Islamist militants have brought more fighters to the northern Mali town of Gao, one day after ousting a Tuareg rebel group in clashes that killed at least 20 people. The al-Qaida-linked militant group known as MUJAO (The Unity Movement for Jihad in West Africa) took complete control of Gao from the MNLA on Wednesday. Witnesses […]
Islamists Oust Tuareg Rebels From Northern Mali Town
Posted June 28th, 2012 at 9:20 am (UTC-5)
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Islamists Segregate Boys, Girls in Mali School
Posted June 28th, 2012 at 8:50 am (UTC-5)
Even before they seized full control of the Malian city of Gao this week, Islamist militants imposed sharia law on the town’s residents. VOA French to Africa reporter Idriss Fall, who spent several days in Gao last week, found the restrictions extended to the city’s lone operating school, where militants forced teachers to segregate boys […]
Indian Man Freed After 30 Years in Pakistani Jail
Posted June 28th, 2012 at 7:50 am (UTC-5)
An Indian man has been freed after spending more than three decades in a Pakistani prison for spying. Surjeet Singh walked over the Wagah border crossing Thursday between Pakistan and India into Punjab state, where he was reunited with his family. Singh spent time in a prison in the Pakistani city of Lahore after being […]
Obama to Visit Fire Damaged Areas in Colorado
Posted June 28th, 2012 at 7:20 am (UTC-5)
U.S. President Barack Obama will travel to Colorado Friday to view the destruction caused by a massive wildfire that has destroyed numerous homes. About 35,000 residents in Colorado Springs, the state’s second largest city, have been forced to flee homes since Tuesday, when the Waldo Canyon Fire suddenly began raging out of control. Two residential […]
New York Times Launches Chinese-Language Website
Posted June 28th, 2012 at 7:20 am (UTC-5)
The New York Times has launched a Chinese-language news website aimed at China’s massive online population. The paper said in a statement the site, (http://cn.nytimes.com/) which went active Thursday, hopes to draw readers from China’s “growing number of educated, affluent citizens.” China has an estimated 500 million Internet users, making it the world’s largest online […]
Lavrov: Syria Solution Should Come From Syrian People
Posted June 28th, 2012 at 6:55 am (UTC-5)
Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov says a solution to the crisis in Syria should come from the Syrian people, and that Russia will not support any external meddling. Lavrov spoke Thursday ahead of a planned meeting Saturday in Geneva where world powers will discuss international envoy Kofi Annan’s peace plan. “The meeting in Geneva was […]
Indian Man Freed After 30 Years in Pakistani Jail
Posted June 28th, 2012 at 6:40 am (UTC-5)
An Indian man has been freed after spending more than three decades in a Pakistani prison for spying. Surjeet Singh walked over the Wagah border crossing Thursday between Pakistan and India into Punjab state, where he was reunited with his family. Singh spent time in a prison in the Pakistani city of Lahore after being […]
Australian Lawmakers Reject Asylum Seeker Bill
Posted June 28th, 2012 at 6:10 am (UTC-5)
Australian lawmakers remain deadlocked over the divisive issue of asylum seekers, after the Senate rejected a bill Thursday that would have allowed Australia-bound migrants to be sent offshore for processing. The bill had narrowly passed the House of Representatives Wednesday following an emotional debate amplified by two deadly sinkings of asylum seeker boats in less […]
European Leaders Beginning Two Day Economic Summit in Brussels
Posted June 28th, 2012 at 4:45 am (UTC-5)
Leaders of Spain, Italy and France are arriving at the start Thursday’s European Union summit in Brussels with a common concern, urging Germany to do more to ease the financial hardships of the currency bloc’s weaker governments. German Chancellor Angela Merkel met with French President Francois Hollande in Paris Wednesday ahead the summit. Merkel is […]
