Syrian rights activists and residents say government tanks have deployed around the central city of Hama as part of a crackdown on protests against President Bashar al-Assad. The activists and residents say troops entered Hama early Sunday, arresting suspected dissidents. Gunfire was heard in the city. Tens of thousands of people marched in Hama on […]
Rights Activists: Syrian Troops Deploy Around Hama, Make Arrests
Posted July 3rd, 2011 at 11:55 am (UTC-5)
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Belarus Arrests Independence Day Protesters
Posted July 3rd, 2011 at 11:40 am (UTC-5)
Police in Belarus have arrested a number of opposition protesters for disrupting an Independence Day speech by President Alexander Lukashenko. The protesters, who organize via online social networking, started clapping as the president began his speech in the capital, Minsk. The government blocked access to several social networking web sites on Sunday in response to […]
Britain to Pull Some Troops From Afghanistan
Posted July 3rd, 2011 at 11:25 am (UTC-5)
British newspapers say Prime Minister David Cameron this week will announce the withdrawal of at least 500 troops from Afghanistan by the end of 2012. The move, expected to be announced Wednesday, follows last month’s announcement by U.S. President Barack Obama that 10,000 American troops will be withdrawn this year as part of a process […]
Gunmen Kill 6 Iraqi Policemen
Posted July 3rd, 2011 at 10:55 am (UTC-5)
Iraqi officials say gunmen have killed six Iraqi policemen in separate attacks in the country’s west and in the capital, Baghdad. In the deadliest incident, authorities say gunmen killed five officers early Sunday in a drive-by shooting on a police checkpoint near the desert town of Rutba. The attack in Anbar province happened on a […]
Mladic Set to Boycott War Crimes Hearing
Posted July 3rd, 2011 at 10:15 am (UTC-5)
Bosnian Serb war crimes suspect Ratko Mladic plans to boycott a scheduled court appearance Monday at the U.N. war crimes tribunal in The Hague. A lawyer for Mladic said Sunday that the former Bosnian Serb military commander is refusing to appear because the court has not yet approved his defense team. Mladic, who is accused […]
Libyan Rebel Chief: Gadhafi Can Stay in Libya if He Resigns
Posted July 3rd, 2011 at 9:55 am (UTC-5)
Libya’s rebel chief says the opposition movement is willing to let Libyan leader Moammar Gadhafi remain in the country if he resigns and agrees to international supervision of his movements. In an interview with Reuters news agency Sunday, Mustafa Abdel Jalil says the rebels made the offer to Mr. Gadhafi through the United Nations about […]
Britain to Pull Some Troops From Afghanistan
Posted July 3rd, 2011 at 9:50 am (UTC-5)
British newspapers say Prime Minister David Cameron this week will announce the withdrawal of at least 500 troops from Afghanistan by the end of 2012. The move, expected to be announced Wednesday, follows last month’s announcement by U.S. President Barack Obama that 10,000 American troops will be withdrawn this year as part of a process […]
Thai Prime Minister Concedes Defeat
Posted July 3rd, 2011 at 9:45 am (UTC-5)
Thailand’s prime minister has conceded defeat in Sunday’s general election, won by an opposition party allied to ousted prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra. Abhisit Vejjajiva Sunday congratulated his opponent Yingluck Shinawatra, the younger sister of former prime minister Thaksin and leader of the Pheu Thai party. She is set to become Thailand’s first female prime minister. […]
Treasure Worth Billions Found in Indian Temple
Posted July 3rd, 2011 at 9:05 am (UTC-5)
Indian officials have found a hidden treasure worth billions of dollars in a temple in southern India. The diamonds, emeralds, and gold and silver coins and figurines were found in underground vaults in the temple, which was the royal chapel of the former rulers of Travancore, in southern Kerala state. Hundreds of armed police were […]
Opposition Forecast to Win Thai Election by Landslide
Posted July 3rd, 2011 at 4:55 am (UTC-5)
Exit polls in Thailand are showing the party allied to ousted Prime Minster Thaksin Shinawatra winning in a landslide. Contrary to pre-election polls and analysis that predicted a tight race, Yingluck Shinawatra’s Pheu Thai party won an absolute majority in parliament. Ms. Yingluck is Mr. Thaksin’s younger sister. Three exit polls show the Pheu Tai […]
