A suicide bomber has attacked a mini-bus carrying foreigners near the Afghan capital, killing at least nine people. Police say eight foreign workers and an Afghan were killed in Tuesday’s blast near the Kabul airport. A number people were wounded in the attack. Also Monday, NATO said it has sent a team to investigate a […]
Suicide Bomber Attacks Foreigners Near Kabul
Posted September 17th, 2012 at 11:45 pm (UTC-5)
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Chicago Mayor Asks Court To End Teachers Strike
Posted September 17th, 2012 at 5:35 pm (UTC-5)
The mayor of Chicago has turned to the courts to try to resolve a teacher strike that has shut out 350,000 children from their schools. Mayor Rahm Emmanuel’s administration asked a state court to force the teachers off the picket line in the third-largest city in the United States. Lawyers say the court likely will […]
Syrian Activists: Govt, Rebel Clashes Kill Dozens Monday
Posted September 17th, 2012 at 5:10 pm (UTC-5)
Syrian activists say clashes between government and rebel forces killed dozens of people Monday, underlining a new U.N. report that blamed both sides for increasing the number of attacks against civilians. The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights reported that most of the clashes occurred in the north, but it said the reports of killings came […]
Aung San Suu Kyi Begins US Tour
Posted September 17th, 2012 at 4:20 pm (UTC-5)
Burmese opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi has begun a two-week visit to the United States, where she is to receive Congress’ highest honor. Aung San Suu Kyi traveled Monday to Washington, the city where she will spend the first four days of her trip. There she will receive the Congressional Gold Medal and also […]
Burma Pardons 500 Political Prisoners
Posted September 17th, 2012 at 4:05 pm (UTC-5)
Burma’s government on Monday pardoned more than 500 prisoners, among them political detainees and some foreigners. An official announcement described the move as an effort to “bring tranquillity and perpetual peace” to the country. The move comes a week before Burmese President Thein Sein is set to travel to the United States to attend the […]
US, Japan Agree on Missile Defense Radar System
Posted September 17th, 2012 at 3:05 pm (UTC-5)
The United States and Japan have agreed to place a new missile defense radar system on Japanese territory to defend against a ballistic missile threat from North Korea. U.S. Defense Secretary Leon Panetta and Japanese counterpart Satoshi Morimoto announced the deal Monday after a meeting in Tokyo. Panetta said the X-band radar is meant to […]
West African Ministers Consider Mali Troop Request
Posted September 17th, 2012 at 2:55 pm (UTC-5)
said the regional group is awaiting a U.N. Security Council meeting on Mali before deciding on a date for troop deployment. But he said that valuable time has been lost in attempting to resolve the crisis, and that Islamist groups believed to be linked to al-Qaida now control two-thirds of Mali. The militant groups, Ansar […]
Protests Spread Over Anti-Islam Film
Posted September 17th, 2012 at 1:50 pm (UTC-5)
Hundreds of protesters rioting against an anti-Islam film torched a press club and a government building in northwest Pakistan Monday, sparking clashes with police that left at least one person dead. Demonstrations also turned violent outside a U.S. military base in Afghanistan and the U.S. Embassy in Indonesia, while the leader of the Shi’ite militant […]
Boko Haram Spokesman Reported Killed in Nigeria
Posted September 17th, 2012 at 1:20 pm (UTC-5)
Nigerian soldiers say troops have killed a man suspected of being a spokesman for the Islamist sect Boko Haram and arrested two of its field commanders. A soldier who participated Monday in the operation in the northern part of the country told VOA that troops, acting on a tip, stopped a car at a checkpoint […]
West African Ministers Consider Mali Troop Request
Posted September 17th, 2012 at 1:05 pm (UTC-5)
said the regional group is awaiting a U.N. Security Council meeting on Mali before deciding on a date for troop deployment. But he said that valuable time has been lost in attempting to resolve the crisis, and that Islamist groups believed to be linked to al-Qaida now control two-thirds of Mali. The militant groups, Ansar […]
