European Union foreign policy chief Catherine Ashton says the latest round of nuclear talks between Iran and world powers has been “constructive” and the two sides agreed to meet again in Iraq. Ashton said the next talks would take place in Baghdad on May 23. She commented after Iran and the five permanent members of […]
Iran, World Powers Agree to Nuclear Talks in Baghdad
Posted April 14th, 2012 at 3:15 pm (UTC-5)
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UN Sending Truce Observers to Syria
Posted April 14th, 2012 at 3:00 pm (UTC-5)
The U.N. Security Council has voted to send an advance team of observers to Syria, where reports of violence have climbed in spite of a shaky cease-fire between government and opposition forces. In a unanimous vote Saturday, the Security Council authorized deployment of an advance team of up to 30 unarmed military observers. The monitors […]
Late President’s Body Returned to Malawi
Posted April 14th, 2012 at 2:30 pm (UTC-5)
The body of Malawi’s late president Bingu wa Mutharika has arrived in his homeland from South Africa, more than a week after he died of a heart attack. The body was flown into Malawi’s capital, Lilongwe, on Saturday as thousands of people gathered at the airport and along the airport road to pay their respects. […]
‘Constructive’ Beginning for Iran Nuclear Talks
Posted April 14th, 2012 at 1:40 pm (UTC-5)
Iran and six world powers are nearing the end of their first full day of direct talks on Tehran’s nuclear program in over a year. Iran and the five permanent members of the U.N. Security Council and Germany had two full sessions in Istanbul on Saturday. A VOA correspondent in Turkey says Iran also had […]
Obama Promotes Deeper Economic Ties with Latin America
Posted April 14th, 2012 at 1:30 pm (UTC-5)
U.S. President Barack Obama is calling for more cooperation among the nations of the Western Hemisphere to assure economic growth and make certain that globalization benefits all levels of society. On a separate issue expected to come up at this weekend’s Summit of the Americas, a two-day meeting in Colombia of 33 heads of state […]
Obama Promotes Deeper Economic Ties with Latin America
Posted April 14th, 2012 at 1:25 pm (UTC-5)
U.S. President Barack Obama is calling for more cooperation among the nations of the Western Hemisphere to assure economic growth and make certain that globalization benefits all levels of society. On a separate issue expected to come up at this weekend’s Summit of the Americas, a two-day meeting in Colombia of 34 heads of state […]
After Coup, Guinea-Bissau Factions Seek Unity Government
Posted April 14th, 2012 at 12:50 pm (UTC-5)
Guinea-Bissau’s political parties are meeting in an attempt to agree on a unity government, following the coup on Thursday that disrupted an unfinished presidential vote and threw the West African nation into renewed turmoil. In a statement, the self-styled Military Command ordered political meetings to begin and said the resulting unity government would be a […]
UN Sending Truce Observers to Syria
Posted April 14th, 2012 at 12:05 pm (UTC-5)
The U.N. Security Council has voted to send an advance team of observers to Syria where reports of violence have climbed in spite of a shaky cease-fire between government and opposition forces. In a unanimous vote on Saturday, the Security Council authorized the deployment an advance team of up to 30 unarmed military observers. The […]
After Coup, Guinea-Bissau Factions Seek Unity Government
Posted April 14th, 2012 at 11:15 am (UTC-5)
Guinea-Bissau’s political parties are meeting in an attempt to agree on a unity government, following the coup on Thursday that disrupted an unfinished presidential vote and threw the West African nation into renewed turmoil. The streets of the capital, Bissau, were quiet and soldiers guarded public buildings on Saturday. Former prime minister and presidential frontrunner […]
Renewed Shelling in Syria Ahead of UN Vote
Posted April 14th, 2012 at 10:55 am (UTC-5)
Syrian security forces killed at least five people on Saturday as the U.N. Security Council was decided whether to send a team of observers to Syria to monitor the shaky cease-fire there. Rights groups and activists say forces opened fire on a funeral procession in the northern city of Aleppo, killing at least four people. […]
