A Pakistani commission has imposed a travel ban on a Pakistani doctor who assisted the United States in the raid that killed al-Qaida chief Osama bin Laden. Dr. Shakeel Afridi ran a fake polio vaccination drive in Abbottabad in an effort to obtain DNA samples of bin Laden’s family. He is currently being detained by […]
Pakistan Bars Doctor Involved in Bin Laden Raid From Travelling Abroad
Posted September 6th, 2011 at 9:25 am (UTC-5)
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US Civilian Found Murdered in Kabul
Posted September 6th, 2011 at 9:20 am (UTC-5)
Afghan intelligence officials say an American civilian engineer has been found murdered in Kabul. The officials, who did not want to be named, told news agencies Tuesday that the man’s body was found in the Afghan capital the day before. On Monday, NATO said that a U.S. Department of Defense civilian employee had died in […]
Report: Norway Suspends Aid to Afghanistan Over Corruption
Posted September 6th, 2011 at 8:50 am (UTC-5)
Norway has frozen $55 million in aid to Afghanistan until the scandal surrounding the collapse of corruption-ridden Kabul Bank is resolved. Norwegian Deputy Foreign Minister Espen Barth Eide said Tuesday that a “lack of good governance” on the part of Afghan authorities is the primary reason for the aid suspension. Eide made his comments to […]
Burmese Government Establishes Human Rights Commission
Posted September 6th, 2011 at 8:50 am (UTC-5)
Burma’s state media say the government has established a national human rights commission. In a brief announcement Tuesday, the official New Light of Myanmar newspaper said the 15-member commission will be charged with promoting and safeguarding fundamental rights of citizens under the country’s 2008 constitution. The panel consists of diplomats, academics and former government officials, […]
Gadhafi Has Longstanding Ties to Niger’s Tuareg
Posted September 6th, 2011 at 8:40 am (UTC-5)
Moammar Gadhafi has longstanding ties to Tuareg nomads in Niger, the country entered by a convoy of pro-Gadhafi forces late Monday. Colonel Gadhafi once supported a Tuareg rebellion in northern Niger, and hundreds of former Tuareg rebels have fought for him against Libyan insurgents. The Tuareg are based in the eastern Sahara, mainly in Niger […]
Pro-Gadhafi Convoy Heads Toward Niger Capital
Posted September 6th, 2011 at 8:25 am (UTC-5)
A convoy of at least 200 vehicles carrying forces loyal to Libya’s Moammar Gadhafi has crossed into neighboring Niger, as anti-Gadhafi fighters continue to mass outside one of the ousted leader’s last strongholds. Reports from Niger Tuesday said the military vehicles were heading towards the capital, Niamey, after moving into Niger late Monday. The capital […]
Haiti’s Martelly Names Third Prime Minister Nominee
Posted September 6th, 2011 at 8:05 am (UTC-5)
Haitian officials say President Michel Martelly has selected a recent top aide to former U.S. President Bill Clinton as his third nominee for prime minister. They say Mr. Martelly chose Garry Conille for the post. Conille served as an aide to Mr. Clinton in his work as U.N. special envoy for Haiti. President Martelly took […]
Burmese Government Establishes Rights Commission
Posted September 6th, 2011 at 8:00 am (UTC-5)
Burma’s state media say the government has established a national human rights commission. In a brief announcement Tuesday, the official New Light of Myanmar newspaper said the 15-member commission will be charged with promoting and safeguarding fundamental rights of citizens under the country’s 2008 constitution. The panel is made up of diplomats, academics and former […]
European Stocks Higher in Midday Trading
Posted September 6th, 2011 at 7:55 am (UTC-5)
European stock prices are higher in midday trading Tuesday, after closing sharply lower on Monday. London’s Financial Times index is up one percent. The CAC-40 in Paris is up four-tenths of one percent, and the DAX index in Frankfurt is up nearly seven-tenths of one percent. In New York, the S&P futures contract is down […]
Burmese Government Establishes Human Rights Commission
Posted September 6th, 2011 at 7:50 am (UTC-5)
Burma’s state media say the government has established its first national human rights commission. In a brief announcement Tuesday, the official New Light of Myanmar newspaper said the 15-member commission will be charged with promoting and safeguarding fundamental rights of citizens under the country’s 2008 constitution. The panel is made up of diplomats, academics and […]
