U.S. death row inmate Troy Davis, who was convicted for the 1989 shooting death of a police officer, was put to death late Wednesday in the southern state of Georgia, after the Supreme Court rejected a last minute appeal to stay his execution. Davis died by lethal injection just after 11 p.m. local time as […]
US Supreme Court Rejects Appeal of Death Row Inmate
Posted September 21st, 2011 at 10:48 pm (UTC-5)
The U.S. Supreme Court has rejected a last-minute appeal by the lawyers of death row inmate Troy Davis, clearing the way for his execution. Davis had been set to be executed by lethal injection at 7 p.m. local time in Georgia for the 1989 shooting death of a police officer. But the Supreme Court put […]
Obama Warns Abbas on UN Statehood Bid; Palestinians Undeterred
Posted September 21st, 2011 at 10:30 pm (UTC-5)
U.S. President Barack Obama has told his Palestinian counterpart, Mahmoud Abbas, that United Nations action will not achieve a Palestinian state. But the Palestinians say they will push on with a request for U.N. recognition that could bring the issue to a head on Friday. White House officials say Mr. Obama warned the Palestinian president […]
South Sudan President Meets With Obama
Posted September 21st, 2011 at 9:51 pm (UTC-5)
U.S. President Barack Obama has pledged to remain committed to helping the people of South Sudan, but called on President Salva Kiir to work on resolving issues remaining with neighboring Sudan. Mr. Obama met with the leader of the newly-independent South Sudan Wednesday on the sidelines of the United Nations General Assembly session. The two […]
Kazakh Parliament Passes Controversial New Religion Law
Posted September 21st, 2011 at 9:45 pm (UTC-5)
Kazakhstan’s parliament has voted in favor of a controversial law to limit foreign religious missionaries operating in the country. The lower house passed the bill Wednesday. The Senate is expected to approve it and President Nursultan Nazarbayev plans to sign it. The new law would require missionaries to register once a year with the government […]
US Announces New Arms Sales to Taiwan
Posted September 21st, 2011 at 9:20 pm (UTC-5)
The United States has formally announced plans for a new arms sales package to Taiwan, totaling $5.85 billion. The Obama administration notified Congress Wednesday of the deal that will upgrade Taiwan’s fleet of 145 F-16 fighter jets and will extend by five years the training program for Taiwanese pilots . A spokesman for the U.S. […]
Two Koreas Fail to Bridge Differences On Nuclear Talks
Posted September 21st, 2011 at 8:55 pm (UTC-5)
South and North Korea have failed to narrow their differences on ways to resume the six-party talks on North Korea’s nuclear disarmament. Nuclear envoys for the two Koreas met Wednesday in Beijing for their second round of talks in the past two months. South Korea said the North must halt its uranium-enrichment program and take […]
Nine Killed in Yemen as Gulf Mediator Departs
Posted September 21st, 2011 at 8:38 pm (UTC-5)
Yemeni government forces fired on mourners at a mass funeral and clashed with dissident soldiers in the capital, Sana’a, killing at least nine people Wednesday as a Gulf mediator left the country with no word on a power-transfer deal. Following an hours-long cease-fire, heavy gunfire and explosions shattered funeral prayers for anti-government protesters killed in […]
South Sudan President Meets With Obama
Posted September 21st, 2011 at 8:30 pm (UTC-5)
U.S. President Barack Obama has pledged to remain committed to helping the people of South Sudan, but called on President Salva Kiir to work on resolving issues remaining with neighboring Sudan. Mr. Obama met with the leader of the newly-independent South Sudan Wednesday on the sidelines of the United Nations General Assembly session. The two […]
US House of Representatives Rejects Stopgap Measure
Posted September 21st, 2011 at 8:10 pm (UTC-5)
The Republican-controlled U.S. House of Representatives has defeated a bill that would have funded federal government operations past September 30, when current funding is set to expire. The measure failed Wednesday by a vote of 195 in favor to 230 against, with 48 Republican members rebelling against their leaders and voting against it. The stopgap […]
