United Nations investigators say they have documented an increasing number of attacks against civilians by both the Syrian government and rebels in the 18-month conflict between President Bashar al-Assad’s forces and his opponents. Paulo Pinheiro, the Brazilian chairman leading a U.N. commission of inquiry, told the U.N. Human Rights Council in Geneva Monday that “egregious […]
UN: Sharp Rise in Attacks on Syrian Civilians
Posted September 17th, 2012 at 12:15 pm (UTC-5)
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China Opens Trial of Controversial Ex-Police Chief
Posted September 17th, 2012 at 11:55 am (UTC-5)
China has started the trial — in secret — of the controversial former police chief at the center of the country’s worst political crisis in decades. Wang Lijun went to the U.S. consulate in Chengdu in February, divulged the murder of a British businessman and implicated the wife of his boss, senior politician Bo Xilai, […]
US – China Trade Dispute Heats Up
Posted September 17th, 2012 at 10:30 am (UTC-5)
Trade disputes between the United States and China are heating up, as Washington complains about Chinese auto parts and Beijing files a complaint about a new U.S. tariff law. Monday, China went to the World Trade Organization accusing the United States of unfairly raising tariffs on 30 products, including tires and kitchen appliances. Beijing’s action […]
West African Ministers Consider Mali Troop Request
Posted September 17th, 2012 at 10:10 am (UTC-5)
West African defense and foreign ministers met Monday on when and how to deploy troops to quell the unrest in Mali, where Islamist militants control the northern part of the country. The Economic Community of West African States is trying to end political crises in both Mali and Guinea Bissau, where a coup occurred in […]
Protests Spread Over Anti-Islam Film
Posted September 17th, 2012 at 10:00 am (UTC-5)
Hundreds of protesters demonstrating 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. The attacks followed demonstrations and violence in […]
US – China Trade Dispute Heats Up
Posted September 17th, 2012 at 9:10 am (UTC-5)
Trade disputes between the United States and China are heating up, as Washington complains about Chinese auto parts and Beijing files a complaint about a new U.S. tariff law. Monday, China went to the World Trade Organization accusing the United States of unfairly raising tariffs on 30 products including tires and kitchen appliances. Beijing’s action […]
1 Dead in Pakistan in Anti-Islam Film Protest
Posted September 17th, 2012 at 7:05 am (UTC-5)
Officials in northwest Pakistan say a protester has died in a clash with police during a demonstration against an anti-Islam film. Authorities say the protester died Monday in the Upper Dir district of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province. Muslims say The Innocence of Muslims insults the Prophet Muhammad. It has prompted a wave of protests across various […]
UN Rights Panel: Violations in Syria Growing
Posted September 17th, 2012 at 6:15 am (UTC-5)
An independent panel of U.N. investigators says the human rights situation in Syria has sharply deteriorated, with “gross violations” growing in number, pace and scale. The panel’s Brazilian chairman, Paulo Pinheiro, told the U.N. Human Rights Council in Geneva Monday that “egregious violations” happen so often that his team has not been able to investigate […]
Muslims Protest Anti-Islam Film
Posted September 17th, 2012 at 6:10 am (UTC-5)
A low-budget film that Muslims say insults the Prophet Muhammad has prompted a wave of protests across various countries. Western embassies across the Muslim world are on high alert for violence stemming from the film The Innocence of Muslims produced by an obscure group in the United States. Indonesian protesters threw Molotov cocktails as they […]
Suicide Bombing Kills 7 Near Baghdad’s Green Zone
Posted September 17th, 2012 at 4:45 am (UTC-5)
A suicide bomber in Iraq has set off a car packed with explosives near the capital’s heavily fortified Green Zone, killing at least seven people. The blast Monday in Baghdad happened close to a bridge leading into the area that houses Iraqi government buildings and several foreign embassies. Officials say the attack wounded at least […]
