Somali MP shot dead in Mogadishu

Somali MP shot dead in Mogadishu

Somali MP shot dead in Mogadishu

Posted: 22 Sep 2012 02:17 PM PDT

A member of Somalia's new parliament is gunned down in an attack outside a mosque in the capital Mogadishu.


Daw Aung San Suu Kyi Draws Reverent Crowd in New York

Posted: 22 Sep 2012 02:12 PM PDT

Burmese immigrants and visitors from as far away as Miami came to see Daw Aung San Suu Kyi, who spoke at Queens College on Saturday.

Egyptian Leader Mohamed Morsi Spells Out Terms for U.S.-Arab Ties

Posted: 22 Sep 2012 02:07 PM PDT

On the eve of his first trip to the United States as Egypt's president, Mohamed Morsi said the United States must fundamentally change its approach to the Arab world.

Venezuela's Capriles says he'll fix country's problems, not world peace

Posted: 22 Sep 2012 01:25 PM PDT

CARACAS (Reuters) - Venezuela's opposition standard bearer Henrique Capriles mocked President Hugo Chavez's grandiose campaign pledges two weeks before the election, and vowed to fix voters' daily problems if he wins.

Daw Aung San Suu Kyi Draws Reverent Crowd in New York

Posted: 22 Sep 2012 01:50 PM PDT

Burmese immigrants and visitors from as far away as Miami came to see Daw Aung San Suu Kyi, who spoke at Queens College on Saturday.

Pakistani Minister Offers Bounty Over Anti-Islam Video

Posted: 22 Sep 2012 01:15 PM PDT

A cabinet minister on Saturday offered a $100,000 reward for the death of the person behind the anti-Islam video made in the United States that has roiled Muslims around the world.


Scores Injured in Bangladesh as Protests Against Video Continue in Muslim World

Posted: 22 Sep 2012 01:00 PM PDT

In Dhaka, the police fired tear gas and used batons to disperse stone-throwing protesters, who were from about a dozen Islamic groups.

Kabul Bans Pakistani Newspapers

Posted: 22 Sep 2012 12:57 PM PDT

Afghanistan has banned all Pakistani newspapers, a government spokesman said Saturday, over what security officials say is antigovernment propaganda aimed at Kabul.


Pakistani Minister Offers Bounty Over Anti-Islam Video

Posted: 22 Sep 2012 01:15 PM PDT

A cabinet minister on Saturday offered a $100,000 reward for the death of the person behind the anti-Islam video made in the United States that has roiled Muslims around the world.


Afghanistan death soldier named

Posted: 22 Sep 2012 01:45 PM PDT

A serviceman who died at Camp Bastion, Afghanistan, is named as Sergeant Jonathan Eric Kups, of the Royal Electrical and Mechanical Engineers.


Pakistani bounty placed on anti-Islam filmmaker

Posted: 22 Sep 2012 02:13 PM PDT

PESHAWAR (Reuters) - A Pakistani minister offered $100,000 on Saturday to anyone who kills the maker of an online video which insults Islam, as sporadic protests rumbled on across parts of the Muslim world.

Scores Injured in Bangladesh as Protests Against Video Continue in Muslim World

Posted: 22 Sep 2012 01:00 PM PDT

In Dhaka, the police fired tear gas and used batons to disperse stone-throwing protesters, who were from about a dozen Islamic groups.


UN urges accord at Sudan summit

Posted: 22 Sep 2012 09:48 AM PDT

The head of the UN, Ban Ki-moon, calls for a comprehensive peace deal when the leaders of the two Sudans hold a summit in Ethiopia on Sunday.


Moscow 'drunk driver' kills seven

Posted: 22 Sep 2012 12:36 PM PDT

A drunk driver killed seven people and injured three others by crashing his car into a bus stop in Moscow, police say.


Al Qaeda foe survives Yemen suicide bombing

Posted: 22 Sep 2012 02:16 PM PDT

ADEN (Reuters) - A suicide bomber failed on Saturday in an assassination attempt on a former Islamist in Yemen who helped drive al Qaeda militants out of a southern region this year, a security source and resident said.

Shirley Tilghman, Princeton President, Says She Will Step Down

Posted: 22 Sep 2012 12:56 PM PDT

Dr. Shirley M. Tilghman, the second woman to lead an Ivy League institution, will remain on the faculty of the university after leaving in June.

Drunken driver kills seven at Moscow bus stop

Posted: 22 Sep 2012 11:29 AM PDT

MOSCOW (Reuters) - A drunken driver ploughed his car into a bus stop in Moscow on Saturday, killing seven people and injuring three others, police said.

Norway oil workers reach preliminary wage deal, say negotiators

Posted: 22 Sep 2012 11:34 AM PDT

(Reuters) - Norwegian energy firms and oil services workers reached a preliminary wage deal on Saturday, raising hopes the sides could avoid another strike after labor action in July hamstrung the world's eighth-largest oil exporter.

Malta Struggles Under Wave of African Migrants

Posted: 22 Sep 2012 01:55 PM PDT

Malta has the highest ratio of immigrants per capita of any European Union member, but it lacks the resources to house them and by law cannot let them move off the island.

Duplicate Payments Bedevil V.A. Pension System, Workers Say

Posted: 22 Sep 2012 01:57 PM PDT

Technology and procedures at the Department of Veterans Affairs that make it hard for some people to collect benefits apparently also result in an unknown number of overpayments.

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