Police in Montenegro say they have detained a man suspected of severely beating a journalist last week in an attack that has drawn international condemnation. Police said Tuesday the reporter, Olivera Lakic, identified a 29-year-old man as the attacker. He was arrested late Monday. Lakic, a journalist with the daily newspaper Vijesti, was hospitalized with […]
Montenegro Police Arrest Suspect in Reporter’s Attack
Posted March 13th, 2012 at 9:40 am (UTC-5)
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US Retail Sales Rise
Posted March 13th, 2012 at 9:20 am (UTC-5)
U.S. retail sales made their biggest gain in five months in February as consumers bought more cars, clothes and appliances. Economists watch retail sales closely because consumer demand drives about 70 percent of U.S. economic activity. Tuesday’s report from the Commerce Department says overall retail sales rose 1.1 percent last month. Officials also said sales […]
US, EU, Japan File WTO Case Against China Over Rare Earths
Posted March 13th, 2012 at 9:10 am (UTC-5)
The United States, the European Union and Japan are accusing China of unfairly limiting its exports of so-called “rare earth” minerals that are key components of many high-technology products. The U.S., Japan and the 27-nation EU filed a complaint against China on Tuesday with the World Trade Organization in Geneva to seek a resolution of […]
UN Envoy Expects Syrian Response
Posted March 13th, 2012 at 9:10 am (UTC-5)
Former U.N. chief Kofi Annan says he expects the Syria government to respond on Tuesday to his proposals to resolve the country’s deadly unrest from an 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 receive their […]
Serbia Sets Parliamentary Election for May
Posted March 13th, 2012 at 9:00 am (UTC-5)
Serbian President Boris Tadic has set May 6 as the date for the country’s parliamentary elections. Mr. Tadic’s ruling Democratic Party will face a strong challenge for the 250-seat national assembly from the nationalist Serbian Progressive Party, headed by opposition leader Tomislav Nikolic. The election comes after European Union leaders made Serbia an official candidate […]
Rocket Fire Continues After Israel-Gaza Truce
Posted March 13th, 2012 at 7:20 am (UTC-5)
Israel says Palestinian militants have fired at least five rockets toward southern Israel since an Egyptian-brokered cease-fire took effect on Tuesday. Officials say no injuries have been reported from the rockets, which landed in open areas. Earlier, Egypt said it had negotiated a truce between Israel and the Palestinian militants in the Gaza Strip, after […]
Guatemalan Man Receives 6,000-Year Sentence for War Atrocities
Posted March 13th, 2012 at 7:00 am (UTC-5)
An ex-Guatemalan soldier has been sentenced to 6,060 years in prison for his role in the 1982 massacre of 201 people. A court sentenced Pedro Pimentel to 30 years in prison for each of the 201 victims, plus 30 years for crimes against humanity. The sentence is largely symbolic, since the maximum prison term under […]
Chinese Aircraft Carrier to Begin Official Duty Soon
Posted March 13th, 2012 at 6:10 am (UTC-5)
A high-ranking Chinese navy officer says the country’s first aircraft carrier will officially be placed into service later this year. The China Daily newspaper quotes Deputy Commander Xu Hongmeng on Tuesday saying the military “has a plan” to put the Soviet-built vessel into active duty, but did not go into details. China bought the vessel […]
Gunmen Kill Afghan Soldier at Killing Spree Site
Posted March 13th, 2012 at 6:05 am (UTC-5)
Suspected militants have fired on an Afghan government delegation visiting one of the villages where on Sunday a U.S. soldier allegedly murdered 16 civilians. The attack Tuesday in Kandahar province killed an Afghan soldier and wounded at least one policeman. No group has claimed responsibility for the shooting, but the Taliban has sworn revenge and […]
Annan Expects Syrian Response to “Concrete Proposals”
Posted March 13th, 2012 at 5:40 am (UTC-5)
The U.N.-Arab League envoy to Syria, Kofi Annan, says he expects President Bashar al-Assad’s government to respond Tuesday to “concrete proposals” he presented to Damascus aimed at resolving the crisis in the country. The former U.N. chief left Syria Sunday after two days of talks that ended without a settlement. He spoke Tuesday after a […]
