The Security Council has reached a tentative agreement on a resolution that would expand the number of United Nations cease-fire observers in Syria from 30 to 300. French Ambassador to the U.N. Gerard Araud says the Council would meet Saturday for a vote. The U.N. action came even as the cease-fire brokered last week by […]
UN Set to Vote on Syria as Truce Unravels
Posted April 20th, 2012 at 9:15 pm (UTC-5)
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More Secret Service Agents Leaving Agency Over Colombia Scandal
Posted April 20th, 2012 at 7:40 pm (UTC-5)
The U.S. Secret Service says three more employees have resigned over a scandal in Colombia involving prostitutes, and says President Barack Obama has been briefed on the matter by the agency’s director. The Secret Service said Friday the new resignations bring to six the number of agents who have lost their jobs because of the […]
South Sudan, Sudan Claim Control of Heglig Despite Withdrawal
Posted April 20th, 2012 at 7:40 pm (UTC-5)
Sudan and South Sudan are both claiming to be in control of the Heglig oil fields, despite assurances from the southern government that it is withdrawing its troops to avert a return to war. The countries have given different accounts of the withdrawal. Early Friday, South Sudan said it was commencing an orderly and voluntary […]
South Sudan, Sudan Claim Control of Heglig Despite Withdrawal
Posted April 20th, 2012 at 7:15 pm (UTC-5)
Sudan and South Sudan are both claiming to be in control of the Heglig oil fields, despite assurances from the southern government that it is withdrawing its troops to avert a return to war. The countries have given different accounts of the withdrawal. Early Friday, South Sudan said it was commencing an orderly and voluntary […]
Pakistan Plane Crash Kills All 127 Onboard
Posted April 20th, 2012 at 6:50 pm (UTC-5)
Authorities say there are no survivors of a passenger plane that crashed near the Pakistani capital with 127 people on board. The Boeing 737 was en route from the southern port city of Karachi to the capital Friday when it went down near Islamabad’s international airport during a thunderstorm. Officials say the Bhoja Air jet […]
France Wraps Up Last Day of Campaigning Ahead of Sunday Vote
Posted April 20th, 2012 at 5:55 pm (UTC-5)
The 10 candidates seeking the French presidency have held their last day of campaigning ahead of Sunday’s first round of voting that President Nicolas Sarkozy is expected to lose. Several new polls out Friday indicate that President Sarkozy is trailing his main rival, Socialist Francois Hollande, by several points. Polls also show that Mr. Sarkozy […]
Protests Erupt Ahead of Bahrain’s F1 Race
Posted April 20th, 2012 at 5:50 pm (UTC-5)
Thousands of protesters have rallied across Bahrain in an attempt to use the country’s Formula One auto race to draw international attention to their plight. Activists and witnesses say security forces used tear gas and rubber bullets in an effort to disperse demonstrators as practice for Sunday’s race took place on Friday. Anti-government groups led […]
New IMF Loan Fund Tops $430 Billion
Posted April 20th, 2012 at 3:30 pm (UTC-5)
The International Monetary Fund says it has raised more than $430 billion in new reserves to combat future economic troubles around the world. The international lending agency had set a $400 billion goal for a new rescue fund, in part to combat the possible global economic fallout if the European governmental debt crisis worsens again. […]
Mexico Volcano Erupts, Spews Ash
Posted April 20th, 2012 at 3:30 pm (UTC-5)
Mexico’s Popocatepetl volcano erupted Friday morning, sending a cloud of ash towering into the sky southeast of the nation’s capital. Mexico’s National Disaster Prevention Center posted images on its website of the plume rising from the 5,450-meter volcano. Authorities raised the alert level for the volcano earlier this week due to increased activity. But so […]
South Sudan Withdrawing From Heglig; Sudan Claims Victory
Posted April 20th, 2012 at 3:20 pm (UTC-5)
Tension between Sudan and South Sudan appeared to ease a bit Friday, with word that southern forces no longer occupy the Heglig oil fields, claimed by both sides. The countries gave different accounts of the withdrawal. South Sudan said it was commencing an orderly and voluntary pullout from Heglig immediately. However, Sudan’s ambassador to the […]
