A high-ranking U.S. diplomat says Washington is working to break the “information blockade” that allows North Korea to hide its human rights abuses and keep its citizens ignorant of the outside world. Robert King, the U.S. envoy for human rights in North Korea, said Thursday that ending media isolation in the tightly-controlled communist country is […]
US Envoy: Breaking ‘Information Blockade’ Key to Change in N. Korea
Posted June 14th, 2012 at 5:15 am (UTC-5)
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Nokia to Cut 10,000 Jobs Worldwide
Posted June 14th, 2012 at 4:45 am (UTC-5)
Nokia, one of the world’s largest cell phone makers, plans to cut 10,000 jobs from its global payroll by the end of next year. The Finnish-based company expects the reductions will lower operating expenses by $1.3 billion. Nokia Chief Executive Stephen Elop issued a statement Thursday saying, “These planned reductions are a difficult consequence of […]
US Envoy: Breaking ‘Information Blockade’ Key to Change in N. Korea
Posted June 14th, 2012 at 4:40 am (UTC-5)
A high-ranking U.S. diplomat says Washington is working to break the “information blockade” that allows North Korea to hide its human rights abuses and keep its citizens ignorant of the outside world. Robert King, the U.S. envoy for human rights in North Korea, said Thursday that ending media isolation in the tightly-controlled communist country is […]
Karzai: Afghanistan Site of Cooperation Against Terrorism
Posted June 14th, 2012 at 4:20 am (UTC-5)
Afghan President Hamid Karzai says international partners are cooperating to help his country fight terrorism and radicalism and bring peace and economic progress to the region. President Karzai spoke Thursday at a one-day conference in Kabul, where officials were discussing the future of Afghanistan after foreign troops withdraw in 2014. The talks follow similar discussions […]
US Envoy: Breaking ‘Information Blockade’ Key to Change in N. Korea
Posted June 14th, 2012 at 4:10 am (UTC-5)
A high-ranking U.S. diplomat says Washington is working to break the “information blockade” that allows North Korea to hide its human rights abuses and keep its citizens ignorant of the outside world. Robert Wood, the U.S. envoy for human rights in North Korea, said Thursday that ending media isolation in the tightly-controlled communist country is […]
US Envoy: Breaking ‘Information Blockade’ Key to Change in N. Korea
Posted June 14th, 2012 at 3:45 am (UTC-5)
A high-ranking U.S. diplomat says Washington is working to break the “information blockade” that allows North Korea to hide its human rights abuses and keep its citizens ignorant of the outside world. Robert Wood, the U.S. envoy for human rights in North Korea, said Thursday that ending media isolation in the tightly-controlled communist country is […]
Obama Honors Israel’s Peres with Medal of Freedom
Posted June 14th, 2012 at 2:40 am (UTC-5)
U.S. President Barack Obama has presented Israeli President Shimon Peres with the Medal of Freedom, America’s highest civilian honor, during a formal dinner at the White House. Mr. Obama Wednesday praised the 88-year-old Peres, a former prime minister, as “the essence of Israel itself — an indomitable spirit that will not be denied,” in the […]
Ivory Coast: Official Rejects Coup Accusations
Posted June 14th, 2012 at 2:35 am (UTC-5)
A member of former Ivory Coast President Laurent Gbagbo’s political party is denying government accusations that exiled military officers loyal to the former leader were plotting to overthrow the government. Tcheide Jean Gervais, the treasurer for the Popular Front Party, told VOA there is no evidence of such a coup attempt, saying the government of […]
UN, AU Condemn ‘Unconstitutional Changes’ in West Africa
Posted June 14th, 2012 at 1:00 am (UTC-5)
The United Nations Security Council and African Union Peace and Security Council have urged military coup leaders in Guinea Bissau to give up power and expressed concern at the presence of Islamist militants in coup-stricken Mali. Following talks Wednesday in New York, the two councils agreed on a statement condemning “the recent instances of unconstitutional […]
US Foreclosures Jump
Posted June 14th, 2012 at 12:10 am (UTC-5)
The number of U.S. homes in foreclosure jumped 9 percent in May from the previous month. The sharp increase in homeowners who can not repay their mortgages follows around two years of slow improvements in the battered U.S. housing market. Thursday’s report comes from a company called RealtyTrac, which monitors foreclosures across the country. RealtyTrac […]
