A U.N.-backed war crimes tribunal is set to hand down a verdict Thursday in the trial of former Liberian President Charles Taylor. The Special Court for Sierra Leone charged Mr. Taylor with 11 counts of war crimes, crimes against humanity, and other violations of international law for his alleged support of rebels during Sierra Leone’s […]
Verdict in Charles Taylor Trial Due Thursday
Posted April 25th, 2012 at 8:50 am (UTC-5)
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Pakistan Braces for Showdown Between PM and Supreme Court
Posted April 25th, 2012 at 8:45 am (UTC-5)
Pakistani Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani says he will face the country’s Supreme Court Thursday, when it is set to announce the verdict in a contempt case against him. Mr. Gilani told his Cabinet on Wednesday that he will appear before the court. Information Minister Rehman Malik then said the entire Cabinet would accompany the […]
North Korea Marks Army Day, Renews Threats Against Seoul
Posted April 25th, 2012 at 8:45 am (UTC-5)
A top North Korean military official renewed Pyongyang’s threats of war against South Korea and its allies on Wednesday, even as China warned against further provocation on the tense peninsula. In a speech to mark North Korea’s “Army Day,” Vice Marshal Ri Yong-ho said his country is armed with weapons that are capable of destroying […]
Private Resupply Mission to ISS Delayed
Posted April 25th, 2012 at 8:25 am (UTC-5)
The launch of the first privately-built and operated spaceship to the International Space Station has been postponed. California-based Space Exploration Technologies, better known as Space X, announced Tuesday it was moving the launch date from next Monday, April 30, to May 7, one week later. A spokeswoman for Space X said engineers need more time […]
South Sudan President Cuts Short China Trip
Posted April 25th, 2012 at 8:20 am (UTC-5)
South Sudan President Salva Kiir is cutting short a trip to China as fighting along the border with Sudan raises the threat of a full-scale war. China National People’s Congress Chairman Wu Bangguo says it is unfortunate Mr. Kiir would be canceling a trip to Shanghai due to what he called “domestic issues.” Mr. Kiir […]
Seven Killed in Syria as More UN Monitors Arrive
Posted April 25th, 2012 at 8:15 am (UTC-5)
Activists say Syrian forces killed at least seven people on Wednesday as a small group of U.N. observers resumed their mission to monitor a shaky truce in the government’s year-long conflict with rebels. The Britain-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights says four people were killed and several wounded when security forces opened fire on a […]
S&P Downgrades India’s Outlook to Negative
Posted April 25th, 2012 at 8:00 am (UTC-5)
Standard and Poor’s has cut India’s credit rating outlook from stable to negative, citing the country’s slowing economic growth and widening deficit. The U.S. ratings agency on Wednesday maintained India’s credit rating at BBB-, the lowest investment grade rating. But it said India has a one in three likelihood of a downgrade if growth prospects […]
Confessed Norwegian Killer Insists He Is Sane
Posted April 25th, 2012 at 7:15 am (UTC-5)
The Norwegian man behind the massacre of 77 people is telling an Oslo court he is not crazy. Anders Behring Breivik said Wednesday that a report declaring him insane was based on “fabrications” by court appointed psychiatrists. He has previously said an insanity ruling would be “worse than death.” Breivik admits to killing 77 people […]
‘Domestic Issues’ Cutting Short South Sudanese President’s China Trip
Posted April 25th, 2012 at 6:45 am (UTC-5)
South Sudan’s President Salva Kiir is cutting short a trip to China because of what a Chinese official called “domestic issues.” Mr. Kiir had planned to remain in the country until Saturday. He met Wednesday with Wu Bangguo, chairman of the National People’s Congress, who said it was unfortunate the South Sudanese leader would be […]
Pakistan Flexes Missile Muscle with Test Launch
Posted April 25th, 2012 at 6:40 am (UTC-5)
Pakistan’s military said it successfully test-fired an upgraded Shaheen-1 missile Wednesday. The Shaheen-1 is capable of hitting targets in India with a nuclear weapon, and this upgraded version is thought to have an even longer reach. The missile test comes less than a week after India claimed it successfully test-fired a new missile capable of […]
