U.S. Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney opened a new campaign offensive Monday, asserting that President Barack Obama conducts his foreign policy “at the mercy of events” overseas. Mr. Romney criticized the Democratic incumbent at a rally in Colorado, one of several states where voters are closely divided six weeks ahead of the November 6 election. […]
Romney Says Obama ‘At the Mercy’ of Overseas Unrest
Posted September 24th, 2012 at 3:20 pm (UTC-5)
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European Court Approves Extradition of Terror Suspects to US
Posted September 24th, 2012 at 2:15 pm (UTC-5)
The European Court of Human Rights has given its final approval to allow the extradition of radical Muslim cleric Abu Hamza and four other terror suspects to the United States. On Monday, the court ruled against the defendants’ appeal that they would face inhumane treatment if transferred to the United States. The British government welcomed […]
UN Envoy: No Plan Yet for Saving Syria
Posted September 24th, 2012 at 1:20 pm (UTC-5)
The United Nations and Arab League envoy for Syria is painting a bleak picture of conditions inside the war-ravaged country, offering few solutions to the crisis. Lakhdar Brahimi briefed the U.N. Security Council Monday, telling reporters afterwards, “there is no disagreement anywhere that the situation in Syria is very bad and getting worse.” Brahimi also […]
Clinton Says World Needs to Thwart Extremists
Posted September 24th, 2012 at 12:45 pm (UTC-5)
U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton says the world needs to band together to thwart extremists trying to undermine the advance of democracy in the strife-torn countries of North Africa and the Middle East. Clinton spoke in New York at the Clinton Global Initiative, the annual forum on world affairs led by her husband, former […]
Kenya Says Soldier Killed Somali Civilians
Posted September 24th, 2012 at 12:25 pm (UTC-5)
The Kenyan military says one of its soldiers has killed six civilians in a village in southern Somalia. The killings occurred Sunday in Jana Abdalla, located 60 kilometers northwest of Kismayo. Colonel Cyrus Oguna, spokesman for the Kenyan Defense Forces, tells VOA that the incident happened after al-Shabab militants opened fire on soldiers and civilians […]
VOA’s Middle East Voices Wins Prestigious Journalism Award
Posted September 24th, 2012 at 12:10 pm (UTC-5)
Voice of America’s Middle East Voices website is being recognized for outstanding digital journalism. Middle East Voices won a 2012 Online News Association award for “Topical Reporting, Large Site,” for its reporting on the Arab Spring. The ONA made the announcement on Saturday at its annual conference in San Francisco. VOA’s Chief of English for […]
China Sentences Ex-Police Chief to 15 Years
Posted September 24th, 2012 at 12:05 pm (UTC-5)
China has handed a 15-year sentence to an ex-police chief who helped expose a political scandal that brought down the Communist Party’s rising star Bo Xilai. A court on Monday found Wang Lijun guilty of defection, abuse of power, bribery and bending the law for selfish ends. Wang did not contest the charges. State media […]
Presidents of Sudan, South Sudan in 2nd Day of Talks
Posted September 24th, 2012 at 11:50 am (UTC-5)
The presidents of Sudan and South Sudan are meeting for a second day as they try to resolve issues left from the two countries’ split last year. Presidents Omar al-Bashir of Sudan and Salva Kiir of South Sudan are meeting in the Ethiopian capital, Addis Ababa, along with African Union mediators. The AU team has […]
North Korea May Allow Farmers to Keep More Produce
Posted September 24th, 2012 at 11:25 am (UTC-5)
North Korea may soon allow farmers to keep more of their produce, in a move to increase agricultural production. It would be a major reform by the country’s young new leader, Kim Jong Un, who has promised to boost North Korea’s ailing economy. News of the possible plan comes from sources close to North Korea’s […]
WHO: SARS-Like Illness Surfaces in Qatari Man
Posted September 24th, 2012 at 10:55 am (UTC-5)
The World Health Organization says a Qatari man is critically ill in a London hospital after displaying symptoms similar to the deadly SARS virus. In a statement Monday, WHO representatives said the 49-year-old unnamed patient was suffering from acute respiratory infection and kidney failure. A 60-year-old Saudi national died from a similar virus earlier this […]
