Afghanistan’s capital awoke to a second day of intense gunfire and loud explosions Monday. Afghan officials say security personnel are exchanging fire with militants holed up in a building in Kabul’s central diplomatic area, where insurgents began their coordinated attacks Sunday. The attacks targeted the parliament, NATO headquarters and an area that includes the U.S., […]
Coordinated Taliban Strikes Rock Afghanistan
Posted April 15th, 2012 at 8:15 pm (UTC-5)
Taliban militants in Afghanistan have carried out coordinated attacks in the capital, Kabul, and three eastern provinces as part of what they call their “spring offensive.” The attacks targeted the parliament, NATO headquarters in Kabul and an area that includes the U.S., German and British embassies. Suicide blasts in the capital were followed by intense […]
Obama: US Offered No ‘Freebies’ to Iran
Posted April 15th, 2012 at 8:10 pm (UTC-5)
U.S. President Barack Obama on Sunday insisted his administration did not “give away anything” to Iran during the latest round of nuclear talks in Turkey. Speaking to reporters in Cartagena, Colombia, where he attended the Summit of the Americas, Mr. Obama also defended Washington’s decision to continue to push for a diplomatic resolution of the […]
West African Bloc to Mediate Guinea-Bissau Coup Crisis
Posted April 15th, 2012 at 8:10 pm (UTC-5)
West African regional bloc ECOWAS is sending a military delegation to Guinea-Bissau Monday in a bid to help resolve the country’s political crisis. The international community, in Africa and elsewhere, has strongly condemned last week’s military coup and called for a return to civilian rule. In a statement Sunday, United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon reiterated […]
Coordinated Taliban Strikes Rock Afghanistan
Posted April 15th, 2012 at 5:40 pm (UTC-5)
Taliban militants in Afghanistan have carried out coordinated attacks in the capital, Kabul, and three eastern provinces as part of what they call their “spring offensive.” The attacks targeted the parliament, NATO headquarters in Kabul and an area that includes the U.S., German and British embassies. Suicide blasts in the capital were followed by intense […]
UN Chief Concerned by Fresh Violence in Syria
Posted April 15th, 2012 at 5:05 pm (UTC-5)
U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon voiced concern Sunday over the continuing violence in Syria, urging the government to do everything possible to maintain the fragile cease-fire. Following talks with Belgian Prime Minister Elio Di Rupo in Brussels, Mr. Ban said he was “very much concerned” about the shelling by government forces of rebel-held areas in the […]
Israel Denies Entry to Pro-Palestinian Activists
Posted April 15th, 2012 at 4:25 pm (UTC-5)
Israel on Sunday denied entry to hundreds of pro-Palestinian activists who planned to launch a “Welcome to Palestine” campaign in the West Bank. Israeli authorities said they blocked a “fly-in” by the activists, who were to arrive at an airport near Tel Aviv. They said the activists were planning disruptions at the airport and protests […]
Guinea-Bissau Opposition Under Pressure to Resolve Coup Crisis
Posted April 15th, 2012 at 2:40 pm (UTC-5)
Guinea-Bissau opposition parties met with coup leaders for a third straight day on Sunday, in a tense bid to resolve a political crisis that began when the military junta seized power last week. Coup leaders ordered the political parties to meet on a deal to form a so-called “unity government.” A spokesman for the opposition […]
UN Chief Calls for Calm in Syria Ahead of Truce Monitors’ Arrival
Posted April 15th, 2012 at 2:05 pm (UTC-5)
U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon is calling on Syria’s government to maintain the fragile ceasefire in the war-torn country, hours before a team of international observers is set to arrive in Damascus. During a meeting with Belgian Prime Minister Elio Di Rupo Sunday, Mr. Ban said he was urging “in the strongest possible terms that this […]
Coordinated Taliban Strikes Rock Afghanistan
Posted April 15th, 2012 at 12:40 pm (UTC-5)
Taliban militants in Afghanistan have carried out coordinated attacks in the capital, Kabul, and three eastern provinces as part of what they call their “spring offensive.” The attacks targeted the parliament, NATO headquarters in Kabul and an area that includes the U.S., German and British embassies. Suicide blasts in the capital were followed by intense […]
