Sunday, June 5, 2011

25 killed in one Syrian city, group says

25 killed in one Syrian city, group says


25 killed in one Syrian city, group says

Posted: 05 Jun 2011 09:55 AM PDT

Twenty-five people have been killed by government security forces in the latest fighting in Syria, taking place in the northwestern city Jisr al-Shaghour, a human rights group said Sunday.

Source: Alleged Libya rape victim headed to Malta

Posted: 05 Jun 2011 05:26 PM PDT

Eman al-Obeidy has left Libya and is on the way to Malta with her father, according to a high-level U.S. State Department source. She will eventually head to a processing center in Europe before leaving for a final destination.

Libyan rebels accused of arbitrary arrests, torture

Posted: 05 Jun 2011 10:09 AM PDT

Libyan rebels are arbitrarily detaining dozens of civilians suspected of being loyal to ruler Moammar Gadhafi and are holding them without trial or due process, Human Rights Watch charged Sunday.

IMF lends struggling Egypt $3 billion

Posted: 05 Jun 2011 03:09 PM PDT

The International Monetary Fund has tentatively agreed to lend $3 billion to Egypt to support the country's economy for the next year, the IMF announced Sunday.

Israel fires tear gas, warning shots at protest in Golan Heights

Posted: 05 Jun 2011 12:42 PM PDT

Three protesters were killed and nine wounded Sunday when they attempted to cross the heavily-fortified Golan Heights between Syria and Israel as part of Palestinian protests marking the anniversary of the 1967 Six Day War, according to Syrian state television.

'Two extremes' battle in Peruvian runoff

Posted: 05 Jun 2011 02:47 PM PDT

Peruvians head to the polls on Sunday to cast votes in a runoff between a former army officer who was linked to a 2005 military uprising and the daughter of a former president who's serving a 25-year sentence for human rights violations.

Nik Wallenda walks high-wire path that killed great-grandfather

Posted: 04 Jun 2011 05:46 PM PDT

It's one thing to defy death as high-wire walker Nik Wallenda routinely does.

Tribal leader agrees to call for end to fighting in Yemen

Posted: 05 Jun 2011 03:51 PM PDT

Yemeni President Ali Abdullah Saleh's condition was unclear Sunday, following an attack on his palace, with Western diplomatic sources saying Saleh is undergoing neurosurgery while a spokesman for his party said he was undergoing "simple check-ups."

2 dead in Afghanistan helicopter crash

Posted: 05 Jun 2011 04:07 AM PDT

Two service members with the NATO-led mission in Afghanistan died in a helicopter crash Sunday.

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