Syrian activists say pro-government militia and security forces have killed at least 78 people, including women and children, in the central province of Hama. They said some of those killed in the village of al-Kubeir Wednesday were stabbed to death. The Britain-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said ‘shabiha’ militiamen armed with guns and knives […]
US Agents Break Up Drug Smuggling Ring Inside Puerto Rico Airport
Posted June 6th, 2012 at 5:00 pm (UTC-5)
U.S. federal drug agents swept through Puerto Rico’s main airport Wednesday and arrested more than 30 people suspected of smuggling millions of dollars of cocaine into the United States aboard commercial passenger airline flights. Three other people were arrested at the Miami and Dallas airports. Suspects include baggage handlers and employees with American Airlines, which […]
Afghan Violence Kills At Least 40 People
Posted June 6th, 2012 at 4:50 pm (UTC-5)
At least 40 people were killed across Afghanistan on Wednesday in two Taliban suicide bomb attacks and a NATO airstrike that Afghan officials say killed 18 civilians. The deadliest attack took place in southern Kandahar province near Kandahar Air Field, a base run by the U.S.-led coalition, where a double suicide bombing killed more than […]
Clinton to Discuss Syria, Counterrorism At Turkey Forum
Posted June 6th, 2012 at 4:35 pm (UTC-5)
U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton is in Istanbul, Turkey, where she will take part in an international forum on counterterrorism. Close to 30 countries are currently participating in the forum. During the two-day event that starts Thursday, Secretary Clinton will also discuss the situation in Syria with counterparts from the region as well […]
Clinton Urges Azerbaijan to Respect Human Rights
Posted June 6th, 2012 at 3:25 pm (UTC-5)
U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton has pressed Azerbaijan to show greater respect for human rights. During a visit Wednesday to the Azerbaijani capital, Baku, Clinton urged the government to let citizens express their views peacefully and to release those who have been detained for doing so. She also called on Azerbaijani authorities to respect […]
Serbia’s Nikolic Faces More Overseas Criticism for Srebrenica Comments
Posted June 6th, 2012 at 2:15 pm (UTC-5)
Serbia’s new president, Tomislav Nikolic, is facing more criticism from the West and the region for denying that the 1995 massacre of Muslims in Bosnia-Herzegovina’s eastern town of Srebrenica was a genocide. The United States said it “deplores” the statement made by Mr. Nikolic shortly after his inauguration last Thursday, while a Croatian Serb leader […]
US Tech Giants Mapping a Battle
Posted June 6th, 2012 at 2:15 pm (UTC-5)
Two U.S. technology innovators are waging a new battle over the maps that people throughout the world access on their smartphones and other computing devices. For several years, consumers using the hand-held iPhones and iPad tablets sold by the Apple consumer products company have viewed maps supplied by one of the leading search engine companies, […]
US Science Fiction Icon Ray Bradbury Dead at 91
Posted June 6th, 2012 at 1:20 pm (UTC-5)
Ray Bradbury, one of America’s best-known science fiction writers, has died at the age of 91. Bradbury is perhaps most remembered for his 1953 novel Fahrenheit 451, about a futuristic society where book burning is an official policy. Often described as a story about the evils of censorship, Bradbury said the book was really about […]
Suicide Bombings Kill 22 in Southern Afghanistan
Posted June 6th, 2012 at 1:05 pm (UTC-5)
Officials in southern Afghanistan say suicide bombers have killed at least 22 civilians near a NATO air base. Authorities say two bombers struck a parking area packed with truck drivers and others waiting to get into the facility in Kandahar province Wednesday. One attacker on a motorcycle set off the first blast, and as people […]
China Closes Tibet to Tourists
Posted June 6th, 2012 at 12:30 pm (UTC-5)
Travel operators say Chinese authorities have closed Tibet to foreign visitors and canceled visas for the region. The move comes days after two Tibetans set themselves on fire in the region to protest Chinese rule. No reason was given for the ban on foreign visitors with several Beijing based tour operators saying the restrictions could […]
