China’s state media say the government has closed down 16 websites, arrested six people, and punished two social media sites for circulating rumors about a coup. Xinhua said late Friday the crackdown came after a surge in online rumors about a coup following the dismissal of a popular politician – Bo Xilai – leader of […]
China Punishes Internet Sites for Coup Talks
Posted March 31st, 2012 at 5:00 am (UTC-5)
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Burma’s Suu Kyi Set for Public Office
Posted March 31st, 2012 at 3:40 am (UTC-5)
Burma is finalizing arrangements Saturday for Sunday’s historic election when pro-democracy campaigner Aung San Suu Kyi, who was under house arrest just over a year ago, is likely to be voted into parliament in the military-dominated country. Her participation in the polling has been made possible by a fragile detente with a government that has […]
Clinton Seeks End to Syrian Crackdown
Posted March 30th, 2012 at 11:40 pm (UTC-5)
U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton continues her visit to Saudi Arabia Saturday with a meeting of regional Arab Gulf diplomats to discuss bringing an end to Syria’s year-long crackdown on dissent. The meeting is a prelude to the “Friends of the Syria” meeting Sunday in Istanbul. Clinton, as well as other diplomats from Arab […]
Eurozone Boosts Bailout Fund to More Than $1 Trillion
Posted March 30th, 2012 at 8:20 pm (UTC-5)
Europe’s euro currency bloc has sharply boosted its financial rescue fund to more than $1 trillion, its latest effort to protect itself and the world economy against defaults by debt-ridden governments. The finance ministers from the 17 nations that use the euro agreed Friday in Copenhagen to add another $500 billion over the coming year […]
Wife: Bin Laden Fathered 4 Children While on Run
Posted March 30th, 2012 at 6:30 pm (UTC-5)
Osama Bin Laden’s youngest wife has revealed that the al-Qaida leader spent much of his time on the run living in Pakistani cities, moving between safe houses and fathering four children. The details of bin Laden’s life after the September 11, 2001, attacks on the United States are contained in an interrogation report of Amal […]
Coup Leader in Mali Says Military Wants Cooperation With ECOWAS
Posted March 30th, 2012 at 6:20 pm (UTC-5)
Malian coup leader Amadou Sanogo says the military honors all Mali agreements with the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) and other economic partners. Sanogo told VOA in a phone interview Friday that Mali is a part of the regional group known as the ECOWAS and needs international support to protect its territorial integrity […]
Wife: Bin Laden Fathered 4 Children While on Run
Posted March 30th, 2012 at 5:35 pm (UTC-5)
Osama Bin Laden’s youngest wife has reveled that the al-Qaida leader spent much of his time on the run living in Pakistani cities, moving between safe houses and fathering four children. The details of bin Laden’s life after the September 11, 2001, attacks on the United States are contained in an interrogation report of Amal […]
Chinese President in Cambodia As Summit Opens
Posted March 30th, 2012 at 5:10 pm (UTC-5)
China’s President Hu Jintao is in Cambodia on a four-day state visit that coincides with a key regional summit where participants are expected to voice growing opposition to Chinese territorial claims in the South China Sea. Mr. Hu was to meet with Cambodian King Norodom Sihamoni and confer with Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen, as […]
French Court Backs Extradition of Rwandan Genocide Suspect
Posted March 30th, 2012 at 4:50 pm (UTC-5)
For the first time, a French court has approved the extradition of a suspect to Rwanda to face charges in that country’s 1994 genocide. The court in the city of Rouen ruled that Claude Muhayimana can be sent to Rwanda, where is he accused of genocide and crimes against humanity. Muhayimana’s lawyer, Geraldine Boitieux, told […]
Obama Approves Iranian Oil Sanctions
Posted March 30th, 2012 at 4:15 pm (UTC-5)
U.S. President Barack Obama is moving ahead with sanctions against Iran’s vital oil exports, deciding there is enough crude on the world market so that U.S. allies won’t be hurt if they curtail their purchase of Tehran’s oil. Mr. Obama’s decision Friday will allow the U.S. — starting in late June — to impose sanctions […]
