A senior U.S. diplomat says North Korea can rejoin the international community if it lives up to its international obligations to dismantle its nuclear programs. Ambassador Glyn Davies, special representative of the Secretary of State for North Korea policy, told VOA that Pyongyang made promises to do that at a meeting with U.S. officials on […]
US Envoy: North Korea Must Live Up To Its Obligations
Posted July 24th, 2012 at 9:20 pm (UTC-5)
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Batman Star Christian Bale Visits Shooting Victims in Hospital
Posted July 24th, 2012 at 8:40 pm (UTC-5)
Actor Christian Bale, who plays Batman in The Dark Knight Rises, has visited fans wounded in last week’s mass shooting during a screening of the film at a theater in Colorado. Bale met with seven of the victims Tuesday at a hospital in the city of Aurora, posing for pictures and thanking doctors and police […]
Syrian Forces Step Up Efforts to Retake Aleppo
Posted July 24th, 2012 at 8:00 pm (UTC-5)
Syrian jets flew overhead while helicopters fired missiles Tuesday in a new government push to put down the rebellion in Aleppo, Syria’s largest city. The exact situation on the ground is not clear. But witnesses report heavy fighting in the streets. Opposition reports say thousands of Syrian troops are heading toward Aleppo from their positions […]
Romney Hits Out at Obama on Foreign Policy
Posted July 24th, 2012 at 7:50 pm (UTC-5)
Republican presidential challenger Mitt Romney is accusing President Barack Obama of failing to stand up to China, Russia and Iran, in a rebuke of the president’s foreign policy record. Romney spoke Tuesday to an annual convention of American war veterans, in his first foreign policy speech as the presumptive Republican nominee. He also accused Mr. […]
Risky Teen Behavior Giving AIDS New Life
Posted July 24th, 2012 at 6:50 pm (UTC-5)
A new study suggests that risky sexual behavior, especially among teens, is hindering the fight to halt the spread of AIDS. The survey, released Tuesday by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, found that efforts to curb risky behavior in American teens have stalled over the past 10 years. Researchers say it is […]
Clinton: US Increasing Help for Syrian Rebels
Posted July 24th, 2012 at 5:25 pm (UTC-5)
Secretary of State Hillary Clinton says the United States is increasing its efforts to help Syrian rebels fighting to topple President Bashar al-Assad. Clinton gave no details, but she said Tuesday that the U.S. is giving such non-lethal aid as medical and communications support. She said Washington is working outside of the U.N. Security Council, […]
Ghana’s VP Sworn In as President Following John Atta Mills’ Death
Posted July 24th, 2012 at 5:25 pm (UTC-5)
Ghana’s vice president took the presidential oath of office Tuesday, hours after officials announced the sudden death of President John Atta Mills. John Dramani Mahama takes over the remaining term of Mr. Mills, who died earlier in the day at a military hospital in the capital, Accra. Mr. Mills was 68. The president’s office said […]
US-Based Catholic Cleric Jailed in Sex Abuse Coverup
Posted July 24th, 2012 at 5:05 pm (UTC-5)
A U.S.-based Roman Catholic Church official convicted of hiding child sex abuse by priests was sentenced Tuesday to a prison term of up to six years. Monsignor William Lynn, who oversaw the work of 800 priests in the Archdiocese of Philadelphia, was in charge of investigating sex abuse claims against priests from 1992 to 2004. […]
John Dramani Mahama Assumes Ghana’s Presidency
Posted July 24th, 2012 at 5:00 pm (UTC-5)
John Dramani Mahama was sworn in as Ghana’s interim president Tuesday following the sudden death of John Atta Mills. Mr. Mahama has served as vice president since 2009. He previously held the position of minister of communications and was a three-term parliamentarian for Ghana’s Bole-Bamboi constituency in the country’s north. Mr. Mahama graduated from the […]
Ghana’s President John Atta Mills Dead
Posted July 24th, 2012 at 3:10 pm (UTC-5)
Ghana’s president, John Atta Mills, has died at the age of 68. The president’s office says Mr. Mills died Tuesday at a military hospital in the capital, Accra. The statement says the president died a “sudden and untimely death,” a few hours after falling ill. The nature of his illness was not given. President Mills […]
