The African Union has recognized Libya’s National Transitional Council as the official representative of the Libyan people, dealing another blow to ousted leader Moammar Gadhafi. The 54-member bloc said Tuesday it is ready to support the NTC as it works to form an inclusive government. Equatorial Guinea President Teodoro Obiang Nguema, who holds the AU’s […]
African Union Recognizes Libya’s Transitional Gov’t
Posted September 20th, 2011 at 11:30 pm (UTC-5)
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Syrian Forces Kill 6; Obama, Erdogan Discuss Crackdown
Posted September 20th, 2011 at 10:50 pm (UTC-5)
Syrian security forces have killed six civilians in separate raids as U.S. President Barack Obama and Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan met to discuss the need to “increase pressure” on President Bashar al-Assad to stop his bloody crackdown. Tuesday’s deaths occurred as heavily armed government troops searched houses near the capital, Damascus, and in […]
Obama to Address UN on Arab Spring, Mideast Peace Efforts
Posted September 20th, 2011 at 10:38 pm (UTC-5)
U.S. President Barack Obama will address the United Nations General Assembly Wednesday with a speech expected to focus on the so-called “Arab Spring” revolutions and the troubled Israeli-Palestinian peace efforts. The White House Tuesday previewed some of what the president will discuss, including his administration’s efforts to advance U.S. interests and values in what it […]
G8 Reaffirms Economic and Political Support for Arab Spring
Posted September 20th, 2011 at 9:40 pm (UTC-5)
The world’s major industrialized nations are pledging economic and political support to five North African and Middle Eastern countries that are transitioning to democracy after revolting against their authoritarian leaders. Foreign ministers from the G8 met in New York Tuesday on the sidelines of the United Nations General Assembly. They were joined by ministers from […]
Immigration Appeals Panel Upholds Deportation of Ex-Ukrainian Nazi
Posted September 20th, 2011 at 9:27 pm (UTC-5)
A U.S. immigration appeals panel has upheld the deportation order against a Ukrainian man accused of murdering Jews during World War II. A judge in January ordered 90-year-old John Kalymon to leave the country. The Justice Department says Kalymon rounded up and shot Jews when he volunteered for the Nazi-sponsored Ukrainian Auxiliary Police in L’viv […]
Interim Libyan PM: New Govt. in 7-10 Days
Posted September 20th, 2011 at 9:25 pm (UTC-5)
Libya’s interim prime minister says his administration will form a new government within the next seven to 10 days. Mahmoud Jibril spoke to reporters Tuesday on the sidelines of the United Nations General Assembly in New York. He said Libya’s National Transitional Council is finalizing decisions on the exact number of ministries and whether they […]
Clinton Global Initiative Takes on Job Creation, Child Marriage, Sustainable Consumption
Posted September 20th, 2011 at 8:35 pm (UTC-5)
Former U.S. President Bill Clinton says economic troubles in the U.S. should not stop the global powerhouse from making investments in development in the rest of the world. Speaking Tuesday at the start of his third annual meeting of the Clinton Global Initiative, the former president said most places are facing greater difficulties than the […]
Suicide Bomber Kills Former Afghan President
Posted September 20th, 2011 at 8:20 pm (UTC-5)
A suicide bomber killed former Afghan president, and head of the country’s High Peace Council, Burhanuddin Rabbani, who was spearheading peace efforts with the Taliban. Police said the bomber entered Mr. Rabbani’s house Tuesday and detonated a bomb hidden in his turban while greeting the former president. NATO officials blamed two suicide bombers for the […]
Obama to Meet Netanyahu, Abbas in NY Wednesday
Posted September 20th, 2011 at 7:55 pm (UTC-5)
U.S. President Barack Obama will hold separate meetings in New York Wednesday with his Palestinian counterpart, Mahmoud Abbas, and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, as the push to head off a Mideast diplomatic clash at the United Nations intensifies. Mr. Abbas is pushing ahead with a campaign for full U.N. recognition of a Palestinian state, […]
US Condemns Burundi Attack
Posted September 20th, 2011 at 7:40 pm (UTC-5)
The United States says it is “deeply troubled” by what is calling the “horrific” and apparently “well-orchestrated” attack that killed at least 36 people Sunday in Burundi. In a statement Tuesday, State Department spokeswoman Victoria Nuland condemned the violence and called for Burundi’s government to make “every effort” to bring the perpetrators to justice and […]
