Iran says it has successfully tested medium-range ballistic missiles capable of hitting Israel in response to threats of military action against the Islamic Republic over its suspected nuclear weapons program. Official Iranian media quoted a leading officer in the Revolutionary Guards Corps Tuesday as saying the exercises included the Shahab 3 missile, which traveled distances […]
Iran: Ballistic Missile Tests ‘Response to Threats’
Posted July 3rd, 2012 at 12:25 pm (UTC-5)
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UN Body Moves to Protect Historic Sites Under Attack in Mali
Posted July 3rd, 2012 at 11:25 am (UTC-5)
The U.N. World Heritage Committee has called for a special fund to protect Mali’s cultural heritage, after militants destroyed ancient shrines in Timbuktu. In a statement Tuesday, the 21-member committee condemned what it called “repugnant acts” by Islamist hardliners. The panel also recommended the U.N. send a mission to Mali as soon as possible to […]
Burma Frees 20 Political Prisoners in General Amnesty
Posted July 3rd, 2012 at 11:25 am (UTC-5)
Burma has freed more than 20 political prisoners as part of a general amnesty the government says is aimed at promoting national reconciliation. Burmese rights activists said the dissidents were among a group of 46 prisoners granted amnesties by President Thein Sein on Tuesday. State media said the government freed an additional 34 foreign prisoners […]
Greece: ‘Alarming’ New Information About Its Economy
Posted July 3rd, 2012 at 11:15 am (UTC-5)
Greece says its recession is deepening and will present “alarming” information about the state of the country’s economy this week to international auditors in a new effort to ease the terms of the government’s latest bailout. A government spokesman described the economic data as “astounding” in a television interview Tuesday, but gave no details. He […]
Report: Assad Regrets Syria Downing of Turkish Jet
Posted July 3rd, 2012 at 10:50 am (UTC-5)
A Turkish newspaper has quoted Syrian President Bashar al-Assad saying he regrets that his forces shot down a Turkish military jet last month. The Cumhuriyet newspaper published comments from Mr. Assad Tuesday in which the leader insisted the jet was flying in Syrian airspace that had been used by Israeli planes three times. Turkey says […]
France Arrests Web Administrator Suspected of Terrorist Ties
Posted July 3rd, 2012 at 10:50 am (UTC-5)
French authorities say they have arrested the administrator of an extremist website who is suspected of playing a role in recruiting and financing for al-Qaida and other terrorist groups. The French prosecutor’s office said the Tunisian national, who lives in the French city of Toulon, was being questioned Tuesday. The prosecutor said there is evidence […]
Report: Assad Regrets Syria Downing of Turkish Jet
Posted July 3rd, 2012 at 10:40 am (UTC-5)
A Turkish newspaper has quoted Syrian President Bashar al-Assad saying he regrets that his forces shot down a Turkish military jet last month. The Cumhuriyet newspaper published comments from Mr. Assad Tuesday in which the leader insisted the jet was flying in Syrian airspace that had been used by Israeli planes three times. Turkey says […]
Iraq Attacks Kill 36
Posted July 3rd, 2012 at 10:00 am (UTC-5)
Bombings in several Iraqi cities have killed at least 36 people and wounded nearly 100 others. The bloodiest attack Tuesday was in the southern city of Diwaniya, where a truck bomb in a crowded market killed at least 25 people. Authorities have declared a curfew in the city, some 150 kilometers south of Baghdad. Elsewhere, […]
UN Report: North Korea Defies UN Sanctions
Posted July 3rd, 2012 at 7:40 am (UTC-5)
A United Nations report has concluded that North Korea continues to “actively defy” international sanctions by attempting to ship arms to Burma and Syria and by importing luxury goods. The report by a panel of experts says U.N. sanctions imposed on North Korea following nuclear tests in 2006 and 2009 have slowed but failed to […]
Truck Bomb Kills 25 in Southern Iraq
Posted July 3rd, 2012 at 6:10 am (UTC-5)
A truck bomb has exploded in a crowded market in southern Iraq, killing at least 25 people and wounding at least 50 others others. The attack Tuesday happened in Diwaniya, about 150 kilometers south of Baghdad. Shortly after the blast, authorities declared a partial curfew in the city. Earlier Tuesday, at least four people died […]
