The United Nations says its unarmed monitors in Syria were shot at and blocked from investigating the site of a newly reported mass killing, fueling international condemnation of President Bashar al-Assad’s government. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon told the U.N. General Assembly Thursday that international observers were denied access to the village of Mazraat al-Qubeir in central […]
UN Monitors Shot at Near Site of Syrian Killings
Posted June 7th, 2012 at 11:05 pm (UTC-5)
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UN Monitors Shot at Near Site of Syrian Killings
Posted June 7th, 2012 at 8:20 pm (UTC-5)
The United Nations says its unarmed monitors in Syria were shot at and blocked from investigating the site of a newly reported mass killing, fueling international condemnation of President Bashar al-Assad’s government. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon told the U.N. General Assembly Wednesday that international observers were denied access to the village of Mazraat al-Qubeir in central […]
Niger President: Pakistanis, Afghans Train Islamists in Mali
Posted June 7th, 2012 at 7:25 pm (UTC-5)
Niger’s President Mahamadou Issoufou says jihadi fighters from Pakistan and Afghanistan are training members of Islamist groups in northern Mali. Mr. Issoufou told the “France 24” news channel in the capital, Niamey, Thursday the government has information on the presence of Afghans and Pakistanis in northern Mali operating as trainers. He said the foreigners are […]
Denmark Passes Bill Allowing Homosexuals to Marry in Church
Posted June 7th, 2012 at 6:55 pm (UTC-5)
Denmark’s Parliament has approved a law allowing same-sex couples to get married in formal church weddings instead of the short blessing ceremonies that the state’s Lutheran Church currently offers. The legislation was passed Thursday with 85 votes in favor and 24 against. It takes effect June 15 and will put Denmark on par with countries […]
UN Monitors Shot at in Syria
Posted June 7th, 2012 at 6:40 pm (UTC-5)
The United Nations says its unarmed monitors in Syria were shot at and blocked from investigating the site of a newly reported mass killing, fueling international condemnation of President Bashar al-Assad’s government. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon said U.N. observers were denied access to the village of Mazraat al-Qubeir in central Hama province and “were shot at […]
US Officials Scraping Sea Life From Tsunami-Wrecked Japanese Dock
Posted June 7th, 2012 at 6:20 pm (UTC-5)
U.S. authorities have ordered the Pacific coast state of Oregon to scrape barnacles, seaweed, and other sea life from a huge dock washed ashore from the March, 2011 Japanese tsunami. The dock apparently drifted nearly 9,000 kilometers across the Pacific Ocean to an Oregon beach. Scientists say it is a very real threat that non-native […]
EU States to Restore Border Checks to Keep Illegal Migrants Out
Posted June 7th, 2012 at 5:55 pm (UTC-5)
European Union nations have agreed to allow countries to temporarily restore border checks in the visa-free area if needed to curb illegal immigration. Interior ministers of nations in the so-called Schengen zone agreed on the new rule Thursday in Luxembourg. The visa-free zone includes most of the EU countries, and also Iceland, Norway, Switzerland and […]
SCO Opposed to Military Intervention in Syria
Posted June 7th, 2012 at 4:40 pm (UTC-5)
Leaders of a regional security bloc led by China and Russia wrapped up their annual summit in Beijing Thursday by voicing opposition to outside intervention in the Middle East. At the end of the two-day meeting, the Shanghai Cooperation Organization released a statement saying it is also against “forcing a handover of power or using […]
Uganda Leader Attacks Opponents, Media
Posted June 7th, 2012 at 3:40 pm (UTC-5)
Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni has spoken out against his political opponents and the media while taking credit for economic improvements in his country. In his State of the Nation address at the opening of the second session of parliament in Kampala Thursday, Mr. Museveni focused his attention on the economy including Uganda’s double-digit inflation and […]
Germany’s Merkel Calls for European ‘Political Union’
Posted June 7th, 2012 at 3:25 pm (UTC-5)
German Chancellor Angela Merkel says Europe needs to move beyond its common euro currency to create a “political union” in order to resolve the continent’s governmental debt crisis. The German leader says individual governments in the 17-nation eurozone gradually need to cede powers to European control, a contentious proposition on the continent. She told German […]
