Afghan police say a suicide bomber has attacked a police station in the southern city of Kandahar, killing at least one police officer. Kandahar police chief Abdul Raziq says the attacker detonated a bomb-laden car outside the station on Monday, injuring at least four other people, both police and civilians. The blast also badly damaged […]
Kandahar Suicide Bomber Attacks Police Station
Posted February 20th, 2012 at 8:05 am (UTC-5)
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US, Afghanistan Discuss Strategic Partnership
Posted February 20th, 2012 at 6:35 am (UTC-5)
U.S. Senator John McCain says he hopes a strategic partnership agreement with Afghanistan can be finalized before a NATO meeting in May, but that the United States will not resolve sensitive issues in a way that might put American service members at risk. McCain led a group of five senators for talks Sunday in Kabul […]
US, Afghanistan Discuss Strategic Partnership
Posted February 20th, 2012 at 6:05 am (UTC-5)
U.S. Senator John McCain says he hopes a strategic partnership agreement with Afghanistan can be finalized before a NATO meeting in May, but that the United States will not resolve sensitive issues in a way that might put American service members at risk. McCain led a group of five senators for talks Sunday in Kabul […]
Europe Finance Ministers Expected to Approve New Bailout for Greece
Posted February 20th, 2012 at 5:10 am (UTC-5)
Finance ministers from countries that use the euro currency are expected to approve a new $171 billion bailout for Greece when they meet in Brussels Monday. U.S. Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner said Sunday that Greece has passed a very strong and difficult package of reforms that deserves the international community’s support. He said the United […]
S Korea Holds Military Drill Despite N Korea Threat
Posted February 20th, 2012 at 4:45 am (UTC-5)
South Korea held a routine military exercise near a disputed border with North Korea Monday, despite the North’s threat of retaliation if the border is violated. The drill included artillery, mortars and helicopters. An announcer on a radio broadcast from the North warned of an immediate and merciless counter-attack if even a “single column of […]
Chinese Newspaper: West Stirring Syria Unrest
Posted February 20th, 2012 at 4:40 am (UTC-5)
A Chinese newspaper says Western support for Syrian opposition forces could trigger a civil war in the violence-stricken nation. The state-run People’s Daily said in a commentary Monday that foreign military intervention will be needed if civil war erupts in Syria. The newspaper also said a draft U.N. Security Council resolution that would have endorsed […]
AU, ECOWAS Join to Address Pre-Election Violence in Senegal
Posted February 20th, 2012 at 4:20 am (UTC-5)
The African Union and the Economic Community of West African States are sending a joint team to try to stop the violence in Senegal ahead of next Sunday’s presidential election. Former Nigerian president Olusegun Obasanjo is leading the mission. ECOWAS communications director Sonny Ugoh told VOA that despite deadly clashes between protesters and security forces, […]
China Pledges Support for Euro
Posted February 20th, 2012 at 4:10 am (UTC-5)
Chinese Vice President Xi Jinping, on the second day of his visit to Ireland, stated China’s commitment to Europe, and repeated that Beijing is considering more investment to help stabilize the embattled euro. In talks with Irish Prime Minister Enda Kenny Sunday evening, Mr. Xi said China supports the stability of the euro and the […]
North Korea’s Ruling Party Plans Rare Conference in April
Posted February 20th, 2012 at 3:50 am (UTC-5)
North Korea has announced that its ruling party will hold a special conference in April in an apparent move to confirm the third generation of the Kim dynastic rule. The state-run Korean Central News Agency said Monday the meeting would “glorify the sacred revolutionary life and feats” of late leader Kim Jong Il and rally […]
UN Nuclear Inspectors in Iran to Investigate Atomic Program
Posted February 20th, 2012 at 3:20 am (UTC-5)
A team of United Nations nuclear inspectors is in Iran for a visit aimed at resolving the dispute about Iran’s nuclear program. The delegation from the International Atomic Energy Agency arrived in Tehran Monday. It is led by IAEA chief nuclear inspector Herman Nackaerts, who said his top priority is analyzing the “possible military dimensions […]
