Monthly Archives: August 2011

Tripoli and Benghazi, Libya – As rebel fighters held back the sparse traffic, a Russian-made jet landed on an improvised airstrip on the Nalut to Jadu road in Libya’s western mountains. It was Aug. 22, and fighting was still raging … Continue reading →

When a suicide bomber drove into the U.N. building in Abuja’s leafy diplomatic quarter on Friday, detonating his Honda Accord and killing at least 18 people, an Islamist terrorist group that was little known outside Nigeria violently thrust itself onto … Continue reading →

Tripoli, Libya – For four months, Nouri Massoud listened to the screams coming from the hangar across the street from his house at Khilit al-Ferjan in southeast Tripoli. Mr. Massoud lives next to a barracks belonging to the notorious Khamis … Continue reading →

CANBERRA, Australia – Australia’s highest court ruled Wednesday that asylum seekers can’t be sent to Malaysia, a major blow to the government’s plan to stem an influx of people from poor, war-torn countries attempting to reach Australia by boat. The … Continue reading →

TOKYO (Reuters) – Japan’s Sony Corp, Toshiba Corp and Hitachi Ltd will merge their liquid-crystal display operations using $2.6 billion of government-backed funds to fend off growing competition from rivals in South Korea and Taiwan. The merged entity will be … Continue reading →

BEIRUT – Syrian security forces searching for anti-government protesters raided houses in central Syria and made arrests, activists and residents said Wednesday. The troops backed by tanks and military vehicles entered districts in Homs and Hama as part of efforts … Continue reading →

HELSINKI – UPM-Kymmene plans up to 1,170 layoffs and mill closures in Finland and Europe as it slashes paper production by 1.3 million tons to cut costs and combat overcapacity. The world’s largest magazine paper maker said Wednesday that most … Continue reading →