U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton has called for tough U.N. sanctions to be imposed on Syria if it fails to implement a U.N.-backed peace plan aimed at resolving the country’s year-long uprising. Clinton made the call Thursday at a Paris meeting of top diplomats of more than a dozen nations who call themselves the […]
Clinton Advocates Tough Approach to Syria if Peace Plan Fails
Posted April 19th, 2012 at 10:20 pm (UTC-5)
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US Black Hawk Helicopter Crashes in Afghanistan
Posted April 19th, 2012 at 8:40 pm (UTC-5)
U.S. officials say an American Black Hawk helicopter with four people on board has crashed in southwestern Afghanistan. The officials say the crash happened Thursday during bad weather and it was not known if any of the four crew members survived. NATO coalition spokesman Lt. Commander James Williams told VOA it is “unlikely” that the […]
UN, Syria Agree to New Framework for Peace Plan
Posted April 19th, 2012 at 6:50 pm (UTC-5)
U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton has called for tough U.N. sanctions to be imposed on Syria if it fails to implement a U.N.-backed peace plan aimed at resolving the country’s year-long uprising. Clinton made the call Thursday at a Paris meeting of top diplomats of more than a dozen nations who call themselves the […]
UN Tribunal Transfers First Genocide Suspect to Rwanda
Posted April 19th, 2012 at 6:40 pm (UTC-5)
The International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda has for the first time transferred a genocide suspect back to the central African country to face trial. Genocide suspect Jean Uwinkindi arrived in Kigali late Thursday from Arushu, Tanzania, where the U.N. tribunal is based. The transfer came after ICTR judges denied a motion blocking his transfer. Uwinkindi’s […]
US: Sudan and South Sudan Want to Avoid All-Out War
Posted April 19th, 2012 at 6:35 pm (UTC-5)
The United States says Sudan and South Sudan want to find a way to avoid full-scale war as fighting continues along the two countries’ border. Following talks with officials of both governments, U.S. Special Envoy for Sudan Princeton Lyman told reporters Thursday that the two sides realize how costly war would be. “In the discussions […]
UN Tribunal Transfers First Genocide Suspect to Rwanda
Posted April 19th, 2012 at 5:40 pm (UTC-5)
The International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda has for the first time transferred a genocide suspect back to the central African country to face trial. Genocide suspect Jean Uwinkindi arrived in Kigali late Thursday from Arushu, Tanzania, where the U.N. tribunal is based. The transfer came after ICTR judges denied a motion blocking his transfer. Uwinkindi’s […]
French Presidential Campaing in Final Phase
Posted April 19th, 2012 at 5:15 pm (UTC-5)
French voters go the the polls on Sunday in the first round of a presidential election in which President Nicolas Sarkozy is seeking reelection and his main rival, Socialist Francois Hollande, is gaining momentum and could become the country’s first Socialist leader in nearly 20 years. Public opinion surveys show both men in a dead […]
US Black Hawk Helicopter Crashes in Afghanistan
Posted April 19th, 2012 at 5:05 pm (UTC-5)
U.S. officials say an American Black Hawk helicopter with four people on board has crashed in southwestern Afghanistan. The officials say the crash happened Thursday during bad weather and it was not known if any of the four crew members survived. Earlier, Afghan President Hamid Karzai said he was disgusted by photos of U.S. soldiers […]
Norwegian Gunman Planned to Behead Former PM
Posted April 19th, 2012 at 4:50 pm (UTC-5)
The Norwegian gunman on trial for killing 77 people last year says he had planned to behead the country’s former prime minister, Gro Harlem Brundtland, film the beheading and post the video online. In his testimony in an Oslo court Thursday, the fourth day of his trial, 33-year-old Anders Behring Breivik also said he prepared […]
US Car Maker Ford to Expand in China
Posted April 19th, 2012 at 3:15 pm (UTC-5)
The second biggest U.S. car maker, Ford Motor Company, says it is again expanding its manufacturing operations in China. Ford said Thursday it plans to build a $760 million factory in Hangzhou in eastern China, part of the automaker’s largest expansion in 50 years. Just two weeks ago, Ford said it is also building a […]
