The chief of the Arab League warned Friday that Syria may be heading towards a civil war as thousands of Syrians took to the streets in support of an armed rebel group. Arab League head Nabil Elaraby commented in interviews with The Associated Press and an Egyptian television station while anti-government protesters voiced support for […]
Thousands Rally in Syria as Arab League Chief Warns of Civil War
Posted January 13th, 2012 at 2:40 pm (UTC-5)
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Kurdish TV in Denmark to Appeal ‘Terrorism’ Ruling
Posted January 13th, 2012 at 1:50 pm (UTC-5)
Copenhagen-based Kurdish television network Roj TV has appealed a Danish court ruling that found it guilty of breaching anti-terror laws. Roj TV director Imidat Yilmaz told reporters Friday that the station had been unfairly portrayed. “The claims that the prosecution put forward that we are conducting propaganda for a terror organization and we mean that […]
Russian Fuel Tanker Reaches Iced-In Alaska Town
Posted January 13th, 2012 at 1:45 pm (UTC-5)
A Russian fuel tanker has reached an iced-in town in the U.S. state of Alaska to deliver emergency fuel supplies. A U.S. Coast Guard icebreaker guided the ship, the Renda, through hundreds of kilometers of sea ice. U.S. officials say the Russian fuel ship is now about 10 kilometers off the coast of Alaska and […]
News Agencies: France Facing Credit Downgrade
Posted January 13th, 2012 at 1:30 pm (UTC-5)
European news agencies are reporting that France is about to lose its top-rated credit standing, the latest fallout from Europe’s two-year governmental debt crisis. France has been one of six countries among the 17 that use the common euro currency that maintained a top AAA rating. But news reports Friday said that one of the […]
South Sudan Signs New Oil Deals
Posted January 13th, 2012 at 1:20 pm (UTC-5)
Newly independent South Sudan has signed new agreements with foreign oil companies to replace deals made by the previously unified Sudan. South Sudan’s oil minister has confirmed to VOA that representatives of the Chinese, Malaysian and Indian national oil companies signed deals in the southern capital of Juba Friday. The agreements give the companies exploration […]
UN Chief in Beirut ‘Deeply Concerned’ Over Hezbollah Arms
Posted January 13th, 2012 at 1:15 pm (UTC-5)
United Nations chief Ban Ki-moon says he is “deeply concerned” over the lack of disarmament of the militant and political group Hezbollah. Mr. Ban is in Lebanon for talks on a U.N.-backed tribunal probing the death of the country’s former leader and the ongoing bloodshed in neighboring Syria. At a press conference Friday not far […]
Pakistan PM Seeks Parliamentary Support Amid Tensions
Posted January 13th, 2012 at 1:05 pm (UTC-5)
Pakistan’s prime minister has told lawmakers they must choose between democracy or a dictatorship, amid growing tensions between the country’s civilian government and the military. Yousuf Raza Gilani addressed the National Assembly Friday. He told lawmakers democracy must survive, regardless of the outcome of an investigation concerning a controversial unsigned memo that sought U.S. help […]
US To Exchange Ambassadors With Burma
Posted January 13th, 2012 at 12:45 pm (UTC-5)
U.S. President Barack Obama is calling Burma’s decision to release hundreds of political prisoners “a substantial step forward for democratic reform.” The Burmese government and democratic activists said 651 prisoners walked free on Friday as part of a mass amnesty that falls in line with demands made clear by U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton […]
Obama Calls for Merging Trade, Commerce Agencies
Posted January 13th, 2012 at 12:00 pm (UTC-5)
U.S. President Barack Obama is asking Congress to allow him to merge the country’s sprawling foreign trade and commerce agencies to speed the government’s transactions with businesses and consumers. The U.S. leader said Friday in a White House speech that lawmakers should give him the power to reshape and shrink federal agencies to his liking, […]
US Identifies Marines in Urination Video
Posted January 13th, 2012 at 11:45 am (UTC-5)
U.S. military officials say they have identified the four Marines seen on video urinating on the bodies of dead Afghan Taliban fighters. The Naval Criminal Investigative Service, heading the main inquiry into the video, has also reportedly questioned two of the men. The four were members of a 1,000-man battalion from Camp LeJeune, North Carolina. […]
