A standoff is continuing in Toulouse, France, where police are trying to force the suspect in the shooting deaths of seven people to surrender. Media reports say several loud explosions have been heard near the building where the suspect, 24-year-old Mohammed Merah, has been holed up. The Frenchman of Algerian origin claims to have links […]
More Explosions Heard Outside Shooting Suspect’s Home in France
Posted March 21st, 2012 at 11:50 pm (UTC-5)
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US, South Korea Close on New Missile Deal, Says South Korea President
Posted March 21st, 2012 at 11:05 pm (UTC-5)
South Korean President Lee Myung-bak says his government is nearing a deal with the United States to expand the range of its ballistic missiles to counter the threat from North Korea. President Lee told reporters in comments published Thursday he believes a deal will be reached in the “near future” to extend the current 300-kilometer […]
UN Chief Following Mali Events With “Deep Concern”
Posted March 21st, 2012 at 8:40 pm (UTC-5)
United Nations Secretary General Ban Ki-moon says he is following the unrest in Mali with “deep concern” after mutinous soldiers were reported to be firing weapons outside the presidential palace. The U.S. embassy in the capital, Bamako, has also announced it is monitoring the situation closely. It advised U.S. citizens to stay indoors. Reports from […]
U.S. Senators Push Resolution Condemning Kony
Posted March 21st, 2012 at 7:45 pm (UTC-5)
A bipartisan group of U.S. senators has introduced a resolution condemning a Uganda-based militant group and its leader for crimes against humanity. A third of the senators back the resolution aimed at the group known as the Lord’s Resistance Army and its leader, Joseph Kony. Senator Chris Coons on Wednesday accused Kony of “unconscionable crimes […]
U.S. Senators Push Resolution Condemning Kony
Posted March 21st, 2012 at 7:25 pm (UTC-5)
A bipartisan group of U.S. senators has introduced a resolution condemning a Uganda-based militant group and its leader for crimes against humanity. At third of the senators back the resolution aimed at the group known as the Lord’s Resistance Army and its leader, Joseph Kony. Senator Chris Coons on Wednesday accused Kony of “unconscionable crimes […]
Explosions Heard Near Suspected Killer’s Home in France
Posted March 21st, 2012 at 6:55 pm (UTC-5)
French news media say three loud explosions were heard Wednesday near a home of a man suspected in the shooting deaths of seven people, including three children and a teacher at a Jewish school. French police have tried several times to storm the suspect’s home in the southern city of Toulouse. They say three officers […]
Gunfire Reported Outside Mali’s Presidential Palace
Posted March 21st, 2012 at 5:40 pm (UTC-5)
Reports from Mali say mutinous soldiers are firing weapons outside the presidential palace, after troops launched a protest Wednesday against the government’s handling of a rebellion. The U.S. embassy in the capital, Bamako, has announced it is monitoring the situation closely. It advised U.S. citizens to stay indoors. State radio and television went off the […]
Rising Gas Prices Fuel Obama’s Western Road Trip
Posted March 21st, 2012 at 5:25 pm (UTC-5)
U.S. President Barack Obama is swinging into action, trying to rally support for his energy policies as rising oil prices take an ever deeper bite out of the average American’s paychecks. Mr. Obama embarked on a two-day, four-state tour Wednesday to promote his efforts to make the United States less dependant on foreign oil and […]
British Hostage Freed in Somalia
Posted March 21st, 2012 at 5:25 pm (UTC-5)
A British woman kidnapped and held more than half a year in Somalia says she is “hugely relieved” to be free, but grieving her husband, who died at the hands of her kidnappers. Judith Tebbutt spoke to reporters in Nairobi, Kenya, Wednesday after her release earlier in the day. Tebbutt said in a statement that […]
UN Security Council Endorses Syria Peace Plan
Posted March 21st, 2012 at 5:00 pm (UTC-5)
The United Nations Security Council, including Russia and China, has united to approve a nonbinding document calling on the Syrian government and opposition to immediately implement proposals by international envoy Kofi Annan to end the country’s bloody conflict. In a so-called “presidential statement,” the council threatened Syria with unspecified “further steps” if Annan’s six-point peace […]
