Two suicide attackers and two bodyguards have died in a gunfight in the governor’s compound in Afghanistan’s southern Kandahar province. Authorities say the militants entered the compound Saturday without their weapons being detected, killing the guards and taking their rifles. An ensuing gunfight with security forces lasted about 30 minutes. Police also found an explosives-laden […]
4 Killed in Attack on Afghan Governor Compound
Posted April 28th, 2012 at 10:00 am (UTC-5)
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Syrian Death Toll Climbs; Ships with Weapons Intercepted
Posted April 28th, 2012 at 9:40 am (UTC-5)
The Syrian government and opposition activists traded accusations of violence on Saturday, as a handful of U.N. monitors spread out across the country to assess compliance with a fragile cease-fire. Rights groups say Syrian forces killed at least 10 people during raids in the Damascus area. Activists also say clashes between government and opposition forces […]
Syrian Death Toll Climbs; Ships with Weapons Intercepted
Posted April 28th, 2012 at 6:00 am (UTC-5)
The death toll in Syria is again edging higher, this time following fighting between government and pro-democracy forces outside the capital. Activists say 10 people died early Saturday in the region surrounding Damascus. Activists also warned of fighting in the Latakia region along the Mediterranean coast, but had no information on casualties. The fighting comes […]
Malaysian Police Disperse Protesters with Tear Gas, Water Cannon
Posted April 28th, 2012 at 5:50 am (UTC-5)
Malaysian police fired tear gas and water cannon at tens of thousands of protesters who flooded into the center of Kuala Lumpur Saturday to demand election reforms. At least 25,000 protesters trampled through barbed wire barricades as they poured into the heavily guarded Independence Square, defying a ban on holding the rally at the venue […]
EU Foreign Policy Chief Meets With Aung San Suu Kyi
Posted April 28th, 2012 at 5:40 am (UTC-5)
European Union foreign policy chief Catherine Ashton met with Burmese opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi in Rangoon Saturday. Standing next to the Nobel Peace laureate at a news conference in Burma’s main city, Ashton urged the Burmese government to continue its progress toward democracy. Ashton is set to open a new EU office in […]
4 Die in Attack on Afghan Governor Compound
Posted April 28th, 2012 at 5:15 am (UTC-5)
Officials in southern Afghanistan say Afghan security forces have killed two would-be suicide attackers. Authorities say the assailants entered the provincial governor’s compound Saturday in Kandahar. Officials say two of the governor’s bodyguards were killed in the exchange of gunfire with the attackers. The Taliban is reported to have claimed responsibility for the attack.
US, Pakistan Talks Fail
Posted April 28th, 2012 at 4:10 am (UTC-5)
A prominent U.S. newspaper says high-level talks designed to end a diplomatic deadlock between the U.S. and Pakistan have ended in failure because Pakistan has demanded an unconditional apology from Washington for an airstrike. The New York Times says Marc Grossman, the U.S. special envoy to Afghanistan and Pakistan, left Islamabad Friday night after two […]
Panetta: No One Way to Destroy al-Qaida
Posted April 28th, 2012 at 3:20 am (UTC-5)
The U.S. defense secretary says there is no single way to destroy al-Qaida, but the killing of its leader Osama bin Laden has crippled the group. Leon Panetta said late Friday “the more successful we are at taking down those who represent their spiritual, ideological leadership, the greater our ability to weaken their threat to […]
US Expresses Concern About Blind Chinese Activist
Posted April 28th, 2012 at 2:20 am (UTC-5)
The United States has expressed concern about the fate of blind Chinese dissident Chen Guangcheng, but refused all comment on his whereabouts amid reports he fled to the U.S. embassy in Beijing. State Department spokeswoman Victoria Nuland declined to make any comment to reporters’ questions Friday about Chen’s whereabouts. But she said the U.S. had […]
EU Foreign Policy Chief Visits Burma
Posted April 28th, 2012 at 1:30 am (UTC-5)
European Union foreign policy chief Catherine Ashton is in Burma for talks with opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi and to set up a new EU office in Rangoon to oversee the management of aid programs and to handle political matters. Speaking in Brunei on Friday after a meeting of European and Southeast Asian foreign […]
