A day after deadly water roared through this city, killing dozens of residents, hundreds of mourners gathered at a mosque for the funerals of seven women who drowned in a minivan. The seven — employees of a nearby textile factory — died Wednesday when a flash flood engulfed their vehicle as they were traveling to work
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Obama tells UK of Lockerbie disappointment
President Barack Obama told British Prime Minister Gordon Brown he was disappointed that the Lockerbie bomber had been released from jail, the White House said Thursday in a statement. “The president expressed his disappointment over the Scottish Executive’s decision to release convicted Pan Am 103 bomber (Abdelbeset Ali Mohmed) al Megrahi back to Libya,” the White House said.
Irish FM presses Sudan over abducted aid workers
Ireland’s foreign minister met top Sudanese officials Tuesday to press them over the kidnapping of an Irish aid worker in the African nation, the Irish Foreign Ministry said.
Russia denies hijacked ship was carrying missiles
A huge cargo ship which disappeared mysteriously for more than two weeks this summer was not secretly carrying advanced Russian missiles, the country’s foreign minister said Tuesday.
Canada appeals to overturn South African refugee ruling
The Canadian government hopes to overturn a decision granting refugee status to a white South African who says he would face persecution at home, a spokesman for Canada’s immigration minister said Friday.
Brown: No room for ‘economic complacency’
British Prime Minister Gordon Brown has told a meeting of G-20 finance ministers in London that there is no room for “economic complacency” despite signs of a nascent global recovery.
Putin bares torso in Siberian vacation shots
He has been caught on camera firing a tranquilizer dart into a Siberian tiger and has co-piloted a fighter jet. Now Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin has added to his action-man credentials with a series of photographs showing a recent adventure vacation to Siberia
New ‘Great Satan’? Iran, U.K. Relations Worsen
If the number of protesters on the streets of Tehran has thinned in recent days — a result of the bloody crackdown by police and militia that continued in parts of the capital on June 24 — there’s little sign of a letup in Iran’s overseas offensive. British passport holders “had a role” in the violent clashes sparked by Iran’s disputed election on June 12, Iranian Intelligence Minister Gholamhossein Mohseni-Ejei told the Fars news agency on June 24. Foreign Minister Manouchehr Mottaki announced that Tehran might downgrade its diplomatic ties with the U.K.
Ephraim Katzir, former Israeli president, dies
Ephraim Katzir, Israel’s fourth president and one of the county’s pioneers, has died, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu announced on Sunday.
Spain’s Withdrawal from Kosovo Angers Allies
For a moment there, it was all going so well. A mix of skillful politicking and outright begging had netted Spanish Prime Minister José Luis RodrÃguez Zapatero a place at the G20 table next month