Afghan officials said Wednesday at least 12 policemen were killed or wounded in two separate Taliban attacks on checkpoints. Authorities said that in the first incident southwest of Kabul, six policemen were killed in an early morning gunfight. Hours later, at least six policemen were killed or wounded when a suicide bomber blew himself up […]
12 Afghan Police Killed or Injured in Taliban Attacks
Posted June 22nd, 2011 at 6:55 pm (UTC-5)
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Tsunami Warning in Japan After 6.8 Quake
Posted June 22nd, 2011 at 6:40 pm (UTC-5)
Japan has issued a tsunami warning after a 6.8 magnitude earthquake struck early Thursday off the country’s northeastern coast. The quake was centered about 136 kilometers southeast of Hachinohe. It was immediately followed by a 6.7 magnitude quake. There are no immediate reports of damage or injuries. Hachinohe is north of the epicenter of the […]
Afghanistan Ready for US Troop Drawdown
Posted June 22nd, 2011 at 6:40 pm (UTC-5)
Afghan officials say they are ready to handle security in the country once U.S. troops begin withdrawing in July. U.S. President Barack Obama is expected to announce late Wednesday that 10,000 troops will be pulled out by the end of the year, with 20,000 more leaving Afghanistan by September of 2012. In Kabul, Afghan Defense […]
Investigator, Servicemen Killed in Russia’s Caucasus
Posted June 22nd, 2011 at 6:30 pm (UTC-5)
Russian officials say five Russian servicemen have been killed in fighting with suspected militants in the restive Caucasus region of Dagestan. The regional interior ministry said Wednesday that several other troops were injured during a sweep against militants in Dagestan’s Kizlyar district. The government forces began the operation on Tuesday. Also on Tuesday, unknown gunmen […]
India, Pakistan Gear Up for Peace Talks
Posted June 22nd, 2011 at 6:25 pm (UTC-5)
Foreign secretaries from India and Pakistan are gearing up for two days of talks in Islamabad aimed at reviving the peace process, stalled after the 2008 Mumbai terrorist attacks blamed on Pakistan-based Islamic militants. India’s Foreign Secretary Nirupama Rao and her Pakistani counterpart, Salman Bashir, will meet Thursday and Friday and are expected to discuss […]
Obama Expected to Announce Plans to Withdraw ‘Surge’ Troops from Afghanistan
Posted June 22nd, 2011 at 5:50 pm (UTC-5)
President Barack Obama is expected to announce plans for the withdrawal of some 30,000 American troops sent to Afghanistan in a surge announced in 2009. The president is to lay out his plans for Afghanistan in an address to the nation Wednesday, nearly a decade after the war began. In the evening speech from the […]
Top US Lawmaker: Obama May Lack House Support for Libya
Posted June 22nd, 2011 at 5:40 pm (UTC-5)
The speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives says President Barack Obama may lack support in the House for a measure authorizing the U.S. military operation in Libya. Republican John Boehner spoke Wednesday in reference to a resolution sponsored by two top U.S. senators, Republican John McCain and Democrat John Kerry, that would authorize U.S. […]
Italy Cease-fire Call Reveals Possible NATO Split on Libya
Posted June 22nd, 2011 at 5:35 pm (UTC-5)
Possible cracks have emerged in NATO’s air campaign against Libyan leader Moammar Gadhafi as France and Britain rejected an Italian call for a halt to military action in order to allow aid access. Italian Foreign Minister Franco Frattini Wednesday called for a suspension in fighting so aid corridors could be set up to bring supplies […]
Police Disperse Protesters in Senegal With Tear Gas
Posted June 22nd, 2011 at 5:25 pm (UTC-5)
Police in Senegal have used tear gas to disperse protesters demonstrating against a draft election law that opponents say would make it easier for the president to be re-elected. VOA’s correspondent in Dakar says protesters Wednesday destroyed a bus near the Place de Independence, a large square in the capital. He says riot police broke […]
Bernanke: Greek Crisis Could Threaten Global Finance
Posted June 22nd, 2011 at 5:15 pm (UTC-5)
U.S. Federal Reserve chief Ben Bernanke says a failure to resolve the debt crisis in Greece could threaten the global financial system. At a news conference Wednesday, the head of the U.S. central bank said if Greece defaulted on its debt, the impact would go beyond Europe and pose threats to the global economy. He […]
