Cambodia’s U.N.-backed war crimes tribunal has opened the trial of the top four surviving leaders of the brutal Khmer Rouge regime, accused of genocide and other atrocities in the late 1970s. The defendants are Khieu Samphan, 79, the nominal head of state; Nuon Chea, 84, described as the Khmer Rouge’s ideologue; Ieng Sary, 85, the […]
Trial of 4 Top Khmer Rouge Leaders Opens in Cambodia
2 More US Soldiers Killed in Iraq
Two U.S. service members were killed in Iraq Sunday, making June the deadliest month for American combat fatalities there in more than two years. The U.S. military announced the deaths, saying the two were killed in northern Iraq while conducting operations. No further details were immediately available. So far this month, 11 U.S. troops have […]
US Official: China’s Military Expansion Raises Concerns in Asia- Pacific
A top U.S. official for East Asian and Pacific affairs says the U.S. government has conveyed to China that its military expansion is raising concerns in the region. U.S. Assistant Secretary of State Kurt Campbell spoke to reporters in Honolulu, after a meeting with Chinese Vice Foreign Minister Cui Tiankai. The two officials held their […]
Palestinians to Seek UN Recognition in September
The Palestinian Authority says it will go to the United Nations in September and ask for recognition of an independent state in the West Bank, Gaza Strip and East Jerusalem, a move opposed by both Israel and the United States. The official Palestinian news agency said Sunday that leaders in Ramallah confirmed they will seek […]
Afghan Girl Given Explosives by Insurgents Dies
Afghanistan’s Interior Ministry on Sunday accused insurgents of killing an eight-year-old girl by giving her a bag of explosives and telling her to deliver it to the police. As the little girl approached a police outpost in central Uruzgan province Saturday, the bag exploded, killing her. Also Sunday, Afghan officials said the death toll from […]
Libyan Rebels Claim Advances in Western Mountains
Rebels in Libya’s western mountains say they have advanced and are battling leader Moammar Gadhafi’s forces in a strategic town 80 kilometers southwest of the capital, Tripoli. Opposition commanders said Sunday’s fighting on the outskirts of Bair al-Ghanam follows weeks of intense clashes in the Nafusa Mountains that have pushed government troops steadily back toward […]
Six Climbers Fall to Their Deaths in French Alps
A British hiker Sunday found the bodies of six French mountain climbers who fell to their deaths in the Alps. Local officials call it one of the worst mountain accidents in years. The hiker found the bodies in a narrow ravine on the Neige Cordier peak, at an altitude of about 3,000 meters. Officials say […]
Chinese Leader Continues European Tour in Britain
Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao continued his European tour Sunday in the central English city of Birmingham, where he visited the Chinese-owned Longbridge MG car factory. Mr. Wen unveiled the first new MG car model in 15 years, calling it a potent symbol of friendship between London and Beijing. Outside the factory gates, a group of […]
15 Al-Qaida Fighters Killed in Mauritania-Mali Operation
Mauritania says 15 al-Qaida fighters have been killed and nine captured in a joint operation with Mali against an al-Qaida terrorist camp in Mali. A colonel said Sunday two Mauritanian soldiers were also killed in Friday’s raid on the camp in the Wagadou forest region near Mali’s border with Mauritania. He said soldiers from Mali […]
China’s Northeastern Coast Braces for Tropical Storm
China’s eastern coast is bracing for strong winds and heavy rains as tropical storm Meari moves northward from the southern Yellow Sea waters. The National Meteorological Center said Sunday that the storm could make a landfall early Monday in northeastern China, close to the border with North Korea. China’s official news agency Xinhua says strong […]