Sunday, September 25, 2011

Saudi king: Women will get to vote

Saudi king: Women will get to vote


Saudi king: Women will get to vote

Posted: 25 Sep 2011 10:06 AM PDT

Women in Saudi Arabia will be allowed to vote and run for office in future municipal elections, King Abdullah announced Sunday.

Libya site may be mass grave

Posted: 25 Sep 2011 01:30 PM PDT

Officials with Libya's transitional government announced Sunday they have located a suspected mass grave thought to hold the remains of 1,270 people, victims of a 1996 massacre at Abu Salim prison.

Libya's new leaders meet to discuss interim government

Posted: 25 Sep 2011 04:37 AM PDT

Libya's new leadership started a three-day meeting Sunday to discuss the formation of an interim government, a senior council member said.

Spain's Catalonia region bans bullfighting

Posted: 25 Sep 2011 05:19 PM PDT

In the sandy arena of Catalonia's La Monumental bullring, the traditional bugle signaled the end of an era Sunday as Barcelona hosted its last bullfight.

Yemen's president addresses nation amid deadly violence

Posted: 25 Sep 2011 12:19 PM PDT

Newly returned from three months out of the country, Yemen's president addressed his people Sunday, blaming "terrorists" for the deadly violence at anti-government protests.

Abbas returns to hero's welcome

Posted: 25 Sep 2011 10:36 AM PDT

Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas stood before a cheering crowd Sunday upon his return from the U.N. General Assembly, where he had launched a controversial bid for Palestinian statehood.

Consecutive blasts in Iraqi city kill 6, wound 32

Posted: 25 Sep 2011 01:51 AM PDT

At least six people were killed and 32 wounded Sunday in four consecutive explosions in the city of Karbala, Iraqi officials said.

Police: 19 killed as small plane crashes in Nepal

Posted: 25 Sep 2011 01:11 AM PDT

Nineteen people aboard a small plane were killed Sunday when it crashed while trying to land at the airport in Kathmandu, police in Nepal said.

Iran hikers arrive in the United States

Posted: 25 Sep 2011 04:03 AM PDT

Two American hikers freed last week from an Iranian prison are expected to arrive in the United States on Sunday.

6 soldiers killed in clash between Turkish troops, rebels

Posted: 25 Sep 2011 02:49 AM PDT

A military ceremony is scheduled for Sunday for six Turkish soldiers who were killed in a clash with suspected Kurdish militants over the weekend.

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