Kosovo Prime Minister Hashim Thaci is defending his police attempt to seize two border posts in a Serb area as a step to establish law and order in all of Kosovo. The police action left one officer dead and another wounded, along with three civilians. Mr. Thaci said Tuesday that Kosovo cannot remain indifferent while […]
Kosovo PM Defends Police Attempt to Seize Border Posts
Posted July 26th, 2011 at 8:55 pm (UTC-5)
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Former Colombian Minister Jailed in Corruption Case
Posted July 26th, 2011 at 8:50 pm (UTC-5)
Former Colombian agriculture minister Andres Felipe Arias has been jailed in a corruption case involving farm subsidies. A judge Tuesday ordered the arrest of the 38-year-old Arias, who is accused of allowing the subsidies intended for small farmers to be diverted to wealthy businesses. Arias, who served under ex-President Alvaro Uribe, has been sent to […]
US Olympic Medalist Commits Suicide
Posted July 26th, 2011 at 8:45 pm (UTC-5)
U.S. Winter Olympics medalist Jeret “Speedy” Peterson has died of a self-inflicted gunshot wound. Police in Salt Lake City, Utah, said the 29-year-old Peterson called Monday night to tell them where he was and that he was going to commit suicide. He was found dead shortly thereafter in a mountainous area of Utah called Lambs […]
Israel, Palestinians Clash Over UN Recognition
Posted July 26th, 2011 at 8:25 pm (UTC-5)
Israeli and Palestinian envoys have squared off at the United Nations Security Council over plans to seek U.N. recognition of a Palestinian state in September. The Palestinian U.N. observer, Riyad Mansour, said Tuesday that seeking recognition would not hurt the peace process and would instead strengthen efforts to achieve a two-state solution. He said his […]
Uzbek National Charged With Threatening to Kill Obama
Posted July 26th, 2011 at 8:10 pm (UTC-5)
A U.S. federal grand jury has inducted an Uzbek national on charges of threatening to kill President Barack Obama and illegal weapons possession. Ulugbek Kodoriov was charged Tuesday in Birmingham, Alabama with four counts of threatening the president, one count of weapons possession, and one count of illegally being in the country with a firearm. […]
North Korean Nuclear Envoy Arrives in New York
Posted July 26th, 2011 at 7:55 pm (UTC-5)
North Korea’s first vice minister and former chief nuclear negotiator has arrived in the U.S. for talks with officials on the future of stalled disarmament talks. On arrival in New York Tuesday afternoon, Kim Kye Gwan told reporters he is optimistic that North Korean ties with the United States will improve, adding that “now is […]
5.9 Magnitude Earthquake Rocks Mexico
Posted July 26th, 2011 at 7:50 pm (UTC-5)
A magnitude-5.9 earthquake has shaken Mexico’s Gulf of California region. The U.S. Geological Survey says Tuesday’s quake was centered 138 kilometers north-northeast of La Paz in Mexico’s Baja California Sur area. The temblor was registered at a depth of 10 kilometers. It was followed by two aftershocks with magnitudes of 4.3 and 5.0. There were […]
Italian Parliament Rejects Hate Crimes Law Protecting Gays
Posted July 26th, 2011 at 7:20 pm (UTC-5)
The human rights group Amnesty International says Italy wasted an opportunity when its parliament rejected a bill to include attacks on homosexuals and transsexuals as hate crimes. Amnesty said Tuesday that lawmakers failed to take a step in the right direction. It called on Italian authorities and politicians to set an example by promoting equality […]
UN Food Headed to Drought-Stricken Areas in Africa
Posted July 26th, 2011 at 7:15 pm (UTC-5)
The U.N. World Food Program says it will begin to airlift food to the drought-stricken Horn of Africa on Wednesday. WFP director Josette Sheeran told VOA Tuesday the first flights will head to Somalia’s capital, Mogadishu. The airlift was scheduled to begin Tuesday, but the flights were held up by logistical problems in Kenya. The […]
