The U.S. ambassador to the United Nations says the world body stands ready to take further action against North Korea if that country continues to pursue missile launches or nuclear tests. Speaking to reporters Wednesday, Susan Rice said the United Nations’ recent statement condemning North Korea’s failed missile launch attempt is a “strong and united […]
Nuclear Authority Says Visit to North Korea Now ‘Unlikely’
Posted April 18th, 2012 at 2:25 pm (UTC-5)
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NATO Finalizing Long-Term Commitment in Afghanistan
Posted April 18th, 2012 at 2:25 pm (UTC-5)
NATO’s chief says coalition members have begun outlining their future commitments to Afghanistan after international combat troops leave the country and transfer security responsibility to local forces by a 2014 deadline. NATO Secretary-General Anders-Fogh Rasmussen told reporters that a number of member-states put forward planned financial contributions to Afghan security forces during Wednesday’s meeting of […]
Clinton Calls Teetering Syrian Cease-fire ‘Critical Turning Point’
Posted April 18th, 2012 at 2:20 pm (UTC-5)
U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton says the situation in Syria is “at a critical turning point.” Speaking in Brussels, she said either the U.N.’s plan will succeed in bringing about peace or that the Assad government will, in her words, “squander its last chance” before additional measures to stop the violence are considered. Clinton […]
New Photos Show US Soldiers Posing with Afghan Insurgent Remains
Posted April 18th, 2012 at 1:40 pm (UTC-5)
Photographs showing U.S. soldiers in Afghanistan posing with the remains of suicide bombers are drawing condemnation from top U.S. and NATO officials. The photos from 2010 obtained by the Los Angeles Times show members of the United States Army posing with the bodies of insurgents who killed themselves in suicide attacks. The Times published two […]
Mali President Ousted in Coup Sheltered at Senegal Embassy
Posted April 18th, 2012 at 1:35 pm (UTC-5)
Mali’s former president Amadou Toumani Toure, who has not been seen he was ousted in a military coup, is being sheltered at Senegal’s embassy in Bamako. Senegalese President Macky Sall told reporters while visiting Paris on Wednesday that Mr. Toure is currently staying at the ambassador’s residence in Mali’s capital. Mr. Toure’s whereabouts had been […]
Asian Nations Top Arms Buyers; China Seen as Threat
Posted April 18th, 2012 at 1:15 pm (UTC-5)
Russia’s state agency for arms sales says Asian nations have become Russia’s top military technology buyers, a development some arms experts blame on China. The Rosoboronexport company, part of a Russian delegation to an international arms exhibition in Malaysia, says 43 percent of Russia’s arms exports last year were to Asian countries. The Stockholm International […]
IMF: Financial Stability Improved, but Not Assured Long-term
Posted April 18th, 2012 at 12:40 pm (UTC-5)
The International Monetary Fund says that global financial stability has improved over the last several months with the easing of the European debt crisis, but not so much as to ensure long-term economic growth. An IMF senior official, Jose Vinals, said Wednesday in Washington that a new financial bailout for Greece and a European rescue […]
Cuba Reacts to Exclusion from Summit
Posted April 18th, 2012 at 12:25 pm (UTC-5)
The Cuban government has urged regional leaders to stay united, following the United States’ rebuff of Cuban efforts to get invited to the next summit of the Americas. The statement, published Wednesday in the Communist Party newspaper Granma, was their first reaction to their exclusion from last week’s summit in Cartagena, Colombia. The United States, […]
Geithner Calls Beijing’s Currency Action “Promising”
Posted April 18th, 2012 at 12:10 pm (UTC-5)
U.S. Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner says China’s recent decision to let its currency’s value increase compared to the dollar is “significant” and “promising.” China’s critics say Beijing intervenes in currency markets to push down the value of the yuan. A lower value means Chinese-made goods are cheaper for foreign buyers, boosting China’s exports. But China […]
New Photos Show US Soldiers Posing with Afghan Insurgent Remains
Posted April 18th, 2012 at 11:55 am (UTC-5)
Photographs showing U.S. soldiers in Afghanistan posing with the remains of suicide bombers are drawing condemnation from top U.S. and NATO officials. The photos from 2010 obtained by the Los Angeles Times show members of the United States Army posing with the bodies of insurgents who killed themselves in suicide attacks. The Times published two […]
