U.N.-Arab League envoy Kofi Annan says the Syrian government must immediately implement a cease-fire and stop its attacks on opposition groups, as fresh clashes broke out across the country on Friday. Mr. Annan’s spokesperson told reporters in Geneva that the “deadline is now” for President Bashar al-Assad to implement the six-point peace plan drawn up […]
Envoy Demands Cease-fire in Syria as Fresh Clashes Erupt
Posted March 30th, 2012 at 11:15 am (UTC-5)
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Aung San Suu Kyi Cites Burmese Election Irregularities Ahead of Polls
Posted March 30th, 2012 at 10:35 am (UTC-5)
Burmese democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi says parliamentary candidates in her National League for Democracy party have campaigned in the face of threats and violence ahead of Sunday’s by-elections. But the Nobel laureate says both she and her colleagues are determined to go forward because “we think that is what our people want.” “As […]
Aung San Suu Kyi Cites Burmese Election Irregularities Ahead of Polls
Posted March 30th, 2012 at 10:20 am (UTC-5)
Burmese democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi says parliamentary candidates in her National League for Democracy party have campaigned in the face of threats and violence ahead of Sunday’s by-elections. But the Nobel laureate says both she and her colleagues are determined to go forward because “we think that is what our people want.” “As […]
Eurozone Boosts Bailout Fund to More Than $1 Trillion
Posted March 30th, 2012 at 10:15 am (UTC-5)
Europe’s euro currency bloc has sharply boosted its financial rescue fund to more than $1 trillion, its latest effort to protect itself and the world economy against defaults by debt-ridden governments. The finance ministers from the 17 nations that use the euro agreed Friday in Copenhagen to add another $500 billion over the coming year […]
UN: LRA Attacks on Rise in Central Africa
Posted March 30th, 2012 at 10:00 am (UTC-5)
The U.N. refugee agency is reporting a new wave of violence by the rebel Lord’s Resistance Army in central Africa. The UNHCR says that since March 6 there have been 13 new LRA attacks reported in the northeastern Democratic Republic of Congo, mostly in the Dungu territory. It says two people were killed, and 13 […]
20 Killed in Attack on NATO Supply Convoy in Afghanistan
Posted March 29th, 2012 at 5:25 pm (UTC-5)
Afghan officials say a NATO supply convoy came under heavy fire in mountainous western Afghanistan late Wednesday, sparking a gunbattle in which at least five Afghan security guards, an Afghan soldier and 14 attackers were killed. The officials say the firefight in Farah province was intense and raged for hours following the ambush by a […]
Dalai Lama Honored for Spirituality As China Lashes Out
Posted March 29th, 2012 at 4:50 pm (UTC-5)
The Dalai Lama is again finding himself the center of attention, coming under attack from Chinese officials while learning he is the winner of a prize worth $1.7 million. Tibetan exiles in New Delhi yelled as they were taken away by police. Thursday’s protest were the latest in a series of demonstrations against a visit […]
US Envoy in Russia Suggests E-Mail, Phone Being Monitored
Posted March 29th, 2012 at 4:40 pm (UTC-5)
The U.S. ambassador to Russia has suggested that his e-mail and phone are being monitored, as journalists keep showing up at the locations where he is holding meetings. Ambassador Michael McFaul wrote on Twitter Thursday that he respects the right of the press to go anywhere and ask any question, but asks “do they have […]
BRICS Nations Call for Shared Development Bank
Posted March 29th, 2012 at 4:25 pm (UTC-5)
The world’s five largest developing economies wrapped up their summit meeting in the Indian capital, New Delhi, Thursday by calling for the formation of a shared development bank. Leaders of Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa — or the BRICS, as they are known — said they need a more representative international financial structure. […]
Two Billionaire Hong Kong Brothers Arrested in Graft Case
Posted March 29th, 2012 at 4:05 pm (UTC-5)
Hong Kong’s anti-graft agency has arrested two of the world’s wealthiest tycoons on suspicion of bribery. Billionaire brothers Thomas and Raymond Kwok control Hong Kong’s biggest real estate empire and have built some of the most famous towers on the city’s skyline. They were detained for questioning Thursday, as was a former top government official, […]
