A Pakistani parliamentary committee is demanding an unconditional apology from the U.S. for a NATO airstrike that mistakenly killed 24 Pakistani soldiers last year along the Afghan border. Both houses of Pakistan’s parliament met Tuesday to debate the recommendations of the committee, which is tasked with laying out the new terms of engagement with the […]
Pakistan Panel Demands Apology for NATO Airstrike
Posted March 20th, 2012 at 4:45 am (UTC-5)
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UN Peacebuilding Panel Wants Greater Agency Collaboration
Posted March 20th, 2012 at 4:40 am (UTC-5)
The United Nations Peacebuilding Commission says it wants deeper collaboration with other U.N. entities to support post-conflict countries, and that those nations can benefit from better sharing of their experiences. In a report discussed Monday at the U.N. General Assembly, the commission says bringing in the expertise of more U.N. agencies would give “balanced attention” […]
Bomb Blasts Across Iraq Kill 38
Posted March 20th, 2012 at 4:15 am (UTC-5)
A series of near simultaneous bombings in nearly a dozen Iraqi cities has killed at least 38 people and wounded 160. Iraqi police say car and roadside bombs went off early Tuesday in a number of places, including Baghdad, Kirkuk, and the holy Shi’ite city of Karbala. It is unclear who was targeted by the […]
Egypt Holds Funeral for Coptic Pope
Posted March 20th, 2012 at 3:55 am (UTC-5)
The funeral for Egypt’s Coptic Pope, Shenouda the Third, the spiritual leader of the Middle East’s largest Christian community, is under way in Cairo. Shenouda died on Saturday in Cairo at age 88 from liver and lung disease. Historians say the Coptic church is one of the oldest in the world. It traces its founding […]
China Warns of Possible Arms Race in Asia
Posted March 20th, 2012 at 3:40 am (UTC-5)
China on Tuesday warned about the dangers of a possible regional arms race in Asia following the release of a report that finds the Asia-Pacific has overtaken Europe as the world’s largest weapons importer. A study by the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute this week found that the region accounted for 44 percent of the […]
China Warns of Possible Arms Race in Asia
Posted March 20th, 2012 at 3:20 am (UTC-5)
China on Tuesday warned about the dangers of a possible regional arms race in Asia following the release of a report that finds the Asia-Pacific has overtaken Europe as the world’s largest weapons importer. A study by the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute this week found that the region accounted for 44 percent of the […]
Khmer Rouge Warden Fingers Former Superior to Tribunal
Posted March 20th, 2012 at 3:10 am (UTC-5)
An ex-Khmer Rouge prison warden has identified the group’s one-time chief ideologue, Nuon Chea, as his former superior at the notorious Tuol Sleng prison, where thousands of the regime’s perceived enemies were tortured and executed. Kaing Guek Eav, better known as Duch , delivered the testimony Tuesday at the long-running trial of Nuon Chea, nominal […]
Bomb Blasts Across Iraq Kill 29
Posted March 20th, 2012 at 2:55 am (UTC-5)
A series of near simultaneous bombings in nearly a dozen Iraqi cities has killed at least 29 people and wounded more than 100. Iraqi police say car and roadside bombs went off early Tuesday in a number of places, including Baghdad, Kirkuk, and the holy Shi’ite city of Karbala. There are few details so far […]
Bomb Blasts Across Iraq Kill 29
Posted March 20th, 2012 at 2:40 am (UTC-5)
A series of near simultaneous bombings in nearly a dozen Iraqi cities has killed explosions in several Iraqi cities has killed at least 29 people and wounded more than 100. Iraqi police say car and roadside bombs went off early Tuesday in a number of places, including Baghdad, Kirkuk, and the holy Shi’ite city of […]
ECOWAS Plans Mali Mediation Mission
Posted March 20th, 2012 at 2:25 am (UTC-5)
The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) says it is preparing to send a team to Mali to promote talks between the government and northern Tuareg rebels ahead of next month’s scheduled elections. ECOWAS Communications Director Sonny Ugoh told VOA the bloc wants to bring the two sides together to discuss what is behind […]
