Rights activists said Wednesday’s violence across Syria killed at least 25 people, including eight Syrian troops who died in a retaliatory attack by suspected army defectors. The British-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said the defectors ambushed a military convoy traveling through a village near the flashpoint city of Hama. Hours earlier, rights activists said […]
Rights Activists Say 25 Syrians Killed in Attacks
Posted December 14th, 2011 at 5:30 pm (UTC-5)
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Tainted Alcohol Kills More Than 50 in Eastern India
Posted December 14th, 2011 at 5:25 pm (UTC-5)
Indian authorities say more than 50 people died after drinking tainted home-made liquor in a village in the country’s northeast. Officials said Wednesday the deaths were reported from the impoverished South 24 Parganas district in West Bengal state. They said residents bought the cheap alcohol late Tuesday and became ill within hours, complaining of stomach […]
US May Freeze $700 million in Aid to Pakistan
Posted December 14th, 2011 at 5:10 pm (UTC-5)
The U.S. Congress is expected later this week to pass a measure that would freeze up to $700 million in aid to Pakistan because of fears that Islamabad is not doing enough to combat the spread of homemade bombs. U.S. lawmakers are concerned that militants in Afghanistan are using fertilizer produced in Pakistan to develop […]
Clinton to South Sudan: Beware ‘Natural Resource Curse’
Posted December 14th, 2011 at 3:25 pm (UTC-5)
U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton has warned newly independent South Sudan against falling prey to the “natural resources curse” caused by poorly managed oil wealth. Speaking at a development conference for South Sudan in Washington on Wednesday, Clinton said the African country must use its vast oil resources to lift itself out of poverty. […]
Panetta: US, Allies ‘Winning’ War in Afghanistan
Posted December 14th, 2011 at 3:05 pm (UTC-5)
U.S. Defense Secretary Leon Panetta has told American troops in Afghanistan that the United States and its allies are winning the decade-long war against what he calls a “very tough” Taliban-led insurgency. Speaking on a visit to a U.S. base in the eastern Afghan province of Paktika Wednesday, Panetta said the soldiers’ sacrifices are “paying […]
US Charges Lebanese National With Ties to Hezbollah Financing
Posted December 14th, 2011 at 2:50 pm (UTC-5)
The U.S. has indicted a Lebanese national with alleged ties to the Hezbollah militant group and Mexico’s Zetas cartel on drug and money laundering charges. U.S. federal prosecutors announced the indictment of Ayman Joumma on Tuesday in the state of Virginia. They say he played a key role in an international drug smuggling ring that […]
Rights Activists Say 25 Syrians Killed in Attacks
Posted December 14th, 2011 at 2:20 pm (UTC-5)
Rights activists say violence across Syria killed at least 25 people Wednesday, including eight Syrian troops who died in a retaliatory attack by suspected army defectors. The British-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said the defectors ambushed a military convoy traveling through a village near the flashpoint city of Hama. Hours earlier, rights activists said […]
Nazi Hunters Launch Drive to Find Remaining War Criminals
Posted December 14th, 2011 at 2:20 pm (UTC-5)
The Jewish human rights organization, the Simon Wiesenthal Center, has launched a new campaign to find and prosecute missing Nazi war criminals while they are still alive. The director of the center, Efraim Zuroff, told a news conference in Berlin Wednesday the new operation will offer rewards of up to $32,000 for tips leading to […]
Time Names ‘The Protester’ Person of the Year
Posted December 14th, 2011 at 2:15 pm (UTC-5)
The U.S.-based Time magazine has recognized unprecedented change in the Middle East and elsewhere around the world by naming “the protester” as its Person of the Year. In an article Wednesday, Time said the protest movement is largely populated by disenfranchised young adults who are frustrated with a lack of political power and a flailing […]
Obama Pays Tribute to Troops Who Served in Iraq
Posted December 14th, 2011 at 1:45 pm (UTC-5)
U.S. President Barack Obama has paid tribute to the troops who have served in Iraq, as the U.S. military presence there winds down. The president, accompanied by first lady Michelle Obama, spoke Wednesday at the Fort Bragg military base in North Carolina. As the last of the American troops prepare to exit Iraq, he said […]
