The International Committee of the Red Cross says aid workers in Syria have reached two Homs neighborhoods near Baba Amr, a rebellious district overrun by government forces last week after a near-month long assault. ICRC spokesman Hicham Hassan told VOA that a Red Cross and Syrian Arab Red Crescent convoy arrived on Monday in the […]
Aid Workers Reach Neighborhoods in Syria’s Homs
Posted March 5th, 2012 at 9:30 am (UTC-5)
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Iran Overturns Death Sentence for former US Marine
Posted March 5th, 2012 at 8:55 am (UTC-5)
Iranian state media is reporting that the Supreme Court has overturned a death sentence for a dual U.S.-Iranian citizen convicted of spying for the CIA. Quoting the prosecutor general, ISNA reported on Monday that the case of former U.S. Marine Amir Mirza Hekmati “has been sent back” to a lower court for retrial. Iran’s Revolutionary […]
OSCE Observers: Russian Election Skewed in Favor of Putin
Posted March 5th, 2012 at 8:25 am (UTC-5)
European observers say Russia’s presidential election was clearly skewed to favor Prime Minister Vladimir Putin, who won by a landslide. A statement from the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe says there was no real competition. It says abuse of government resources ensured that the winner was never in doubt. The OSCE says Mr. […]
Chinese Premier Stresses Absolute Party Leadership of Military
Posted March 5th, 2012 at 8:25 am (UTC-5)
Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao says Beijing will continue to upgrade its military to perform a broader range of military tasks, with the Communist Party in firm control of efforts to make the armed forces more revolutionary and modern. Mr. Wen spoke Monday in Beijing, in the opening address to the Communist Party’s annual National People’s […]
Earthquake Shakes New Delhi
Posted March 5th, 2012 at 6:05 am (UTC-5)
A 5.2 magnitude earthquake has rattled India’s capital. People ran into the streets of New Delhi and its suburbs Monday afternoon after tremors shook buildings for at least 10 seconds. The U.S. Geological Survey says the quake was centered about 50 kilometers west-northwest of New Delhi at a depth of 19 kilometers. Monday’s tremors came […]
OSCE Observers: Russian Election Skewed In Favor of Putin
Posted March 5th, 2012 at 5:40 am (UTC-5)
European observers say Russia’s presidential election was clearly skewed to favor Prime Minister Vladimir Putin, who won by a landslide. A statement from the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe says there was no real competition. It says abuse of government resources ensured that the winner was never in doubt. The OSCE says Mr. […]
Earthquake Shakes New Delhi
Posted March 5th, 2012 at 5:35 am (UTC-5)
A 5.2 magnitude earthquake has rattled India’s capital. People ran into the streets of New Delhi and its suburbs Monday afternoon after tremors shook buildings for at least 10 seconds. The U.S. Geological Survey says the quake was centered about 50 kilometers west-northwest of New Delhi at a depth of 19 kilometers. Monday’s tremors came […]
Pakistan Tests Nuclear-Capable Missile
Posted March 5th, 2012 at 5:25 am (UTC-5)
Pakistan says it has test fired a short-range missile capable of carrying nuclear and conventional warheads. A military statement says the Haft-2 has a range of 180 kilometers and can transport warheads with “high accuracy.” Nuclear-armed rival neighbors Pakistan and India regularly test missiles, and inform each of such tests ahead of time. The two […]
Obama, Netanyahu to Discuss Iranian Nuclear Program
Posted March 5th, 2012 at 5:10 am (UTC-5)
U.S. President Barack Obama is set to host Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu for talks on Iran’s nuclear program, a day after saying he prefers to resolve the issue diplomatically instead of by force. The meeting Monday at the White House comes at a time of heightened global concern about Iran’s nuclear program and possible […]
Russia’s Asian Neighbors Expect Warm Relations with Putin
Posted March 5th, 2012 at 4:40 am (UTC-5)
Russia’s Asian neighbors say they expect relations to strengthen with the election of Prime Minister Vladimir Putin as president. Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Liu Weimin told reporters in Beijing Monday that China’s relations with Russia have maintained “a sound momentum of positive development” and that Beijing looks forward to that continuing under Mr. Putin’s presidency. […]
