U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has reiterated calls for an end to the violence in Syria, as the Security Council considers a draft statement backing U.N.-Arab League envoy Kofi Annan’s mission to halt the crisis. Speaking at a conference in Jakarta, Mr. Ban said the world must take action to address the situation in Syria. “We […]
UN Security Council Weighs Statement on Syria
Posted March 21st, 2012 at 5:10 am (UTC-5)
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China Detains Vietnamese Fishermen in New South China Sea Dispute
Posted March 21st, 2012 at 4:55 am (UTC-5)
Chinese authorities have detained 21 Vietnamese fishermen near a contested island in the latest territorial dispute in the potentially oil-rich South China Sea. A Vietnamese official said Wednesday that Chinese authorities intercepted two fishing boats on March 3 near the Paracel Islands, which are controlled by China but claimed by Vietnam. He said Beijing is […]
UN Security Council Weighs Statement on Syria
Posted March 21st, 2012 at 4:45 am (UTC-5)
( Title: SYRIA – V HEAD: UN Security Council Weighs Statement on Syria DATE: 03/21/12 PUBLISHED AT: NUMBER: 2197216 AUDIO: Dalet 5.1/House Shared Wednesday/CN SYRIA BAN VIDEO: Reuters attached below, shotlist in asset manager WEB: PHOTO GALLERY http://www.voanews.com/english/news/photo-galleries/143308496.html TYPE: CN )) U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has reiterated calls for an end to the violence in […]
Burma Invites US, EU to Observe April 1 Balloting
Posted March 21st, 2012 at 4:45 am (UTC-5)
U.S. and European officials say they have been invited to send teams to observe Burma’s April 1 by-elections. Officials at the U.S. Embassy in Rangoon confirmed the invitation to wire agencies in the city Wednesday — a day after the Association of Southeast Asian Nations said it had received a similar invitation. The invitations mark […]
French Police: School Shooting Suspect to Surrender
Posted March 21st, 2012 at 4:20 am (UTC-5)
French police say the alleged killer of three children and a rabbi at a Jewish school in Toulouse, France plans to give himself up. French police identify the suspect as 24 year-old Mohammed Merah, a Frenchman of Algerian origin. Police have him holed up in a house in Toulouse. Interior Minister Claude Gueant, who is […]
Obama to Visit Korean DMZ During Nuclear Security Summit
Posted March 21st, 2012 at 3:50 am (UTC-5)
U.S. officials have confirmed that President Barack Obama will visit the tense demilitarized zone between North and South Korea next week during a visit to Seoul. White House officials say Mr. Obama will visit with American forces Sunday at the DMZ, making it his first event before a high-profile Nuclear Security Summit in Seoul. In […]
USAID Chief Defends Foreign Aid Budget for 2013
Posted March 21st, 2012 at 3:50 am (UTC-5)
The head of the U.S. Agency for International Development says the United States will streamline its assistance to foreign countries as part of efforts to deal with a massive budget deficit. Speaking Tuesday at a House Foreign Affairs Committee hearing, Rajiv Shah said USAID’s 2013 budget proposal, which is slightly lower than last year, will […]
French Interior Minister: School Shooting Suspect to Surrender
Posted March 21st, 2012 at 3:50 am (UTC-5)
Funerals for the four victims of Monday’s Jewish school shootings are under way in Jerusalem even as French police surround the house in Toulouse where their alleged killer is holed up. French Interior Minister Claude Gueant, who is outside the house, says the alleged gunman plans to give himself up later Wednesday. Gueant says police […]
Family Says Slain Florida Teenager Confronted by Gunman
Posted March 21st, 2012 at 3:35 am (UTC-5)
The lawyer for the family of an African-American teenager shot and killed by a neighborhood watch volunteer in Florida says they have information disputing the man’s claim that he shot the boy in self-defense. Benjamin Crump told reporters Tuesday that records of calls from Trayvon Martin’s mobile phone shows the boy was talking to his […]
French Police Surrounding House of Alleged School Shooter
Posted March 21st, 2012 at 3:10 am (UTC-5)
French police are surrounding a house in Toulouse where the suspect in Monday’s deadly Jewish school shooting is holed up. French Interior Minister Claude Gueant says the suspect claims he belongs to al-Qaida, and that he wanted to avenge Palestinian children killed in the Middle East. Police arrested the suspect’s brother after raiding the house […]
