenged
The extension in service given to Pakistan Army chief Gen. Ashfaq Parvez Kayani.
Aquino renames disputed area West Philippine Sea
President Benigno Aquino said Wednesday that the Philippines had officially named South China Sea waters off the country’s west coast the “West Philippine Sea”, in a move that could further raise tensions with China.
Qaeda video says US will target American-Muslims
Al-Qaeda released a September 11 anniversary video declaring the United States.
Thursday, 13 - September 2012
The Afghan government has recommended legal action against two TV channels for allegedly broadcasting scantily dressed women and disseminating immorality, officials said Wednesday.
Thursday, 13 - September 2012
An Indian cartoonist jailed on sedition charges was released from a Mumbai prison on bail Wednesday, four days after being arrested in a case that has outraged freedom of expression campaigners.
Thursday, 13 - September 2012
Mainstream pro-European parties looked set to dominate the parliamentary election under way in the Netherlands on Wednesday, dispelling concerns that radical eurosceptics might gain sway in a core euro zone country and push to quit the European Union or flout its budget rules.
Thursday, 13 - September 2012
British Prime Minister David Cameron apologized Wednesday to the families of the 96 victims of the 1989 Hillsborough football stadium disaster for the “double injustice” they suffered.
Thursday, 13 - September 2012
A young Chechen woman, who spent the last eight-and-a-half years in prison after a controversial conviction on terrorism charges, denounced systematic violence in Russian female prison camps.
Thursday, 13 - September 2012
The two Swedish journalists freed after 14 months in prison in Ethiopia will return this week to Stockholm and will speak to the media, their spokeswoman said Wednesday.
Thursday, 13 - September 2012
South Korean President Lee Myung-bak on Wednesday described as “inevitable” the peaceful reunification of his country with North Korea, whose new leader has been in place for nine months.
Thursday, 13 - September 2012
Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas shakes hands with Congress-led UPA government chairperson, Sonia Gandhi (C) as general secretary of the Congress party Rahul Gandhi looks on during a meeting in New Delhi, Wednesday. Abbas is in India for a two-day state visit.
Thursday, 13 - September 2012
Self-exiled Russian oligarch and Kremlin foe Boris Berezovsky was involved in organizing Pussy Riot’s performance in a Moscow cathedral, Russian state television claimed in its latest show denouncing the punk rock collective.
Thursday, 13 - September 2012
Foreign affairs intruded dramatically on the presidential race Wednesday as Republican challenger Mitt Romney slammed the Obama administration’s initial response to assaults on US diplomatic missions in Egypt and Libya.
Thursday, 13 - September 2012
A mosque in the French city of Limoges has been desecrated by having excrement smeared on its doors, Interior Minister Manuel Valls said Wednesday in a statement condemning the incident.
Thursday, 13 - September 2012
A fresh wave of anti-austerity strikes hit Greece Wednesday as the leaders of the governing coalition struggled to finalize further spending cuts for the coming two years — without which the country will lose its vital rescue loans.
Thursday, 13 - September 2012
A plane crashed into a forest early Wednesday in Russia’s far east, killing 10 people and injuring four, the Emergencies Ministry said.
Thursday, 13 - September 2012
The maverick mayor of Osaka, Toru Hashimoto, launched his national party onto Japan’s political stage Wednesday, vowing to chart a new course for the country.
