Afghan officials say a NATO airstrike killed at least 13 civilians in the eastern province of Khost on Tuesday. NATO acknowledged Thursday that an airstrike in the Shamul district that killed four Taliban-linked Haqqani militants also killed civilians. A spokesman said the coalition had not realized the Haqqani militants were mingling with family members, including […]
NATO Airstrike Kills 13 Civilians in Afghanistan
Posted July 7th, 2011 at 11:55 am (UTC-5)
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Georgia Arrests 4 Photographers on Spy Charges
Posted July 7th, 2011 at 11:50 am (UTC-5)
Georgia has arrested four news photographers and accused them of spying, including the personal photographer for President Mikheil Saakashvili. Georgia’s interior ministry says the four journalists include the president’s photographer Irakli Gedenidze and his photographer wife Natia, European Pressphoto Agency photographer Zurab Kurtsikidze, and Foreign Ministry press photographer Georgy Abdaladze. Reports said police raided the […]
Obama, Lawmakers Start High Stakes Debt Talks
Posted July 7th, 2011 at 11:45 am (UTC-5)
U.S. President Barack Obama is sitting down with top lawmakers, hoping to win support for a bolder package of spending cuts and tax increases aimed at slashing the nation’s debt. White House and congressional aides say Mr. Obama will propose doubling the amount of money trimmed from the country’s budget deficit to $4 trillion during […]
South Sudan Becomes World’s Newest Country Saturday
Posted July 7th, 2011 at 11:45 am (UTC-5)
The Republic of South Sudan becomes the world’s newest country on Saturday. Following is a look at the 28-year process leading to South Sudan’s independence. January, 1983 – Sudan’s second civil war breaks out between the Khartoum government and the southern rebel group, the Sudan People’s Liberation Movement (SPLM), led by John Garang. Islamic Law […]
Dutch Court Convicts Rwandan of Genocide
Posted July 7th, 2011 at 11:15 am (UTC-5)
An appeals court in the Netherlands has sentenced a Rwandan man to life in prison for war crimes committed during Rwanda’s 1994 genocide. Joseph Mpambara was convicted by a lower court of torture in 2009 and sentenced to 20 years for causing the deaths of two Tutsi women and their four children. The appeals court, […]
New Breakdown Shows US States Getting Fatter Fast
Posted July 7th, 2011 at 11:05 am (UTC-5)
A state-by-state breakdown shows Americans are getting fatter, with almost one-third of the adult population in 12 states now classified as obese. The findings are part of a report released Thursday by two private organizations, the Trust for America’s Health and the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation. The report found obesity rates increased in 16 U.S. […]
Activists Plan for Mass Protest in Egypt
Posted July 7th, 2011 at 11:00 am (UTC-5)
Egyptian activists are gearing up for a mass rally in Cairo’s Tahrir Square on Friday to protest against what they say is a slow pace of government reforms and justice for the victims of a crackdown on pro-democracy demonstrations earlier this year. The rally follows several legal decisions that have angered some Egyptians. On Monday, […]
Greece Intercepts Pro-Palestinian Activist Boat
Posted July 7th, 2011 at 10:55 am (UTC-5)
The Greek coast guard has intercepted the only boat of a planned flotilla of pro-Palestinian activists that had eluded detection. Greek officials stopped the Dignite / al Karama on Thursday as it was refueling near the island of Crete and towed it to a nearby port. The small French boat was carrying about 10 activists. […]
US Lawmakers Back Belarus Protesters
Posted July 7th, 2011 at 10:45 am (UTC-5)
The U.S. House of Representatives has approved a bill to support democracy and human rights in Belarus, where police have arrested hundreds of people demonstrating against authoritarian President Alexander Lukashenko. The Belarus Democracy and Human Rights Act of 2011 calls for the release of all political prisoners in Belarus, including those detained in the crackdown […]
NATO Airstrike Kills 13 Civilians in Afghanistan
Posted July 7th, 2011 at 10:45 am (UTC-5)
Afghan officials say a NATO airstrike killed at least 13 civilians in the eastern province of Khost this week. NATO acknowledged Thursday that an airstrike that killed four Taliban-linked Haqqani militants also killed civilians. A spokesman said the coalition had not realized the Haqqani militants were mingling with family members, including women and children, at […]
