December 16, 2011
ICC: Gadhafi’s Death May Be War Crime
The International Criminal Court's chief prosecutor says there are “serious suspicions” that the death of Libyan leader Moammar Gadhafi was a war crime. Luis Moreno-Ocampo made the comments Thursday at a press briefing at the United Nations.…
December 16, 2011
Lawmakers Agree on $1 Trillion Deal to Avert Shutdown
U.S. lawmakers say they have reached deal to fund the federal government through the end of the fiscal year, just a day before parts of the government would have been forced to stop operating. Lawmakers announced the $1 trillion deal late Thursday…
December 15, 2011
Obama marks end of Iraq war at Fort Bragg
US President Barack Obama has marked the end of the Iraq war by applauding the "extraordinary…
December 15, 2011
Pakistan’s President Discharged from Hospital
Pakistan's President Asif Ali Zardari was discharged from a Dubai hospital late Wednesday and is said to be resting at his residence in the United Arab Emirates. The president's spokesman Farhatullah Babar said all medical tests showed results in…
December 15, 2011
Russian Reporters Sign Open Letter Against Firing of Kommersant Journalists
At least 50 journalists from a Russian publisher have signed an open letter complaining they are being prevented from publishing critical statements about Prime Minister Vladimir Putin after two of their colleagues were fired. An editor and…
December 15, 2011
Islamists Look to Extend Lead in Egypt Voting
Egyptians turned out in large numbers Wednesday for a second phase of parliamentary elections, with Islamist parties looking to extend their already overwhelming electoral gains. Polls were held in nine areas, including Aswan, Beni Suef, Giza,…
December 14, 2011
US official to visit Turkey over shield plan, terror
U.S. Defense Secretary Leon Panetta will visit Turkey to discuss a U.S. radar system to be installed in eastern Turkey as part of NATO's missile shield project, a report said here on Tuesday. Turkish Daily News quoted diplomatic sources as saying…
December 14, 2011
US May Freeze $700 Billion in Aid to Pakistan
The U.S. Congress is expected later this week to pass a measure that would freeze up to $700 million in aid to Pakistan because of fears that Islamabad is not doing enough to combat the spread of homemade bombs. U.S. lawmakers are concerned that…
December 14, 2011
Roadside Bomb Kills 6 in Southern Afghanistan
A roadside bomb has killed at least six civilians, including women and children, in southern Afghanistan's Helmand province. Local officials issued a statement Tuesday saying that the victims were killed when their vehicle hit a bomb along a road…
December 14, 2011
4 Killed, 123 Wounded in Attack in Belgium
Five people have been killed and more than 120 others wounded in an attack in the eastern Belgian city of Liege. Belgian officials say the attacker lobbed hand grenades and fired a rifle at a bus stop in Saint Lambert Square, a busy shopping area…