Long-time Burmese democracy activist Aung San Suu Kyi has departed on a landmark European tour that will include her formal acceptance of the Nobel Peace Prize awarded to her more than 20 years ago. The newly elected member of parliament, who spent much of the past two decades under house arrest, set out from Rangoon […]
Suu Kyi Departs on Landmark Trip to Europe
Posted June 13th, 2012 at 2:00 am (UTC-5)
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Report: China Shipped Missile Launch Vehicles to North Korea
Posted June 13th, 2012 at 12:45 am (UTC-5)
Japanese officials say China has violated a U.N. embargo by supplying North Korea with vehicles capable of transporting and launching ballistic missiles. Local media Wednesday quoted government sources as saying that a Chinese company sent four giant, 16-wheel missile launch vehicles to North Korea last August. The Asahi Shimbun, which first reported the story, said […]
Opposition Rally Draws Tens of Thousands in Moscow
Posted June 12th, 2012 at 8:50 pm (UTC-5)
Tens of thousands of Russian anti-government protesters have taken part in a major rally in Moscow during a national holiday to denounce President Vladimir Putin’s third term in office. Tuesday’s rally was the first to be called by the opposition since Mr. Putin took office on May 7 and began tightening a government crackdown on […]
Azerbaijan Jails Iranian Journalists on Drug Charges
Posted June 12th, 2012 at 7:20 pm (UTC-5)
A court in Azerbaijan has sentenced an Iranian journalist to two years in prison for drug possession in a case that his supporters say is politically motivated. Azerbaijani authorities arrested Anar Bayramli, a reporter for Sahar TV and news agency, in February on charges of possessing illicit drugs. He has denied the charges. Several media […]
US Agents Raid Ranch, Race Track Used by Mexican Drug Gang
Posted June 12th, 2012 at 6:50 pm (UTC-5)
U.S. federal agents Tuesday raided a ranch in Oklahoma and a race track in New Mexico allegedly used by Mexico’s vicious Zeta drug cartel to launder money. U.S. officials have indicted 14 suspected cartel members. Seven were arrested in Tuesday’s raids, including a brother of Zeta chief Miguel Angel Trevino Morales. The U.S. Justice Department […]
Suu Kyi Set for Landmark Trip to Europe
Posted June 12th, 2012 at 6:20 pm (UTC-5)
Burmese democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi is set to leave Burma for Europe Wednesday, her first trip to the continent in 24 years, after spending much of the past two decades under house arrest. Aung San Suu Kyi’s first stop will be Geneva on June 14, where she will address the annual International Labor […]
Israel’s Parliament Debates Massacre of Armenians
Posted June 12th, 2012 at 6:20 pm (UTC-5)
The Israeli parliament Tuesday debated whether to recognize the mass killing of Armenians by Ottoman Turks early in the 20th century as an act of genocide, a move that would further aggravate already tense relations between between Israel and Turkey. Armenians say the Ottoman Turks killed about 1.5 million of their people in an orchestrated […]
14 Year Old Chinese Golfer Youngers Ever in US Open
Posted June 12th, 2012 at 5:40 pm (UTC-5)
A Chinese teenager is making American sports history. Fourteen year-old Andy Zhang will be the youngest golfer on record to play in the prestigious U.S. Open tournament. Zhang qualified for the match when British golfer Paul Casey dropped out because of a shoulder injury. The previous youngest U.S. Open competitor was 15 year-old Tadd Fujikawa, […]
Death Toll Passes 20 in Sectarian Strife in Burma
Posted June 12th, 2012 at 4:20 pm (UTC-5)
Burmese state media say more than 20 people have been killed in the western state of Rakhine, as international pressure mounts for an end to sectarian fighting between ethnic-Rakhine Buddhists and Rohingya Muslims. The media say that since Friday, when the latest clashes between the two sides erupted, 21 people have been killed, more than […]
Clinton Challenges Russia on Syria, UN Peacekeeping Chief Says Syria in Civil War
Posted June 12th, 2012 at 4:10 pm (UTC-5)
U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said Tuesday that the U.S. is concerned about reports Russia is sending attack helicopters to Syria, as the U.N. peacekeeping chief said the Arab country is now in a full-scale civil war. Secretary Clinton also said Russia’s claims that its arms shipments to Syria are unrelated to the conflict […]
