The United States says it is encouraged by recent steps in Burma but it will judge the new government by its actions, not its words. Burmese President Thein Sein on Wednesday urged citizens who have fled abroad to come back to Burma and help rebuild the economy, saying his government is ready to forgive past […]
US Welcomes Burmese Moves as Exiles Are Invited Home
Posted August 17th, 2011 at 11:10 pm (UTC-5)
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Indian Anti-Corruption Activist Agrees to 15-Day Fast
Posted August 17th, 2011 at 10:40 pm (UTC-5)
An advisor to India’s most prominent anti-corruption activist says Anna Hazare has accepted a police offer to hold a 15-day public hunger strike in a New Delhi park, prompting wild celebrations from his followers. Kiran Bedi, a former senior police official who is now a widely respected anti-graft protest leader, posted news of the agreement […]
Protesters in Spain Decry Cost of Papal Visit
Posted August 17th, 2011 at 10:20 pm (UTC-5)
Riot police in Madrid have clashed with demonstrators protesting the cost of Pope Benedict’s visit to Spain at the time the country is grappling with financial woes. Spanish daily newspaper El Pais reported Thursday that eight people had been arrested and 11 others hurt in the street violence. Left-leaning groups organized the protest march Wednesday […]
Libya Rebels Battle for Last Oil Refinery
Posted August 17th, 2011 at 9:40 pm (UTC-5)
Libyan rebels have surrounded the government’s last functioning oil refinery in a city west of Tripoli, attempting to drive out about 100 fighters loyal to leader Moammar Gadhafi and continue their advance toward the capital. Rebel commanders said Wednesday they have already shut down the fuel lines leading to and from the coastal refinery at […]
Russia Launches High-power Communications Satellite
Posted August 17th, 2011 at 9:20 pm (UTC-5)
Russia says it has successfully launched a high-power communications satellite into orbit. Officials say a Proton rocket carrying the new Express-AM4 satellite blasted off from the Baikonur space center in Kazakhstan early Thursday. They say the telecommunications satellite is one of the most advanced in the world. It is equipped with technology operating in several […]
Biden Visits China Amid Anxiety Over US Debt
Posted August 17th, 2011 at 8:05 pm (UTC-5)
U.S. Vice President Joe Biden is on a four-day trip to China to assure its leaders that the United States is economically sound and that Chinese investments are safe. China holds about $1 trillion of the U.S. debt, making it the United States’ biggest foreign creditor. It has expressed concern that the deal to raise […]
Ex-Venezuelan President to be Buried in Venezuela
Posted August 17th, 2011 at 8:00 pm (UTC-5)
Relatives of former Venezuelan President Carlos Andres Perez have agreed that he will be buried in Venezuela, ending a bitter family dispute. Lawyers for both sides in the dispute said in a joint statement Wednesday that Mr. Perez’s remains will return to Venezuela for burial as soon as the proper arrangements are made. It is […]
US Groups Says New Mass Graves Found in Sudan
Posted August 17th, 2011 at 7:55 pm (UTC-5)
A U.S.-based group says new satellite imagery has identified three new mass graves in the southern part of Sudan. The Satellite Sentinel Project released images Wednesday of what it says are two piles of corpses wrapped in body bags or tarps on a mountainside in Kadugli, in Sudan’s Southern Kordofan state. The satellite monitoring group […]
Estonian President Meets With Dalai Lama
Posted August 17th, 2011 at 7:55 pm (UTC-5)
Estonian President Toomas Hendrik Ilves has expressed support for the preservation of Tibet’s culture at a meeting with visiting Tibetan spiritual leader, the Dalai Lama. President Ilves had an unofficial meeting with the Nobel laureate Wednesday in Estonia’s capital Tallinn, despite China’s protest. The meeting took place at the International Center for Defense Studies where […]
Ex-Venezuelan President to be Buried in Venezuela
Posted August 17th, 2011 at 7:50 pm (UTC-5)
Relatives of former Venezuelan President Carlos Andres Perez have agreed that he will be buried in Venezuela, ending a bitter family dispute. Lawyers for both sides of the dispute said in a joint statement Wednesday that Mr. Perez’s remains will return to Venezuela for burial as soon as the proper arrangements are made. It is […]
