The party of former rebels in Sudan is calling for the overthrow of Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir. In an interview Thursday with VOA , Yasir Arman, who heads the Sudan People’s Liberation Movement-North, said “it’s high time to change the regime in Khartoum.” Arman said President Bashir is worse than ousted Libyan leader Moammar Gadhafi […]
South-Aligned Party in Sudan Calls for Bashir Overthrow
Posted September 8th, 2011 at 10:41 am (UTC-5)
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US: Al-Qaida Cash Flow Drying Up
Posted September 8th, 2011 at 10:36 am (UTC-5)
The United States says terrorists are now struggling to secure steady financing. U.S. Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner told a symposium in Washington Thursday that al-Qaida can “no longer rely on a thick Rolodex and a simple bank transfer.” Geithner said that the struggle to secure cash is the result of ongoing U.S. and international efforts […]
Malaysian High Court Rules Against Tribes in Land Dispute
Posted September 8th, 2011 at 10:11 am (UTC-5)
Malaysia’s top court has ruled that the government’s seizure of tribal lands on Borneo island to build a large dam does not violate the rights of indigenous tribes people. The ruling ends a decade-long legal battle by villagers in eastern Sarawak state who claim the local government illegally seized land to build a $2 billion […]
Pakistani Police Detain Dozens After Suicide Bombings
Posted September 8th, 2011 at 10:06 am (UTC-5)
Police say they have detained some 170 suspects in connection with Wednesday’s suicide bombings that killed 28 people in the southwestern Pakistani city of Quetta. Senior police official Hamid Shakil told VOA on Thursday that many of those being questioned are Afghan refugees. Two suicide bombers attacked the home of Farrukh Shehzad, the deputy head […]
Ratings Agency Warns About China’s Local Debt
Posted September 8th, 2011 at 9:55 am (UTC-5)
One of the top international rating agencies says it may downgrade China’s credit-worthiness within two years because of the increased risk of heavily indebted banks and local governments. Analysts from Fitch Ratings said at a meeting in Taiwan Thursday that rising defaults and high inflation, combined with large numbers of loans, mean China’s credit risk […]
Blast Kills 2 NATO Soldiers in Afghanistan
Posted September 8th, 2011 at 9:50 am (UTC-5)
The international military coalition in Afghanistan says two of its service members have died following the blast from an improvised explosive device in the southern part of the country. NATO said in a statement that the two were killed Thursday, but did not provide any other details or nationalities. According to the independent online site […]
Syrian Forces Raid Northwestern Village
Posted September 8th, 2011 at 9:46 am (UTC-5)
Syrian security forces have pushed into the northwestern village of Ibleen as the government continues its crackdown on dissent. Activists said there were reports of machine gun fire on Thursday after armored vehicles and jeeps stormed into the region. The French news agency quotes activists who say forces killed three military defectors during a raid […]
Italian Cabinet Approves Balanced Budget Proposal
Posted September 8th, 2011 at 9:45 am (UTC-5)
Italy’s Cabinet has approved legislation for a constitutional amendment that would require governments to balance their budgets beginning in 2014. Under the legislation adopted by the Cabinet Thursday, the Italian government would only be able to go into debt under exceptional circumstances such as a severe economic downturn. The proposal is part of a series […]
Indian Police Detain 3 in Court Bomb Investigation
Posted September 8th, 2011 at 9:45 am (UTC-5)
Indian police have detained three people for questioning as they probe rival claims of responsibility for Wednesday’s deadly bomb attack outside a New Delhi courthouse that killed 12 people. Police investigating an email claim of responsibility arrested the owner and two employees of an Internet cafe in Indian-controlled Kashmir. Authorities received an e-mail attributed to […]
OECD: Economic Slowdown Likely to Continue
Posted September 8th, 2011 at 9:40 am (UTC-5)
The Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development says the economic recovery is close to stalling in the major industrialized nations. Experts from the OECD published the economic assessment Thursday in Paris, and also said growth remains strong in most emerging economies, but at a more moderate pace. The 34-member organization includes the United States, Japan, […]
