South Korea and United States forces began an annual joint military exercise Monday aimed at testing defenses against North Korea. The two sides say the drills, known as “Ulchi Freedom Guardian,” are defensive in nature. North Korea routinely claims military exercises in the South are rehearsals for invasion of the North. The computer-assisted exercise, set […]
US, South Korea Begin Annual Military Drill
Posted August 19th, 2012 at 11:30 pm (UTC-5)
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China’s Gu Given Suspended Death Sentence for Murder of Brit
Posted August 19th, 2012 at 10:50 pm (UTC-5)
A Chinese court has given a suspended death sentence to the wife of disgraced former Communist Party leader Bo Xilai for the murder of a British businessman. The Intermediate People’s Court in Hefei on Monday sentenced Gu Kailai to death, suspended for two years, after she confessed on August 9 to poisoning Neil Heywood after […]
Anti-Japan Protests Held Across China
Posted August 19th, 2012 at 10:00 pm (UTC-5)
Anti-Japanese demonstrations spread to more than 20 cities in China Sunday, as Tokyo dismissed China’s opposition to Japanese activists landing on disputed islands in East China Sea. Chinese demonstrators waved national flags and chanted angry slogans as they protested the arrest of Chinese activists who landed last week in the islands known as Senkaku in […]
South American Countries Back Ecuador’s Asylum for Assange
Posted August 19th, 2012 at 8:10 pm (UTC-5)
South American foreign ministers are backing Ecuador and its decision to grant asylum to embattled WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange at its London embassy. The ministers of the 12 countries forming the Union of South American Nations issued a statement Sunday expressing solidarity with Ecuador. The ministers reaffirmed the rights of nations to grant asylum without […]
Insurgents Kill 4 NATO Troops, 2 Civilians in Afghanistan
Posted August 19th, 2012 at 5:05 pm (UTC-5)
Insurgents in Afghanistan have killed four NATO troops and two Afghan civilians in separate attacks, while a NATO airstrike killed dozens of Taliban militants in the country’s east. NATO said the three soldiers from New Zealand were killed Sunday in a bomb attack in eastern Afghanistan. It did not provide further details. In southern Afghanistan, […]
India Blames Pakistan for Migrant Panic
Posted August 19th, 2012 at 4:35 pm (UTC-5)
India has accused websites in Pakistan of spreading rumors that caused migrants from the country’s northeast to flee fearing impending attacks in retaliation for recent ethnic clashes in their home state. India’s Home Minister Sushil Kumar Shinde on Sunday called on the Pakistani government to investigate Indian claims that most of the threatening messages and […]
Insurgents Kill 3 NATO Troops, 2 Civilians in Afghanistan
Posted August 19th, 2012 at 2:45 pm (UTC-5)
Insurgents in Afghanistan have killed three NATO troops and two Afghan civilians in separate attacks, while a NATO airstrike killed dozens of Taliban militants in the country’s east. NATO said the three coalition troops were killed Sunday in a bomb attack in eastern Afghanistan. It did not provide further details. In another attack, insurgents opened […]
Brahimi: New Syria Mission Difficult Without UN Unity
Posted August 19th, 2012 at 2:10 pm (UTC-5)
The new U.N. special envoy for Syria says his mission to find a peaceful resolution of the Syrian conflict will be difficult unless the U.N. Security Council supports him by speaking “with a unified voice.” Former Algerian diplomat Lakhdar Brahimi was speaking in an interview with The Associated Press published Sunday, two days after his […]
Assange to US: End WikiLeaks ‘Witch-Hunt’
Posted August 19th, 2012 at 12:40 pm (UTC-5)
WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange accused the United States of conducting a “witch-hunt” during his first public appearance in two months on Sunday. The activist – whose organization released hundreds of thousands of classified U.S. cables – spoke from the balcony of the Ecuadorian Embassy in London, where he has taken refuge. Assange is wanted in […]
Insurgents Kill 3 NATO Troops, 2 Civilians in Afghanistan
Posted August 19th, 2012 at 12:40 pm (UTC-5)
Insurgents in Afghanistan have killed three NATO troops and two Afghan civilians in separate attacks, while a NATO airstrike killed dozens of Taliban militants in the country’s east. NATO said the three coalition troops were killed Sunday in a bomb attack in eastern Afghanistan. It did not provide further details. In another attack, insurgents opened […]
