Pakistan held funeral services Thursday for 15 paramilitary soldiers abducted and killed by the Taliban in the country’s northwest. A spokesman for the Islamic militant group said it killed the soldiers, kidnapped December 22 in the Tank district of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, in revenge for continued military operations against the militants near the Afghan border. […]
Pakistan Holds Funeral for 15 Soldiers Killed by Taliban
Posted January 5th, 2012 at 5:35 pm (UTC-5)
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India Deploys Commandos to Protect Tigers
Posted January 5th, 2012 at 4:35 pm (UTC-5)
The Indian government on Thursday deployed a team of commandos to two major wildlife sanctuaries in the south to protect tigers from hunters and poachers. The government said a 54-member “Special Tiger Protection Force” began patrolling tiger reserves in Bandipur and Nagarhole, straddling the border of Tamil Nadu and Karnataka states, after three months of […]
EU to Open Representative Office in Burma
Posted January 5th, 2012 at 4:35 pm (UTC-5)
The European Union says it will open a representative office in Burma in the near future. Michael Mann, a spokesman for EU foreign policy chief Catherine Ashton, told VOA Tuesday that an agreement has been reached with the Burmese government to open an office in Rangoon. “It won’t be a full EU delegation or anything […]
Burma’s Aung San Suu Kyi: This Will Be Telling Year
Posted January 5th, 2012 at 4:15 pm (UTC-5)
Burmese opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi is urging supporters not to lose hope. Aung San Suu Kyi’s National League for Democracy party has faced some criticism for its decision to participate in April’s elections. But the long-time democracy advocate tells the Associated Press there have been changes for the better even though the country’s […]
Karzai Demands Transfer of Bagram Prison to Afghan Control
Posted January 5th, 2012 at 3:35 pm (UTC-5)
Afghan President Hamid Karzai on Thursday demanded that the U.S. detention center at Bagram Air Base be transferred fully to the Afghan government’s control within a month. Mr. Karzai issued the order after a briefing on a report detailing what his office called “many cases of violations of [the] Afghan Constitution and other applicable laws […]
Burma’s Suu Kyi: This Will Be Telling Year
Posted January 5th, 2012 at 3:30 pm (UTC-5)
Burmese opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi is urging supporters not to lose hope. Suu Kyi’s National League for Democracy party has faced some criticism for its decision to participate in by-elections in April. But the long-time democracy advocate tells the Associated Press there have been changes for the better even though the country’s slow […]
Turkish Prosecutor Calls for Arrest of Retired Armed Forces Chief
Posted January 5th, 2012 at 3:20 pm (UTC-5)
A Turkish prosecutor has called for a former chief of the armed forces to be taken into custody over alleged involvement in a scheme to discredit the government. Turkish media reported Thursday that the prosecutor has asked for General Ilker Basbug to be arrested. A court is expected to decide within the next day whether […]
Bombings Targeting Iraqi Shi’ites Kill 72 People in South, Capital
Posted January 5th, 2012 at 2:50 pm (UTC-5)
Iraqi authorities say a series of bombings targeting Shi’ites in the south and the capital has killed at least 72 people and wounded more than 100 others. In the deadliest incident Thursday, a suicide bomber attacked a group of Shi’ite pilgrims near the southern city of Nasiriyah, killing 45 people and wounding about 70 others. […]
Syria Frees 500 Prisoners, but Activists Say Even More Killed
Posted January 5th, 2012 at 2:35 pm (UTC-5)
Syria says it has released more than 500 people imprisoned for their role in anti-government protests, but an opposition group accused the regime of torturing and killing an even larger number of jailed people since uprisings began in March. Syrian state television said Thursday that those released had not taken part in what it called […]
Snow City Being Built in Moscow
Posted January 5th, 2012 at 2:15 pm (UTC-5)
Architects and snow sculptors are to begin building a “snow city” in the Russian capital, Moscow. Russian media Thursday said 20 groups of designers and 20 groups of builders will put together a city that includes structures such as a hotel, a fitness club and a prison, all located on a 2,500-meter stretch of land […]
