Hundreds have protested for a third day in oil-rich western Kazakhstan against the police shooting deaths of at least 15 people demonstrating against job cuts. The protesters were demanding troops pull out of the town of Zhanaozen Monday, where President Nursultan Nazarbayev declared a state of emergency because of the violence. Kazakhstan’s ambassador to the […]
Protesters Demand Troops Leave Embattled Kazakhstan Town
Posted December 19th, 2011 at 6:10 pm (UTC-5)
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Arrest Warrant Issued for Iraq’s Vice President on Terrorism Charges
Posted December 19th, 2011 at 4:45 pm (UTC-5)
The Shi’ite-led government in Iraq has issued an arrest warrant for the Sunni vice president, Tariq al-Hashemi, a move that is seen as evidence of a deepening political crisis in the wake of the U.S. military withdrawal from that country. A spokesman for Iraq’s Interior Ministry said Hashemi is accused of terrorism. The accusation is […]
Obama Releases Plan for Promoting Women in Peace, Security
Posted December 19th, 2011 at 4:40 pm (UTC-5)
U.S. President Barack Obama has released an action plan to promote the role of women in peace keeping and conflict resolution. The president signed an executive order Monday that directs the Departments of Defense and State and the U.S. Agency for International Development to appoint more officers to monitor, coordinate and implement the efforts. The […]
Mass Burials Planned for Philippines Flood Victims
Posted December 19th, 2011 at 4:40 pm (UTC-5)
Philippine officials said Monday they are preparing mass burials for hundreds of people who were killed when flash floods swept through two cities on southern Mindanao island over the weekend. Officials said the the mass burials, beginning Tuesday, are necessary for health reasons, despite the objections of some relatives of the dead. The country’s national […]
Eurozone Finance Chiefs Fail to Meet Bailout Fund Goal
Posted December 19th, 2011 at 4:30 pm (UTC-5)
European finance ministers have failed to raise $261 billion to help contain the continent’s governmental debt crisis. Finance chiefs from the 17 nations that use the euro agreed Monday to raise $195 billion from eurozone central banks to help the International Monetary Fund boost its European assistance. But in a conference call, the finance ministers […]
US, Japan Call for Peaceful Transition in North Korea
Posted December 19th, 2011 at 4:00 pm (UTC-5)
U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said the Pacific powers have been in close consultation following the death of North Korean leader Kim Jong Il amid concern for the wellbeing of the reclusive nation’s people. Clinton spoke following talks in Washington Monday with Japanese Foreign Minister Koichiro Gemba. She said their two countries share a […]
US, Japan Call for Peaceful Transition in North Korea
Posted December 19th, 2011 at 3:30 pm (UTC-5)
U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said the Pacific powers have been in close consultation following the death of North Korean leader Kim Jong Il amid concern for the wellbeing of the reclusive nation’s people. Clinton spoke following talks in Washington Monday with Japanese Foreign Minister Koichiro Gemba. She said their two countries share a […]
Mass Burials Planned for Philippines Flood Victims
Posted December 19th, 2011 at 3:10 pm (UTC-5)
Philippines officials said Monday they are preparing mass burials for hundreds of people who were killed when flash floods swept through two cities on southern Mindanao island over the weekend. Officials said the the mass burials, beginning Tuesday, are necessary for health reasons, despite the objections of some relatives of the dead. The death toll […]
EU: Ukrainian Membership Depends on Political Circumstances
Posted December 19th, 2011 at 3:00 pm (UTC-5)
The European Union and Ukraine have completed a summit in Kyiv laying out a landmark political and trade cooperation agreement, but the EU says it will not sign the deal until Ukraine resolves the case of jailed former prime minister Yulia Tymoshenko. After face-to-face talks with Ukrainian President Victor Yanukovych Monday, EU President Herman van […]
Syria Signs Arab League Deal Calling for Outside Monitors, Defectors Reported Killed
Posted December 19th, 2011 at 2:55 pm (UTC-5)
Syria has agreed to an Arab League plan to allow observers into the country, as rights activists say security forces killed dozens of army deserters in the country’s northwest. Syria’s deputy foreign minister, Faisal Mekdad, signed the deal Monday in the Egyptian capital, Cairo, following nine months of violence that the United Nations estimates has […]
