Burma’s President Thein Sein begins a three-day visit to Thailand Sunday, after postponing the trip twice. The Burmese leader will meet with Thai Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra on Monday. The two are likely to discuss investment in Burma and the status of hundreds of thousands of ethnic Rohinghya refugees who fled ethnic violence in Burma. […]
Murdoch Quits News Corp. Subsidiary Boards
Posted July 21st, 2012 at 10:35 pm (UTC-5)
Media magnate Rupert Murdoch has stepped down as director of several subsidiary boards within his troubled News Corporation conglomerate, ahead of a planned company split. A corporate statement Saturday said Murdoch stepped down as director of NI Group, Times Newspaper Holdings and News Corporation Investments. It linked the move to a recent announcement that the […]
Washington Hosts International Aids Conference
Posted July 21st, 2012 at 10:15 pm (UTC-5)
About 25,000 of world’s top AIDS researchers, political leaders, diplomats and other stakeholders are gathering in Washington for Sunday’s International AIDS Conference. The biennial conference will take place through July 27 in the U.S. capital, a city faced with one of the nation’s highest rates of HIV infections. The HIV virus usually leads to AIDS […]
Colorado Police: Explosive Threats Eliminated at Shooter’s Apartment
Posted July 21st, 2012 at 10:05 pm (UTC-5)
Colorado police probing the deadly mass shooting at a movie theater outside Denver say bomb experts have eliminated all major explosives at the shooter’s booby-trapped apartment. Aurora Police Chief Dan Oates told reporters Saturday afternoon that the apartment was rigged to kill whomever entered it first. He said in all likelihood that would have been […]
Russian Activists Criticize Law Branding NGOs “Foreign Agents”
Posted July 21st, 2012 at 10:05 pm (UTC-5)
Russian activists are criticizing the Kremlin for a new law that labels non-governmental organizations receiving financial support from abroad as “foreign agents.” The Kremlin said Saturday that President Vladimir Putin had signed the controversial measure, which cleared parliament earlier this month. The law applies to NGOs engaging in political activities. Opponents say it is a […]
Syrian Troops, Rebels Clash in Aleppo
Posted July 21st, 2012 at 10:00 pm (UTC-5)
Syrian government troops clashed with rebels for a second straight day in the northern city of Aleppo, as the intensifying conflict sent thousands of civilians from across the war-torn nation pouring into neighboring Lebanon and Iraq. Activists described the fighting in Aleppo as some of the fiercest to date in Syria’s commercial hub and largest […]
Obama to Visit Shooting Victims, Families Sunday
Posted July 21st, 2012 at 9:45 pm (UTC-5)
The White House says U.S. President Barack Obama will travel to Colorado Sunday to visit with victims of Friday’s mass shooting rampage and their families. A White House spokesman announced plans for the trip Saturday night, and said it will include meetings with local officials. The itinerary was disclosed just hours after Mr. Obama used […]
Murdoch Quits News Corp. Subsidiary Boards
Posted July 21st, 2012 at 8:40 pm (UTC-5)
Media mogul Rupert Murdoch has stepped down as director of several subsidiary boards within his troubled News Corporation conglomerate, ahead of a planned company split. A corporate statement said Murdoch stepped down as director of NI Group (formerly News International), Times Newspaper Holdings and News Corporation Investments. It linked the move to a recent announcement […]
Colorado Police: Explosive Threats Eliminated at Suspect’s Apartment
Posted July 21st, 2012 at 5:40 pm (UTC-5)
Colorado police probing the deadly mass shooting at a movie theater outside Denver say bomb experts have eliminated all major explosives threats at the booby-trapped apartment of the suspect. Aurora Police Chief Dan Oates spoke Saturday afternoon, after bomb squads disarmed a tripwire and detonated a homemade explosive device at the apartment near Friday’s crime […]
US Cuts Military Aid to Rwanda
Posted July 21st, 2012 at 3:15 pm (UTC-5)
The United States has cut its military aid to Rwanda, citing concerns that the government in Kigali is supporting rebels in neighboring Democratic Republic of Congo. The U.S. State Department said Saturday it had evidence that Rwanda is helping Congolese rebel groups, including M23. It said it will withhold $200,000 of aid pledged to help […]
