Russia is criticizing NATO’s plans to withdraw combat troops from Afghanistan by the end of 2014. Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said Thursday, “as long as Afghanistan is not able to ensure by itself security in the country, the artificial timelines of withdrawal are not correct and should not be set.” He made the comments […]
Russia Criticizes NATO’s Withdrawal From Afghanistan
Posted April 19th, 2012 at 11:05 am (UTC-5)
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Karzai: Faster Afghan Security Transition After ‘Disgusting’ US Soldier Photos
Posted April 19th, 2012 at 11:05 am (UTC-5)
Afghan President Hamid Karzai says the “disgusting” photos of U.S. soldiers posing with the dead bodies of insurgents only highlights the need for a faster foreign withdrawal from Afghanistan. In a statement Thursday, President Karzai said an accelerated and full transition of security responsibilities is “the only way to put an end to such painful […]
Israel Remembers Victims of Nazi Holocaust
Posted April 19th, 2012 at 10:55 am (UTC-5)
Sirens wailed across Israel Thursday, as the country paid tribute to the six million Jewish people who perished in the Nazi Holocaust some 70 years ago. For two minutes, pedestrians and traffic came to a standstill, and motorists stood next to their vehicles with heads bowed on one of the most solemn days on Israel’s […]
IMF Loan Fund Growing
Posted April 19th, 2012 at 10:45 am (UTC-5)
The chief of the International Monetary Fund says it is on the verge of sharply increasing the size of the fund it has to lend to economically troubled nations around the world. As global finance ministers gather in Washington for springtime IMF and World Bank meetings, the International Monetary Fund says it already has collected […]
UN, Syria Agree to New Framework for Peace Plan
Posted April 19th, 2012 at 10:35 am (UTC-5)
Amid a cease-fire repeatedly marred by violence, Syria’s government and the United Nations have agreed on a plan for implementing the peace agreement brokered by U.N.-Arab League envoy Kofi Annan. A spokesman for Mr. Annan said Thursday the agreement outlines the role of an advance team of observers in Syria as well as provisions for […]
ICRC Meets With Guinea-Bissau President, Former PM Held by Junta
Posted April 19th, 2012 at 10:10 am (UTC-5)
The International Committee of the Red Cross has visited Guinea-Bissau’s interim president and leading presidential candidate, who were arrested during a military coup last week. A spokesman for the aid group told VOA Thursday that “at first sight the two detainees looked in good condition.” Marie-Servane Desjonquères said a Red Cross delegate visited with President […]
India Declares Itself Major Missile Power; Beijing Within Reach
Posted April 19th, 2012 at 9:10 am (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 […]
UN Says Syria Agrees to New Framework for Peace Plan
Posted April 19th, 2012 at 8:40 am (UTC-5)
Amid a cease-fire repeatedly marred by violence, Syria’s government and the United Nations have agreed on a plan for implementing the peace agreement brokered by U.N.-Arab League envoy Kofi Annan. A spokesman for Mr. Annan said Thursday the agreement outlines the role of an advance team of observers in Syria as well as provisions for […]
Chinese National Gets 30 Years For Killing S. Korean Coast Guard Officer
Posted April 19th, 2012 at 8:40 am (UTC-5)
South Korea has sentenced a Chinese fisherman to 30 years in prison for killing a South Korean coast guard officer in December. A South Korean court issued the ruling Thursday, drawing an immediate protest from the Chinese foreign ministry. The killing took place after the coast guard officer boarded the fisherman’s boat in the Yellow […]
EU to Suspend Most Burma Sanctions for a Year
Posted April 19th, 2012 at 8:25 am (UTC-5)
The European Union has reached a preliminary decision to lift most sanctions against Burma for one year in response to the country’s recent democratic reforms. Several EU diplomats said Thursday almost all sanctions against Burma are expected to be suspended, with the exception of an arms embargo. The move is expected to be approved on […]
