Month: October 2011

October 23, 2011

Libya’s new rulers declare country liberated

Libya's transitional government has declared national liberation before a jubilant crowd in Benghazi, where the revolt against Muammar Gaddafi began. Tens of thousands of people packed into Freedom Square to hear National Transitional Council…

October 23, 2011

Floods Devastate SE Asia

Thailand authorities are battling to protect the capital, Bangkok, from the flood waters that devastated central provinces, while officials in neighboring Burma said Sunday floods there killed at least 100 people. Bangkok Governor Sukhumbhand…

October 23, 2011

Three European aid workers kidnapped in Algeria

Three European aid workers have been kidnapped from a refugee camp in western Algeria. Two Spanish workers and an Italian were seized overnight from the Rabuni camp near Tindouf, their foreign ministries confirmed. The camp houses Sahrawi refugees…

October 23, 2011

Dozens die as strong quake rocks eastern Turkey

A strong quake has shattered buildings near the eastern Turkish city of Van, killing at least 70 people and trapping an unknown number under rubble. Casualties are reported to be particularly high in the town of Ercis, close to the Iranian…

October 22, 2011

Jamaican parliament calls for removal of Cuban embargo

Jamaica’s House of Representatives has approved a motion in support of the removal of the…

October 22, 2011

Gulfstream expands service to Freeport, Grand Bahama

Gulfstream International Airlines plans to expand service to Freeport, Grand Bahama (FPO), with the launch of a new daily flight from West Palm Beach, FL (PBI). The new service begins November 8, 2011. With the expanded service, Gulfstream now…

October 22, 2011

Nearly 470,000 cholera cases reported in Haiti over the past year

Almost 470,000 cases of cholera, including 6,595 deaths, have been reported in Haiti since an epidemic of the disease erupted in the Caribbean country one year ago, the United Nations World Health Organization (WHO) reported on Friday. Some…

October 22, 2011

Saudi Arabia Crown Prince Sultan dies

Saudi Crown Prince Sultan bin Abdulaziz al Saud has died, Saudi TV says. The crown prince was…

October 22, 2011

Muammar Gaddafi’s body to undergo post-mortem

A post-mortem examination on the body of Libya's ex-leader Col Muammar Gaddafi is expected to be carried out on Saturday in the city of Misrata. His burial has been delayed, with officials divided about what to do with the body. The UN and Col…

October 22, 2011

Clashes Erupt in Yemen’s Capital

Fierce clashes erupted on two fronts in the Yemeni capital, Sana'a, on Saturday, a day after the U.N. Security Council passed a resolution condemning the government's crackdown on dissent. Witnesses say security forces have raided neighborhoods…