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 […]
China Says Dissident Can Apply To Study Overseas
Posted May 4th, 2012 at 5:35 am (UTC-5)
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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 […]
Burmese State Media: Dozens of Rebels Dead in Clashes in Kachin State
Posted May 4th, 2012 at 1:30 am (UTC-5)
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 government-owned 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 […]
11 Killed in Suicide Attack in Pakistan
Posted May 4th, 2012 at 1:10 am (UTC-5)
Officials in northwestern Pakistan say a suicide bomber has attacked a police checkpoint, killing at least 11 people, including four policemen. Authorities say the attack happened Friday in Khar, the main town of the Bajaur tribal district, along the Afghan border. Officials say no group has claimed responsibility for the attack, but the Pakistani Taliban […]
Twin Explosions Kill at Least 13 in Russia’s North Caucaus Region
Posted May 3rd, 2012 at 11:15 pm (UTC-5)
Russian police say twin explosions in the Republic of Dagestan, in the North Caucasus region, killed at least 13 people and wounded more than 30 others late Thursday. Authorities say the first blast involved a car, which exploded as police approached it at a check point in Makhachkala, Dagestan’s capital. The second explosion occurred as […]
West African Leaders Ready to Send Forces to Mali, Warn Guinea-Bissau
Posted May 3rd, 2012 at 9:05 pm (UTC-5)
West Africa’s regional bloc said Thursday it is ready to deploy forces to Mali, where a military junta deposed the legitimate civilian government in March. Kadre Desire Ouedraogo, the president of the commission of the Economic Community of West African States, or ECOWAS, said the group intended to send forces as soon as the Malian […]
