Libyan leader Moammar Gadhafi has vowed to fight to the end, after NATO aircraft pounded Tripoli on Tuesday with some of the most intense daytime airstrikes since it began its campaign. Mr. Gadhafi made the vow in a fiery audio speech that was broadcast on state television. He said the Libyan people will not “kneel” […]
Libyan Leader Defiant Despite Intense NATO Airstrikes
Posted June 7th, 2011 at 12:40 pm (UTC-5)
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Fighting in Southern Yemen Kills Dozens
Posted June 7th, 2011 at 12:20 pm (UTC-5)
Fighting in Yemen’s south killed dozens of people Tuesday, as the violence and unrest that has engulfed the nation for months shows no signs of ending, despite the president’s absence. Government forces clashed with Islamist militants in the southern city of Zinjibar, more than a week after hundreds of militants seized control of the city. […]
Amnesty International, HRW Call for Action on International Kyrgyzstan Inquiry
Posted June 7th, 2011 at 12:15 pm (UTC-5)
Amnesty International and Human Rights Watch have called on the government of Kyrgyzstan to act on the recommendations of an international report about last year’s ethnic violence in that country, or face the possibility of further clashes. Four days of deadly clashes took place last June between ethnic Kyrgyz and ethnic Uzbeks in the Osh […]
Obama, Merkel Discuss Libya, Economy, Mideast Peace
Posted June 7th, 2011 at 12:10 pm (UTC-5)
U.S. President Barack Obama says he and German Chancellor Angela Merkel have been clear that Libyan leader Moammar Gadhafi must step down and hand power to the Libyan people. Speaking alongside Ms. Merkel at the White House Tuesday, President Obama said the international pressure will only continue to increase until he does. The president spoke […]
EU Proposes Financial Aid To Farmers Hit By E. Coli Outbreak
Posted June 7th, 2011 at 12:10 pm (UTC-5)
European Union Farm Commissioner Dacian Ciolos has recommended a $220-million aid package to help farmers recoup some of their losses from unsold vegetables during the E. coli crisis. EU agriculture ministers are meeting in Luxembourg Tuesday to talk about the crisis and its economic impact. Since the crisis began, European farmers have been unable to […]
Iran Denounces IAEA Comments on Nuclear Program
Posted June 7th, 2011 at 12:05 pm (UTC-5)
Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad says a report from the U.N.’s nuclear watchdog agency that says Tehran may have carried out nuclear work with possible military purposes “lacks legal credibility.” He said comments made Monday by the chief of the International Atomic Energy Agency would have no bearing on Iran’s nuclear activities. The Iranian president spoke […]
Explosion Hits NATO Tankers in Pakistan
Posted June 7th, 2011 at 11:50 am (UTC-5)
Officials in Pakistan say a blast struck at least four trucks carrying fuel for NATO forces in neighboring Afghanistan. The blast occurred Tuesday in the northwestern tribal region of Khyber. The tankers were in a parking area at the main border crossing in Torkham. No one has claimed responsibility for the explosion. Militants frequently attack […]
Indian Activist to Hold Anti-Corruption Hunger Strike
Posted June 7th, 2011 at 11:50 am (UTC-5)
A veteran Indian activist says he will hold a hunger strike Wednesday to protest corruption in the country, as well as the recent police crackdown on a peaceful fast led by a popular yoga guru. Anna Hazare said Tuesday his one-day protest in New Delhi will go on, despite police denying permission for the gathering. […]
Nigerian Police Suspect Radical Sect Killed Muslim Cleric
Posted June 7th, 2011 at 11:45 am (UTC-5)
Nigerian police suspect a radical Muslim group is behind the shooting death of a rival cleric in northeastern Borno state. Authorities believe Boko Haram members killed Sheik Ibrahim Birkuti outside his home in the town of Biu. The gunmen were riding motorcycles when they opened fire on the cleric. Birkuti had been critical of Boko […]
Greenpeace Attempts to Stop Nuclear Waste Transport in Netherlands
Posted June 7th, 2011 at 11:45 am (UTC-5)
Activists from the environmental group Greenpeace have chained themselves to railroad tracks in the Netherlands, to delay a train carrying a shipment of nuclear waste from a power plant there to a nuclear reprocessing plant in France. Greenpeace says 10 protesters tried to halt the train Tuesday as it made its way from the Borssele […]
