Brian Haw, a peace activist who for years held a nearly non-stop vigil in a tent across from Britain’s parliament, has died, his family announced Sunday. Almost everyone who worked in or visited the London landmark had seen him. A former carpenter and member of the Merchant Navy, Haw set up his tent near opposite […]
Famed British Peace Activist Brian Haw Dead at 62
Posted June 19th, 2011 at 6:15 pm (UTC-5)
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Darfur Rebels Accuse the Government of Attacking them
Posted June 19th, 2011 at 6:05 pm (UTC-5)
Rebels in Sudan’s Darfur region are accusing the government of attacking them in western Jebel Marra. A government military spokesman confirmed to the Reuters news agency that government forces fought with Southern Liberation Army rebels on Sunday, with both sides suffering casualties. Reuters quotes an SLA spokesman as saying that 19 civilians were killed while […]
Pakistan Defends Probe Into Bin Laden’s Death
Posted June 19th, 2011 at 5:20 pm (UTC-5)
Pakistan’s ambassador to the United States, Husain Haqqani, has defended his country’s decision to round up more than 30 people in connection with an investigation into Osama bin Laden’s compound in the northern Pakistani garrison city of Abbottabad. Haqqani told ABC’s “This Week” program Sunday that the individuals were rounded up as part of an […]
Abyei Agreement Hits 11th-Hour Snag
Posted June 19th, 2011 at 5:15 pm (UTC-5)
North-South Sudanese talks on the status of the disputed Abyei region have hit a last-minute snag, also threatening a planned humanitarian cease-fire. A week ago Sudanese President Omar Hassan al-Bashir and southern leader Salva Kiir agreed in principle to demilitarize the oil-rich Abyei region and allow an Ethiopian peacekeeping force into the territory. The deal […]
Soviet-Era Human Rights Activist Yelena Bonner Dies at 88
Posted June 19th, 2011 at 4:55 pm (UTC-5)
Veteran Soviet-era rights activist Yelena Bonner, widow of Nobel Peace laureate Andrei Sakharov, has died in the United States at the age of 88. Bonner died of heart problems Saturday in Boston, where she lived with her son and daughter. Bonner was a relentless critic of human rights abuses by Soviet-era authorities. She was born […]
NATO: Errant Strike May Have Killed Civilians in Libya
Posted June 19th, 2011 at 4:55 pm (UTC-5)
NATO has admitted another accidental airstrike by its forces may have killed civilians in the Libyan capital, Tripoli. The alliance said the air strikes were launched against a military missile site in Tripoli Sunday, but “one weapon did not strike the intended target” because of a possible “weapons system failure.” NATO said it regretted the […]
Indian Military Delegation Visits China
Posted June 19th, 2011 at 4:05 pm (UTC-5)
An Indian military delegation has arrived in China for a visit aimed at re-establishing defense ties between the two Asian giants after a year-long freeze. The eight-member delegation led by Major General Gurmeet Singh arrived in Beijing Sunday. The week-long visit will include meetings with Chinese counterparts in Beijing, Shanghai and the restive Xinjiang region […]
India Releases 108-Year-Old Inmate
Posted June 19th, 2011 at 3:20 pm (UTC-5)
Prison authorities in India have released the country’s oldest inmate, a 108-year-old man serving a life sentence for murder. Brij Pandey was released Friday from prison in northern Uttar Pradesh state on humanitarian grounds. Pandey, a Hindu priest, was 84 years old when he was charged, along with 15 others, for his part in the […]
Fighting in Libya’s West Kills 9, Wounds 50
Posted June 19th, 2011 at 3:05 pm (UTC-5)
Rebels and medical officials in Libya say fighting near the rebel-held western city of Misrata has killed at least nine people and wounded more than 50 others. The officials said forces loyal to Libyan leader Moammar Gadhafi used heavy artillery Sunday to pummel Dafniya, just west of Misrata. The latest fighting comes as Libyan officials […]
Sri Lanka President Rejects US Court Summons
Posted June 19th, 2011 at 2:55 pm (UTC-5)
Sri Lankan President Mahinda Rajapaksa has rejected a summons from a U.S. court. over the killing of a Tamil man during the country’s civil war. Justice Secretary Suhada Gamlath says the summons was first delivered to the president’s “Temple Trees” residence in the Sri Lankan capital, Colombo, where it was not accepted. He says it […]
