Pakistani officials say dozens of militants launched an attack on a paramilitary checkpoint in Pakistan, killing at least three soldiers. The Frontier Corps said at least 14 insurgents were killed when troops responded to the attack Monday in the Mohmand tribal area, near the Afghan border. The identity of the militants was not immediately clear, […]
23 Wounded in Afghan Blast
Posted April 2nd, 2012 at 5:55 am (UTC-5)
Officials in northern Afghanistan say twin bomb blasts have injured at least 23 people, including at least seven security personnel. Authorities say the explosions tore through a market Monday in Baghlan province. The French news agency says the second explosion happened after security forces arrived to investigate the initial blast and that half of those […]
Burma’s Opposition Party Wins By-Election in Landslide
Posted April 2nd, 2012 at 5:35 am (UTC-5)
Democracy champion Aung San Suu Kyi declared a “new era” for Burma Monday, after her party claimed a landslide victory in Sunday’s parliamentary by-elections. Although official results could take days, the opposition National League for Democracy says it won at least 43 of the 44 seats it had contested. That includes the four seats in […]
Global Business Groups Warn India Over Tax Plan
Posted April 2nd, 2012 at 5:30 am (UTC-5)
Seven international business groups warned India Monday they are reconsidering their investments in India because of a plan to retroactively tax business deals. India’s proposal is widely regarded as targeting British mobile giant Vodafone which won a long-running legal battle in January when India’s Supreme court dismissed a $2.2-billion dollar tax demand over Vodafone’s acquisition […]
Burma’s Opposition Party Wins By-Election in Landslide
Posted April 2nd, 2012 at 4:15 am (UTC-5)
Democracy champion Aung San Suu Kyi declared a “new era” for Burma Monday, after her party claimed a landslide victory in Sunday’s parliamentary by-elections. Although official results could take days, the opposition National League for Democracy says it won at least 43 of the 44 seats it had contested. That includes the four seats in […]
Russian Plane Crashes in Siberia, 31 Killed
Posted April 2nd, 2012 at 4:10 am (UTC-5)
Russian emergency officials say at least 31 people were killed when a passenger plane crashed and burst into flames shortly after takeoff in an oil-producing region of Siberia on Monday. Thirteen survivors were pulled from the wreckage, but one later died. Medical officials told Russian state media at least five people remain in critical condition. […]
Pakistan’s Zardari to Visit India
Posted April 2nd, 2012 at 3:25 am (UTC-5)
Pakistan’s President Asif Ali Zardari will travel to India next week and meet with Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh. The April 8 meeting will be the first visit by a Pakistani head of state to India since 2005. Mr. Zardari will have lunch with Mr. Singh in New Delhi. The Pakistani leader is also expected […]
West African Leaders to Meet on Mali, Impose Sanctions
Posted April 2nd, 2012 at 3:15 am (UTC-5)
West African leaders plan to hold an emergency meeting Monday on the political situation in Mali, where the head of a military coup has vowed to restore civilian rule. Leaders from the Economic Community of West African States, ECOWAS, are scheduled to meet in Senegal after the bloc dismissed the coup leader’s announcement Sunday restoring […]
Russian Plane Crashes in Siberia, 29 Killed
Posted April 2nd, 2012 at 2:25 am (UTC-5)
Russian emergency officials say at least 29 people were killed when a passenger plane crashed in Siberia early Monday shortly after takeoff. Fourteen survivors were rescued. The ATR-72, a twin-engine, turbo-prop plane operated by the Russian carrier UTair, went down some 35 kilometers from the western Siberian city of Tyumen while heading to the oil […]
Images Show North Korea Readying Rocket Launch
Posted April 2nd, 2012 at 2:00 am (UTC-5)
New satellite images of a North Korean rocket site show evidence of increased preparation for a space launch that Washington sees as cover for a long-range missile test. The U.S.-Korea Institute at Johns Hopkins School of Advanced International Studies said Sunday that satellite photos taken last Wednesday show a mobile radar trailer, not previously present […]
