Monthly Archives: July 2011

KABUL, Afghanistan – A senior Defense Ministry official who allegedly leaked secrets that helped the Taliban stage suicide attacks in Kabul has been arrested by the Afghan Intelligence Service — one of three high profile arrests announced Saturday by the … Continue reading →

ABUJA (AFP) – Nigeria’s government will open talks with an Islamist sect blamed for scores of deadly bomb blasts and shootings in the northeast, a federal government statement said Saturday. The panel will negotiate with the Boko Haram sect and … Continue reading →

BOGOTA, Colombia – A Colombian judge on Saturday ordered the arrest of former President Alvaro Uribe’s chief of staff for alleged involvement in spying on judges, journalists and politicians by the domestic security agency. Bernardo Moreno, 51, is the second … Continue reading →

CAIRO – Hosni Mubarak’s trial on charges he ordered the killing of protesters during Egypt’s uprising will be held at a police academy on Cairo’s outskirts instead of a convention center in the heart of the capital, the head of … Continue reading →

LONDON (AFP) – Global banking giant HSBC will announce next week plans to axe between 10,000 and 15,000 jobs in the coming year as part of a drastic cost-cutting drive, a report said Saturday. The bank, headquartered in London but … Continue reading →

AMMAN (Reuters) – At least five civilians were killed Saturday when Syrian forces shelled the eastern city of Deir al-Zor, a main activists’ group said, as President Bashar al-Assad attempts to suppress four months of ongoing protests against his rule. … Continue reading →

JERUSALEM (Reuters) – Tens of thousands of Israelis took to the streets Saturday to protest against the high cost of living and demand Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu undertake sweeping economic reforms. Police said over 60,000 people demonstrated in Tel Aviv, … Continue reading →

TOKYO (Reuters) – A strong earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 6.4 jolted northeast Japan on Sunday, the Japan Meteorological Agency said. The quake, at 3:54 a.m. local time Saturday, was also felt in Tokyo. There were no immediate reports … Continue reading →

ISTANBUL (Reuters) – For Turkey’s political leaders it was business as usual Saturday, denying any crisis, or simply not mentioning the resignation of the country’s four top military commanders. Chief of General Staff General Isik Kosaner stepped down on Friday … Continue reading →

BENGHAZI, Libya (Reuters) – Libyan rebels say the gunmen who shot dead their military chief were militiamen allied in their struggle to overthrow Muammar Gaddafi, raising questions over divisions and lawlessness within rebel ranks. The assassination of Abdel Fattah Younes, … Continue reading →