The United Nations has condemned the harsh sentences given by Bahrani military courts this week to anti-government protesters and medical personnel. The U.N. Human Rights Office on Friday said the sentences raise serious doubts about the fairness of the court proceedings. Twenty medical personnel were sentenced to jail for 5 to 15 years for treating […]
UN Condemns Bahrain’s Punishment of Protesters
Posted September 30th, 2011 at 5:00 pm (UTC-5)
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Former Rwandan Ministers Cleared of Genocide
Posted September 30th, 2011 at 4:40 pm (UTC-5)
A United Nations war crimes court has acquitted two former Rwandan ministers of charges they played key roles in Rwanda’s 1994 genocide . Following Friday’s verdict, former Health Minister Casimir Bizimungu and former Foreign Minister Jerome-Clement Bicamumpaka were granted their freedom after being jailed for 12 years. Their trial began in 2003. Bizimungu told reporters […]
Oil Prices Fall
Posted September 30th, 2011 at 4:40 pm (UTC-5)
Here are the prices of some key commodities traded in New York on Friday: Crude oil prices fell $2.94 to end at $79.20 a barrel. Coffee futures slid more than 2 cents to close at $2.29 a pound. Copper prices dropped more than 9 cents to close at $3.15 a pound. Cocoa futures plunged $86 […]
US Stock Prices Fall
Posted September 30th, 2011 at 4:30 pm (UTC-5)
U.S. stock markets were sharply lower at the close of trading. The Dow Jones Industrial Average lost nearly 2.2 percent to end at 10,913. The S&P 500 is off 2.5 percent to finish at 1,131. The NASDAQ slid 2.6 percent to hit 2,415. European stock markets closed sharply lower. London’s Financial Times 100 index ended […]
New U.S. Military Chief Experienced in Middle East
Posted September 30th, 2011 at 3:40 pm (UTC-5)
Army General Martin Dempsey, the new U.S. chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, has extensive experience in the Middle East, although less in Afghanistan, where he is to oversee a transition of power to Afghan forces. Sworn in Friday outside Washington, Dempsey is seen as an extroverted leader who is proud of his working-class, […]
Veteran US Army General Becomes New Joint Chiefs Chairman
Posted September 30th, 2011 at 3:35 pm (UTC-5)
Retiring Navy Admiral Mike Mullen, leaving his post as chairman of the U.S. Joint Chiefs of Staff, has said he believes Pakistan is critical to a solution in the region. Mullen spoke at a ceremony outside Washington where his successor, U.S. Army General Martin Dempsey, was sworn in as the nation’s top military officer. The […]
Namibian Skulls Returned after Century-old German Experiments
Posted September 30th, 2011 at 3:35 pm (UTC-5)
The skulls of 20 Namibians have been returned to tribal leaders, more than a century after German scientists used them for experiments to try to prove the “racial superiority” of white Europeans over black Africans. The tribal leaders reclaimed the skulls Friday at a ceremony in Berlin, a reminder of Germany’s colonial past in Africa […]
Oil Price Falls
Posted September 30th, 2011 at 3:30 pm (UTC-5)
Here are the prices of some key commodities traded in New York on Friday: Crude oil prices fell $2.94 to end at $79.20 a barrel. Coffee futures slid more than 2 cents to close at $2.29 a pound. Copper prices dropped more than 9 cents to close at $3.15 a pound. Cocoa futures plunged $86 […]
Hurricane Ophelia Strengthens Near Bermuda
Posted September 30th, 2011 at 2:50 pm (UTC-5)
U.S. weather forecasters say Hurricane Ophelia has strengthened near Bermuda and could bring tropical storm-force winds to the British territory on Saturday. The National Hurricane Center in Miami said in its latest bulletin Friday that Ophelia had intensified to a Category 3 storm with winds of 185 kilometers per hour. The system was located 935 […]
UN Panel Takes Up Palestinian Membership Bid
Posted September 30th, 2011 at 2:50 pm (UTC-5)
A U.N. Security Council committee met behind closed doors Friday to begin considering a Palestinian bid for membership. The committee is in the assessment phase of determining whether the Palestinian request meets U.N. charter requirements, which include having a recognized government. The panel agreed to meet again next week. On Wednesday, the Security Council referred […]
