The European Union has officially launched a feasibility study on Kosovo’s conditions to sign a key agreement for closer ties with the 27-nation bloc. EU Enlargement Commissioner Stefan Fuele met with top leaders in Pristina Tuesday. He told reporters after the talks that the EU will assess Kosovo’s readiness to sign the stabilization and association […]
EU Launches Feasibility Study On Kosovo Memebrship
Posted March 27th, 2012 at 3:30 pm (UTC-5)
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Obama: Pakistan Review of Ties Should Respect US Security Needs
Posted March 27th, 2012 at 3:25 pm (UTC-5)
U.S. President Barack Obama says he hopes that Pakistan’s review of its ties with the United States will be balanced and respect not only Pakistan’s sovereignty but also U.S. security needs. Mr. Obama spoke to reporters Tuesday shortly before holding private talks with Pakistani Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani. The two leaders met on the […]
Landmark US Health Care Law Faces Crucial Court Session
Posted March 27th, 2012 at 3:05 pm (UTC-5)
The conservative justices on the U.S. Supreme Court have questioned a key provision of the U.S. health care reform law, raising doubts about whether the government can require Americans to purchase insurance. The oral arguments Tuesday were the second of three days on President Barack Obama’s signature domestic policy, the Affordable Care Act. Justice Antonin […]
Network Decides Against Airing France Attack Video
Posted March 27th, 2012 at 2:40 pm (UTC-5)
The Al Jazeera television network says it has decided not to air graphic video of three shooting sprees in southern France that left seven people dead. The Qatar-based network said Tuesday that the video did not meet its “code of ethics.” Earlier Tuesday, French President Nicolas Sarkozy urged television networks not to show graphic images […]
US “Greatly Alarmed” By New Violence in Sudan, South Sudan
Posted March 27th, 2012 at 2:25 pm (UTC-5)
The United States has strongly condemned renewed military violence between Sudan and South Sudan and called on both sides to end the air strikes and attacks on the ground. State Department spokeswoman Victoria Nuland on Tuesday told reporters that the U.S. is “greatly alarmed” by the renewed fighting, especially along the border area. She said […]
US Proposes New Power Plant Pollution Controls
Posted March 27th, 2012 at 2:10 pm (UTC-5)
The United States for the first time is proposing to limit greenhouse gas emissions from power plants, a controversial regulation that could sharply curb the use of pollution-causing coal to produce electricity in the country. Environmental Protection Agency Chief Lisa Jackson on Tuesday called the new controls “a common-sense step” to sharply curb the emission […]
World Leaders to Continue Efforts to Prevent Nuclear Terrorism
Posted March 27th, 2012 at 1:35 pm (UTC-5)
U.S. President Barack Obama and other world leaders called Tuesday for strong steps to fight the threat of nuclear terrorism, wrapping up a 53-nation summit overshadowed by North Korea’s planned missile launch. In a final statement from the South Korean capital, the leaders — including Chinese President Hu Jintao and Pakistan Prime Minister Yousuf Raza […]
Syria Accepts Envoy Peace Plan But Fighting Persists
Posted March 27th, 2012 at 1:00 pm (UTC-5)
International peace envoy Kofi Annan says Syria’s government has accepted his plan to resolve the country’s year-long opposition uprising. But fighting between government and rebel forces continues. A spokesman for the U.N.-Arab League joint envoy said Tuesday that Mr. Annan received a letter from Syria declaring its approval of the plan, which calls on government […]
Former Turkish Army Chief Storms Out of Terrorism Trial
Posted March 27th, 2012 at 12:55 pm (UTC-5)
A former Turkish military chief on trial for allegedly plotting to overthrow the government walked out of court on Tuesday, saying the charges against him are frivolous. Former army chief Ilker Basbug stormed out of the hearing after prosecutors played tapes of phone conversations between two other suspects in the alleged plot against Prime Minister […]
Obama: Pakistan Review of Ties Should Respect US Security Needs
Posted March 27th, 2012 at 12:55 pm (UTC-5)
U.S. President Barack Obama says Pakistan’s review of its ties with the United States should not only respect Pakistan’s sovereignty but also U.S. security needs. Mr. Obama spoke to reporters Tuesday moments before holding private talks with Pakistani Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani. The two leaders met on the sidelines of an international nuclear summit […]
