Arab League chief Nabil Elaraby has urged the fragmented Syrian opposition to unite and criticized a United Nations-brokered plan for a transitional government in Syria. Elaraby, who is chairing a two-day meeting in Cairo attended by some 250 opposition figures, urged the factions “not to waste this opportunity” to overcome their differences. Turkish Foreign Minister […]
Arab League Urges Syrian Opposition to Unite
Posted July 2nd, 2012 at 12:45 pm (UTC-5)
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Europe’s Airbus to Open US Plant
Posted July 2nd, 2012 at 12:30 pm (UTC-5)
The world’s largest aircraft manufacturer, Europe-based Airbus, says it is planning to build its first U.S. manufacturing plant. Airbus said Monday it intends to open an assembly plant in the southern U.S. city of Mobile, Alabama. The company said it plans to start producing A320 passenger jets by 2015 — a direct challenge to its […]
Suicide Car Bomb Kills 7 in S. Afghanistan
Posted July 2nd, 2012 at 11:55 am (UTC-5)
Afghan officials say a suicide car bomb killed at least seven people and wounded 23 others in southern Afghanistan’s Kandahar city. A spokesman for the provincial governor tweeted that all the casualties in Monday’s attack are civilians. Eyewitnesses also tell VOA that the car apparently targeted a minibus carrying contractors from a major U.S. military […]
Kosovo Granted Full Sovereignty
Posted July 2nd, 2012 at 11:25 am (UTC-5)
The multi-national group supervising Kosovo’s independence has decided to grant it full rights of national sovereignty as of September. The International Steering Group — composed of 25 western nations — has been responsible for overseeing Kosovo’s independence and helping establish democratic institutions in the former Serbian province, which has a two-million strong ethnic Albanian majority. […]
Eurozone Jobless Rate Hits Record as Manufacturing Contracts
Posted July 2nd, 2012 at 11:15 am (UTC-5)
Twin reports are showing new economic weakness in the 17-nation euro currency bloc, with the jobless rate reaching a record level and manufacturing activity unchanged at a three-year low. The European Union said Monday the eurozone’s unemployment rate edged up in May to 11.1 percent, the highest rate since the euro was launched in 1999. […]
Floods Kill 79 in India, Displace 2 Million
Posted July 2nd, 2012 at 11:05 am (UTC-5)
Floods triggered by monsoon rains have killed at least 79 people and displaced two million others in eastern India. Entire villages were washed away in the state of Assam, when the Brahmaputra river breached its banks. The Indian army has been deployed to help flood victims. Major General R.N. Nair told reporters on Monday, “we […]
4 Aid Workers Kidnapped in Kenya Freed in Dramatic Rescue
Posted July 2nd, 2012 at 10:40 am (UTC-5)
Four international aid workers kidnapped in Kenya are now free and headed home, following a dramatic rescue by security forces inside Somalia. The hostages were rescued on Monday during a joint operation by Kenyan and Somali military forces, three days after being captured. A Somali police official told VOA the four were discovered after a […]
Afghan Man in Police Uniform Kills 3 British Soldiers
Posted July 2nd, 2012 at 10:25 am (UTC-5)
Britain’s defense ministry says an Afghan man dressed in a police uniform killed three British soldiers Sunday. In a statement Monday, the ministry said the incident occurred at a checkpoint in southern Afghanistan’s Helmand Province. Defense officials say the soldiers were part of a police advisory team that was meeting with local elders. As the […]
Eurozone Jobless Rate Hits Record as Manufacturing Contracts
Posted July 2nd, 2012 at 10:15 am (UTC-5)
Twin reports are showing new economic weakness in the 17-nation euro currency bloc, with the jobless rate reaching a record level and manufacturing activity unchanged at a three-year low. The European Union said Monday the eurozone’s unemployment rate edged up in May to 11.1 percent, the highest rate since the euro was launched in 1999. […]
Mali Islamists Destroy Ancient Timbuktu Sites
Posted July 2nd, 2012 at 9:50 am (UTC-5)
Islamist militants in Mali’s historic city Timbuktu destroyed and damaged ancient sites for a third straight day, defying international threats of prosecution. Witnesses say the al-Qaida-linked group Ansar Dine targeted the 15th-century Sidi Yahya mosque on Monday, tearing off the entrance door. The door is considered sacred and was to remain closed until the end […]
