Rwanda’s high court has established a special chamber to handle international crimes, including genocide cases transferred from the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda. The United Nations tribunal, which was set up to try high-level suspects in Rwanda’s 1994 genocide, is set to complete its work in 2014. Rwanda’s high court announced this week the new […]
Rwanda Creates New Court for Genocide Cases
Posted February 16th, 2012 at 9:45 am (UTC-5)
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US Job Market Improves
Posted February 16th, 2012 at 9:35 am (UTC-5)
The U.S. job market appears to be strengthening as the number of Americans signing up for unemployment assistance fell to a four-year low last week. Thursday’s report from the Labor Department showed the number of initial claims fell 13,000 to a nationwide total of 348,000. Experts say the economy shifts from firing to hiring when […]
Aid Group: ‘Inhuman’ Conditions at Kenyan Refugee Camps
Posted February 16th, 2012 at 8:10 am (UTC-5)
A medical aid group says conditions are worsening at the world’s largest refugee camps in Kenya. Doctors Without Borders says humanitarian agencies are struggling to provide meaningful aid on an ongoing basis to the more than 400,000 refugees at the sprawling Dadaab refugee camps. The group says all “non-lifesaving activities” at Dadaab were suspended in […]
Afghan Leader in Pakistan for Talks
Posted February 16th, 2012 at 8:05 am (UTC-5)
The leaders of Afghanistan and Iran arrived in Pakistan Thursday for talks focusing on efforts to facilitate peace with the Afghan Taliban. Afghan President Hamid Karzai is expected to meet with Pakistani President Asif Ali Zardari and Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani to discuss a range of issues including expanding relations, economic ties and anti-terror […]
Afghan Leader in Pakistan for Talks
Posted February 16th, 2012 at 7:57 am (UTC-5)
The leaders of Afghanistan and Iran arrived in Pakistan Thursday for talks focusing on efforts to facilitate peace with the Afghan Taliban. Afghan President Hamid Karzai is expected to meet with Pakistani President Asif Ali Zardari and Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani to discuss a range of issues including expanding relations, economic ties and anti-terror […]
Report: Asia-Pacific Can Be Major Force in Environmental Sustainability
Posted February 16th, 2012 at 7:30 am (UTC-5)
A new report says the Asia-Pacific region can be a world leader in “green” or environmentally sustainable growth, but only by adopting a new development strategy. The Asian Development Bank says the region has been the world’s largest resource user since the 1990s. The report warns that the area’s carbon emissions are on a pace […]
Israel Calls For Additional Sanctions on Iran
Posted February 16th, 2012 at 7:20 am (UTC-5)
Israel’s defense minister Ehud Barak has called for increased sanctions on Iran, a day after the United States said Tehran is feeling the pressure of international measures meant to push it to stop enriching uranium. Barak said Thursday after meeting his Japanese counterpart in Tokyo that while current sanctions are affecting Iranian officials, more action […]
Envoy: Pakistan Not Taking Sides in Afghanistan Peace Efforts
Posted February 16th, 2012 at 7:15 am (UTC-5)
Pakistan’s new ambassador to the United States, Sherry Rehman, says Islamabad will support Afghan-led peace initiatives but will not align itself with any particular side in the conflict. During a conference in Washington on Wednesday at the U.S. Institute of Peace, Rehman said Pakistan is “not seeking to support, bolster or play strategic games with […]
Chinese VP Wins Hearts in US Heartland
Posted February 16th, 2012 at 6:55 am (UTC-5)
Chinese Vice President Xi Jinping won the hearts of ordinary Americans during a visit to a farming community in Iowa Wednesday, 27 years after he first visited the area as a mid-level official. The man presumed to be China’s next president spent an hour sipping tea with residents in the town of Muscatine, and many […]
Syrian Activists Say Troops Attack City Where Uprising Began
Posted February 16th, 2012 at 6:50 am (UTC-5)
Syrian rights activists say government troops have attacked the southern city of Daraa, the place where an opposition uprising against President Bashar al-Assad’s rule began last March. The Britain-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights says four people were killed there Thursday, including fighting between Syrian forces and rebel soldiers. China said Thursday it is sending […]
