Britain’s Supreme Court has rejected an application by WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange to reopen his appeal against extradition to Sweden, where he faces charges for sex crimes. In a ruling issued Thursday, all seven Supreme Court justices dismissed the application as being “without merit,” rejecting arguments by Assange’s lawyers that they had not been given […]
British Court Rejects Appeal by WikiLeaks Founder to Reopen Case
Posted June 14th, 2012 at 11:35 am (UTC-5)
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Report: US Expands Air Surveillance Across Africa
Posted June 14th, 2012 at 11:10 am (UTC-5)
The Washington Post reports the U.S. military has set up small air bases across Africa to conduct surveillance of terrorist groups. The newspaper, quoting U.S. and African officials, says about a dozen bases have been set up since 2007 in a number of countries, including Burkina Faso, Uganda, Ethiopia, Djibouti, Kenya and the Seychelles. The […]
Karzai: Afghanistan Site of Cooperation Against Terrorism
Posted June 14th, 2012 at 10:10 am (UTC-5)
Afghan President Hamid Karzai says international partners are cooperating to help his country fight terrorism and radicalism and bring peace and economic progress to the region. President Karzai spoke Thursday at a one-day conference in Kabul, where officials were discussing the future of Afghanistan after foreign troops withdraw in 2014. The talks follow similar discussions […]
Ex-Mubarak Official Shafiq Cleared for Presidential Run
Posted June 14th, 2012 at 8:55 am (UTC-5)
Tempers are flaring in Cairo, where the country’s constitutional court has cleared former prime minister Ahmed Shafiq to contest this weekend’s presidential run-off election. Crowds gathered outside the courthouse chanting, demanding the “fall of military regime.” Shafiq placed second to the Muslim Brotherhood’s candidate, Mohamed Morsi, in the first round of voting in late May. […]
Report: US Expands Air Surveillance Across Africa
Posted June 14th, 2012 at 8:45 am (UTC-5)
The Washington Post reports the U.S. military has set up small air bases across Africa to conduct surveillance of terrorist groups. The newspaper, quoting U.S. and African officials, says about a dozen bases have been set up since 2007 in a number of countries. They include Burkina Faso, Uganda, Ethiopia, Djibouti, Kenya and the Seychelles. […]
British PM Says Relationship Between Media and Politicians Is Too Cozy
Posted June 14th, 2012 at 7:35 am (UTC-5)
British Prime Minister David Cameron has gone before a media ethics panel to testify about his relationship with media mogul Rupert Murdoch. Mr. Cameron told the government-funded, independent panel that politicians and the media have had a too close relationship for the past two decades. He says there needs to be more transparency and better […]
Obama, Romney to Visit Crucial Battleground State of Ohio
Posted June 14th, 2012 at 7:30 am (UTC-5)
U.S. President Barack Obama and Mitt Romney, the likely Republican presidential nominee, will travel to Ohio Thursday to deliver major speeches about their views on the sluggish U.S. economy. Mr. Obama will appear at a community college in Cleveland, where he is expected to argue that Romney’s plans to extend tax breaks to the wealthiest […]
British PM Says Relationship Between Media and Politicians is to Cozy
Posted June 14th, 2012 at 7:05 am (UTC-5)
British Prime Minister David Cameron has gone before a media ethics panel to testify about his relationship with media mogul Rupert Murdoch. Mr. Cameron told the government-funded, independent panel that politicians and the media have had a too close relationship for the past two decades. He says there needs to be more transparency and better […]
China Rejects Sanctions as Syria Solution
Posted June 14th, 2012 at 6:55 am (UTC-5)
China says it does not approve of using sanctions to address the crisis in Syria, a day after France’s foreign minister discussed possible measures to enforce a faltering cease-fire plan. Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Liu Weimin said Thursday his country objected to using pressure, and instead backed the efforts of international envoy Kofi Annan. “Under […]
Aung San Suu Kyi Calls for International Investment in Burma
Posted June 14th, 2012 at 6:25 am (UTC-5)
Burmese opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi has called for international aid and investment that will help promote further democratic reform in Burma, as she kicked off her landmark European tour in Geneva. The newly elected lawmaker said in an address Thursday to the International Labor Organization that she would like to see the Burmese […]
