Officials in northern Nigeria now say about 50 people were killed Sunday in the bombing of three Christian churches and subsequent rioting in Kaduna state. The suicide bombings in the cities of Zaria and Kaduna killed at least 21 people. Christian youths later took the streets in Kaduna, setting fire to mosques and shops and […]
Death Toll Rises to 50 In Nigeria Violence
Posted June 18th, 2012 at 7:15 pm (UTC-5)
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Burma’s Aung San Suu Kyi Receives Amnesty Award in Dublin
Posted June 18th, 2012 at 6:50 pm (UTC-5)
Burma’s pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi received a rock star welcome in Ireland Monday where she received Amnesty International’s highest human rights award at a concert in her honor. The Nobel peace laureate took to the stage with rock singer and philanthropist Bono to collect her long-postponed Ambassador of Conscience Award. She won the […]
Obama Says Tensions With Russia Can Be Worked Out
Posted June 18th, 2012 at 6:25 pm (UTC-5)
U.S. President Barack Obama says tensions with Russia can be worked out following talks with the Russian president spanning a range of topics, including Syria, Iran and trade. During a meeting on the sidelines of the G20 summit in Mexico Monday, Mr. Obama said he and President Vladimir Putin agree on the need to seek […]
Rwanda Closes Genocide Courts
Posted June 18th, 2012 at 6:00 pm (UTC-5)
Rwanda has officially closed its community courts after 10 years of trying those accused of involvement in the 1994 genocide. President Paul Kagame told lawmakers Monday that the courts, known as gacacas, exceeded people’s expectations. “The Gacaca courts were an important end in itself for justice and reconciliation. In fact they served a purpose far […]
Jury: US Baseball Great Roger Clemens Not Guilty of Lying to Congress
Posted June 18th, 2012 at 5:35 pm (UTC-5)
A U.S. federal jury has found legendary baseball star Roger Clemens not guilty on all charges of lying before Congress about his alleged use of steroids. The jury deliberated 10 hours before finding the pitching great innocent of all six counts, including perjury and obstruction of Congress. The 49 year-old Clemens struggled to hold back […]
European Stocks Fail to Sustain Rally After Greek Election
Posted June 18th, 2012 at 5:25 pm (UTC-5)
Stocks in Europe gave up their early gains Monday, failing to echo the rally in Asia after pro-bailout parties won enough votes in Greece’s parliamentary elections to form a government. Greece’s stock exchange surged more than 7 percent at one point, but lost much of its early gain. Elsewhere in Europe, fears about other struggling […]
European Stocks Fail to Sustain Rally After Greek Election
Posted June 18th, 2012 at 4:55 pm (UTC-5)
Stocks in Europe gave up their early gains Monday, failing to echo the rally in Asia after pro-bailout parties won enough votes in Greece’s parliamentary elections to form a government. Greece’s stock exchange surged more than 7 percent at one point, but lost much of its early gain. Elsewhere in Europe, fears about other struggling […]
Senior US Official to Visit Vientam, Brunei, Thailand
Posted June 18th, 2012 at 4:55 pm (UTC-5)
The U.S. Department of State says Assistant Secretary of State for Political-Military Affairs, Andrew J. Shapiro, will leave Tuesday for a five-day East Asia tour that will take him to Vietnam, Brunei and Thailand. A statement issued Monday says the tour will begin in the Vietnamese capital, Hanoi, where Shapiro will attend the fifth meeting […]
Syria Violence Kills 56
Posted June 18th, 2012 at 4:40 pm (UTC-5)
Syrian activists say violence across the country Monday killed at least 56 people, as the Arab League’s secretary-general called for an international peacekeeping force to be deployed to Syria. The head of the Britain-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights told VOA Monday that the heaviest fighting and shelling was in Homs city and in areas […]
Afghan Blast Kills 5, Wounds 17
Posted June 18th, 2012 at 4:35 pm (UTC-5)
A bomb blast in eastern Afghanistan killed five people and wounded 17 others Monday. Authorities say the explosion in Kapisa province killed a local police commander, his son, two bodyguards, and one civilian. Earlier this month, four French soldiers were killed in Kapisa, where hundreds of French troops have been deployed to fight the Taliban […]
