The United Nations Security Council says Somalia’s transition is at a “decisive phase” and must be completed by August 20. In a statement Wednesday, the Council urged all parties involved in a U.N.-backed roadmap to a permanent government to follow through on their commitments. The statement came as a nine-day conference began in the Somali […]
UN: Somalia Transition at ‘Decisive Phase’
Posted July 25th, 2012 at 11:30 pm (UTC-5)
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Law Enforcement Officials: Holmes Sent Doctor Warning He Would Shoot People
Posted July 25th, 2012 at 7:50 pm (UTC-5)
Law enforcement officials say James Holmes, the suspect in the Colorado movie theater shooting, sent a package to a university psychiatrist about a week before his alleged crime, warning he would shoot people. The officials say the package sat in the University of Colorado mailroom and was not discovered until after the July 20 mass […]
Battles Rage in Syrian Cities of Aleppo, Damascus
Posted July 25th, 2012 at 6:10 pm (UTC-5)
Syrian opposition activists say security forces are using using attack helicopters and machine guns to pound rebel targets in Damascus, the capital, and Aleppo, Syria’s largest city. The opposition says the Syrian army has moved thousands of troops to Aleppo and that fighting rages on the ground. White House spokesman Jay Carney calls the reported […]
Mother of Baseball Legend Cal Ripken Safe After Kidnapping
Posted July 25th, 2012 at 5:25 pm (UTC-5)
(new info in graf 2) The mother of U.S. baseball Hall of Famer Cal Ripken, Jr. is safely back home after an apparent kidnapping. Police say 74-year-old Vi Ripken was taken from her home in Aberdeen, Maryland, north of Baltimore, Tuesday morning. They say an armed man forced her into her own car and drove […]
UN Envoy: Prospects for Middle East Peace Process Bleak
Posted July 25th, 2012 at 5:00 pm (UTC-5)
A top United Nations official says talks aimed at restarting the Middle East peace process remain stalled, and that time is running out for a two-state solution to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. Robert Serry, the U.N. coordinator for Middle East peace, spoke Wednesday at a Security Council debate on the decades-long conflict. He said efforts to […]
Mother of Baseball Legend Cal Ripken Safe After Kidnapping
Posted July 25th, 2012 at 4:55 pm (UTC-5)
The mother of U.S. baseball Hall of Famer Cal Ripken, Jr. is safely back home after an apparent kidnapping. Police say 74-year-old Vi Ripken was taken from her home in Aberdeen, Maryland, north of Baltimore, Tuesday morning. They say an armed man forced her into her own car and drove her around the area. Vi […]
US: Chinese Political Reforms Have Lagged Behind Economic Advances
Posted July 25th, 2012 at 4:10 pm (UTC-5)
U.S. officials say Chinese political reforms have lagged behind the country’s economic advances. Representatives of the two nations met for an annual dialogue on human rights earlier this week. The head of the U.S. delegation, Assistant Secretary of State for Human Rights Michael Posner, told reporters Wednesday that the overall human rights situation in China […]
US: Chinese Political Reforms Lag Behind Economic Advances
Posted July 25th, 2012 at 3:45 pm (UTC-5)
U.S. officials say Chinese political reforms have lagged behind that country’s economic advances. Representatives of the two nations discussed human rights at an annual dialogue earlier this week. The head of the U.S. delegation to those talks, Assistant Secretary of State for Human Rights Michael Posner, told reporters Wednesday that the overall human rights situation […]
North Korea Identifies Kim Jon Un’s Mystery Companion as His Wife
Posted July 25th, 2012 at 3:10 pm (UTC-5)
North Korea has confirmed its leader Kim Jong Un is married, ending weeks of speculation about the identity of a woman who has accompanied him to recent public events. State media reported that Mr. Kim and “Comrade Ri Sol Ju” toured a newly-built amusement park Wednesday in Pyongyang. It was the first time North Korean […]
US Beats France in Women’s Olympic Football
Posted July 25th, 2012 at 2:55 pm (UTC-5)
Olympic competition kicked off Wednesday with women’s football matches, although opening ceremonies in London are two days away. The United States began defending its 2008 Olympic gold medal by beating France 4-2 in Glasgow, Scotland. Alex Morgan scored twice for the U.S., which recovered from a two-goal deficit. Britain beat New Zealand 1-0 in the […]
