The leaders of Nepal’s main political parties have agreed to finish a five-year peace process that ended a decade-long Maoist insurgency. The officials met at Prime Minister Baburam Bhattarai’s residence in Kathmandu. Under the agreement, 6,500 of the 19,000 former Maoist rebels who have been living in camps since the end of the conflict in […]
Nepal Parties Agree to Resume Peace Process
Posted November 1st, 2011 at 8:20 pm (UTC-5)
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Papandreou Vows to Honor Public Vote on Debt Plan
Posted November 1st, 2011 at 7:45 pm (UTC-5)
The Greek prime minister has stunned the world by saying he will put his country’s debt relief deal with the European Union to a public vote and abide by the voters’ decision. Prime Minister George Papandreou’s announcement sent global stock markets plummeting as investors reacted to a major jolt of uncertainty in the European economy. […]
US Deems Haqqani Network Top Commander a Terrorist
Posted November 1st, 2011 at 7:30 pm (UTC-5)
The United States has designated Haqqani network top commander Haji Mali Khan a terrorist. The State Department said Tuesday that Khan was managing bases for the lethal militant outfit and moving fighters from Pakistan into Afghanistan to launch terrorist attacks. In late September, Khan was arrested during a joint Afghan-coalition security operation in the eastern […]
Syria Agrees to Arab League Plan to End Crackdown
Posted November 1st, 2011 at 7:10 pm (UTC-5)
Syria says it has reached agreement with the Arab League on a plan to end its deadly crackdown against an anti-government uprising and begin a dialogue between President Bashar al-Assad and the opposition. Syria’s state-run news agency said an official announcement would be delivered Wednesday at Arab League headquarters in Cairo. No other details were […]
Report: US School Children Show Improvement in Math
Posted November 1st, 2011 at 6:40 pm (UTC-5)
A new report shows some U.S. school children are performing at their highest level in math, while progress in reading is mixed. In a report Tuesday, the National Assessment of Educational Progress said students in the fourth and eight grades are doing their best ever in math. It said that on a 500-point scale, both […]
Zimbabwe to Sell Diamonds from Controversial Mine
Posted November 1st, 2011 at 6:30 pm (UTC-5)
Zimbabwe has reached an agreement to sell diamonds mined from the country’s controversial Marange fields. The World Diamond Council says the deal was reached Tuesday at a meeting in Congo’s capital, Kinshasa. It was ratified by members of the Kimberley Process, a system to prevent so-called “blood diamonds” from reaching international markets. The agreement allows […]
Senegal Closes Airspace to Guinea Flights
Posted November 1st, 2011 at 6:30 pm (UTC-5)
A diplomatic spat between Guinea and Senegal has escalated with Senegal now banning all airplanes traveling to and from Guinea from flying in its airspace. Senegal’s ministry of transportation announced the ban Tuesday. The statement said the decision came after Guinea grounded a Senegal Airlines flight in Conakry, reportedly over unpaid fees owed by the […]
Karzai Rules Out Resumption of Taliban Talks
Posted November 1st, 2011 at 6:25 pm (UTC-5)
Afghan President Hamid Karzai has ruled out further talks with the Taliban, saying “we cannot keep talking to suicide bombers.” After a summit meeting Tuesday with his Pakistani counterpart, Asif Ali Zardari, and Turkish President Abdullah Gul, in the Turkish city of Istanbul, Mr. Karzai said his government would instead continue to talk with Pakistan […]
Karzai Rules Out Resumption of Taliban Talks
Posted November 1st, 2011 at 4:45 pm (UTC-5)
Afghan President Hamid Karzai has ruled out further talks with the Taliban, saying “we cannot keep talking to suicide bombers.” After a summit meeting Tuesday with his Pakistani counterpart, Asif Ali Zardari, and Turkish President Abdullah Gul, in the Turkish city of Istanbul, Mr. Karzai said his government would instead continue to talk with Pakistan […]
