An influential U.S. senator says the United States should be prepared to adjust its policy on Burma sanctions if the government in that country continues its process of opening up. Senator Jim Webb, the chairman of a Senate subcommittee responsible for East Asian affairs, made the remark Monday as the Senate conducted a routine vote […]
US Senator Urges Flexibility on Burma Policy
Posted September 12th, 2011 at 11:32 pm (UTC-5)
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Post-Tropical Storm Katia Batters Britain
Posted September 12th, 2011 at 11:30 pm (UTC-5)
The remains of Hurricane Katia blew ashore in much of Britain and Ireland Monday, bringing some of the worst weather in the region in 15 years. Forecasters are predicting heavy rain and wind gusts of nearly 135 kilometers per hour. British officials say Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland and northeastern England are among the regions hit […]
US Republican Hopefuls Debate in Key Election State
Posted September 12th, 2011 at 10:40 pm (UTC-5)
The eight U.S. Republican presidential hopefuls have debated social programs, immigration, and the war in Afghanistan in their second meet-up in a week, as the 2012 election primary race takes shape. The CNN / Tea Party debate in Florida Monday night featured questions by conservative voters, so-called tea party activists, in the audience, over the […]
Libya’s Interim Leader Calls for State Based on Rule of Law, Islam
Posted September 12th, 2011 at 10:20 pm (UTC-5)
The head of Libya’s interim government urged thousands of cheering supporters in the capital, Tripoli, late Monday to support a civil, democratic state that incorporates Islamic law into its principal legislation. Mustafa Abdel Jalil called on Libyans to build a state based on the rule of law and avoid reprisal attacks against holdouts of former […]
Amnesty: Libyan War Threatens Spiral of Abuses
Posted September 12th, 2011 at 10:01 pm (UTC-5)
Amnesty International says both sides in the Libyan conflict have committed war crimes and the country risks descending into a bloody cycle of attacks and reprisals unless the interim government establishes order. In a report released Tuesday, the London-based rights group said that while forces loyal to former leader Moammar Gadhafi committed widespread war crimes, […]
Sri Lanka Civil War Report Heads to UN Rights Council
Posted September 12th, 2011 at 9:40 pm (UTC-5)
The U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has sent a report about alleged war crimes in Sri Lanka’s recent civil war to the president of the Geneva-based Human Rights Council and the High Commissioner for Human Rights. The report, published in April by a panel of U.N.-appointed experts, cites “credible” evidence of Sri Lankan troops and Tamil […]
Rescued Mexico Rig Worker Dies at Hospital
Posted September 12th, 2011 at 9:10 pm (UTC-5)
A Bangladeshi oil worker who was one of seven workers rescued after floating for three days in the Gulf of Mexico has died after being taken to the hospital. The workers, including two Americans and four Mexicans, are among 10 who evacuated their oil platform last Thursday to escape Tropical Storm Nate. They became lost […]
Hurricane Katia Batters Britain
Posted September 12th, 2011 at 9:05 pm (UTC-5)
The remains of hurricane Katia blew ashore in Wales, Scotland, and northeastern England Monday, bringing some of the worst weather in the region in 15 years. Forecasters are predicting heavy rain and wind gusts as high as 132 kilometers per hour. At least one storm related death has been reported so far. A driver was […]
Djokovic Wins His 1st US Open
Posted September 12th, 2011 at 9:00 pm (UTC-5)
World’s top tennis player Novak Djokovic of Serbia won his first U.S. Open title Monday evening after beating defending champion Rafael Nadal of Spain 6-2, 6-4, 6-7, 6-1 in the men’s final at Flushing Meadows in New York. Djokovic, who produced a masterful display of tactics and precision in windy conditions at Arthur Ashe Stadium, […]
US Republican Hopefuls Debate in Key Election State
Posted September 12th, 2011 at 8:50 pm (UTC-5)
U.S. Republican presidential hopefuls are facing off in their second debate in a week, as the 2012 election primary race takes shape. The CNN / Tea Party debate in Florida Monday night features questions by conservative voters, so-called tea party activists, about federal welfare programs, balancing the budget, improving the economy, and creating jobs. Front-runners […]
