An international human rights group has criticized Ethiopia for a resettlement program, saying the government is forcing people to relocate and not providing adequate support. New York-based Human Rights Watch said in a report released Tuesday that Ethiopia is requiring 70,000 indigenous people from the western Gambella region to move to new villages without enough […]
Rights Group Criticizes Ethiopian Resettlement Program
Posted January 17th, 2012 at 5:45 am (UTC-5)
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US Hosts Japanese, South Korean Officials for Talks on North Korea
Posted January 17th, 2012 at 4:35 am (UTC-5)
The United States is holding high-level talks with South Korean and Japanese officials in Washington Tuesday that are expected to focus on ways to restart stalled six-party negotiations over North Korea’s nuclear program. Assistant Secretary of State for East Asia and Pacific Affairs Kurt Campbell and special North Korean envoy Glyn Davies will host Lim […]
Turkish Court Holds 31 in Kurdish Rebel Probe
Posted January 17th, 2012 at 4:20 am (UTC-5)
A Turkish court has brought charges against 31 people Tuesday for alleged ties to a Kurdish rebel group that is fighting for autonomy in the country’s largely Kurdish southeast. Among those being held are former member of parliament Fatma Kurtulan and politician Tuncer Bakirhan. Bakirhan was the head of a now-banned Kurdish political party. Turkish […]
Yemeni Foreign Minister Warns of Possible Election Delay
Posted January 17th, 2012 at 3:40 am (UTC-5)
Yemen’s foreign minister says a presidential election planned for next month may have to be delayed because of security problems in the country. In an interview broadcast Tuesday on al-Arabiya television, Abu Bakr al-Qirbi said if Yemen does not deal with the security issues it will be “difficult” hold elections on February 21. His comments […]
UN Security Council Members to Examine Russian Proposal on Syria
Posted January 17th, 2012 at 3:00 am (UTC-5)
Experts from the 15 nations on the U.N. Security Council are scheduled to discuss a new draft resolution on the violence in Syria. The meeting Tuesday will examine the proposed resolution Russia sent to the Security Council Monday, the third Moscow has presented in the past month. Western diplomats said Monday the draft resolution is […]
China GDP Grows at Slowest Rate Since 2009
Posted January 17th, 2012 at 2:05 am (UTC-5)
China’s economy grew at its slowest pace in two-and-a-half years during the final quarter of 2011, as Beijing fought chronically high inflation and faced weakened demand for its exports. The growth of China’s gross domestic product in the fourth quarter slowed to 8.9 percent – the slowest expansion since the second quarter of 2009. But […]
US Urges South Korea to Reduce Iranian Oil Imports
Posted January 17th, 2012 at 12:55 am (UTC-5)
A senior U.S. diplomat on Tuesday asked South Korea to reduce imports of Iranian crude oil in support of U.S. sanctions that punish Tehran for its nuclear program. The U.S. State Department’s adviser for non-proliferation and arms control, Robert Einhorn, also urged Seoul to cut back its business ties with Iran’s central bank. “We’re urging […]
Workers Restart Italian Cruise Ship Rescue Operations
Posted January 16th, 2012 at 9:40 pm (UTC-5)
Italian rescuers are again searching for survivors inside the wreck of a luxury cruise ship that hit rocks and capsized off the coast of northern Italy. The search restarted Monday afternoon, hours after the Costa Concordia slipped on its rocky resting place in bad weather, sending divers fleeing to safety. Six people are known dead […]
UN’s Ban Urges Security Council to Act ‘Seriously’ on Syria Crisis
Posted January 16th, 2012 at 7:50 pm (UTC-5)
United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon is urging the Security Council to take “serious” action against Syria, where he says casualties from a 10-month opposition uprising have reached “unacceptable” levels. Speaking Monday on a visit to Abu Dhabi, Mr. Ban appealed to the Council to act in a “coherent” manner in resolving the Syrian crisis. Western […]
Venezuela Says Consulate Officials in US Threatened
Posted January 16th, 2012 at 7:20 pm (UTC-5)
Venezuela says it is withdrawing its personnel from its consulate in the U.S. city of Miami because the staff there have been threatened. The moves comes shortly after Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez ordered the closure of the consulate in Miami in an escalating diplomatic dispute. President Chavez said on Friday he was closing the consulate […]
