Syrian President Bashar al-Assad told parliament Sunday that Syria is facing a foreign plot to destroy the country. The speech marked the first time the Syrian leader has addressed parliament since elections in May. His speech comes a day after Arab League leaders met in Doha for an emergency session with U.N. and Arab League […]
Assad Accuses Foreigners of Plot to Destroy Syria
Posted June 3rd, 2012 at 5:10 am (UTC-5)
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Panetta Visits Vietnam
Posted June 3rd, 2012 at 4:20 am (UTC-5)
U.S. Defense Secretary Leon Panetta Sunday visited a major base used by American forces during the Vietnam War. Panetta is the highest-ranking U.S. official to visit the former U.S. air force and naval base at Cam Ranh Bay since the war ended in 1975. Officials said the defense secretary would visit an American naval cargo […]
US Drone Strike Kills 10 Militants in Pakistan
Posted June 3rd, 2012 at 4:05 am (UTC-5)
Security officials in Pakistan say a U.S. drone strike has killed at least 10 militants in the country’s northwestern tribal district. Authorities say four missiles were fired into a village Sunday in South Waziristan, near the Afghan border. Officials say the strike targeted the home of a militant commander. On Saturday, a drone strike in […]
President Assad to Address Parliament Sunday
Posted June 3rd, 2012 at 3:50 am (UTC-5)
Syrian state television says President Bashar al-Assad will address parliament Sunday. His speech comes a day after Arab League leaders met in Doha for an emergency session with U.N. and Arab League envoy Kofi Annan. Mr. Annan said the “specter of all-out war” in Syria grows by the day. He said recent atrocities, including the […]
Japan PM to Reshuffle Cabinet
Posted June 3rd, 2012 at 1:55 am (UTC-5)
Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda says he will reshuffle his Cabinet Monday in an attempt to gain opposition support for his plan to double the sales tax. Mr. Noda told reporters Sunday that he has yet to decide on the details of the reorganization, although analysts say that Defense Minister Naoki Tanaka and Transport Minister […]
US Drone Strike Kills 5 Militants in Pakistan
Posted June 3rd, 2012 at 12:50 am (UTC-5)
Security officials in Pakistan say a U.S. drone strike has killed at least five militants in the country’s northwestern tribal district. Authorities say four missiles were fired into a village Sunday near the Afghan border. Officials say the strike targeted the home of a militant commander. On Saturday, a drone strike in the same region […]
