The funeral of former North Korean leader Kim Jong Il has begun in Pyongyang, where tens of thousands gathered for an extravagant two-day ceremony to cement his legacy and transfer power to his youngest son, Kim Jong Un. Snow filled the gray skies as the funeral procession began early Wednesday. A black limousine with a […]
Kim Jong Il’s Funeral Underway in Snowy Pyongyang
Posted December 28th, 2011 at 3:00 am (UTC-5)
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Kim Jong Il’s Funeral Underway in Snowy Pyongyang
Posted December 28th, 2011 at 2:45 am (UTC-5)
The funeral of former North Korean leader Kim Jong Il has begun in Pyongyang, where hundreds of thousands gathered for an extravagant two-day ceremony to cement his legacy and transfer power to his youngest son, Kim Jong Un. Snow filled the gray skies as the funeral procession began early Wednesday. A black limousine with a […]
Kim Jong Il’s Funeral Underway in Snowy Pyongyang
Posted December 28th, 2011 at 2:40 am (UTC-5)
The funeral of former North Korean leader Kim Jong Il has begun in Pyongyang, where hundreds of thousands gathered for an extravagant two-day ceremony to cement his legacy and transfer power to his youngest son, Kim Jong Un. Snow filled the gray skies as the funeral procession began early Wednesday. A black limousine with a […]
Kim Jong Il’s Funeral Underway in Snowy Pyongyang
Posted December 28th, 2011 at 1:35 am (UTC-5)
The funeral of former North Korean leader Kim Jong Il has begun in a snowy Pyongyang, where hundreds of thousands are expected to gather for an extravagant two-day ceremony to cement his legacy and transfer power to his youngest son, Kim Jong Un. North Korean state television began broadcasting the funeral early Wednesday, with the […]
Mass Protests in Homs as Monitors Arrive
Posted December 28th, 2011 at 1:10 am (UTC-5)
Syrian security forces fired tear gas to disperse tens of thousands of protesters who rallied in Homs Tuesday, as Arab League observers visited the city. The London-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said about 70,000 anti-government protesters marched toward the city center when security forces confronted them. Demonstrators chanted calls to execute President Bashar al-Assad. […]
Roadside Bomb Kills 3 NATO Soldiers in Afghanistan
Posted December 28th, 2011 at 1:05 am (UTC-5)
A roadside bomb has killed three NATO soldiers in eastern Afghanistan. NATO said the troops were killed Tuesday. The coalition did not provide any other details or the soldiers’ nationalities. The independent website iCasualties.org, which monitors the number of coalition deaths, says 539 international troops have died so far this year in Afghanistan. The figure […]
Iran Threatens to Block Gulf Oil if Sanctions Applied
Posted December 27th, 2011 at 9:20 pm (UTC-5)
Iran has threatened to block the flow of oil through the Strait of Hormuz if Western governments attempt to impose sanctions on its petroleum exports in their dispute over its nuclear ambitions. The official Iranian news agency IRNA quoted Vice President Mohammad Reza Rahimi as saying that if Iranian oil is banned “then not a […]
Pakistan Warns of Conspiracies on Bhutto’s Killing Anniversary
Posted December 27th, 2011 at 8:05 pm (UTC-5)
Pakistan’s ruling party on Tuesday warned the country’s fragile democracy is at risk, as the South Asian nation marked the fourth anniversary of the assassination of former Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto. Tens of thousands of mourners, including Pakistani leaders, rallied at the marble mausoleum in Gahri Khuda Bakhsh in Sindh province that is Mrs. Bhutto’s […]
Mass Protests in Homs as Monitors Arrive
Posted December 27th, 2011 at 7:40 pm (UTC-5)
Syrian security forces fired tear gas to disperse tens of thousands of protesters who rallied in Homs Tuesday, as Arab League observers visited the city to monitor government pledges to withdraw troops, release political prisoners and halt violence. The London-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said about 70,000 anti-government protesters chanting calls to execute President […]
India Lower House Passes Graft Bill
Posted December 27th, 2011 at 7:05 pm (UTC-5)
India’s powerful lower house of parliament has passed a landmark anti-corruption bill that seeks to create an independent ombudsman with powers to investigate corruption charges against bureaucrats and politicians. The bill was passed Tuesday following hours of heated debate in parliament and a staunch defense from Prime Minister Manmohan Singh. Anti-corruption activist Anna Hazare launched […]
