President Barack Obama has offered a brief glimpse into his State of the Union address next week, when he says he will announce a new “economic blueprint” intended to benefit all Americans. In a video message to his political supporters, Mr. Obama said his plan will help the manufacturing and energy sectors of the nation’s […]
Obama Promises New ‘Economic Blueprint’ in State of the Union Address
Posted January 21st, 2012 at 3:35 pm (UTC-5)
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30 Killed in Syria, As Opposition Seeks U.N. Intervention
Posted January 21st, 2012 at 3:30 pm (UTC-5)
Syrian state media and activists say at least 30 people have been killed across Syria on Saturday as opposition groups appeal to the Arab League for United Nations intervention. The SANA news agency says a roadside bomb blast killed at least 14 people in the northwestern Idlib province Saturday. It says a string of explosions […]
French Defense Minister Visits Afghanistan
Posted January 21st, 2012 at 3:30 pm (UTC-5)
The French defense minister arrived in Kabul Saturday for talks with Afghan President Hamid Karzai, a day after an Afghan solider shot and killed four French troops. Gerard Longuet said France remains committed to bringing stability to Afghanistan. His comment followed a threat from Paris to accelerate its troop withdrawal following the soldiers’ deaths. Longuet […]
US Welcomes Upcoming UN-backed Cyprus Talks
Posted January 21st, 2012 at 3:20 pm (UTC-5)
The United States is urging the leaders of divided Cyprus to take advantage of next week’s talks in New York to make real progress toward a settlement reunifying the island. A spokesman for the State Department, Victoria Nuland, issued a statement Saturday, saying the U.S. government welcomes the United Nations-backed negotiations set for Monday and […]
Libyans Storm Transitional Govt. HQ in Benghazi
Posted January 21st, 2012 at 2:50 pm (UTC-5)
A crowd of Libyan demonstrators used hand grenades to force their way inside the local headquarters of Libya’s ruling National Transitional Council in the eastern city of Benghazi Saturday, to protest the pace of reforms. Witnesses said the people of Benghazi, the birthplace of the uprising against longtime dictator Moammar Gadhafi, were demanding greater transparency […]
American Man Kidnapped in Somalia
Posted January 21st, 2012 at 2:35 pm (UTC-5)
Somali gunmen in the central town of Galkayo have kidnapped an American man, as abductions for ransom continue in the dangerous east African nation. The man was traveling in a car that was surrounded just as it was leaving the town’s airport and that the gunmen reportedly included members of the man’s security guard. News […]
Obama Promises New ‘Economic Blueprint’ in State of the Union Address
Posted January 21st, 2012 at 2:35 pm (UTC-5)
President Barack Obama has offered a brief glimpse into his State of the Union address next week, when he says he will announce a new “economic blueprint” intended to benefit all Americans. In a video message to his political supporters, Mr. Obama said his plan will help the manufacturing and energy sectors of the nation’s […]
PACE Mission: Russian Needs Political Reforms
Posted January 21st, 2012 at 1:55 pm (UTC-5)
European lawmakers say recent protests are an indication that Russia needs real political change, not a survival mechanism for its current leadership. A delegation of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe made the statement Saturday in Moscow while the leftist opposition rallied to demand fair presidential elections March 4. Protesters waved red flags […]
Yemen Approves Immunity for Saleh
Posted January 21st, 2012 at 1:45 pm (UTC-5)
Yemen’s parliament has formally approved a law giving President Ali Abdullah Saleh immunity from prosecution, in return for leaving the office he has held for more than three decades. The law, brokered by neighboring Gulf nations, grants Mr. Saleh complete immunity from legal and judicial prosecution for any alleged crimes committed during his 33-year rule. […]
’88 Generation Students Group’ Backing Aung San Suu Kyi
Posted January 21st, 2012 at 1:40 pm (UTC-5)
The leaders of Burma’s failed 1988 democratic uprising are putting their faith in pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi. The recently freed leaders of the “88 Generation Students Group” on Saturday voiced support for Aung San Suu Kyi and her National League for Democracy . Group leaders Min Ko Naing and Ko Ko Gyi said […]
