International Criminal Court judges are scheduled to decide next week whether Libyan leader Moammar Gadhafi will face arrest for crimes against humanity. The court announced on Thursday that a hearing will take place in The Hague on Monday. An ICC prosecutor has asked for arrest warrants for Gadhafi, his son Seif al-Islam and the head […]
International Criminal Court to Issue Gadhafi Warrant Decision
Posted June 23rd, 2011 at 12:10 pm (UTC-5)
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US Jobless Claims Rise
Posted June 23rd, 2011 at 12:05 pm (UTC-5)
(new info, grafs 1, 5) Key measures of the U.S. job and housing markets have gotten a bit worse recently. Thursday’s report from the Labor Department shows the number of Americans signing up for unemployment compensation rose by 9,000 to a nationwide total of 429,000. The report is the latest in a series showing continued […]
India, Pakistan Hold Peace Talks
Posted June 23rd, 2011 at 12:05 pm (UTC-5)
India and Pakistan are holding talks focused on peace and security in a bid to repair relations that have been strained since the 2008 Mumbai terrorist attacks. India’s Foreign Secretary Nirupama Rao and her Pakistani counterpart, Salman Bashir, met Thursday in Islamabad to start two days of discussions on a wide range of issues, including […]
Greek Finance Minister Meets Creditors on Austerity Bill, Unions Plan Strike
Posted June 23rd, 2011 at 11:55 am (UTC-5)
Greece’s new finance minister is meeting with the country’s international creditors to discuss details of his country’s austerity package, as European Union leaders gathered for a summit that is focusing on the Greek debt crisis. Evangelos Venizelos met Thursday with inspectors from the European Commission, the European Central Bank and the International Monetary Fund to […]
ICC Prosecutor Asks for Ivory Coast War Crimes Investigation
Posted June 23rd, 2011 at 11:50 am (UTC-5)
The top prosecutor at the International Criminal Court has asked for the court’s authorization to investigate possible war crimes in Ivory Coast. Prosecutor Luis Moreno-Ocampo on Thursday asked judges at The Hague to approve a probe of post-election violence in the West African nation. Moreno-Ocampo says at least 3,000 people were killed in the five-month […]
CIA Nominee Petraeus to Testify Thursday
Posted June 23rd, 2011 at 11:40 am (UTC-5)
U.S. President Barack Obama’s nominee to head the Central Intelligence Agency, General David Petraeus, is testifying Thursday on his nomination. The current commander of U.S. and NATO forces in Afghanistan is addressing members of the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence. If confirmed by the full Senate, Petraeus would succeed former CIA director Leon Panetta, the […]
Afghan Tribunal Disqualifies Quarter of Parliament
Posted June 23rd, 2011 at 11:35 am (UTC-5)
A special Afghan court set up by President Hamid Karzai has disqualified about one quarter of the winners of last year’s parliamentary election after an investigation into allegations of massive voter fraud. The tribunal said Thursday a recount of valid votes from the September election led it to overturn results for 62 seats in the […]
Obama Tells VOA ‘Tide of War Is Receding’
Posted June 23rd, 2011 at 11:30 am (UTC-5)
President Barack Obama has told the American people he is withdrawing 33,000 troops from Afghanistan, and he is sending the same message to U.S. soldiers themselves Thursday. The president told VOA in an interview broadcast worldwide, including in Afghanistan, that he and his top advisers feel “the tide of war is receding,” and he pledged […]
Senegalese Violence Spreads, Opposition Gaining Ground
Posted June 23rd, 2011 at 11:15 am (UTC-5)
Senegal’s ruling party has abandoned efforts to change the constitution after riots by opposition supporters in the capital, Dakar. The protesters clashed with riot police on Thursday and demanded the constitution remain unchanged. Opposition supporters said a proposed amendment would make it easier for President Abdoulaye Wade to stay in power. The current constitution says […]
Clinton Highlights Progress in Afghanistan
Posted June 23rd, 2011 at 11:10 am (UTC-5)
U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton says considerable progress has been made in Afghanistan through the increased presence of U.S. military, civilian and diplomatic personnel. Clinton testified before a Senate panel Thursday, one day after U.S. President Barack Obama announced plans to withdraw 33,000 American troops from Afghanistan in about a year. Those troops were […]
