Officials in South Sudan have accused neighboring Sudan of bombing oil wells, the latest sign of rising tension between the countries. Several officials, including government spokesman Barnaba Marial Benjamin, say Sudanese warplanes dropped bombs Wednesday in an area of Unity State, about 75 kilometers from the two countries’ contested border. The officials say the bombardment […]
South Sudan Accuses North of Bombing Oil Wells
Posted March 1st, 2012 at 9:45 am (UTC-5)
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Burmese President Vows to Continue Democratic Reforms
Posted March 1st, 2012 at 9:10 am (UTC-5)
Burmese President Thein Sein is urging patience as his government carries out a series of democratic reforms launched nearly a year ago. The president, in an address to parliament Thursday, said the country faces a long and difficult road to fully transform itself after decades of military rule. He said there is more to be […]
Syrian Rebels Retreat From Besieged Stronghold
Posted March 1st, 2012 at 8:55 am (UTC-5)
Most of Syria’s rebel fighters have pulled out of the besieged Baba Amr district of Homs after a months-long military assault by President Bashar al-Assad’s security forces. A Syrian security official told the French News Agency that the area is under control of the military. Activists say Syrian forces have moved into the neighborhood and […]
Passengers Leave Disabled Cruise Ship in Seychelles
Posted March 1st, 2012 at 8:10 am (UTC-5)
Passengers from a disabled Italian cruise ship are finally on dry land after it docked at a port in the Seychelles islands Thursday. The Red Cross was set up to greet the more than 1,000 people on board the Costa Allegra who endured sweltering heat without air conditioning, lights or communication. The ship was drifting […]
Charles Taylor to Hear Verdict April 26
Posted March 1st, 2012 at 7:50 am (UTC-5)
The court trying former Liberian president Charles Taylor for war crimes says it will hand down its verdicts next month. The U.N.-backed Special Court for Sierra Leone said Thursday it will announce April 26 whether Taylor is guilty on 11 counts of murder, rape, recruiting child soldiers and other charges. Taylor is accused of arming […]
UN Rights Council Condemns Syrian Crackdown
Posted March 1st, 2012 at 7:15 am (UTC-5)
The United Nations Human Rights Council has condemned what it calls “widespread and systematic violations of human rights” by the Syrian government, and reiterated the “urgent” need to address the humanitarian situation in the country. At a session Thursday in Geneva, the council adopted a resolution calling on President Bashar al-Assad’s government to immediately halt […]
Burmese President Vows to Continue Democratic Reforms
Posted March 1st, 2012 at 7:15 am (UTC-5)
Burmese President Thein Sein is urging patience as his government carries out a series of democratic reforms launched nearly a year ago. In a speech before Parliament Thursday, Mr. Thein Sein said the country faces a long and difficult road to fully transform itself after decades of military rule. “To achieve successful transition there are […]
Maldives Opposition Blocks President from Addressing Parliament
Posted March 1st, 2012 at 7:05 am (UTC-5)
Supporters of Maldives former president Mohamed Nasheed blocked roads and clashed with police in an attempt to block the country’s new leader from making his inaugural speech to lawmakers. Supporters of the former president’s Maldivian Democratic Party blocked roads leading to parliament and clashed with police outside of the building leaving at least three officers […]
Uighur Groups Protest Unrest in China
Posted March 1st, 2012 at 6:55 am (UTC-5)
The leader of a U.S.-based Uighur organization says this week’s violence in the restive northwest region of Xinjiang is the result of “oppressive” Chinese policies against ethnic minorities. China’s foreign ministry accused separatists and violent terrorists in the heavily ethnic Uighur region of attacking civilians with knives on Tuesday, in violence that it says killed […]
Tibetan Exiles Protest China’s Top Diplomat in India
Posted March 1st, 2012 at 6:55 am (UTC-5)
Indian police dragged away a group of Tibetan exiles as they demonstrated Thursday in New Delhi outside a meeting between Chinese Foreign Minister Yang Jiechi and his Indian counterpart. The protesters were demanding that China withdraw from the disputed Himalayan region, where India has backed its claim with a troop presence for more than five […]
