The Pakistani Taliban says it has not declared a cease-fire or entered into peace talks with the government, as it claims responsibility for a deadly attack on a police station. A dozen militants carried out the assault Wednesday in the northwestern town of Dera Ismail Khan, using grenades and guns to kill two police officers […]
Taliban Denies Cease-Fire, Talks with Pakistan
Posted November 23rd, 2011 at 8:55 am (UTC-5)
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China Critical of UN Resolution on Syria
Posted November 23rd, 2011 at 8:45 am (UTC-5)
China has criticized a United Nations human rights resolution condemning Syria’s deadly eight-month crackdown on anti-government protesters. Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Liu Weimin told reporters Wednesday that U.N. condemnation did not help solve Syria’s problems. He said dialogue is the only way to protect human rights. China was among 41 nations to abstain from voting […]
China Decries Latest Sanction Against Iran
Posted November 23rd, 2011 at 7:55 am (UTC-5)
China is criticizing the West for imposing new sanctions on Iran over its controversial nuclear program. Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Liu Weimin told reporters in Beijing Wednesday the fresh sanctions will make the situation more complicated and could hurt the chances for peace and stability. China’s condemnation of Western sanctions follows similar statements from Russia’s […]
US: No Quick End to Burma Sanctions Seen
Posted November 23rd, 2011 at 7:50 am (UTC-5)
U.S. officials say they they are not contemplating an early lifting of sanctions on Burma, despite plans for Secretary of State Hillary Clinton to visit the country next week. White House official Ben Rhodes told foreign reporters at a briefing in Washington Tuesday that any discussion of lifting of sanctions is still “premature.” Clinton will […]
French Court to Decide on Noriega’s Extradition
Posted November 23rd, 2011 at 7:45 am (UTC-5)
A French appeals court will decide Wednesday whether to extradite jailed former Panamanian military dictator Manuel Noriega to his native country, where he faces charges that could keep him imprisoned for another 20 years. The United States, which originally extradited Noriega to France, last week approved Noriega’s extradition to Panama, where he faces two prison […]
New Zealand: Helicoptert Crashes As It Installs Christmas Tree
Posted November 23rd, 2011 at 7:40 am (UTC-5)
((Video in Asset Manager: ReutersUS 3 – 11/23/2011 3:09:00 AM – BC-RREP-NOV23-NEW A helicopter in New Zealand crashed Wednesday while helping to install a Christmas tree on Auckland’s waterfront. The pilot escaped serious injury. Dramatic footage captured by New Zealand television shows the pilot slowly descending from about eight meters when the helicopter’s rotor blades […]
Sectarian Clashes in Bahrain Ahead of Rights Report
Posted November 23rd, 2011 at 7:35 am (UTC-5)
Bahraini security forces have clashed with protesters in at least two Shi’ite towns just hours before the release of an independent report on the sectarian violence that engulfed the Persian Gulf nation earlier this year. Wednesday’s street battles first broke out in Aali, outside the capital Manama, after a man died when his car smashed […]
Yemen’s Saleh in Riyadh to Sign Gulf-Backed Power Transfer Deal
Posted November 23rd, 2011 at 6:50 am (UTC-5)
Yemeni President Ali Abdullah Saleh is in Riyadh for the signing of a Gulf-sponsored plan for him to hand over power to a deputy and allow the formation of a national unity government that would try to end the country’s 10-month-long political crisis. Mr. Saleh arrived in the Saudi capital, Wednesday. Yemeni state media said […]
Egypt Protesters Reject Military Concessions as Crisis Deepens
Posted November 23rd, 2011 at 6:35 am (UTC-5)
Egypt’s political crisis deepened after tens of thousands of protesters in Tahrir Square demanded the country’s top general step down and rejected an offer by the ruling military council to speed up the transition to civilian rule. Demonstrations and clashes continued in several cities Wednesday, with one man shot dead by security forces in the […]
Ex-Khmer Rouge President: Prosecutors Head-Hunting
Posted November 23rd, 2011 at 6:35 am (UTC-5)
The former president of Cambodia during the Khmer Rouge regime, currently on trial for crimes against humanity, denies taking part in any atrocities. Khieu Samphan told a U.N.-backed court in Phnom Penh Wednesday the allegations against him are based on bad information. He accused prosecutors of fabricating information to get a conviction. The 80-year-old former […]
