Ukraine: Tymoshenko Trial Delayed
A Ukrainian court has delayed the trial of former prime minister Yulia Tymoshenko, who is on a hunger strike, and set a new trial date for November 23.
Israel Fires into Syria, Violence Also Flares on Gaza Border
JERUSALEM — Israel fired a missile into Syria in what the military described as a “warning shot,†after a stray mortar shell fired from Syria landed near an Israeli military post in the Golan Heights. It was the first time Israel fired into Syria since the civil war erupted there more than a year and […]
Large Earthquake Strikes Burma this Morning
A magnitude 6.8 earthquake struck Burma today killed at least 12 people, collapsed a bridge and a gold mine and hit small towns close to the epicenter hard.
Iran Confirms Attack on Drone
Earlier reports from the Pentagon that Iran had attacked an unmanned surveillance drone in the Persian Gulf have been confirmed by Iranian officials.