U.S. Defense Secretary Leon Panetta says the United States will shift the majority of its warships to the Asia-Pacific region over the next several years as part of a new strategic focus on Asia. In Singapore Saturday, Panetta told a conference of defense officials from 30 Asia-Pacific nations that the U.S. Navy would reposition its […]
US to Station Majority of Warships in Pacific
Posted June 2nd, 2012 at 3:15 am (UTC-5)
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NATO Frees 4 Aid Workers in Afghanistan
Posted June 2nd, 2012 at 2:50 am (UTC-5)
NATO says coalition forces have freed four aid workers held by militants in northern Afghanistan since last month. Initial reports said five aid workers had been rescued. The international alliance says two foreign aid workers and two of their Afghan colleagues were freed during an early Saturday morning raid. NATO says the four were kidnapped […]
US Drone Strike Kills 2 Militants in Pakistan
Posted June 2nd, 2012 at 2:00 am (UTC-5)
Security officials in northwestern Pakistan say a U.S. drone strike has killed at least two suspected militants. Authorities say the strike took place Saturday in the South Waziristan tribal district, which borders Afghanistan. Drone strikes have become an increasingly contentious issue between Washington and Islamabad. Relations between the allies plunged into crisis after U.S. air […]
5 Aid Workers Freed in Afghanistan
Posted June 2nd, 2012 at 1:45 am (UTC-5)
Officials in northeastern Afghanistan say five aid workers, including two foreign women, who were kidnapped last month, have been freed. Authorities say five kidnappers were killed during the operation by Afghan forces to free the hostages in Badakhshan.
US Publishes Satellite Images of Syria
Posted June 2nd, 2012 at 1:15 am (UTC-5)
A U.S. government website has published what it says is photographic evidence of mass graves and attacks on civilian areas by Syrian government forces. A website operated by the State Department — humanrights.gov — published the satellite images Friday. More than 100 people, nearly half of them children, were killed in a massacre in Houla […]
UN Rights Chief Calls for Independent Probe of Syrian Massacre
Posted June 1st, 2012 at 7:45 pm (UTC-5)
The U.N. human rights chief is calling for an independent investigation into last week’s slaughter of dozens of civilians in the Syrian town of Houla, as activists on Friday reported the killing of at least 12 more civilians. Navi Pillay’s comments were provided in a statement to the U.N. Human Rights Council during an emergency […]
Britain Ready for Queen’s Diamond Jubilee
Posted June 1st, 2012 at 7:00 pm (UTC-5)
Britain embarks Saturday on a four-day celebration to mark Queen Elizabeth’s 60th year on the throne with great pomp, pageantry and outpouring of patriotism. United Kingdom flags, also known as the Union Jack, are lining the major routes in London where huge crowds are expected to gather for a jubilee procession and other events in […]
US Jobless Rate Rises Slightly; Job Creation Weaker Than Expected
Posted June 1st, 2012 at 6:15 pm (UTC-5)
The U.S. unemployment rate increased slightly during May, rising by one-tenth of a percentage point to 8.2 percent. Friday’s report from the Labor Department said the U.S. economy had a net gain of just 69,000 jobs during the month – the smallest in a year. Government data says 12.7 million Americans are unemployed, with four […]
Italian Engineer Kidnapped In Nigeria Freed
Posted June 1st, 2012 at 5:55 pm (UTC-5)
Italian officials say that an Italian engineer kidnapped in central Nigeria earlier this week has been freed. Italian Foreign Minister Giulio Terzi announced the release of Modesto di Girolamo Friday. He told the Ansa news agency that he is satisfied with the positive outcome and that the foreign ministry had “maximum cooperation” from the Nigerian […]
Serbian President Denies Srebrenica Genocide
Posted June 1st, 2012 at 3:10 pm (UTC-5)
Serbia’s new President Tomislav Nikolic says the 1995 massacre of thousands of Muslim men and boys in Bosnia-Herzegovina’s eastern town of Srebrenica was not genocide. Mr. Nikolic told Montenegro television in an interview aired late Thursday that the killing of some 8,000 victims was a war crime committed by some Serbs who should be found […]
