Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir has suspended an upcoming summit with South Sudan following a series of fresh clashes between the two countries on Monday. President Bashir had been set to travel to Juba on April 3 to discuss disputes about oil revenues and border issues with his South Sudanese counterpart, Salva Kiir. But Sudan’s state […]
Sudan Suspends Summit with South Sudan Following Clashes
Posted March 27th, 2012 at 2:35 am (UTC-5)
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Amnesty Intl Urges India to Stop Execution of Convicted Assassin
Posted March 27th, 2012 at 2:30 am (UTC-5)
Amnesty International is urging India to halt this week’s scheduled execution of convicted assassin Balwant Singh Rajoana, saying carrying out the death penalty would be a setback for the country. The human rights group says it made its appeal in an open letter to Prime Minister Manmohan Singh. Amnesty officials wrote that if India hangs […]
Annan Presses China for Syria Plan Support
Posted March 27th, 2012 at 1:55 am (UTC-5)
International peace envoy Kofi Annan is meeting with Chinese officials in Beijing as he tries to secure further support for his proposal to end violence in Syria, after winning the full backing of Russia. The U.N. and Arab League envoy visited China’s Foreign Ministry Tuesday, and is scheduled to meet with Premier Wen Jiabao later […]
Sudan Suspends Summit with South Sudan Following Clashes
Posted March 27th, 2012 at 1:50 am (UTC-5)
Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir has suspended an upcoming summit with South Sudan following a series of fresh clashes between the two countries on Monday. President Bashir had been set to travel to Juba on April 3 to discuss disputes about oil revenues and border issues with his South Sudanese counterpart, Salva Kiir. But Sudan’s state […]
Obama Explains Missile Defense Remarks
Posted March 27th, 2012 at 1:45 am (UTC-5)
U.S. President Barack Obama set out Tuesday to clarify private remarks about missile defense to Russian President Dmitry Medvedev inadvertently picked up by a live microphone. At the Seoul nuclear summit, Mr. Obama privately told the Russian president that this year is his last election and that he would have more flexibility after he is […]
Obama Says “Bad Actors” Seeking Loose Nuclear Weapons
Posted March 27th, 2012 at 12:55 am (UTC-5)
U.S. President Barack Obama says the international community must make “a serious and sustained effort” to reduce the world’s stockpiles of nuclear weapons. “There are still too many bad actors in search of these dangerous materials, and these dangerous materials are still vulnerable in too many places. It would not take much, just a handful […]
ECOWAS to Discuss Political Crisis in Mali
Posted March 27th, 2012 at 12:20 am (UTC-5)
West African leaders and heads of state are meeting in Ivory Coast Tuesday to discuss Mali’s political crisis following last week’s military coup there. The emergency meeting of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) is expected to consider the option of suspending Mali’s membership from the 15-member sub-regional bloc. ECOWAS Vice President Toga […]
