Russia has proposed a new stronger United Nations resolution on the violence in Syria, lifting hopes of U.N. action as the fighting intensifies and concerns of a civil war heighten. Russia’s ambassador to the United Nations, Vitaly Churkin, Thursday circulated the draft U.N. Security Council resolution. The measure condemns the violence by all parties in […]
Russia Proposal Raises Hope of UN Action in Syria
Posted December 16th, 2011 at 3:20 am (UTC-5)
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Methanol-Laced Liquor Kills 155 in Eastern India
Posted December 16th, 2011 at 2:55 am (UTC-5)
Officials in eastern India say the death toll from people consuming a toxic batch of homemade liquor rose Friday to more than 155 people. Officials say some 100 people remain critically ill after drinking the liquor laced with the chemical methanol. The victims, mostly day laborers and poor workers, became sick after buying cheap alcohol […]
Carlos the Jackal Sentenced to Life in Prison
Posted December 16th, 2011 at 2:45 am (UTC-5)
A French court has sentenced a Venezuelan militant to life in prison for a series of deadly bomb attacks in France nearly 30 years ago. Late Thursday, a court in Paris convicted “Carlos the Jackal”, on four separate bombings that killed eleven people and wounded nearly 150 others. The judge said the 62-year old, whose […]
Ouattara Alliance Sweeps Ivory Coast Elections
Posted December 16th, 2011 at 2:40 am (UTC-5)
Ivory Coast officials say the ruling coalition of President Alassane Ouattara has won 80 percent of the seats in parliament in the country’s elections held on Sunday. The country’s election commission said Friday that President Ouattara’s Rally of Republicans party won 127 of the 255 seats in the National Assembly. The Ivory Coast Democratic Party, […]
Romania Approves US Missile Interceptors
Posted December 16th, 2011 at 1:25 am (UTC-5)
Romania has given final approval for the United States to build an anti-ballistic interceptor site in the country. The Romania site represents part of the U.S. missile shield project, which is opposed by Russia. In September, Romania and the U.S. entered into an agreement to allow construction of the interceptors at Deveselu air base on […]
US Republicans Hold Final Debate before Iowa Caucus
Posted December 16th, 2011 at 1:20 am (UTC-5)
U.S. Republican presidential hopefuls debated Thursday in the politically influential midwestern state of Iowa, where the national nominating process begins in less than three weeks. Republican contenders used much of the two-hour debate to criticize Newt Gingrich, who has emerged as the front-runner heading into the final stretch of the primary campaign. The former speaker […]
ICC: Gadhafi’s Death May Be War Crime
Posted December 16th, 2011 at 1:15 am (UTC-5)
The International Criminal Court’s chief prosecutor says there are “serious suspicions” that the death of Libyan leader Moammar Gadhafi was a war crime. Luis Moreno-Ocampo made the comments Thursday at a press briefing at the United Nations. Moreno-Ocampo said the ICC is asking Libya’s interim government how it plans to investigate alleged war crimes, including […]
Lawmakers Agree on $1 Trillion Deal to Avert Shutdown
Posted December 16th, 2011 at 12:25 am (UTC-5)
U.S. lawmakers say they have reached deal to fund the federal government through the end of the fiscal year, just a day before parts of the government would have been forced to stop operating. Lawmakers announced the $1 trillion deal late Thursday to fund government operations for the rest of the 2012 fiscal year. But […]
