Ukrainian lawmaker and former foreign minister Borys Tarasyuk says the political environment in his country today is not conducive to free and fair parliamentary elections next month. Tarasyuk told VOA in an interview that the United States, international observers and local non-governmental groups have all given Ukraine’s election campaign negative assessments. He asserted that the […]
Ukraine’s Ex-FM Gives Negative Assessment Election Campaign
Posted September 18th, 2012 at 9:40 pm (UTC-5)
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EU’s Ashton Heads to UN after Iran Talks
Posted September 18th, 2012 at 8:45 pm (UTC-5)
The chief negotiator with Iran over its controversial nuclear program says she plans to consult with Western powers next week following her meeting late Tuesday with her Iranian counterpart. In a statement after meeting Iran’s Saeed Jalili in Istanbul, European Union foreign policy chief Catherine Ashton said she hopes “to assess the situation and to […]
South African Miners Settle Strike
Posted September 18th, 2012 at 8:15 pm (UTC-5)
The union representing South African platinum mine workers has signed a deal with mine owners to end a violent five-week strike that left 45 miners dead. Miners gathered in a stadium cheered and danced when they got the news of the deal late Tuesday. They plan to be back on the job Thursday. Workers in […]
Chicago Teachers Vote To End Strike
Posted September 18th, 2012 at 6:55 pm (UTC-5)
Teachers in Chicago have voted to suspend their week-long strike over reform and return to classrooms Wednesday. Chicago Teachers Union voted Tuesday to end the strike of some 29,000 teachers and support staff that has kept some 350,000 kindergarten, elementary and high school students out of class. The decision was reached after about two hours […]
Clinton Says US Taking Aggressive Steps to Protect Diplomats
Posted September 18th, 2012 at 6:10 pm (UTC-5)
Secretary of State Hillary Clinton says the United States is taking aggressive steps to protect diplomats worldwide, as protests against an anti-Islam film produced in the United States spread. Clinton said Tuesday that officials are reviewing security at every post and adding to it when necessary. The secretary said the State Department had no actionable […]
US to Close USAID Missions in Russia
Posted September 18th, 2012 at 5:40 pm (UTC-5)
The United States has announced plans to end the U.S. Agency for International Development’s operations in Russia, at Moscow’s request. A State Department spokeswoman, Victoria Nuland, told reporters Tuesday that Russia sent a letter last week saying it does not need U.S. help any more. The aid agency has worked in Russia since the Soviet […]
Clinton Says US Taking Aggressive Steps to Protect Diplomats
Posted September 18th, 2012 at 5:40 pm (UTC-5)
Secretary of State Hillary Clinton says the United States is taking aggressive steps to protect diplomats worldwide as protests against a U.S.-made anti-Islam film spreads. Clinton said Tuesday that officials are reviewing security at every post and adding to it when necessary. The secretary said the State Department had no actionable intelligence that last week’s […]
Aung San Suu Kyi Urges Full Burmese Army Support for Reforms
Posted September 18th, 2012 at 4:55 pm (UTC-5)
Burmese democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi says the path to her nation’s democratic future will not be irreversible until the army voices full support for the process. The 66-year-old Nobel laureate made the comment during interviews Tuesday at the Voice of America studios in Washington. She said she is most troubled by the provision […]
Romney’s Campaign Tries to Get On Track After Video Remarks
Posted September 18th, 2012 at 3:50 pm (UTC-5)
U.S. Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney sought to get his campaign back on track Tuesday after his remarks from a secretly recorded video caused a furor among supporters of President Barack Obama. Mr. Romney is heard on the video saying that 47 percent of American voters who support Mr. Obama pay no taxes, but believe […]
Burma’s Aung San Suu Kyi Supports Easing US Sanctions
Posted September 18th, 2012 at 2:55 pm (UTC-5)
Burmese opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi says there is a “great eagerness” in her country for U.S. sanctions to be removed. In a Tuesday speech in Washington, she said U.S. relations with Burma should be based on accountability. “I do not think that we need to cling on to sanctions unnecessarily because I want […]
