Authorities in Kazakhstan say they thwarted a plot to carry out terrorist bombings planned for last Saturday in the commercial capital, Almaty. The general prosecutor’s office Wednesday gave few details on how it uncovered the plot. It blames associates of fugitive banker Mukhtar Ablyazov. Investigators say the alleged terrorists planned to set off bombs in […]
Kazakh Authorities Blame Fugitive Banker for Foiled Terror Plot
Posted March 28th, 2012 at 11:35 am (UTC-5)
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Final Supreme Court Debate Over Landmark US Health Care Law
Posted March 28th, 2012 at 11:30 am (UTC-5)
The U.S. Supreme Court opened a third and final day of hearings Wednesday on President Barack Obama’s health care reform law. Wednesday’s arguments were examining whether the law should survive if a key provision is ruled unconstitutional. That provision is the so-called “individual mandate,” requiring Americans to purchase health insurance or face a financial penalty. […]
Malians Split Over Junta as Opposition Abroad Mounts
Posted March 28th, 2012 at 11:30 am (UTC-5)
Thousands of people marched in Mali’s capital Wednesday to show support for the country’s military junta, even as international opposition mounts against the coup leaders. Malians appear divided about last week’s coup, which has drawn international condemnation and demands for the restoration of constitutional order. In the latest response to the coup, the Economic Community […]
China Raps U.S. Resolution on Tibet
Posted March 28th, 2012 at 11:00 am (UTC-5)
China has hit out at a U.S. Senate committee for approving a resolution saying it mourns Tibetans who have set themselves on fire and died in a wave of anti-China protests in the past year. Foreign Ministry spokesman Hong Lei, speaking Wednesday in Beijing, said some U.S. Senators “confused right and wrong” in approving Tuesday’s […]
Syrian Troops Assault Rebel Strongholds, Arabs Make New Diplomatic Push
Posted March 28th, 2012 at 10:40 am (UTC-5)
Syrian rights activists say government forces have assaulted several rebel strongholds, as Arab nations made a new diplomatic effort to end Syria’s year-long conflict. The British-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said Wednesday forces loyal to President Bashar al-Assad tried to storm the central town of Rastan, triggering a battle with rebels that killed three […]
French School Targeted by Gunman Gets Hate Mail
Posted March 28th, 2012 at 10:35 am (UTC-5)
The French Jewish school where a gunman killed three children and a teacher this month has been receiving hate mail since the attack. French authorities said Wednesday they had launched an investigation to determine the source of the threatening mail, after receiving complaints from administrators at the school in the southern city of Toulouse. The […]
Report: ‘Emergency’ Malnutrition Levels in Chad
Posted March 28th, 2012 at 10:35 am (UTC-5)
A medical aid group says malnutrition among children in eastern Chad has reached “emergency” levels, and is calling for action from Chad’s government and humanitarian agencies. Doctors Without Borders says an assessment last month in Chad’s Biltine district found that nearly a quarter of children ages zero to five were either moderately or severely malnourished. […]
Italy’s Monti Blames Germany, France for Debt Crisis
Posted March 28th, 2012 at 10:05 am (UTC-5)
Italian Prime Minister Mario Monti says he thinks the European governmental debt crisis is “almost over,” but on Wednesday blamed German and French actions a decade ago for causing it. The Italian leader, speaking to investors in Tokyo, said Germany and France “were loose” in 2003 in controlling their budget deficits and debt just four […]
Top US, Pakistani Generals to Hold First Talks Since Deadly Cross-Border Strike
Posted March 28th, 2012 at 9:25 am (UTC-5)
Pakistan’s army chief has met with with top U.S. commanders for the first time since a November NATO airstrike on a border post killed 24 Pakistani soldiers, causing relations between the two countries to sink to a new low. General Ashfaq Parvez Kayani met Wednesday with the head of U.S. Central Command, General James Mattis, […]
Rights Group: Afghan Women Jailed for Escaping Abusive Husbands
Posted March 28th, 2012 at 9:20 am (UTC-5)
A new report by Human Rights Watch says more than 400 women in Afghanistan are in jail for trying to escape abusive husbands and forced marriages. The report says the women who seek to run away from such misery are frequently accused of adultery and imprisoned for so-called “moral crimes,” while their abusers walk free. […]
