Visiting the headquarters of the FBI in Washington on May 13, David Cameron inspected the Strategic Information and Operations Center, a fifth-floor suite of offices established, as a helpful official explained, to facilitate …
NATO: 3 Troops Killed in Afghanistan Attack
(KABUL, Afghanistan) — A truck bombing Monday killed three coalition service members in southern Afghanistan, NATO said in a statement. A local official said the attack targeted a base operated by troops from Georgia.
Omer Zawak, spokesman for the governor of the southern Helmand province, said the truck bomb exploded at the …
Mexico Arrests 2 Men in Malcom X Grandson’s Death
Mexico City prosecutors say they have arrested two men in connection with the death of Malcolm Shabazz, the grandson of political activist Malcolm X.
Car Bomb Kills 10 in Eastern Libya
(TRIPOLI, Libya) — A car bomb exploded Monday near a hospital in the eastern Libyan city of Benghazi, killing at least 10 people, officials said, in one of the biggest attacks since the end of the civil war that ousted former dictator Moammar Gadhafi.
Attackers used a remote control to detonate the explosives-laden car, which was …
The Obama Administration Looks to Latin America After Years of Neglect
President Barack Obama is sending Vice President Joe Biden on a swing through Brazil, Colombia and Trinidad and Tobago later this month. Which means two things: first, the prospect of off-the-cuff gaffes in three different …
Roadside Bomb Kills 10 Civilians on Afghan Bus
(KABUL, Afghanistan) — A roadside bomb hit a bus in southern Afghanistan on Monday and killed 10 civilians, mostly women and children, officials said.
Kandahar province’s police chief Gen. Abdul Raziq said the blast wounded another 12 people in Maroof district, roughly 60 kilometers (36 miles) northeast of Kandahar city.
Filipino Clans, Celebrities Dominate Midterm Polls
(MANILA, Philippines) — From Imelda Marcos to Manny Pacquiao, familiar names of Philippine political clans and celebrities dominated the ballots for Monday’s congressional and local elections, which will gauge popular support for the president’s anti-corruption drive and other reforms.
Despite scattered violence and fears of fraud, …
Bangladesh Collapse Search Over; Death Toll 1,127
(SAVAR, Bangladesh) — Nearly three weeks after a Bangladesh garment-factory building collapsed, the search for the dead ended Monday at the site of the worst disaster in the history of the global garment industry. The death toll: 1,127.
The collapse of the Rana Plaza building focused worldwide attention on the hazardous conditions …
Spies Caught in Website Scandal Embarrass SKorea
(SEOUL, South Korea) — The scandal shaking up South Korea’s main spy agency is not cloak-and-dagger stuff, but the kind of low-grade trickery anyone with an Internet connection could pull off. And the target was not Seoul’s …
North Korea Replaces Hard-line Defense Chief
(SEOUL, South Korea) — North Korea has replaced its hard-line defense chief with a little-known army general, according to a state media report Monday, in what outside analysts call an attempt to install a younger figure meant to solidify leader Kim Jong Un‘s grip on the powerful military.
Jang Jong Nam’s appointment is the latest …
In Jordan, Women Fight for Full Citizenship Rights
A new coalition is fighting to give women in Jordan the right to pass on their citizenship to their children
Hong Kong Transgender Woman Wins Legal Battle to Marry
(HONG KONG) — Hong Kong’s top court granted a transgender woman the right to marry her boyfriend Monday in a watershed ruling that falls short of allowing same-sex marriage.
The surprise decision only covers the right of a transgender person who was born male to marry a man, and for one who was born female to marry a woman.
The …
