United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon plans to tell the U.N. General Assembly the humanitarian situation in Syria is grave and deteriorating. Mr. Ban speaks to the Assembly Tuesday, where he is expected to appeal for more global funding for U.N. relief efforts in Syria and neighboring countries housing refugees. A Ban spokesman says the U.N. […]
Ban to Tell UN Syria Situation Grave and Deteriorating
Posted September 4th, 2012 at 3:55 pm (UTC-5)
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US: Classified Information in Book on Bin Laden Raid
Posted September 4th, 2012 at 3:50 pm (UTC-5)
The United States says a new book about the Navy SEAL raid that killed terrorist leader Osama bin Laden last year contains “sensitive and classified” information that should not have been divulged. Defense Department spokesman George Little told reporters Tuesday that military officials had reviewed the book, “No Easy Day,” written by a former commando […]
Texas Mayor to Make History as DNC’s First Latino Keynote Speaker
Posted September 4th, 2012 at 3:05 pm (UTC-5)
The mayor of San Antonio, Texas, Julian Castro, delivers his highly-anticipated keynote address Tuesday night at the Democratic Party’s presidential nominating convention. The 37-year-old Castro is the Democratic National Convention’s first Latino keynote speaker. As mayor of the nation’s seventh-largest city, he is also the youngest mayor of a top 50 U.S. city. Last year, […]
Democrats Ready for 2012 Convention in Charlotte
Posted September 4th, 2012 at 2:05 pm (UTC-5)
U.S. first lady Michelle Obama is set to make the case for her husband’s re-election Tuesday as Democrats open their national convention to nominate President Barack Obama for a second White House term. Mrs. Obama is the headline speaker on the opening night of the three-day Democratic National Convention in Charlotte, North Carolina. Party officials […]
Clinton to Push South China Sea Issue in Beijing Talks
Posted September 4th, 2012 at 1:20 pm (UTC-5)
U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton is in Beijing as part of a regional tour aimed partly at urging China and its neighbors to agree on a system for resolving territorial disputes in the South China Sea. After arriving in the Chinese capital late Tuesday, Clinton met her Chinese counterpart Yang Jiechi and said Washington […]
Indian Police Make Raids Involving Coal Scandal
Posted September 4th, 2012 at 12:40 pm (UTC-5)
Indian authorities have raided premises across the country as part of a probe into alleged irregularities in the award of coal fields to private companies. The Central Bureau of Investigation says law enforcement officials visited homes and offices Tuesday to learn if companies were guilty of cheating and criminal conspiracy in the latest scandal to […]
Donors Pledge Another $2.4 Bln to Yemen
Posted September 4th, 2012 at 11:40 am (UTC-5)
International donors Tuesday pledged another $2.4 billion in aid to Yemen, bringing the total to $6.4 billion promised this year. But at a donors’ conference in Riyadh, Yemen’s Planning and International Cooperation Minister Mohammed al-Saadi told delegates that Yemen will need another $5.4 billion in the short term to aid its transition and overcome economic […]
Kenyan Ship Shells Somali Militant Stronghold
Posted September 4th, 2012 at 11:20 am (UTC-5)
A Kenyan warship has fired shells at the Somali town of Kismayo, the largest remaining stronghold of Somali militant group al-Shabab. The warship fired ten rounds of shells at the coastal town on Monday, apparently after being provoked by an al-Shabab gunboat. No one was injured. Kenyan Army spokesman Emmanuel Chirchir confirmed the ship’s identity […]
European Central Bank May Buy Bonds
Posted September 4th, 2012 at 11:20 am (UTC-5)
The European Central Bank could act this week to buy the bonds of debt-plagued governments in the 17-nation euro currency zone to ease their borrowing costs. Bank president Mario Draghi told European lawmakers Monday that buying government securities that have to be paid back in at least three years does not violate any European Union […]
Spain Evicts Migrants from Mediterranean Islet
Posted September 4th, 2012 at 11:10 am (UTC-5)
Spanish police have evicted more than 80 migrants who tried to enter Spain illegally from a Mediterranean islet. The migrants landed last week on Spain’s tiny Isla de Tierra, off the coast of Morocco. Spanish authorities say police evicted most of the migrants early Tuesday, transferring them to the care of Moroccan authorities. Some of […]
