The presidents of Pakistan and Afghanistan have deplored the loss of life in their countries as a result of terrorist attacks and international military intervention. Pakistan’s Asif Ali Zardari told the United Nations General Assembly Tuesday that safety and security has been his administration’s primary concern, as tens of thousands of people have been killed […]
Pakistani, Afghan Presidents Deplore Violence
Obama Calls for End to Extremism, Criticizes Syria
U.S. President Barack Obama told the United Nations General Assembly Tuesday to “speak out forcefully against violence and extremism.” Mr. Obama dedicated much of his annual speech to world leaders on the violent protests sparked by a privately produced anti-Muslim video shot in the United States. He said the world can only make progress by […]
Ghana, Ivory Coast to Launch Joint Probe of Border Killings
Ghana and Ivory Coast will launch a joint task force to probe the deaths of eight Ghanaians killed last week in cross-border attacks on Ivorian military installations. The announcement Tuesday comes three days after Ivory Coast closed its borders with its neighbor, following raids on police and army installations in a border town and in […]
President Zardari: Pakistan Suffered Heaviest Losses From Terrorism
Pakistan’s President Asif Ali Zardari says few countries have lost so many people to terrorism or invested so much into fighting terrorists as his has. Listing the number of civilians, soldiers and police, as well as his own wife, who were killed in terrorist attacks in Pakistan, Mr. Zardari told the United Nations General Assembly […]
Syrian Rights Group: Dozens ‘Arbitrarily’ Detained in Banias
A Syrian human rights group says security forces have arrested at least 68 people, including three children, over the past few days in and around the coastal city of Banias. Mataz Suheil of the Britain-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights told VOA Tuesday the “arbitrary detentions” of 25 women, three children and at least 40 […]
Obama Weighs in on US Football Controversy
It is a controversy that is the talk of the nation, from corner taverns all the way up to the White House. The U.S. National Football League has been using replacement referees because of a labor dispute that has kept the regular officials off the playing field. Those replacements have made a number of questionable […]
China’s Top Officials Attend Launching of First Aircraft Carrier
Chinese President Hu Jintao has launched the country’s first aircraft carrier into service, raising new concerns about Beijing’s growing military strength. Premier Wen Jiabao and other high-ranking officials joined hundreds of navy personnel in the ceremony Tuesday at Dalian port in northeastern China. China bought the 300-meter Soviet-built vessel in 1998 from Ukraine and had […]
Romney: Idleness, Poverty, Corruption Causes Anger in Mideast
Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney says idleness, poverty, and government corruption fuel anger among young people across the Middle East. Mr. Romney told world leaders at the Clinton Global Initiative forum in New York Tuesday that religious extremism is not the whole story. He said promoting jobs and free enterprise would be what he calls […]
Aung San Suu Kyi Addresses Burmese Community in Indiana
Burmese opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi addressed members of the Burmese population in the United States Tuesday, expressing optimism about Burma’s transition to democracy. Thousands of the democracy activist’s supporters turned out to see her speak in the city of Fort Wayne, Indiana — home to one of the nation’s largest Burmese communities and […]
Syria Rights Group: Dozens ‘Arbitrarily’ Detained in Banias
A Syrian human rights group says security forces have arrested at least 68 people, including three children, over the past few days in and around the coastal city of Banias. Mataz Suheil of the Britain-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights told VOA Tuesday the “arbitrary detentions” of 25 women, three children and at least 40 […]