The United States has called on China to give more information about its first aircraft carrier, which was sent out on an initial sea trial Wednesday. A spokeswoman for the U.S. State Department told reporters that Washington would welcome any kind of explanation China would like to give for needing this kind of equipment. She […]
Chinese Carrier Sea Trial Raises Concerns
Posted August 10th, 2011 at 7:35 pm (UTC-5)
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US-Led Forces Kill Taliban Militants Behind Helicopter Attack
Posted August 10th, 2011 at 7:30 pm (UTC-5)
The commander of U.S. and NATO forces in Afghanistan says coalition forces killed the Taliban militants responsible for last week’s helicopter crash in which 30 American and eight Afghan troops died. He also says the insurgent leader who was the target of the initial operation remains at large. In a videoconference from Kabul Wednesday, General […]
British Official: Syrian Offensive “Brutal, Unwarranted”
Posted August 10th, 2011 at 7:20 pm (UTC-5)
Britain’s deputy ambassador to the United Nations says Syria is carrying out a military offensive against its people that is “brutal and unwarranted,” but Syria rejected his remarks. Philip Parham told reporters Wednesday that 2,000 mostly unarmed civilians have been killed in Syria, and some 3,000 have “forcibly disappeared.” He accused the Syrian regime of […]
American Detained in Aruba in Disappearance of Travel Companion
Posted August 10th, 2011 at 6:40 pm (UTC-5)
Authorities in Aruba have detained a U.S. tourist for questioning in connection with the disappearance of an American woman who traveled with him to the Caribbean island. Investigators say 35-year-old Robyn Gardner of Maryland was last seen August 2. They say her travel companion, 50-year-old Gary Giordano, told them he and Gardner went snorkeling but […]
Son of Former Ivory Coast President Arrested
Posted August 10th, 2011 at 6:10 pm (UTC-5)
Ivory Coast has charged 12 allies of former President Laurent Gbagbo, including his son and the party chief, for their roles in the country’s deadly post-election violence. Officials said Wednesday close Gbagbo aide and former leader of the Ivorian Popular Front, Pascal Affi N’Guessan, was charged along with the former president’s son, Michel Gbagbo. Ivorian […]
Egypt Proposes Anti-Discrimination Law
Posted August 10th, 2011 at 6:10 pm (UTC-5)
Egypt’s government has proposed an anti-discrimination amendment to its criminal code, in a bid to curb sectarian attacks against the nation’s Coptic Christian minority. The draft bill would make discrimination a crime punishable by a jail sentence of at least three months. It defines discrimination as any action or lack of action that discriminates against […]
Suspected U.S. Drone Strike Kills 21 in NW Pakistan
Posted August 10th, 2011 at 6:05 pm (UTC-5)
Pakistani intelligence officials say a U.S. drone strike killed at least 21 militants in the country’s North Waziristan tribal region Wednesday. The officials say two missiles slammed into a compound near Miran Shah, the main town in the tribal area, targeting members of the Haqqani network — a militant group affiliated with the Taliban and […]
North Korea Denies Shelling Near Border Island
Posted August 10th, 2011 at 6:00 pm (UTC-5)
North Korea has denied shelling near South Korea’s border and accuses Seoul of war mongering. The state-run Korea Central News Agency carried a report Wednesday denying any firing in the waters near the South Korean island of Yeonpyeong in the Yellow Sea. Earlier in the day, South Korean news media said the two sides had […]
UN Says al-Shabab Militants Fragmented in Somalia
Posted August 10th, 2011 at 5:35 pm (UTC-5)
(fixing typo in graf 3)) The United Nations top diplomat in Somalia says there already are significant improvements in the security situation in the capital, Mogadishu, after the recent surprise withdrawal of Islamist fighters from the city. Ambassador Augustine Mahiga told reporters by teleconference from Mogadishu Wednesday that al-Shabab’s retreat from the city has fragmented […]
Exxon, Apple Vying to Be World’s ‘Most Valuable’ Company
Posted August 10th, 2011 at 5:35 pm (UTC-5)
For several years, Exxon Mobil has been the world’s most valuable company on the stock market. But now Apple, the U.S. consumer technology company, is contesting the oil giant’s claim to the top spot. On Wednesday, for the first time, Apple held on to the No. 1 spot when the stock market closed for the […]
