Pakistan has rejected new Indian charges of Pakistani state involvement in the 2008 terror attacks that killed 166 people in India’s financial capital, Mumbai. Pakistani Foreign Secretary Jalil Abbas Jilani denied the allegations Thursday, after wrapping up two days of talks in New Delhi with his Indian counterpart, Ranjan Mathai. Jilani also urged India to […]
Pakistan Rejects Indian Charges of Involvement in Mumbai Attacks
Posted July 5th, 2012 at 6:50 am (UTC-5)
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Panel: Fukushima Nuclear Disaster ‘Man-Made’
Posted July 5th, 2012 at 6:45 am (UTC-5)
A Japanese parliamentary panel has concluded that last year’s Fukushima nuclear disaster was “man-made,” even as authorities announced the controversial return of nuclear power for the first time following the crisis. The report, based on a six-month investigation, faulted both the government and the plant operator, Tokyo Electric Power Company, for failing to foresee and […]
Aid Group Warns of New Food Crisis in Somalia
Posted July 5th, 2012 at 6:05 am (UTC-5)
Save the Children is warning that poor rainfalls and conflict threaten to push hundreds of thousands of Somalis back into hunger, just months after the country recovered from a devastating famine. The organization’s spokesperson, Andrew Wander, told VOA poor rains will likely delay the upcoming harvest in south-central Somalia, which was the hardest hit by […]
Romanian Lawmakers Move to Impeach President
Posted July 5th, 2012 at 5:30 am (UTC-5)
A coalition of Romanian lawmakers are moving to try to impeach President Traian Basescu, as part of a power struggle with the country’s prime minister. The coalition’s action is the latest move in a month-long campaign of attacks by Prime Minister Victor Ponta against the President Basescu. Lawmakers from the three-party Liberal Social Union , […]
Obama Returns to Campaigning with Ohio, Pennsylvania Visits
Posted July 5th, 2012 at 5:10 am (UTC-5)
U.S. President Barack Obama is heading back onto the campaign trail Thursday for a two-day bus tour through Ohio and Pennsylvania, two crucial states in the November general election. Mr. Obama carried both states in the 2008 election, and recent opinion polls show him holding a narrow lead over his presumptive Republican opponent, Mitt Romney. […]
Pakistan Rejects Indian Charges of Involvement in Mumbai Attacks
Posted July 5th, 2012 at 4:50 am (UTC-5)
Pakistan has rejected new Indian charges of Pakistani state involvement in the 2008 terror attacks that killed 166 people in India’s financial capital, Mumbai. Pakistani Foreign Secretary Jalil Abbas Jilani denied the allegations Thursday, after wrapping up two days of talks in New Delhi with his Indian counterpart, Ranjan Mathai. On Wednesday, Indian Home Minister […]
Panel: Fukushima Nuclear Disaster ‘Man-Made’
Posted July 5th, 2012 at 3:25 am (UTC-5)
A Japanese parliamentary panel has concluded that last year’s Fukushima nuclear disaster was “man-made,” even as authorities announced the controversial return of nuclear power for the first time following the crisis. The report, based on a six-month investigation, faulted both the government and the plant operator, Tokyo Electric Power Company, for failing to foresee and […]
Americans Celebrate Independence Day
Posted July 5th, 2012 at 2:20 am (UTC-5)
The annual Independence Day celebration across the United States was capped off Wednesday with the traditional nighttime fireworks displays in many cities. In Washington, D.C., a large crowd gathered at the U.S. Capitol for a patriotic concert watched as fireworks lit up the sky behind the Washington Monument, while New Yorkers were treated to a […]
Amnesty: Three Years After Riots, China Still Cracking Down on Uighurs
Posted July 5th, 2012 at 1:50 am (UTC-5)
Amnesty International says China continues to silence ethnic Uighurs who speak out about human rights abuses allegedly committed three years ago, during deadly riots in the western province of Xinjiang. The rights group says “dozens, if not hundreds” of Uighurs are still being detained after they “disappeared” in the aftermath of the riots that killed […]
German Carmaker Volkswagen Set To Takeover Porsche
Posted July 5th, 2012 at 12:20 am (UTC-5)
German automaker Volkswagen says it expects to complete a takeover of sports car manufacturer Porsche by the end of the month. Volkswagen AG issued a statement Wednesday, saying Porsche AG will become a fully integrated brand of Volkswagen by August 1. Volkswagen says it will purchase the remaining 50.1 percent of Porsche from its holding […]
