Western powers 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 anti-government protests. 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 […]
Russia and China Block UN Resolution on Syria
Posted February 4th, 2012 at 2:00 pm (UTC-5)
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Russian Capital Witness to Third Anti-Putin Rally
Posted February 4th, 2012 at 1:00 pm (UTC-5)
Despite bitter cold temperatures and facing a presidential election just one month of away, tens of thousands of protesters turned out in Moscow and other Russian cities on Saturday. A large crowd opposed to the candidacy of Prime Minister Vladimir Putin filled the streets of the Russian capital while a pro-Putin rally was held a […]
Russia and China Block UN Resolution on Syria
Posted February 4th, 2012 at 12:30 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 anti-government protests. 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 […]
US Senator: China Cannot Avoid ‘Arab Spring’
Posted February 4th, 2012 at 12:30 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 […]
Europe Continues to Suffer Under Severe Winter Weather
Posted February 4th, 2012 at 11:40 am (UTC-5)
Severe winter weather continues to dominate several eastern European countries with air and road travel disrupted and gas supples running low. Ukraine is reported to be the hardest hit where temperatures as low as minus 32 degrees Celsius have left more than 120 people dead, many of them homeless citizens of Kiev, the capital. Rome, […]
Suspension of ANC’s Youth Leader Upheld
Posted February 4th, 2012 at 11:30 am (UTC-5)
A disciplinary committee of South Africa’s ruling African National Congress has upheld the suspension of Julius Malema, the firebrand leader of the organization’s youth wing. The 30-year-old Malema has been leading a campaign to nationalize the country’s mines and forcibly turn white-own land over to blacks. In November, Malema was handed a five-year suspension for […]
Qatar New Focus for Afghan Reconciliation
Posted February 4th, 2012 at 11:25 am (UTC-5)
Pakistan’s prime minister is headed to Qatar next week to discuss ways to bring peace to Afghanistan. Pakistani officials announced the trip to the Gulf emirate Saturday. They said Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani will meet with Qatari leaders about reconciliation efforts meant to end fighting between the Afghan government and the insurgent Taliban. The […]
UN Security Council To Vote On Syria, As Bloodshed Intensifies
Posted February 4th, 2012 at 11:05 am (UTC-5)
Western powers say a vote on the United Nations Security Council resolution on Syria will go ahead Saturday as the bloodshed intensified in the flashpoint city of Homs leaving more than 200 people dead. U.S. President Barack Obama urged the council to take a stand against Syrian President Bashar al-Assad’s “relentless brutality” ahead of a […]
UN: Afghan Civilian Deaths Up for 5th Straight Year
Posted February 4th, 2012 at 10:10 am (UTC-5)
A United Nations report says more than 3,000 civilians died in Afghanistan’s conflict last year, the worst annual toll in the decade-long war. The U.N. Assistance Mission in Afghanistan said Saturday that 3,021 civilians were killed in 2011, an 8 percent increase over the previous year, and the fifth year in a row that the […]
Qatar New Focus for Afghan Reconciliation
Posted February 4th, 2012 at 10:05 am (UTC-5)
Pakistan’s prime minister is headed to Qatar next week to discuss ways to bring peace to Afghanistan. Pakistani officials announced the trip to the Gulf emirate Saturday. They said Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani will meet with Qatari leaders about reconciliation efforts meant to end fighting between the Afghan government and the insurgent Taliban. The […]
