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 […]
US: Sudan and South Sudan Want to Avoid All-Out War
Posted April 19th, 2012 at 6:35 pm (UTC-5)
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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 […]
Space Shuttle Discovery Becomes Museum Exhibit
Posted April 19th, 2012 at 2:35 pm (UTC-5)
More than a year after its last mission, the retired U.S. space shuttle Discovery was officially welcomed into its new home. The shuttle rolled into the National Air and Space Museum’s Udvar-Hazy Center outside Washington Thursday where it will go on permanent display. Among those on hand for the ceremony was former astronaut and U.S. […]
North Korean Missile Carrier Could Indicate Sanctions Have Been Violated
Posted April 19th, 2012 at 2:35 pm (UTC-5)
Western experts say a vehicle carrying a missile that was recently glimpsed in a North Korean military parade looks to be designed by China, raising the possibility that North Korea’s closest ally is violating U.N. sanctions on Pyongyang. Defense analysts from the publication Jane’s Defence Weekly told reporters this week that North Korea’s 16-wheel vehicle, […]
India Declares Itself Major Missile Power; Beijing Within Reach
Posted April 19th, 2012 at 2:15 pm (UTC-5)
India Thursday said it successfully test-fired a new missile capable of carrying a nuclear warhead as far as Beijing – announcing itself as a major “missile power.” Indian media showed video of the long-range Agni-V missile in-flight after its launch from a test range in the eastern state of Orissa. Prime Minister Manmohan Singh congratulated […]
Survey Shows Chinese, US Public Opinion Converging
Posted April 19th, 2012 at 1:55 pm (UTC-5)
A new survey of public opinion in China and the United States shows a majority of people believe their two countries’ partnership is the most important in the world. The wide-ranging survey by the non-profit Chinese-American organization “the Committee of 100,” interviewed more than 4,000 people in China and 1,400 in the United States. Sixty-one […]
