Syrian rights activists say forces loyal to President Bashar al-Assad have intensified an assault on the central opposition stronghold of Homs, as U.N. diplomats drafted a General Assembly resolution to denounce human rights violations by the Assad government. The activists say Homs on Tuesday suffered one of the strongest shelling attacks since pro-Assad forces besieging […]
Syria’s Homs Battered by Heaviest Shelling in Days
Posted February 14th, 2012 at 8:35 pm (UTC-5)
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Chinese VP to US: China Ready for ‘Candid Dialogue’ on Human Rights
Posted February 14th, 2012 at 5:30 pm (UTC-5)
Chinese Vice President Xi Jinping has told U.S. leaders that China is ready for a “candid dialogue” on human rights and he pledged cooperation on economic issues. Xi said he stressed to U.S. President Barack Obama and Vice President Joe Biden in meetings at the White House Tuesday that China has made “tremendous and well-recognized” […]
Government, Peacekeepers Clash With Rebels in Somalia
Posted February 14th, 2012 at 4:25 pm (UTC-5)
News reports from Somalia say that African Union troops have clashed with al-Qaeda-linked Somali rebels in Mogadishu. It is not clear how many casualties were involved in the heavy-artillery pre-dawn fighting Tuesday. Military officials say that the AU peacekeepers from Burundi backed by the transitional Somali government troops launched an offensive on al-Shabab bases on […]
India: ‘Well-Trained Terrorist’ Behind Israeli Diplomatic Attack
Posted February 14th, 2012 at 3:50 pm (UTC-5)
India’s home minister says Monday’s bombing of an Israeli embassy car was targeted at an Israeli diplomat’s wife and carried out by a well-trained terrorist. Palaniappan Chidambaram said Tuesday the bomb went off within seconds of being planted on the woman’s car by an assailant on a motorcycle. Doctors described her condition as “critical but […]
Top General in Afghanistan Condemns Use of Child Suicide Bombers
Posted February 14th, 2012 at 3:35 pm (UTC-5)
The commander of international forces in Afghanistan, U.S. Marine Corps General John Allen, has condemned the use by insurgents of children as suicide bombers. General Allen Tuesday said “the cold tactic of using any human being — especially children — to conduct suicide attacks is utterly despicable.” Allen was responding to the most recent case, […]
Police: Iranian Man Blows Off Legs In Bangkok Blast
Posted February 14th, 2012 at 3:30 pm (UTC-5)
Thai authorities say an Iranian man carrying a bomb blew off his own legs and wounded four other people in three successive blasts Tuesday in Bangkok. Government officials say the first blast went off at a house rented by the man in the central part of the Thai capital. It was shortly followed by the […]
India: ‘Well-Trained Terrorist’ Behind Israeli Diplomatic Attack
Posted February 14th, 2012 at 3:25 pm (UTC-5)
India’s home minister says Monday’s bombing of an Israeli embassy car was targeted at an Israeli diplomat’s wife and carried out by a well-trained terrorist. Palaniappan Chidambaram said Tuesday the bomb went off within seconds of being planted on the woman’s car by an assailant on a motorcycle. Doctors described her condition as “critical but […]
Funeral For Singer Whitney Houston Set for Saturday
Posted February 14th, 2012 at 3:20 pm (UTC-5)
Family and friends of Whitney Houston will say farewell to the late music superstar on Saturday, at a funeral in the church where she sang as a child. The invitation-only service will be held at the New Hope Baptist Church in Newark, New Jersey, just outside New York. Houston’s body arrived in New Jersey late […]
Chinese VP to US: China Ready for ‘Candid Dialogue’ on Human Rights
Posted February 14th, 2012 at 3:10 pm (UTC-5)
Chinese Vice President Xi Jinping has told U.S. leaders that China is ready for a “candid dialogue” on human rights and pledged cooperation on economic issues. Xi said he stressed to U.S. President Barack Obama and Vice President Joe Biden in meetings at the White House Tuesday that China has made “tremendous and well-recognized” achievements […]
Police: Iranian Man Blows Off Legs In Bangkok Blast
Posted February 14th, 2012 at 3:00 pm (UTC-5)
Thai authorities say an Iranian man carrying a bomb blew off his own legs and wounded four other people in three successive blasts Tuesday in Bangkok. Government officials say the first blast went off at a house rented by the man in the central part of the Thai capital. It was shortly followed by the […]
