Burmese state media said Friday that heavy fighting in northern Kachin state has killed 29 ethnic rebels and two government troops during the past week. The state-run New Light of Myanmar said the clashes began on April 27 when government troops responded to an attack on a military post by members of the Kachin Independence […]
Burmese State Media: Dozens of Rebels Dead in Clashes in Kachin State
Posted May 4th, 2012 at 6:30 am (UTC-5)
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4 Killed in Syria, Annan plan ‘on track’
Posted May 4th, 2012 at 6:25 am (UTC-5)
Rights activists say Syrian forces killed four civilians, on Friday, as a spokesman for international envoy Kofi Annan said a peace plan for Damascus was “on track” despite continued violence. The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights says forces opened fire on a vehicle in Hama, killing three people. The London-based group says forces shot and […]
Human Rights Watch Report Accuses Kenyan Police and Soldiers of Abusing Somalis
Posted May 4th, 2012 at 6:25 am (UTC-5)
Human Rights Watch is accusing Kenyan police and soldiers of rampant human rights abuses against ethnic Somalis and Kenyans citizens without facing any consequences. The International Rights groups released a 65-page report, citing widespread emotional and physical abuses, include rape, during a four-month period, beginning last November. The report says Somalis were singled out in […]
4 Killed in Syria, Annan plan ‘on track’
Posted May 4th, 2012 at 6:05 am (UTC-5)
Rights activists say Syrian forces killed four civilians, on Friday, as a spokesman for international envoy Kofi Annan said a peace plan for Damascus was “on track” despite continued violence. The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights says forces opened fire on a vehicle in Hama, killing three people. The London-based group says forces shot and […]
China Says Dissident Can Apply To Study Overseas
Posted May 4th, 2012 at 5:35 am (UTC-5)
China says that blind dissident Chen Guangcheng is free to apply to study abroad, signaling a possible resolution to a diplomatic dispute that began when he escaped house arrest and fled to the U.S. embassy in Beijing The announcement Friday followed a series of dramatic appeals by Chen, who says he is worried about his […]
20 Killed in Pakistan Suicide Bomb Blast
Posted May 4th, 2012 at 4:45 am (UTC-5)
Officials say a suicide bomber in Pakistan’s restive northwest tribal region, along the Afghan border, has killed 20 people and wounded at least 40. Five policemen are among the dead. Authorities say the bomber detonated his explosives Friday as he approached a police checkpoint, near a market in Khar, the main town of the Bajaur […]
Chinese Activist Says Situation is ‘Dangerous’
Posted May 4th, 2012 at 3:15 am (UTC-5)
Blind Chinese activist Chen Guangcheng said Friday that he is worried about his safety and would like to travel with his family to the United States “for a time.” Chen told reporters via telephone from a Beijing hospital that he has been unable to meet U.S. officials since Wednesday, when he left the U.S. embassy […]
16 Killed, 40 Wounded in Pakistan Suicide Attack
Posted May 4th, 2012 at 3:00 am (UTC-5)
Officials in northwestern Pakistan say a suicide bomber has attacked a police checkpoint, killing at least 16 people, including five policemen. At least 40 people were wounded in the blast. Authorities say the attack happened Friday near a market in Khar, the main town of the Bajaur tribal district, along the Afghan border. Officials say […]
Iranians Vote in Runoff That Could Shape Presidential Race
Posted May 4th, 2012 at 1:55 am (UTC-5)
WEB: TYPE: CN )) Iranian voters are casting ballots in parliamentary runoff elections Friday that could shape the make-up of the 2013 presidential election. Sixty-five seats are at stake in Iran’s 290 seat parliament, with 25 of those seats in the capital, Tehran. Conservative opponents of President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad won a majority of seats in […]
16 Killed in Suicide Attack in Pakistan
Posted May 4th, 2012 at 1:45 am (UTC-5)
Officials in northwestern Pakistan say a suicide bomber has attacked a police checkpoint, killing at least 16 people, including five policemen. At least 12 people were wounded in the blast. Authorities say the attack happened Friday near a market in Khar, the main town of the Bajaur tribal district, along the Afghan border. Officials say […]
