A Norwegian general appointed by the United Nations to lead an observer mission in Syria has taken command of the operation and called on all sides in the country’s year-long conflict to stop the violence. Major-General Robert Mood arrived in Damascus on Sunday to lead the advance team of about 15 unarmed U.N. soldiers tasked […]
UN-Appointed Norwegian General in Syria, Urges End to Violence
Posted April 29th, 2012 at 11:40 am (UTC-5)
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Kidnapped British Doctor Beheaded in Pakistan
Posted April 29th, 2012 at 11:15 am (UTC-5)
The beheaded body of a British doctor working for the Red Cross has been found by the roadside in Quetta, Pakistan nearly four months after he was kidnapped by suspected militants. Red Cross officials said 60-year-old Khalil Rasjed Dale had been managing a health program in Quetta for almost a year when he was kidnapped […]
Witnesses: 15 Killed During Christian Service in Northern Nigeria
Posted April 29th, 2012 at 10:35 am (UTC-5)
Witnesses in northern Nigeria say attackers tossed homemade bombs at worshippers during a Christian service and then opened fired as they tried to flee, killing at least 15 people. Security officials say the gunmen were riding motorcycles when they launched an assault at Bayero University in Kano, where the service was taking place on Sunday. […]
UN Chief in Burma for Talks
Posted April 29th, 2012 at 10:10 am (UTC-5)
U.N. Secretary General Ban Ki-moon is in Burma for talks aimed at encouraging the government to continue carrying out democratic reforms. Mr. Ban arrived in Rangoon, Burma’s main city, Sunday and was due to travel to the administrative capital, Naypyidaw, later in the day. He is expected to meet with President Thein Sein on Monday […]
Kidnapped British Doctor Killed in Pakistan
Posted April 29th, 2012 at 9:25 am (UTC-5)
The body of a British doctor working for the Red Cross has been found in Quetta, Pakistan nearly four months after he was kidnapped by suspected militants. Red Cross officials said 60-year-old Khalil Rasjed Dale had been managing a health program in Quetta for almost a year when he was kidnapped on January 5 while […]
Aid Group Rejects Sudan’s Suspicions About Detained Foreigners
Posted April 29th, 2012 at 9:15 am (UTC-5)
Sudan says three foreigners and a South Sudanese arrested in the disputed Heglig region were apparently spying, but an aid group say the detainees were de-mining the area. Khartoum arrested a Briton, a Norwegian, and a South African on Saturday, in the latest flare-up along Sudan and South Sudan’s volatile border. Sudanese officials claim the […]
Witness Say 15 Killed in Nigerian Church Attack
Posted April 29th, 2012 at 8:15 am (UTC-5)
The group has said it wants to establish an Islamic state in northern Nigeria and does not recognize the government or the country’s constitution. Nigeria’s population of 150 million is about evenly divided between Muslims, who mostly live in the north, and Christians who dominate in the south. Hundreds of others died last year in […]
Witness Say 15 Killed in Nigerian Church Attack
Posted April 29th, 2012 at 7:35 am (UTC-5)
The group has said it wants to establish an Islamic state in northern Nigeria and does not recognize the government or the country’s constitution. Nigeria’s population of 150 million is about evenly divided between Muslims, who mostly live in the north, and Christians who dominate in the south. Hundreds of others died last year in […]
Authorities Say Explosions and Gunfire Leaves Casualties On Nigerian University Campus
Posted April 29th, 2012 at 6:50 am (UTC-5)
A Nigerian military spokesman says explosions and gunfire inside a University theatre used for Christian services in Kano, in northern Nigeria, has resulted in several casualties. The official said there are casualties but he did not immediately have a count of the injured or dead. There has been no immediate claim of responsibility, but the […]
More UN Observers Needed ‘Quickly’ in Syria
Posted April 29th, 2012 at 6:40 am (UTC-5)
The U.N. says it is in dire need of more peace observers to deploy quickly in Syria. The mission has so far deployed about a dozen permanent observers to several towns throughout the country, far fewer than the 300 approved by the Security Council. U.N. spokesman Neeraj Singh said Sunday in Damascus it is “a […]
