A Chinese court says the wife of disgraced politician Bo Xilai did not deny murder charges against her in a high-profile trial Thursday. A court official said prosecutors accused Gu Kailai of luring British businessman Neil Heywood to a hotel in the southwestern city of Chongqing last November, getting him drunk and poisoning him. It […]
Chinese Court: Wife of Disgraced Politician Didn’t Deny Murder Charge
Posted August 9th, 2012 at 10:30 pm (UTC-5)
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Clinton Presses Nigeria’s President on Security
Posted August 9th, 2012 at 10:05 pm (UTC-5)
U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton urged Nigeria’s president Thursday to step up efforts to combat growing extremist violence in the country’s north and central regions. Officials traveling with Clinton said she told President Goodluck Jonathan and top Nigerian security authorities that Washington stands ready to help train police and anti-terror units in the fight […]
Clinton Presses Nigeria’s President on Security
Posted August 9th, 2012 at 7:10 pm (UTC-5)
U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton urged Nigeria’s president Thursday to step up efforts to combat growing extremist violence in the country’s north and central regions. Officials traveling with Clinton said she told President Goodluck Jonathan and top Nigerian security authorities that Washington stands ready to help train police and anti-terror units in the fight […]
Cambodia’s Opposition Joins Forces Ahead of 2013 Election
Posted August 9th, 2012 at 7:10 pm (UTC-5)
Cambodia’s two leading opposition parties have decided to join forces ahead of next year’s election for a better chance to unseat the ruling Cambodian People’s Party. The Sam Rainsy Party will merge with the Human Rights Party under the leadership of Sam Rainsy, who currently lives in self-imposed exile in France. The new union, called […]
Battle for Aleppo Continues as Iran Holds Talks on Syrian Crisis
Posted August 9th, 2012 at 4:45 pm (UTC-5)
The fight for Syria’s largest city, Aleppo, raged on Thursday, as the government’s key ally, Iran, hosted talks on how to end the conflict. Iranian Foreign Minister Ali Akbar Salehi met with representatives at the ambassador level from nearly 30 nations, including Russia, China and Iraq. He said it would be “a mistake” to think […]
Growers: Pakistan-US “Mango Diplomacy” Stalls
Posted August 9th, 2012 at 2:30 pm (UTC-5)
So-called “mango diplomacy” between the United States and Pakistan has hit a snag as Pakistani producers say it has become too expensive to ship the fruit overseas. Amid great fanfare, U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton announced a plan in 2010 to help Pakistan export mangoes to the U.S., a measure aimed at boosting ties […]
Russian Police Charge Underground Sect Members with Abuse
Posted August 9th, 2012 at 2:00 pm (UTC-5)
Russian authorities are investigating members of a reclusive Islamic sect after more than 70 followers, including a dozen children, were discovered living in an underground bunker with no access to the outside world. Self-proclaimed prophet Faizrakhman Satarov led the sect based in Tatarstan, a majority Muslim internal Russian republic. Satarov allegedly ordered his followers to […]
Afghan Soldier Killed After Firing on NATO Troops
Posted August 9th, 2012 at 1:55 pm (UTC-5)
NATO troops have killed an Afghan soldier who tried to gun down coalition service members at a military base in eastern Afghanistan. A NATO spokesman says no coalition troops were killed in the attack Thursday in Laghman province, but declined to say if any were wounded. The shooting is the second apparent attack by Afghan […]
US Fines Search Engine Google for Privacy Violation
Posted August 9th, 2012 at 1:40 pm (UTC-5)
The U.S. consumer watchdog agency has imposed its biggest fine ever — on Google, the popular Internet search engine. The Federal Trade Commission fined the American technology giant $22.5 million Thursday as settlement of charges that it violated people’s privacy even after pledging not to do so. The consumer agency said that for several months […]
Clinton Presses Nigeria President on Security
Posted August 9th, 2012 at 12:45 pm (UTC-5)
U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton has urged Nigeria’s president to adopt new strategies to halt escalating violence. Clinton traveled to the Nigerian capital, Abuja, on Thursday, where she held talks with President Goodluck Jonathan and his security team. VOA’s correspondent Anne Look, who is traveling with Clinton, said the security talks were to focus […]
