A Chinese court has sentenced to 15 years in prison the ex-police chief who set off a political scandal and brought down top politician Bo Xilai. The official Xinhua news agency says Wang Lijun was guilty of defection, abuse of power, bribe-taking and bending the law for selfish ends. Last February, Wang fled to the […]
China Sentences Ex-Police Chief to Prison
Posted September 23rd, 2012 at 9:50 pm (UTC-5)
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Libyan Army Begins to Disband Militias
Posted September 23rd, 2012 at 8:00 pm (UTC-5)
Libya’s military says it has raided several militia compounds in and around the capital, Tripoli, after the country’s interim leader ordered the disbanding of all unauthorized militias. The Sunday raids came the day after National Assembly President Mohammed el-Magarief vowed to dissolve all militias and military camps operating outside the control of the government. On […]
UN’s Ban Says Syria to Top Agenda at General Assembly
Posted September 23rd, 2012 at 7:01 pm (UTC-5)
United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon says Syria will be on top of every leader’s mind at this week’s General Assembly session in New York. More than 120 world leaders will attend the annual meeting at U.N. headquarters to discuss and debate wars, political crises and humanitarian concerns. The major meetings get under way Tuesday. Mr. […]
Burmese President to Visit US
Posted September 23rd, 2012 at 6:50 pm (UTC-5)
Burma’s president leaves Monday for a U.S. visit at the same time that opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi is touring the United States. Thein Sein will address the United Nations General Assembly and highlight the reforms taking place in his long-isolated nation. The former general hopes to persuade Washington to lift sanctions against Burma, […]
Lukashenko Warns Opposition Not to March Against Parliamentary Vote
Posted September 23rd, 2012 at 4:35 pm (UTC-5)
Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko is warning the opposition not to march against Sunday’s parliamentary elections, which opponents call a sham. Mr. Lukashenko called the opposition “cowards” who have nothing to say to the people. He said the world should admire what he called the “boring” elections in Belarus that he said are carried out with […]
Nine Killed in Himalayan Avalanche
Posted September 23rd, 2012 at 3:50 pm (UTC-5)
At least nine climbers have been killed in an avalanche on the world’s eighth-highest mountain. About 25 people were near the top of the 8,156-meter Mount Manaslu in Nepal when it was hit by a wall of snow early Sunday, in one of the worst tragedies in Himalayan mountaineering in recent years. Local officials said […]
Week-old Panda Cub in Washington Zoo Dies
Posted September 23rd, 2012 at 3:25 pm (UTC-5)
There is sad news from the National Zoo in Washington — the giant panda cub born last week has died. Zookeepers say they heard the baby’s mother, Mei Xiang, giving a distress call Sunday morning. Veterinarians tried to restart the cub’s heart and tried other lifesaving methods, but to no avail. The zoo calls the […]
Clashes Continue Across Syria As Rebels Move Command Center
Posted September 23rd, 2012 at 11:45 am (UTC-5)
Syrian activists say government and rebel forces continue to clash across the country, a day after the rebel Free Syrian Army announced it was moving its command center from Turkey to Syria. The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights reports that most of the casualties from fighting Sunday occurred in the northern part of Syria. The […]
Suicide Bomber Kills 2 at Nigeria Church
Posted September 23rd, 2012 at 10:20 am (UTC-5)
Nigerian police say a suicide bomber has killed at least two people and wounded more than 45 at a church in northern Bauchi state. The attack took place on Sunday morning at Saint John’s Catholic Church in Bauchi city, the state capital. Authorities say the attacker detonated a vehicle loaded with explosives during a security […]
Belarus Holds Elections Boycotted by Opposition
Posted September 23rd, 2012 at 10:00 am (UTC-5)
Election officials in Belarus say a parliamentary election has reached the minimum required voter turnout of 50 percent. The country’s election commission says the threshold was reached late Sunday, in a vote opposition parties are calling a sham. The main opposition parties in Belarus boycotted the poll. President Alexander Lukashenko’s is widely expected to maintain […]
