World/Local News

The Saudi Arabian Government made good on its pledge to crack down on any hint of dissent yesterday, opening fire on protesters who had gathered to voice their discontent at the country’s repressive political system. […] […]

AMMAN, Jordan—Jordanians demanding democratic reforms protested in the capital for the 10th street week following Friday’s Muslim prayers, defying an edict by the kingdom’s religious leaders not to demonstrate. Chanting “We want to change the […] […]

A VIETNAMESE high school principal was sentenced to nine years in prison for having sex with eight schoolgirls in a high-profile sex scandal, the presiding judge has said. Sam Duc Xuong, was convicted at yesterday’s […] […]

THE US army soldier at the centre of the WikiLeaks affair has charged that he is being improperly subjected to unusually harsh conditions at a military prison. In an 11-page memorandum, Private Bradley Manning said […] […]

AMERICA’s top spy has warned that Muammar Gaddafi’s forces would “prevail,” even as the Obama government reached out to the Libyan opposition with direct talks and humanitarian aid. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said she […] […]

HUNDREDS of Iraqi protesters are demanding jobs and better basic services, in the latest challenge to Baghdad’s government after a wave of popular uprisings swept across the Arab world. Some 500 protesters turned up on […] […]

TOKYO—Japan was struck by a magnitude-8.8 earthquake off its northeastern coast Friday, triggering a 4-meter tsunami that washed away cars and tore away buildings along the coast near the epicentre. In various locations along Japan’s […] […]

SPRINGFIELD, ILL.— For a mother who lost her son to violence, Illinois’ decision to abolish the death penalty is a betrayal. But to a father who lost two daughters and a grandson, it’s simply the […] […]

JARED Loughner, the gunman accused of trying to assassinate a US congresswoman and killing six people in Arizona, has pleaded not guilty to all 49 new charges against him. He entered the pleas in his […] […]

A FEDERAL grand jury has indicted a 20-year-old Texas college student from Saudi Arabia on a single count of attempting to use a weapon of mass destruction. The grand jury in Lubbock handed up its […] […]