South Sudan has unveiled proposals to advance peace talks with Sudan, including billions of dollars in financial concessions. For its part, Sudan offered a muted reaction, saying any financial deal must come after a security agreement is reached. The two countries went to the brink of war in April, after failing to resolve issues on […]
South Sudan Makes New Peace Offer to Sudan
Posted July 23rd, 2012 at 4:40 pm (UTC-5)
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Philippines Reacts to Chinese Military Deployment
Posted July 23rd, 2012 at 4:35 pm (UTC-5)
(clarifies grafs 2 and 3) Philippine President Benigno Aquino says his country will not back down in a territorial dispute with China. Mr. Aquino made the statement Monday in his annual state of the union address, reacting to China’s establishment on Sunday of Sansha city across several disputed islands of the South China Sea. China […]
Philippines Reacts to Chinese Military Deployment
Posted July 23rd, 2012 at 3:55 pm (UTC-5)
Philippine President Benigno Aquino says his country will not back down in a territorial dispute with China. Mr. Aquino made the statement Monday in his annual state of the union address, reacting to China’s establishment on Sunday of Sansha city across several disputed islands of the South China Sea. China refers to the islands as […]
Clinton: US Committed to Creating ‘AIDS-Free Generation’
Posted July 23rd, 2012 at 3:45 pm (UTC-5)
U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton says America is committed to creating an “AIDS-free generation.” Addressing the second day of the International AIDS Conference in Washington Monday, she said the U.S. is working to build sustainable health systems that will help the world “finally win this fight.” With that goal, she said the U.S. is […]
Colorado Massacre Suspect Makes Court Appearance
Posted July 23rd, 2012 at 3:35 pm (UTC-5)
A judge in Colorado has ordered movie theater shooting suspect James Holmes to remain in jail until his next court appearance when he likely will be formally charged. Prosecutors say they are considering pursuing the death penalty for Holmes, who allegedly killed 12 people and wounded 58 at a midnight Friday screening of the new […]
Colorado Massacre Suspect Makes Court Appearance
Posted July 23rd, 2012 at 3:25 pm (UTC-5)
A judge in Colorado has ordered movie theater shooting suspect James Holmes to remain in jail until his next court appearance when he likely will be formally charged. Prosecutors say they are considering pursuing the death penalty for Holmes, who allegedly killed 12 people and wounded 28 at a midnight Friday screening of the new […]
Truck Crash Kills 13 in South Texas
Posted July 23rd, 2012 at 2:55 pm (UTC-5)
Police in Texas say at least 13 people are dead and 12 others injured after a crowded pickup truck slammed into a tree along a rural highway. Authorities investigating Sunday’s crash near Berclair, about 130 kilometers south of San Antonio, said they believe most of the victims were illegal immigrants. Border Patrol officials are assisting […]
Suspected US Drone Strike Kills 9 in Pakistan
Posted July 23rd, 2012 at 2:30 pm (UTC-5)
Pakistani security officials say a U.S. drone strike has killed at least nine suspected militants in the country’s northwest. The missiles hit a compound Monday in the Shawal area of the North Waziristan tribal agency near the Afghan border — a known hub for al-Qaida and Taliban-linked militants. Officials say the compound is linked to […]
Colorado Massacre Suspect Makes Court Appearance
Posted July 23rd, 2012 at 1:35 pm (UTC-5)
The man accused of killing 12 people and wounding 58 others in a Colorado movie theater made his first court appearance Monday, as investigators continue to piece together the events leading up to the shooting. James Holmes, his hair dyed bright orange, appeared unemotional and at times sleepy in Monday’s appearance. He did not speak, […]
World Stock Markets Plunge on Spain Debt Fears
Posted July 23rd, 2012 at 1:25 pm (UTC-5)
World stock markets are plunging on new fears that Spain could need an international bailout. Spanish economic minister Luis de Guindos denied Monday that Madrid would need assistance from its neighbors in the 17-nation euro currency zone. But Spain’s borrowing costs soared, and stock indexes in Asia, Europe and New York all fell sharply, with […]
