NATO officials said two coalition members were killed in a helicopter crash in eastern Afghanistan Monday. The coalition said it is investigating the cause of the crash. Initial reports said there was no enemy activity in the area. Earlier, another coalition aircraft also crashed in eastern Afghanistan. There were no fatalities in that crash. Also […]
Helicopter Crash Kills 2 NATO Soldiers in Afghanistan
Posted May 28th, 2012 at 9:25 am (UTC-5)
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Bangladesh Charges Islamist Leader of War Crimes
Posted May 28th, 2012 at 9:15 am (UTC-5)
The leader of Bangladesh’s largest Islamist party Jamaat-e-Islami has been charged with war crimes by a special tribunal. Matiur Rahman Nizami was indicted Monday on 16 charges, including genocide and murder allegedly carried out during the country’s 1971 independence struggle against Pakistan. Another tribunal indicted Abdul Quader Molla, a deputy of Nizami, for his alleged […]
Kenya Police Say Blast Caused by Electrical Fault
Posted May 28th, 2012 at 9:00 am (UTC-5)
Police in Kenya’s capital say a large blast that injured at least 27 people Monday was probably caused by an electrical malfunction. Kenya has been hit by a string of grenade attacks that authorities blame on the Somali militant group al-Shabab and its sympathizers. However, Police Commissioner Matthew Iteere told reporters that Monday’s blast was […]
Indian PM in Burma to Boost Trade, Investment
Posted May 28th, 2012 at 8:50 am (UTC-5)
India’s Prime Minister Manmohan Singh is in Burma in an effort to strengthen trade and investment links between the two Asian neighbors. Mr. Singh met with Burmese President Thein Sein in the administrative capital, Naypyitaw, after a formal welcoming ceremony at the presidential palace. The two signed about a dozen trade and investment agreements, including […]
Helicopter Crash Kills 2 NATO Soldiers in Afghanistan
Posted May 28th, 2012 at 8:10 am (UTC-5)
NATO officials said two coalition members were killed in a helicopter crash in eastern Afghanistan Monday. The coalition said it is investigating the cause of the crash. Initial reports said there was no enemy activity in the area. Also Monday, an insurgent attack in southern Afghanistan killed a NATO service member. NATO did not release […]
Annan in Syria to Salvage Plan After Government Attacks Hama
Posted May 28th, 2012 at 7:45 am (UTC-5)
International peace envoy Kofi Annan is in Damascus to try to salvage his peace plan for Syria, where rights activists reported a new government assault on the central city of Hama that killed at least 34 people. After arriving in the Syrian capital on Monday, Mr. Annan repeated his appeal for all sides in Syria’s […]
Several Injured in Nairobi Explosion
Posted May 28th, 2012 at 7:15 am (UTC-5)
A loud explosion has rocked the Kenyan capital, Nairobi, causing a fire and injuring several people. The blast went off about 1:10 p.m. local time Monday in a central business district near Mt. Kenya University. Fire and rescue crews rushed to the scene. There was no immediate word on what caused the explosion. Kenya has […]
Blair Tells Inquiry He Strategically Courted Media
Posted May 28th, 2012 at 7:00 am (UTC-5)
Former British prime minister Tony Blair told a parliamentary inquiry Monday that he made a political decision not to confront the media during his decade in office. Mr. Blair testified at the inquiry into the culture, practices and ethics of the press that it was inevitable that top politicians and senior media executives would have […]
Syrian Activists: Government Assault on Hama Kills 34 People
Posted May 28th, 2012 at 6:30 am (UTC-5)
Syrian rights activists say a government assault on the central city of Hama has killed at least 34 people, hours before international peace envoy Kofi Annan travels to Damascus to try to salvage his peace plan for Syria. The activists say Syrian security forces bombarded several neighborhoods of Hama from Sunday into early Monday in […]
Nepal Fails to Write New Constitution
Posted May 28th, 2012 at 5:45 am (UTC-5)
Nepal braced Monday for months of political instability and street protests after parliament missed its Sunday midnight deadline to complete the task of writing a new post-war constitution. Nepal’s Prime Minister Baburam Bhattarai said Sunday the Constituent Assembly had failed to achieve its goal. He said he will stay in office until the new polls, […]
