The U.S. military is testing an unmanned aircraft over the Pacific Ocean Tuesday it hopes will go six times the speed of sound. Edwards Air Force Base spokesman John Haire confirmed a B-52 plane took to the skies Tuesday with the experimental aircraft, but did not give any word on the status of the test […]
Burma’s President Tells VOA He Will Open Schools for Rohingya
Posted August 14th, 2012 at 7:50 pm (UTC-5)
Burmese President Thein Sein says his government will open schools to improve the education of minority Rohingya Muslims who accuse the majority Buddhist state of persecuting them. In an exclusive interview with VOA Burmese Service chief Than Lwin Htun, President Thein Sein said education is an important tool to help different communities live in harmony […]
Pentagon: Iran is Trying to Train Militia Within Syria
Posted August 14th, 2012 at 4:50 pm (UTC-5)
U.S. Defense Secretary Leon Panetta says Iran is trying to develop and train a militia in Syria to fight on behalf of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad’s government. Panetta also said Tuesday he is confident the United States could enforce a no-fly zone over Syria, but that it was not a “front burner issue” . His […]
Ghana’s President Focuses On December Elections
Posted August 14th, 2012 at 4:50 pm (UTC-5)
Ghana’s new president says his immediate challenge is to get the government to continue working smoothly as rival political parties prepare for December elections. John Dramani Mahama, Ghana’s former vice president, took power last month after the unexpected death of his predecessor John Atta Mills. Mr. Mahama told VOA in an interview that the transfer […]
Burma’s President Tells VOA He Will Open Schools for Rohingya
Posted August 14th, 2012 at 3:50 pm (UTC-5)
Burmese President Thein Sein says his government will open schools to improve the education of minority Rohingya Muslims who accuse the majority Buddhist state of persecuting them. In an exclusive interview with VOA Burmese Service chief Than Lwin Htun, President Thein Sein said education is an important tool to help different communities live in harmony […]
Ghana’s President Focuses On December Elections
Posted August 14th, 2012 at 3:45 pm (UTC-5)
Ghana’s new president says his immediate challenge is to get the government to continue working smoothly as rival political parties prepare for December elections. John Dramani Mahama, Ghana’s former vice president, took power last month after the unexpected death of his predecessor John Atta Mills. Mr. Mahama told VOA in an interview that the transfer […]
British Bank Pays $340 Million to Settle Iran Claim
Posted August 14th, 2012 at 3:10 pm (UTC-5)
The British bank Standard Chartered agreed Tuesday to pay $340 million to a U.S. financial regulator to settle allegations that it illegally hid $250 billion in transactions with Iranian interests over the last decade. ZStandard Chertered denied the allegations last week when New York state officials accused Britain’s fifth largest bank of being a “rogue […]
US Testing Hypersonic Aircraft
Posted August 14th, 2012 at 2:20 pm (UTC-5)
The U.S. military is testing an unmanned aircraft over the Pacific Ocean Tuesday it hopes will go six times the speed of sound. The Air Force said the experimental aircraft — the WaveRider — will be dropped from the wing of a B-52 bomber at an altitude of about 15,000 meters. The test then calls […]
Ex-PM: Syrian Government Near Collapse
Posted August 14th, 2012 at 1:40 pm (UTC-5)
The former Syrian prime minister who defected to Jordan says President Bashar al-Assad’s government is on the verge of economic and moral collapse and controls no more than 30 percent of the country’s territory. Riad Hijab’s comments came Tuesday in his first public appearance since he defected to the opposition earlier this month. Meanwhile, U.S. […]
Iran Welcomes Foreign Aid for Earthquake Victims
Posted August 14th, 2012 at 1:25 pm (UTC-5)
Iran says it is now prepared to accept foreign aid for the victims of Saturday’s two earthquakes in the nation’s northwest. Iran’s state-run IRNA news agency quoted Vice President Mohammad Reza Rahimi as saying Iran is ready to receive contributions from other countries. Iran earlier rejected offers of outside help from the United States, Germany, […]
