The Arab League chief says snipers and gunfire remain a threat in Syrian cities despite the presence of Arab monitors. Speaking in Cairo Monday, Nabil El Araby called for an immediate cease-fire in the volatile country. The Arab League has sent monitors to Syria to check on its compliance with an Arab League plan for […]
Arab League: Snipers Still Threaten Syrian Cities
Posted January 2nd, 2012 at 10:25 am (UTC-5)
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Former Macedonian President Gligorov Dies
Posted January 2nd, 2012 at 9:50 am (UTC-5)
The first democratically elected president of Macedonia, Kiro Gligorov, has died in Skopje. He was 94 years old. Mr. Gligorov died in his sleep Sunday night, surrounded by his family. Once a top communist official, he became president of Macedonia in 1991 when it was still part of Yugoslavia. He peacefully led the country to […]
Congo Senate Chief Hospitalized in Paris After Attack
Posted January 2nd, 2012 at 9:05 am (UTC-5)
The head of the Democratic Republic of Congo’s Senate is in a French hospital after being attacked on New Year’s Eve in Paris. Seventy-six-year-old Leon Kengo wa Dondo was assaulted Saturday evening in the French capital. French media outlets report a group of men beat and trampled Kengo at a Paris train station, causing him […]
Burma to Reduce Sentences of Some Prisoners
Posted January 2nd, 2012 at 8:35 am (UTC-5)
Burma’s government says it will reduce the sentences of some prisoners on humanitarian grounds. State television and radio announced Monday that President Thein Sein signed a clemency order to mark the country’s 64th anniversary of independence. The government said some death sentences will be commuted to life imprisonment. Prison terms above 30 years will be […]
Seoul Sees Opportunity for Better Ties with North Korea
Posted January 2nd, 2012 at 8:30 am (UTC-5)
South Korean President Lee Myung-bak says the opportunity exists for better ties with North Korea, but he warned the North to avoid any provocations. In a nationally televised New Year’s address Monday, Mr. Lee said the situation on the Korean peninsula is entering a new turning point. “If North Korea comes to the table with […]
1 Killed in Indian Kashmir Protest
Posted January 2nd, 2012 at 8:00 am (UTC-5)
Police in Indian-controlled Kashmir say security forces have opened fire on hundreds of demonstrators protesting winter power cuts, killing one person and wounding two other people. The shooting took place Monday outside the office of the National Hydroelectric Power Corporation in the Boniyar area of the Baramulla district. Power company officials have recently announced electricity […]
Syrian Civilian Deaths Undermine Arab League Mission
Posted January 2nd, 2012 at 7:50 am (UTC-5)
Syrian security forces are said to have killed at least seven protesters Sunday, as an Arab League advisory body called for the immediate withdrawal of monitors from the country. The advisory groups says the observers are failing to prevent government troops from killing civilians. Four of the deaths Sunday came when troops loyal to embattled […]
Explosion Kills Four in Turkey
Posted January 2nd, 2012 at 7:30 am (UTC-5)
An early morning explosion in central Turkey has killed four workers at an ammunition depot. The Anatolia news agency said the blast Monday caused a large fire at a military-owned building in the town of Yahsihan. A local official says an investigation into the Kirikkale province blast is under way. A 1997 explosion at a […]
South Sudan, UN Deploy Troops to Curb Ethnic Clashes
Posted January 2nd, 2012 at 7:25 am (UTC-5)
South Sudan and the United Nations have increased their troop presence in troubled Jonglei state in a bid to contain tribal clashes in the area. A group of 6,000 armed men from the Lou-Nuer tribe has attacked the towns of Pibor and Lukangol during the past week, setting fire to huts and sending thousands of […]
Muslims Clash with Chinese Police at Mosque Demolition
Posted January 2nd, 2012 at 6:30 am (UTC-5)
Police and a rights group in northwest China said Monday that hundreds of Muslims fought with police, when authorities declared a newly-built mosque illegal and moved in to destroy it. The Hong Kong-based Information Center for Human Rights and Democracy said two people were killed and 50 injured when police used tear gas, knives and […]
