October 25, 2012
Tunisian Man Held In Connection With Attack On US Embassy In Libya
Tunisia's government says it has arrested one of its nationals believed to be linked to the September-11 attack on the U.S. consulate in Libya. Interior Ministry spokesman Tarrouch Khaled said Wednesday that 28-year-old Ali Harzi was in custody in…
October 24, 2012
Explosions, Fire Reported At Sudan Arms Factory
A huge fire was reported early Wednesday following explosions at the site of an arms factory near Sudan's capital Khartoum. News reports quote witnesses as saying they heard explosions late at night before the fire broke out. Initial media reports…
October 24, 2012
Obama, Romney Push to Win Over Undecided Voters
With two weeks until the election, President Barack Obama and his Republican challenger Mitt Romney are making a final appeal to voters who still have not made up their minds. Polls show the presidential race tied, and winning support of…
October 24, 2012
Russian Opposition Activist Charged With Plotting Riots
Russian investigators say they have charged an opposition activist with plotting riots, based on evidence from a pro-Kremlin television documentary. Russia's Investigations Committee formally brought charges against Leonid Razvozzhayev, a senior…
October 24, 2012
Bacterium Could Deliver Vaccine with No Needles
A type of bacterium that forms long-lasting spores could be a vehicle for delivering vaccines without the use of needles. Simon Cutting, a bacterial geneticist at Royal Holloway, University of London, worked with one of the most intensively studied…
October 22, 2012
London Court Opens Trial of 3 British Islamists Accused of Bomb Plot
Three British Islamists are on trial in Britain, facing accusations of plotting terrorist attacks that could have been deadlier than the 2005 London transit bombings. Prosecutor Brian Altman told a high-security London court Monday the three…
October 22, 2012
Russia Arrests 2nd Opposition Activist, Punk Band Members Sent to Prison
Russian investigators say they have arrested a second opposition activist in a crackdown against opponents of President Vladimir Putin, after the activist turned himself in. In a statement, Russia's Investigations Committee says Leonid Razvozzhayev,…
October 22, 2012
Self-Immolation at Famous Monastery in NW China
Another Tibetan has set himself on fire and died to protest Chinese policies in Tibet. Rights groups say a 61-year-old farmer named Dhondup set himself ablaze Monday near the remote Labrang Monastery in China's northwestern Gansu province. Some…
October 22, 2012
Foreign Affairs the Focus at Third Obama-Romney Debate
U.S. President Barack Obama and his Republican challenger, Mitt Romney, are set to debate for a third and final time Monday, this time on foreign affairs. For months during the long campaign leading to the November 6 election, surveys showed voters…
October 22, 2012
Kosovo Police, Nationalists Clash in Pristina, More than 20 Hurt
Kosovo police have used tear gas and pepper spray to break up a protest in the capital, Pristina, by stone-throwing nationalists opposed to European Union-mediated talks with Serbia. Authorities said Monday's confrontation outside government…