Roadside bomb in Turkey kills 8 police
Eight Turkish police officers died in a roadside bomb explosion in the country's southern province of Bingol, officials said. Nine officers were also wounded in the blast, which struck a police service bus in the Karliova district. Sources claimed that Turkey’s separatist Kurdish Workers’ Party (KKP) was responsible for the attack.
S. African police disperse striking miners
More than 1,000 workers protesting low wages and substandard conditions at a South African mine were peacefully dispersed by police. The strikers gathered outside the Marikana mine in the town of Rustenburg, but were prevented from demonstrating by a row of armored police trucks. The incident came amid a month of protests that began when police shot and killed 34 striking workers at the mine.
15 killed by roadside bomb in Pakistan
Fifteen people were killed, including two children, and 12 others were wounded when a roadside bomb struck a van in Pakistan's northwestern region of Jardol near the Afghan border. The vehicle was headed from a border village to the town of Munda. Roadside bombs are often used in Pakistan's tribal regions, where militants can easily cross the country's border with Afghanistan. It is unknown why a civilian vehicle was targeted in the attack.
US orders evacuation of embassies in Sudan and Tunisia
The US State Department evacuated its embassies in Tunisia and Sudan and ordered all nonessential personnel to leave, citing security concerns over rising anti-US violence in the Muslim world. Washington warned American citizens in Tunisia to use extreme caution and avoid protesters. The State Department also deemed the terrorism threat in Sudan “critical,” and is requesting that US citizens travel in armored vehicles and ask for permission to go anywhere outside the capital of Khartoum.
Afghans kill 4 alliance troops in insider attack – NATO
Renegade Afghan police officers killed four NATO troops in an attack in the country’s South, alliance forces reported. The attack occurred early Sunday morning and was "suspected to involve members of the Afghan police." Eight alliance servicemembers died over the weekend in so-called ‘green-on-blue’ killings.
Japan warns China as protests enter second day
China "must strictly be on guard to prevent harm to Japanese citizens and companies", Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda told Fuji TV on Sunday, as anti-Japanese protests swept the mainland for the second day. The protests erupted Saturday after the Japanese government decided to buy the disputed Senkaku islands in the East China Sea from a private Japanese owner. China, Japan, and Taiwan have all claimed the island territories, which may contain oil reserves.
Roadside bomb in Pakistan kills 12 near Afghan border
Twelve people died when a roadside bomb struck a truck carrying villagers to a market in northern Pakistan near the Afghanistan border, police officials reported. Women and children were among the dead and seven more people were injured in the incident, which took place in Pakistan's Lower Dir region. The army has stepped up its presence in the area since 2009, but the border zone remains a hotbed for insurgent attacks.
Taliban destroyed six Harrier warplanes in airfield attack
Six Harrier fighter jets were destroyed during a Taliban attack on military airfield in Afghanistan on Friday, the UK Defense Ministry reported. The insurgents wore US Army uniforms and were armed with automatic rifles, rocket-propelled grenade launchers and suicide vests. The attack also reportedly destroyed three refueling stations and damaged the hangars housing the aircraft. Earlier reports indicated that two US Marines were killed in the attack.
Iran guided by ‘leadership of fanaticism’ - Netanyahu
Peaceful methods of restraining Iran will not work, because Tehran is “guided by a leadership with an unbelievable fanaticism,” Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said in an interview with NBC. "You want these fanatics to have nuclear weapons?" he asked, reiterating the theory that Iran is close to acquiring a nuclear bomb. In the last few months Washington and Tel Aviv have split over whether to give economic sanctions and diplomacy time to work before attacking Iran.
More than a dozen detained in OWS march
More than a dozen people have been taken into custody at an Occupy Wall Street march in New York. Around 300 people took the streets of lower Manhattan to commemorate the one-year anniversary of the movement. The march came on the first of three days of planned events. The official anniversary of the Occupy Wall Street movement is Monday, September 17th.
Anti-Japan protests hit China second day running
Massive demonstrations against Japan over its control of disputed East China Sea islands hit more than two dozen cities in China, occasionally turning violent. Protesters burned Japanese flags and clashed with paramilitary police at the Japanese Embassy. The angry mobs threw rocks, bottles, eggs and traffic cones at the embassy. Many fear that the increased violence could backfire ahead of a Communist Party leadership succession.
Belgian police detain 120 anti-US protesters
Roughly 120 demonstrators have been arrested during an anti-US protest in the Belgian city of Antwerp, local police said. Violence erupted after police blocked protesters from the city’s main road. Authorities had to use “pepper spray and batons, but no one was injured,” a police spokesman told the Het Laatste Nieuws daily. Those arrested had been taken to police stations for identity checks and were later released. Earlier on Saturday, 150 protesters were detained for identity checks after they staged a protest near the US Embassy in Paris.
Two British soldiers killed by Afghan policeman
Two British soldiers from the NATO-led force in southern Afghanistan have been killed by a man wearing the uniform of the Afghan police. Three others were also wounded in the incident. A soldier returned fire, killing the attacker. The incident makes brings the number of foreign military personnel killed in insider attacks this year to 47.
Foreigners involved in attack on US Consulate in Benghazi - Libyan president
"Foreigners" were involved in the planning and execution of an attack on the US Consulate in Benghazi that killed the ambassador and three other Americans, Libyan President Mohamed Magariaf told NBC News. "We have assumptions and we have some information, and all that information we have now leads to the same direction about the perpetrators, the criminals," he said. Magariaf did not indicate who the foreigners were or where they came from, but said he was sharing details with American officials. He added that Libyan authorities have suspects in custody.
US State Department orders staff, family members leave embassies in Sudan, Tunisia
Following the unrest in Sudan and Tunisia, the US State Department has ordered all non-essential staff, along with their family members, to leave its embassies in Khartoum and Tunis. "Given the security situation in Tunis and Khartoum, the State Department has ordered the departure of all family members and non-emergency personnel from both posts, and issued parallel travel warnings to American citizens," State Department spokeswoman Victoria Nuland said in a statement. On Friday, three protesters were killed in the Sudanese capital of Khartoum as some 5,000 people were demonstrating in front of the US embassy, setting fires on a square nearby. Three people were also killed and several dozens wounded near the US Embassy in Tunis as protesters attacked the compound, climbing the gates of the diplomatic complex and tearing down the American flag.
Israel unlikely to strike Iran soon - top aide
A top aide to the Israeli defense minister has signaled in a television interview that Israel will not unilaterally attack Iran in the coming weeks, indicating that diplomacy has so far kept Tehran's nuclear energy program in check. “The Iranians understand this and are not crossing the line ... of implementing and building a nuclear bomb, not because they are merciful toward us, not because they like us, but because they fear a military response or another response," said Amos Gilad. Speculation that Israel might attack Iranian atomic research sites soon have soared in the last few months as the dispute between Washington and Tel Aviv over how much time to give economic sanctions and diplomacy before taking military action.
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