Another Bolivian cabinet member has resigned as criticism of how Bolivian President Evo Morales’ administration handled a month long protest over a controversial rainforest highway project increases. Interior Minister Sacha Llorenti is the latest official to tender his resignation over a police crackdown on demonstrators opposed to the road project. Officials say Llorenti’s deputy interior […]
Bolivia’s Interior Minister the Latest Official to Resign in Highway Construction Controversy
Indonesian Foreign Minister Says Papua Needs Autonomy
Indonesian Foreign Minister Marty Natalegawa says his government is fully aware of rights abuses in Indonesia’s resource-rich Papua region. Natalegawa told the Council on Foreign Relations in New York the government understands the two provinces of Papua “need special attention, special empowerment” and that autonomy is the solution. Indonesia took over Papua in 1969 from […]
Syrian Forces Seeking Army Defectors Storm Cities, Killing 8
Syrian troops backed by tanks and helicopters have killed at least eight people in raids designed to crush army deserters who are fighting back after months of mostly peaceful protests against President Bashar al-Assad. Activists say dozens of armored vehicles entered the central town of Rastan early Tuesday, while army troops stormed hospital emergency rooms […]
Remains of US Soldier Found in Bosnia Sent Home After 70 Years
Almost 70 years after he was shot down over Bosnia, a U.S. soldier is finally coming home to rest. A coffin carrying the remains of Air Force Sergeant Meceslaus Miaskiewicz was loaded onto a U.S. military plane in Sarajevo Tuesday for burial in Salem, Massachusetts. Nazi soldiers shot down his plane over southwestern Bosnia in […]
Syrian Forces Seeking Army Defectors Storm Cities, Killing 8
Syrian troops backed by tanks and helicopters have killed at least eight people in raids designed to crush army deserters who are fighting back after months of mostly peaceful protests against President Bashar al-Assad. Activists say dozens of armored vehicles entered the central town of Rastan early Tuesday, while army troops stormed hospital emergency rooms […]
Doctor’s Defense: Michael Jackson Caused His Own Death
The attorney for the doctor charged in connection with the June 2009 death of U.S. pop star Michael Jackson says the singer’s own actions led to his death. Doctor Conrad Murray is charged with involuntary manslaughter for giving Jackson the powerful anesthetic propofol and then failing to properly monitor the singer’s health. But Murray’s attorney, […]
UN General Assembly Debate Ends
The annual debate of the United Nations General Assembly has ended, with Russia calling for the lifting of the No-Fly Zone over Libya, Pakistan reiterating its resolve to fight terrorism, and North Korea and Venezuela criticizing U.S. policies. Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov Tuesday said it is time that the U.N. Security Council-imposed, NATO-operated, No-Fly […]
Polanski Picks Up Award 2 Years After Arrest
Oscar-winning film director Roman Polanski finally received the award he was unable to pick up two years ago because he had been arrested. An emotional Polanski said it is “better late then never” when he was handed his lifetime-achievement award Tuesday at the Zurich Film Festival. Swiss police arrested Polanski on an international warrant in […]
US Urges China to Protect Tibetan Monks
The United States has expressed concern about reports that two monks at a monastery in western China set themselves on fire to protest Chinese government policy there. A spokeswoman for the State Department, Victoria Nuland, Tuesday urged the Chinese government to respect the rights of Tibetans and to address policies that have created tension in […]
North Korea Blames US For Tensions
North Korean Vice Minister for Foreign Affairs Pak Kil Yon has blamed the United States for continued tension on the Korean peninsula. In his address Tuesday at the U.N. General Assembly the head of the North Korean delegation said the region would turn into a theatre of war if Pyongyang did not have a powerful […]