NATO admits it accidentally hit Libyan rebels in an airstrike two days ago. The alliance said Saturday its forces saw a column of military vehicles in an area of conflict between rebels and Libyan forces and attacked it. The convoy was later confirmed to be an opposition patrol. NATO gave no figures on casualties but […]
NATO Admits Accidentally Hitting Libyan Rebels
Posted June 18th, 2011 at 10:25 pm (UTC-5)
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Obama Impersonator Cut Off at Republican Conference
Posted June 18th, 2011 at 9:05 pm (UTC-5)
An actor impersonating U.S. President Barack Obama was ushered off the stage at a Republican gathering after making a series of insulting jokes. Reggie Brown’s routine Saturday at the Republican Leadership Conference in the southern city of New Orleans was cut short after he mocked Mr. Obama’s biracial heritage and some of the Republican candidates […]
Britons Asked to Leave Syria as Crisis Deepens
Posted June 18th, 2011 at 8:10 pm (UTC-5)
The British Foreign Office is urging Britons in Syria to leave “immediately,” as the political crisis in the country continues to deteriorate. In a travel advisory issued Saturday, British officials warned that it was “highly unlikely” the British embassy in the Syrian capital, Damascus, would be able to assist if the situation worsened. The warning […]
Two Convicted Criminals Support Knox’s Appeal in Italy
Posted June 18th, 2011 at 8:05 pm (UTC-5)
Two convicted Italian criminals have testified that American citizen Amanda Knox and her former Italian boyfriend are innocent in the 2007 murder of a young British woman In Italy. Mario Alessi, serving a sentence for kidnapping and killing a child, told an appeals court in Italy Saturday that a friend of co-defendant Rudy Herman Guede […]
NATO Admits Accidentally Hitting Libyan Rebels
Posted June 18th, 2011 at 5:40 pm (UTC-5)
NATO admits it accidentally hit Libyan rebels in an airstrike two days ago. The alliance said Saturday its forces saw a column of military vehicles in an area of conflict between rebels and Libyan forces and attacked it. The convoy was later confirmed to be an opposition patrol. NATO gave no figures on casualties but […]
Chinese President Arrives in Ukraine
Posted June 18th, 2011 at 5:30 pm (UTC-5)
Chinese President Hu Jintao has begun his state visit to Ukraine aimed at boosting China’s economic and political ties with the eastern European country. Ukrainian Foreign Minister Konstantin Grishchenko met President Hu and his wife on arrival Saturday at the Simferopol airport in Crimea. From there, they continued to the city of Yalta on the […]
Obama Golfs With Fierce Political Foe
Posted June 18th, 2011 at 5:20 pm (UTC-5)
U.S. President Barack Obama spent several hours on Saturday with one of his fiercest critics, Republican Congressman John Boehner, in a more relaxed atmosphere than the two are used to — the manicured grounds of a golf course. The political rivals played together in an 18-hole match Saturday on a course at Andrews Air Force […]
US, Vietnam Hold Political, Security and Defense Dialogue
Posted June 18th, 2011 at 5:05 pm (UTC-5)
The United States and Vietnam held the fourth annual Political, Security and Defense Dialogue in Washington Friday to discuss bilateral and regional security issues. The U.S. State Department said the dialogue was attended by U.S. Assistant Secretary of State Andrew Shapiro and Vietnamese Standing Vice Foreign Minister Pham Binh Minh. The State Department said the […]
Karzai Announces Peace Talks with Taliban
Posted June 18th, 2011 at 4:35 pm (UTC-5)
Afghan President Hamid Karzai says the United States and other foreign powers are holding talks with the Taliban aimed at ending the nearly decade-long war. Mr. Karzai’s announcement Saturday to reporters in Kabul is thought to be the first official comment on U.S. involvement in such negotiations. However, the U.S. Embassy declined to comment. The […]
US Helicopters Intercept Small Plane Near Washington
Posted June 18th, 2011 at 4:10 pm (UTC-5)
U.S. Coast Guard helicopters have intercepted a small plane that flew without authorization into restricted airspace near Washington, D.C. Defense officials say the plane was redirected away from Washington Saturday and diverted to the nearby town of Annapolis, Maryland. They say the pilot was to meet with law enforcement officials. Additional details were not immediately […]
