November 27, 2011
Pakistan orders Nato and US review after deadly border strike
Pakistan has ordered a review of all co-operation with the US and Nato after the alliance struck a Pakistani army checkpoint, killing at least 24 people. A committee chaired by Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani also decided to cut supply lines to…
November 27, 2011
Bomb blasts in Baghdad kill at least 15
A series of explosions in and around the Iraqi capital Baghdad on Saturday has killed at least 15 people and wounded more than 20, officials say. Three bombs exploded in the commercial Bab al-Sharqi district of central Baghdad, killing eight…
November 27, 2011
Syria unrest: Arab League drafts economic sanctions
Members of the Arab League have drafted a list of economic sanctions to impose on Syria, after a meeting in Cairo. The proposals include the halting of dealings with the Syrian central bank, the suspension of commercial flights and a travel ban on…
November 27, 2011
South Koreans Continue Street Potests Against FTA
At least 2,000 people gathered in South Korea's capital late Saturday to protest parliament's ratification of a free trade agreement with the United States. Demonstrators in Seoul held lit candles and chanted slogans against the deal which they…
November 27, 2011
Explosions, Gunfire Reported in Northern Nigeria
Explosions and heavy gunfire were heard Saturday near a police station in northeastern Nigeria, which is home to a radical Muslim sect. Officials say that gunmen attacked a police station in the city of Geidam in Nigeria's Yobe state, near the…
November 25, 2011
Egypt prepares for mass Friday rally ahead of poll
Protesters in Cairo are preparing to hold another mass rally to demand that Egypt's…
November 25, 2011
Iran arrests 12 ‘CIA spies’ for targeting nuclear plans
Iran has arrested 12 spies of the US Central Intelligence Agency (CIA), the official IRNA news agency reports. Parviz Sorouri, an influential lawmaker, said the agents were targeting Iran's military and its nuclear programme. He said they were…
November 25, 2011
3 U.S. students expect to be freed in Egypt
As questions continued to swirl about the fate of three American college students arrested in Egypt for their role in ongoing protests there, a U.S. official said that diplomats were also in contact with Egyptian authorities about an…
November 25, 2011
Indonesia Sentences Australian Boy for Drug Possession
An Indonesian court on Friday sentenced an Australian teen to two months detention for buying marijuana while on the resort island of Bali. The unidentified 14-year-old boy could be released as early as next week, when time already served is…
November 25, 2011
Yemen’s President Orders Probe Into Deadly Violence
Yemeni President Ali Abdullah Saleh ordered a probe into deadly violence in the capital, Sana'a, Thursday, a day after he agreed to a Gulf Cooperation Council plan that calls for him to relinquish power. Witnesses said five people were killed and…