Severe winter weather continues to dominate in many European countries with air and road travel disrupted and gas supplies running low. The hardest-hit country is Ukraine, where temperatures as low as minus 32 degrees Celsius have left at least 122 people dead. Oleksandr Heits, head of a rescue unit in Kiev, said many of the […]
Severe Winter Weather Continues Its Hold on Europe
Posted February 4th, 2012 at 10:50 pm (UTC-5)
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Russia and China Block UN Resolution on Syria
Posted February 4th, 2012 at 7:15 pm (UTC-5)
Russia and China on Saturday again vetoed a U.N. Security Council resolution on Syria condemning President Bashar al-Assad’s nearly year-long crackdown on his people and calling for him step down. Thirteen remaining member states voted in favor, including the United States, France and Germany. U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki Moon condemned the failed resolution, saying the […]
US Senator: China Cannot Avoid ‘Arab Spring’
Posted February 4th, 2012 at 6:15 pm (UTC-5)
A leading U.S. senator and one-time presidential candidate is warning China, “the Arab Spring is coming.” Republican Senator John McCain made the comment to Chinese Vice Foreign Minister Zhang Zhijun Saturday during a high level security conference in Munich. McCain, in his Arab Spring warning, referenced the recent self-immolations by Tibetan monks to protest Chinese […]
Severe Winter Weather Continues Its Hold on Europe
Posted February 4th, 2012 at 4:55 pm (UTC-5)
Severe winter weather continues to dominate in many European countries with air and road travel disrupted and gas supples running low. The hardest hit country is Ukraine, where temperatures as low as minus 32 degrees Celsius have left at least 122 people dead. Oleksandr Heits, head of a rescue unit in Kiev, said many of […]
Russia and China Block UN Resolution on Syria
Posted February 4th, 2012 at 4:25 pm (UTC-5)
Russia and China have again vetoed a U.N. Security Council resolution on Syria condemning President Bashar al-Assad’s nearly year-long crackdown on his people. The 15-member council voted on a Western and Arab-backed resolution that condemned the violence and called for Mr. Assad to step aside. Thirteen members voted in favor, including the United States, France […]
Top Commander: Afghan Plan ‘Intact’
Posted February 4th, 2012 at 4:05 pm (UTC-5)
The commander of international forces in Afghanistan, U.S. Marine Corps General John Allen, says the timetable for a transition from coalition to full Afghan security control has not changed. General Allen was responding to the announcement by U.S. Defense Secretary Leon Panetta earlier this week that American troops would largely end their combat operations by […]
Russians Brave Cold to Rally For Fair Elections
Posted February 4th, 2012 at 3:50 pm (UTC-5)
Despite bitter cold temperatures tens of thousands of protesters turned out in Moscow and other Russian cities Saturday to demand fair elections, but also to support the government. Russian news media say up to 35,000 people participated in the rally in Moscow’s Bolotnaya Square. But organizers say there were many more. Opposition leader Boris Nemtsov, […]
Russia and China Block UN Resolution on Syria
Posted February 4th, 2012 at 3:35 pm (UTC-5)
Russia and China have again vetoed a U.N. Security Council resolution on Syria condemning President Bashar al-Assad’s nearly year-long crackdown on his people. The 15-member council voted on a Western and Arab-backed resolution that condemned the violence and called for Mr. Assad to step aside. Thirteen members voted in favor, including the United States, France […]
12 Dead, 2,500 Wounded in Egypt Riots
Posted February 4th, 2012 at 3:15 pm (UTC-5)
Protesters in Egypt faced off with police in the capital, Cairo, and other cities for a third straight day Saturday in clashes that have left at least 12 people dead and 2,500 others wounded. The latest violence was sparked by anger at the failure of Egyptian security forces to prevent a melee and stampede after […]
US Afghan Commander Calls on Taliban to Save Lives
Posted February 4th, 2012 at 2:30 pm (UTC-5)
The top U.S. military commander in Afghanistan is responding to new data on civilian casualties — calling on the Taliban to stop the killing of innocent men, women and children. General John Allen said Saturday the death toll from insurgent attacks “is much too high and deserves Mullah Omar’s direct attention and action.” He also […]
