A U.S. citizen has pleaded not guilty to charges he was plotting to attack post offices, police cars and soldiers returning from duty in Iraq and Afghanistan. Jose Pimentel, a Dominican-born Muslim convert, entered his plea Tuesday in a New York City court. A judge ordered that Pimentel continue to be held without bail and […]
Man Pleads Not Guilty in New York Bomb Plot
Posted March 13th, 2012 at 5:25 pm (UTC-5)
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Obama Warns China Against ‘Skirting the Rules’ on Trade
Posted March 13th, 2012 at 4:35 pm (UTC-5)
U.S. President Barack Obama on Tuesday warned China to stop limiting its exports of so-called “rare earth” minerals used to make high-technology products. Mr. Obama described it as an unfair restriction of trade, saying, “Our competitors should be on notice: You will not get away ‘with skirting the rules.’” The United States, Japan and the […]
Obama Vows Full Accountability for Afghan Killings
Posted March 13th, 2012 at 4:35 pm (UTC-5)
U.S. President Barack Obama says he is determined to ensure there is full accountability for the killing of 16 Afghan civilians Sunday, allegedly at the hands of a U.S. Army sergeant. He told reporters at the White House Tuesday that the United States takes the incident “as seriously as if it were our own citizens […]
Sarkozy Moves Ahead in Poll for French Presidential Race
Posted March 13th, 2012 at 4:25 pm (UTC-5)
President Nicolas Sarkozy has overtaken Socialist challenger Francois Hollande for the first time in an opinion poll on this year’s presidential election. The poll showed that Mr. Sarkozy could beat Hollande in the first round of the vote April 22, but would still lose to him in a second-round runoff May 6. Mr. Sarkozy has […]
Sudan, South Sudan Presidents to Meet
Posted March 13th, 2012 at 3:25 pm (UTC-5)
Mediators in the talks between Sudan and South Sudan say their heads of state will meet soon, as the two sides continue talks on land demarcation and division of oil revenues On Tuesday in Addis Ababa, representatives from both countries agreed to set up commissions to handle complex nationality and border issues that have heightened […]
Former Haitian Official Convicted in US in Bribery Scheme
Posted March 13th, 2012 at 2:35 pm (UTC-5)
A federal jury in Miami, Florida has convicted a former Haitian government official for his role in a money laundering and bribery scheme. The U.S. Justice Department made the announcement Tuesday in the case of 45-year-old Jean Rene Duperval, who worked for a Haitian state-owned telecommunications company, Teleco. A Justice Department statement says Duperval awarded […]
US Central Bank Says American Economy ‘Expanding Moderately’
Posted March 13th, 2012 at 2:35 pm (UTC-5)
The U.S. central bank says the country’s economy is “expanding moderately” and is refraining from taking new measures to boost the fortunes of the world’s largest economy. After meeting Tuesday in Washington, a key panel of the Federal Reserve issued a cautiously favorable assessment of the U.S. economy, which is still recovering from the recession […]
India Parliament Wants Govt. to Take Stand on Alleged Sri Lanka War Crimes
Posted March 13th, 2012 at 2:25 pm (UTC-5)
India’s parliament on Tuesday tried to pressure the New Delhi government to take a firmer approach to allegations of war crimes in Sri Lanka in the final stages of the country’s civil war. Instead of debating scheduled budgetary issues, the parliament had to be suspended for several hours after lawmakers demanded action on an upcoming […]
US Defense Chief in Kyrgyzstan for Talks on Base
Posted March 13th, 2012 at 1:25 pm (UTC-5)
U.S. Defense Secretary Leon Panetta is in Kyrgyzstan in an effort to persuade the country’s leaders to allow the U.S. military to continue to use an airbase there after its lease expires in 2014. The Manas facility is used by the U.S. military for moving troops and supplies in and out of Afghanistan. It also […]
Syrian Violence Escalates as Envoy Awaits Response
Posted March 13th, 2012 at 1:00 pm (UTC-5)
Violence continued across Syria Tuesday as former U.N. chief Kofi Annan awaited a response from Syria’s government on his proposals to resolve the country’s deadly violence from the on-going crackdown on dissent. “I am expecting to hear from the Syrian authorities today since I have left some concrete proposals for them to consider. Once I […]
