A top U.S. diplomat says the United States is prepared to resume talks with North Korea, but it wants to avoid the mistakes made in previous negotiations with the communist nation. Deputy Secretary of State James Steinberg told Foreign Policy magazine in an interview published Tuesday that no policy is the right policy forever. On […]
US Official: US Wants to Avoid Mistakes With North Korea
Syria Widens Crackdown in North and East
Syrian security forces have expanded their deployment to strategic regions in the north and east of the country in an attempt to crush the popular uprising against authoritarian President Bashar al-Assad. Activists and residents said Tuesday that tanks and armored vehicles had deployed to the eastern cities of Deir al-Zour and al-Boukamal, a region near […]
Wisconsin Collective Bargaining Law Reinstated
The top court in U.S. state of Wisconsin has reinstated a controversial law cutting out most collective bargaining rights of state workers. The 4-3 ruling Tuesday overturns an earlier decision by a lower court that state officials did not follow correct procedures in publishing the law. The Wisconsin Supreme Court said the judge had overstepped […]
Czech Republic Sends Endangered Horses to Mongolia
A Czech military jet headed to Mongolia Tuesday with four special passengers — rare wild horses. The Prague Zoo sent the Przewalski horses on their 6,000 kilometer journey as part of the zoo’s effort to reintroduce the endangered animals to their native habitat. Upon arrival in the Mongolian capital of Ulan Bator, they will be […]
US President Calls on Sudan To Stop ‘Campaign of Intimidation’
U.S. President Barack Obama is calling on Sudan’s government to stop its “campaign of intimidation” in the country’s southern border area or face international isolation. In an audio statement, Mr. Obama said Sudan’s government must immediately cease its military actions in southern Sudan including aerial bombardments and the forced displacement of civilians. Mr. Obama took […]
UN Rejects Allegations of Interference With Cambodian Court
The United Nations has rejected media reports that it instructed judges at Cambodia’s war crimes court to dismiss one of its cases linked to Khmer Rouge atrocities of three decades ago. A spokesman for the U.N. secretary-general said Tuesday the court is an independent body and that the United Nations supports the independence of the […]
Britain Urges Sri Lanka to Act on War Atrocity Claims
The British government on Wednesday pressed Sri Lanka to investigate allegations of atrocities committed during the final stage of its civil war, after Britain’s Channel 4 aired new footage of alleged war crimes. British Foreign Office Minister Alistair Burt said a failure to probe the allegations at the end of the 25-year war with Tamil […]
Former Tijuana Mayor Released for 2nd Time
Former Tijuana mayor Jorge Hank Rhon has been released from police custody for a second time in the same day after a Mexican judge ruled there was not enough evidence to hold him. Hank Rhon was detained by Mexican prosecutors Tuesday afternoon for questioning related to a murder investigation, just minutes after he had been […]
US President Calls on Sudan To Stop ‘Campaign of Intimidation’
U.S. President Barack Obama is calling on Sudan’s government to stop its “campaign of intimidation” in the country’s southern border area or face international isolation. In an audio statement given to VOA, Mr. Obama said Tuesday that Sudan’s government must immediately cease its military actions in southern Sudan including aerial bombardments and the forced displacement […]
Top US Lawmaker Warns Obama on Libya Conflict
A top U.S. lawmaker has warned President Barack Obama he will violate a law unless U.S. operations in Libya end by this Sunday, or he asks for and receives congressional authorization to continue the mission. The speaker of the House of Representatives, Republican John Boehner, issued the warning in a letter to Mr. Obama Tuesday. […]