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November 19, 2009
Artist Jeanne-Claude dies; co-created ‘The Gates’
The artist Jeanne-Claude has died. She created the 2005 art installation in Central Park called “The Gates” with her husband, Christo.
Hundreds of thousands of Serbs bid emotional farewell to Patriarch Pavle
Hundreds of thousands of people joined a somber funeral procession Thursday for Patriarch Pavle, who led the Serbian Orthodox Church through its post-Communist...
2 U.S. service members killed in Afghan explosion
NATO says two U.S. service members have been killed in an explosion in southern Afghanistan.
Giuliani against trying Mohammed in civilian court
Former New York Mayor Rudy Giuliani is opposing the Obama administration’s decision to try alleged Sept. 11 mastermind Khalid Sheikh Mohammed in...
European Union leaders deadlocked over top 2 jobs
The European Union’s 27 leaders were facing an all-nighter Thursday as a bruising battle loomed over who to name as the bloc’s first full-time...
19 killed in courthouse bombing in northwest Pakistan
A suicide bomber killed 19 people Thursday outside a courthouse in northwestern Pakistan, the latest attack in an onslaught by Islamist militants fighting...
Afghan president sworn in to second 5-year term
Afghanistan will prosecute corrupt officials and control its own security within five years, President Hamid Karzai pledged Thursday in an inauguration...
U.S. soldier prime suspect in Okinawa hit-and-run
Japanese police identified an American soldier Thursday as the prime suspect in a fatal-hit-and-run accident on the southern island of Okinawa and asked...
Obama says U.S., allies discussing Iran sanctions
Showing impatience with Iranian foot-dragging, President Barack Obama said Thursday that the U.S. and its allies are discussing possible new penalties...
November 18, 2009
Soldier from Richmond missing since Afghanistan mission
A soldier from Richmond has been missing since a resupply mission in Afghanistan Nov. 4 that claimed the life of another unit member from Massachusetts,...
Sweden returns Maori remains to New Zealand
Swedish museum officials returned the remains of five indigenous Maori people to New Zealand on Wednesday as part of a broader move in Europe to repatriate...
Clinton arrives in Kabul for Karzai inauguration
U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton has arrived in Afghanistan to attend Thursday’s inauguration of President Hamid Karzai and meet with...
Appeal opens in case of UK student slain in Italy
A man appealing his conviction for murdering a British student in Italy testified Wednesday that he heard the victim arguing with an American defendant...
Cruise ship breaks Antarctic ice, nears open water
Russian news reports say a cruise ship carrying over 100 tourists and scientists to see emperor penguins in Antarctica has begun moving through packed...
Somali woman stoned to death for adultery
EELBOON, Somalia—A Somali woman was stoned to death after being found guilty of adultery in breach of Islamic law. Halima Ibrahim Abdirahman, a 29-year-old...
Somali pirates hit Maersk Alabama again, fail to board
NAIROBI, Kenya—Somali pirates attacked the Maersk Alabama for the second time in seven months today, but guards on board the U.S.-flagged cargo ship...
November 17, 2009
Iran sentences 5 to death in post-election turmoil
TEHRAN, Iran—Iranian state television reports five people have been sentenced to death over the unrest that followed the country’s disputed...
Spain says Somali pirates free trawler, 36 crew members
MADRID—Spain’s prime minister says Somali pirates have freed a Spanish trawler with a crew of 36 after holding them hostage for more than six...
Somali pirates hijack ship, 28 North Korean crew
NAIROBI, Kenya—Pirates off the coast of Somalia have attacked two vessels, and at least one of those has been captured. The European Union’s...
Obama pushes human rights in meetings with Chinese
BEIJING—President Barack Obama is pushing China on human rights, telling President Hu Jintao the U.S. believes all men and woman have “certain...
Death toll passes 30 in Myanmar ferry sinking
YANGON, Myanmar—Searchers have recovered more bodies from a ferry accident in Myanmar, bringing the confirmed death toll to 31, with about a dozen...
November 16, 2009
Dozens dead or missing in Myanmar ferry accident
YANGON, Myanmar—A ferry carrying nearly 200 passengers sank after colliding with an oil barge in a river in Myanmar, killing at least eight and leaving...
Catches of threatened Atlantic bluefin tuna to be cut
BRUSSELS—The EU Commission says over 45 countries who catch tuna have agreed to cut catches of the threatened Atlantic bluefin tuna next year. The...
13 bullet-riddled bodies found west of Baghdad
BAGHDAD—Gunmen killed at least 13 people in a Sunni village west of Baghdad, dumping their bullet-riddled bodies in a cemetery, Iraqi security officials...
Obama tells China uncensored is better
SHANGHAI—President Barack Obama gave China a pointed, unexpected nudge to stop censoring the Internet access of its own people, offering an animated...
U.N. summit approves new approach to hunger fight
ROME—World leaders at a food summit have rallied around a new strategy to fight global hunger and help poor countries feed themselves, but failed...
In Asia, Obama, Russian see nuclear-pact progress
SINGAPORE—President Barack Obama wrapped up a busy day of diplomacy in Singapore yesterday, saying the U.S. and Russia made progress on reducing...
November 13, 2009
Russian parliament passes bill to triple beer tax
Russia’s lower house of parliament passed a bill to triple the excise tax on beer next year in the last of three readings. The bill raises the tax...
China snow kills 38; mayor apologizes
The mayor of China’s Shijiazhuang apologized today for the government’s response to the heaviest snows to hit northern regions of the nation...
Mastermind, top 9/11 suspects headed to N.Y. for trial
Self-proclaimed Sept. 11 mastermind Khalid Sheikh Mohammed and four other Guantanamo Bay detainees will be sent to New York to face trial in a civilian...
