A Mongolian court has sentenced former president Nambar Enkhbayer to four years in prison, after finding him guilty on corruption charges. The court found the former prime minister and president guilty on Thursday of misappropriating gifts and other corruption charges. Mr. Enkhbayer, who was barred from running in Mongolia’s June parliamentary elections, has called the […]
Mongolia Sends Former President to Prison
Posted August 3rd, 2012 at 4:30 am (UTC-5)
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Clinton to Urge South Sudan to Fix Problems with Sudan
Posted August 3rd, 2012 at 4:30 am (UTC-5)
U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton has arrived in South Sudan, where she is expected to push for compromise between the world’s newest country and Sudan. Clinton is meeting Friday with South Sudan President Salva Kiir in Juba during the brief visit. Sudan and South Sudan failed to meet a United Nations August 2 deadline […]
Clinton to Urge South Sudan to Fix Problems with Sudan
Posted August 3rd, 2012 at 4:01 am (UTC-5)
U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton has arrived in South Sudan, where she is expected to push for compromise between the world’s newest country and Sudan. Clinton is meeting Friday with South Sudan President Salva Kiir in Juba during the brief visit. Sudan and South Sudan failed to meet a United Nations August 2 deadline […]
UN Peacekeeping Chief: Main Battle for Aleppo About to Begin
Posted August 3rd, 2012 at 2:00 am (UTC-5)
U.N. peacekeeping chief Herve Ladsous says the main battle for the Syrian city of Aleppo is about to begin. Ladsous told reporters after a Security Council meeting Thursday that observers on the ground say the violence there is getting worse. Syrian forces have been pounding the country’s largest city with tanks and helicopters for nearly […]
New US Envoy to Afghanistan Confirmed
Posted August 3rd, 2012 at 12:50 am (UTC-5)
The U.S. Senate has confirmed James Cunningham as the next U.S. ambassador to Afghanistan. Cunningham, who currently serves as deputy ambassador at the embassy in Kabul, had previously served at the U.S. ambassador in Israel. He also held high-level diplomatic posts in Hong Kong and the United Nations. Cunningham is replacing Ryan Crocker as ambassador […]
Clinton to Urge South Sudan to Fix Problems with Sudan
Posted August 3rd, 2012 at 12:45 am (UTC-5)
U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton visits South Sudan Friday, where she is expected to push for compromise between the world’s newest country and Sudan. Clinton will meet with South Sudan President Salva Kiir in Juba during the brief visit. Sudan and South Sudan failed to meet a United Nations August 2 deadline to settle […]
North Korea’s Kim Holds First Meeting with A Foreign Delegation
Posted August 2nd, 2012 at 11:05 pm (UTC-5)
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has held his first meeting with a foreign delegation since he took power after the death of his father, Kim Jong Il. China’s official Xinhua news agency and the North’s state-run Korean Central News Agency said Mr. Kim held talks Thursday with Wang Jiarui, head of the International Liaison […]
UN Peacekeeping Chief: Main Battle for Aleppo About to Begin
Posted August 2nd, 2012 at 6:10 pm (UTC-5)
United Nations peacekeeping chief Herve Ladsous says the main battle for the Syrian city of Aleppo is about to begin. Ladsous told reporters after a Security Council meeting Thursday that observers on the ground say the violence there is getting worse. Syrian forces have been pounding the country’s largest city with tanks and helicopters for […]
Russia’s Putin Hints at Leniency for Punk Rockers
Posted August 2nd, 2012 at 6:10 pm (UTC-5)
Russian President Vladimir Putin says he does not favor harsh punishment for members of a punk rock band on trial in Moscow for alleged hooliganism. Mr. Putin’s comments Thursday to Russian reporters are his first public pronouncements on the February arrest and prosecution of three members of the all-girl band Pussy Riot. The defendants, who […]
US Jobless Rate Improves For Some
Posted August 2nd, 2012 at 5:40 pm (UTC-5)
/// re-issuing to fix wording in graf 3 /// U.S. unemployment has stayed stubbornly high for the past couple of years, and is expected to remain at around 8.2 percent on Friday when government experts publish new data showing the jobless rate for July. While the job picture in the overall economy seems stalled, a […]
