The head of U.S. and NATO forces in Afghanistan is visiting Pakistan Wednesday to urge Pakistani officials to crack down on militants who launch cross-border attacks into Afghanistan. U.S. General John Allen is holding talks with Pakistani army chief General Pervez Ashfaq Kayani. The United States has repeatedly called on Pakistan to go after the […]
Top US Afghan General to Visit Pakistan Amid Tensions
Posted June 27th, 2012 at 7:00 am (UTC-5)
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UN: Fighting in Syria Escalated ‘Dramatically’ Since February
Posted June 27th, 2012 at 6:40 am (UTC-5)
United Nations investigators say fighting in Syria has “escalated dramatically” despite a commitment by both the government and opposition forces to halt violence under international envoy Kofi Annan’s peace plan. In a report Wednesday to the U.N. Human Rights Council, the investigators said the situation in Syria is “dangerously and quickly deteriorating.” The report said […]
Cambodia: Court Frees Land Eviction Protesters
Posted June 27th, 2012 at 6:30 am (UTC-5)
A Cambodian court has ordered the release of 13 women who were imprisoned after protesting in support of families whose homes were destroyed during forced evictions. The women were sentenced last month to two and a half years in prison, following a brief trial that rights groups described as hasty and unfair. Judge Seng Sivutha […]
Humorist, Screenwriter Nora Ephron Dies at 71
Posted June 27th, 2012 at 5:45 am (UTC-5)
American writer Nora Ephron, who wrote the screenplays for popular romantic comedies along with a series of memorable humorous essays, has died in New York City at the age of 71. Her family says Ephron passed away Tuesday after a battle with leukemia. The daughter of Hollywood screenwriters, Ephron gained fame for such romantic comedies […]
South Korea Bans Imports of 35 Japanese Seafood Products
Posted June 27th, 2012 at 4:40 am (UTC-5)
South Korea has placed a temporary import ban on 35 Japanese seafood products because of fears of lingering radiation contamination from last year’s devastating nuclear disaster. Seoul’s Ministry of Food, Agriculture, Forestry, and Fisheries says the ban is a temporary measure meant to protect South Korean citizens from products originating from the waters near the […]
Veteran US Lawmakers Defeat Party Challengers
Posted June 27th, 2012 at 3:50 am (UTC-5)
Two veteran U.S. congressional lawmakers have survived strong challengers in their respective primary elections. Republican Senator Orrin Hatch of Utah defeated former state senator Dan Liljenquist in Tuesday’s primary vote. Liljenquist, who was backed by the conservative Tea Party movement, won enough votes at the state Republican nomination convention to face Hatch in the primary. […]
123 Rescued from Capsized Refugee Boat Off Australian Coast
Posted June 27th, 2012 at 3:10 am (UTC-5)
Australian authorities have rescued most of the people on board a crowded refugee boat that overturned Wednesday in the Indian Ocean. Prime Minister Julia Gillard says at least 123 people have been rescued from the boat, which capsized off Australia’s remote Christmas Island. “I’m advised that there are approximately, our numbers obviously can change, but […]
Syria Says Terrorists Kill 3 in TV Station Attack
Posted June 27th, 2012 at 2:25 am (UTC-5)
Syria’s state-run news agency says an “armed terrorist group” killed three people during an attack on a pro-government television station. SANA said terrorists planted explosives during the attack early Wednesday at the headquarters of the al-Ikhbaria satellite channel, but did not say how the employees died. Syria often uses the term “armed terrorists” to label […]
Tropical Storm Debby Weakens to Tropical Depression
Posted June 27th, 2012 at 2:15 am (UTC-5)
Forecasters say Tropical Depression Debby still poses a threat as it slowly makes its way across Florida towards the Atlantic Ocean. Debby was last spotted by the U.S. National Hurricane Center about 175 kilometers west of the popular tourist city of Daytona Beach, carrying maximum sustained winds of 55 kilometers per hour. The storm was […]
Senator Introduces Bill to Protect Indonesian Christians in US
Posted June 27th, 2012 at 1:45 am (UTC-5)
A U.S. senator has introduced legislation that would allow Indonesian Christians living in the United States to apply for asylum on the grounds of religious persecution in their homeland. The bill from Senator Frank Lautenberg of New Jersey aims to help the hundreds of Indonesian Christians who came to the U.S. on tourist visas, mostly […]
