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Report: Pakistan Gave OK to Deadly US Airstrike

Posted December 2nd, 2011 at 3:30 am (UTC-5)
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A prominent U.S. newspaper is quoting U.S. officials as saying Pakistani authorities gave their approval for the November 27 NATO airstrike that killed 24 Pakistani troops, unaware that their forces were in the area. The Wall Street Journal said Friday U.S. officials have offered the first “detailed explanation” of the “worst friendly-fire incident” of the […]

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UN Urges Calm in DRC After Reports of Election Irregularities

Posted December 2nd, 2011 at 1:45 am (UTC-5)
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The United Nations is urging calm in the Democratic Republic of Congo after European observers described widespread voting irregularities in this week’s presidential and parliamentary election. U.N. mission chief Roger Meece said Thursday he is concerned about the reports of irregularities, but stressed that any grievances should be addressed through peaceful means. A preliminary European […]

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Clinton Meets with Burma’s Aung San Suu Kyi

Posted December 2nd, 2011 at 1:05 am (UTC-5)
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U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton met with democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi in Rangoon Friday on the final day of her three-day landmark visit to Burma. The two held in-depth discussions at the Nobel peace laureate’s home, where she had been under house arrest for most of the past two decades. The two […]

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Obama Family Lights National Christmas Tree

Posted December 1st, 2011 at 10:15 pm (UTC-5)
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The Christmas season officially came to Washington Thursday when U.S. President Barack Obama and his family lit the National Christmas Tree. The eight meter tall spruce, covered by blue and green lights and topped by a dazzling white star, is standing in its traditional place on an area behind the White House called the Ellipse. […]

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US Senate Advances Iran Central Bank Sanctions

Posted December 1st, 2011 at 10:15 pm (UTC-5)
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The U.S. Senate has unanimously approved a measure that would impose new sanctions against Iran because of its controverisal nuclear program. Lawmakers voted 100-0 Thursday evening in favor of the measure aimed at isolating and crippling Iran’s central bank. The measure would cut off from the U.S. market any business or financial entity that has […]

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US Senate Advances Iran Central Bank Sanctions

Posted December 1st, 2011 at 9:00 pm (UTC-5)
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The U.S. Senate has unanimously approved a measure that would impose new sanctions against Iran because of its controverisal nuclear program. Lawmakers voted 100-0 Thursday evening in favor of the measure aimed at isolating and crippling Iran’s central bank. The measure would cut off from the U.S. market any business or financial entity that has […]

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UN: Syria Battling Civil War

Posted December 1st, 2011 at 8:55 pm (UTC-5)
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The United Nations’ top human rights official says Syria’s bloody crackdown on anti-government protesters has degenerated into a civil war. Human Rights Commissioner Navi Pillay told reporters in Geneva Thursday an increasing number of soldiers are defecting and taking up arms against the government. She also said the “reliable information” from Syria indicates the death […]

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UN: Syria Battling Civil War

Posted December 1st, 2011 at 8:40 pm (UTC-5)
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The United Nations’ top human rights official says Syria’s bloody crackdown on anti-government protesters has degenerated into a civil war. Human Rights Commissioner Navi Pillay told reporters in Geneva Thursday an increasing number of soldiers are defecting and taking up arms against the government. She also said the “reliable information” from Syria indicates the death […]

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Clinton Offers Rewards for Reforms in Burma

Posted December 1st, 2011 at 7:55 pm (UTC-5)
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U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton says the United States is ready to support Burma’s transition to democracy and will consider re-establishing diplomatic relations if political and economic reforms there take hold. Secretary Clinton said Thursday during a landmark visit to Burma’s capital Naypyidaw that any step Burma’s government takes will be carefully considered. She […]

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UN Urges Calm in DRC After Reports of Presidential Election Irregularities

Posted December 1st, 2011 at 7:35 pm (UTC-5)
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The United Nations is urging calm in the Democratic Republic of Congo after European observers described widespread voting irregularities in this week’s presidential election. U.N. mission chief Roger Meece says any grievances must be addressed through peaceful means. A preliminary European Union report says election observers saw ballot box stuffing, ballot shortages, and said some […]

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