A New York jury has found a once-prominent U.S. corporate executive guilty of insider stock trading, convicting him of secretly giving key business information to a friend who used it to make profitable investments. After deliberating for two days, the jury Friday convicted Calcutta-born Rajat Gupta of four counts of securities fraud and conspiracy, while […]
US Corporate Executive Guilty in Stock Trading Case
Syria Violence Intensifies; Russia Digs In on Assad
The head of the U.N. observer force in Syria has accused both rebels and government troops of stoking violence in the country. This comes as Russia hardens its position against Western pressure to topple embattled President Bashar al-Assad. Major General Robert Mood said Friday that fighting over the past 10 days has been “willingly intensified […]
Syria Violence Intensifies, Russia Digs In on Assad
The head of the U.N. observer force in Syria has accused both rebels and government troops of stoking violence in the country. This comes as Russia hardens its position against Western pressure to topple embattled President Bashar al-Assad. Major General Robert Mood said Friday that fighting over the past 10 days has been “willingly intensified […]
U.S. Ambassador: Iran Should Listen to Turkey, Negotiate on Nukes
The U.S. ambassador to Turkey says he hopes Iran is listening to Turkey’s encouragement for Iran to enter talks on creating a nuclear program dedicated only to peaceful purposes. Ambassador Frank Ricciardone , spoke to VOA earlier this week on the sidelines of a U.S.-Turkish relations conference in Washington. He called Turkey Iran’s “most stable, […]
Tensions Simmer in Anxious Egypt; Presidential Runoff Election to Proceed
Angry protesters took to the streets in Cairo and Alexandria Friday, taking aim at a supreme court ruling seen by many as a calculated power-grab by the remnants of the old regime. Tensions have been high in Egypt since Thursday’s Supreme Constitutional Court ruling cast doubt over the future of Egypt’s popular revolt. Many protesters […]
NATO Troops, Insurgents Killed in Afghanistan
Two NATO troops and 32 insurgents have been killed in violence throughout Afghanistan. NATO said the service members were killed in insurgent attacks in the country’s south and east on Friday. It did not give their nationalities. The latest deaths come as the number of American troops killed in the more than 10-year Afghan war […]
Aung San Suu Kyi Resumes European Tour after Brief Illness
Burmese democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi got a celebrity’s welcome Friday when she visited a session of the Swiss parliament. The Nobel laureate is continuing her trip through Europe despite a brief illness. Supporters of the rights group Amnesty International waited outside the Swiss parliament building in Bern to greet her with cheers and […]
UN: Bangladesh Should Open Borders to People Fleeing Burma
The U.N. refugee agency is urging Bangladesh to open its borders to people fleeing an outbreak of violence between ethnic Rakhine Buddhists and ethnic Rohingya Muslims in Burma. In a statement Friday, the agency said those trying to escape are not able to find the “safety and security they desperately need.” The U.N. agency also […]
US to Stop Deporting Some Young Immigrants
U.S. Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano says the United States will stop deporting certain qualified young people brought to the U.S. illegally as children. Napolitano announced Friday that young immigrants who do not present a risk to national security or public safety and meet several other criteria will be considered for relief from removal from […]
Aung San Suu Kyi Resumes European Tour after Brief Illness
Burmese democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi got a celebrity’s welcome Friday when she visited a session of the Swiss parliament. The Nobel laureate is continuing her trip through Europe despite a brief illness. Supporters of the rights group Amnesty International waited outside the Swiss parliament building in Bern to greet her with cheers and […]