Japan’s prime minister has approved the resumption of nuclear power operations at two reactors, the first to come back on-line since all were shut down after the Fukushima crisis last year. Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda announced the decision to resume operations at the Ohi power plant in western Japan at a meeting with key ministers […]
Lesotho’s New PM Names Cabinet Members
Posted June 15th, 2012 at 8:45 pm (UTC-5)
Lesotho’s new Prime Minister Thomas Thabane has selected his cabinet to lead the tiny African kingdom during its first peaceful transition. The new government was announced Friday. Mr. Thabane’s coalition defeated longtime leader Pakalitha Mosisili in last month’s parliamentary election. His All Basotho Convention party teamed up with the Lesotho Congress for Democracy and Thesele […]
UN Condemns Mutiny in DRC
Posted June 15th, 2012 at 7:35 pm (UTC-5)
The United Nations has condemned a mutiny of troops in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo and called on neighboring countries to prevent the armed groups in North Kivu province from receiving outside support. China’s Ambassador to the U.N. Security Council, Li Boadong, said Friday that the council members also condemn the killing and abuse of […]
Bosnian Court Orders Record Sentences for Srebrenica Killings
Posted June 15th, 2012 at 6:15 pm (UTC-5)
A war crimes court in Bosnia-Herzegovina has handed down the harshest sentences yet to four former members of the Bosnian Serb Army, who were convicted of taking part in the 1995 Srebrenica massacre. The court in Sarajevo on Friday sentenced Stanko Kojic to 43 years in prison. Franc Kos and Zoran Goronja were handed down […]
Tensions Simmer in Anxious Egypt; Presidential Runoff Election to Proceed
Posted June 15th, 2012 at 6:10 pm (UTC-5)
Angry protesters took to the streets in Cairo and Alexandria Friday, taking aim at a supreme court ruling seen by many as a calculated move by the remnants of the old regime. Thousands marched to Cairo’s Tahrir Square, directing their wrath at presidential hopeful Ahmed Shafiq, suspicious the former prime minister for ousted president Hosni […]
US to Stop Deporting Some Young Immigrants
Posted June 15th, 2012 at 5:30 pm (UTC-5)
U.S. President Barack Obama has eased enforcement of immigration laws for young illegal immigrants saying it is the “right thing to do.” Speaking at the White House Friday, President Barack Obama said the U.S. government will stop deporting young immigrants who entered the country as children and who have since lived within the law. The […]
Tensions Simmer in Anxious Egypt; Presidential Runoff Election to Proceed
Posted June 15th, 2012 at 4:05 pm (UTC-5)
Angry protesters took to the streets in Cairo and Alexandria Friday, taking aim at a supreme court ruling seen by many as a calculated move by the remnants of the old regime. Thousands marched to Cairo’s Tahrir Square, directing their wrath at presidential hopeful Ahmed Shafiq, suspicious the former prime minister for ousted president Hosni […]
Muslims Accused of Terrorism Expelled From Bosnian Court for Defiance
Posted June 15th, 2012 at 3:55 pm (UTC-5)
A court in Bosnia-Herzegovina has ordered three Muslims accused of attacking the U.S. Embassy in Sarajevo last year to leave the courtroom for refusing to stand after the judges entered. Mevlid Jasarevic, Emrah Fojnica and Munib Ahmespahic, all three in their early 20s, said they only respect God’s law as their trial opened Friday in […]
US to Stop Deporting Some Young Immigrants
Posted June 15th, 2012 at 3:05 pm (UTC-5)
U.S. President Barack Obama says his administration’s decision to stop deporting certain qualified young immigrants brought to the U.S. illegally as children is the “right thing to do.” Speaking at the White House Friday, President Obama said it makes no sense to expel talented young people, who he said for all intents and purposes are […]
Bosnian Court Orders Record Sentences for Srebrenica Killings
Posted June 15th, 2012 at 2:25 pm (UTC-5)
A war crimes court in Bosnia-Herzegovina has handed down the harshest sentences yet to four former members of the Bosnian Serb Army, who were convicted of taking part in the 1995 Srebrenica massacre. The court in Sarajevo on Friday sentenced one of the men to 43 years in prison; two were given 40-year sentences; and […]
