The U.S. military in Afghanistan says it has temporarily halted the training of Afghan Local Police in order to redo the vetting of current members after a string of attacks by Afghan soldiers and police on their international allies. Forty-five international troops have been killed in a wave of insider attacks in Afghanistan this year, […]
US Special Forces Suspend Training of Afghans
Posted September 2nd, 2012 at 7:35 am (UTC-5)
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Tutu: Bush, Blair Should Face Trial for Iraq Actions
Posted September 2nd, 2012 at 6:15 am (UTC-5)
Archbishop Desmond Tutu says former U.S. president George W. Bush and former British prime minister Tony Blair acted like “playground bullies” when they decided to invade Iraq in 2003, and should face trial for their actions. In a scathing assessment of the pair in Britain’s Observer newspaper, Tutu wrote “they have driven us to the […]
Mourners Attend Funeral of Ethiopia’s Meles
Posted September 2nd, 2012 at 3:55 am (UTC-5)
(( updates from late Saturday, new grafs 1-3, edits ) A host of African heads of state have joined thousands of mourners at a state funeral for Ethiopia’s longtime leader Meles Zenawi. Dignitaries including Rwandan President Paul Kagame, Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni and former South African president Thabo Mbeki are among the speakers at Sunday’s […]
Pakistan Cleric Arrested for Evidence Tampering in Blasphemy Case
Posted September 2nd, 2012 at 3:40 am (UTC-5)
Pakistan police have arrested a Muslim cleric on suspicion that he planted evidence against a Christian girl accused of blasphemy. A police official said the cleric was arrested Saturday for allegedly placing pages of the Quran in the girl’s shopping bag. Police arrested the girl more than two weeks ago after angry neighbors surrounded her […]
White House Releases Obama Beer Recipes
Posted September 2nd, 2012 at 1:10 am (UTC-5)
Barack Obama already has accumulated an impressive list of accomplishments – U.S. president, U.S. Senator, Nobel Peace Prize winner. He can now add one more title – brew master. President Obama bought a home brewing kit last year and with the help of some fellow home brewers who work in the White House, created several […]
Training Suspended for New Afghan Recruits
Posted September 2nd, 2012 at 12:20 am (UTC-5)
A leading U.S. newspaper says the senior commander for U.S. special forces in Afghanistan has suspended training for all new Afghan recruits until all Afghan troops can be re-investigated for ties to the insurgency. The Washington Post reported Saturday the re-vetting process for the more than 27,000 Afghan troops working with the special forces comes […]
Ethiopia Ready for Longtime Leader’s Funeral
Posted September 1st, 2012 at 11:30 pm (UTC-5)
Several African heads of state have arrived in the Ethiopian capital, Addis Ababa to attend a state funeral Sunday for Ethiopia’s longtime leader Meles Zenawi. Dignitaries including Rwandan President Paul Kagame, Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni and former South African president Thabo Mbeki are expected to speak at the funeral. Mr. Meles’s casket will be taken […]
Obama, Romney on the Campaign Trail
Posted September 1st, 2012 at 11:15 pm (UTC-5)
U.S. President Barack Obama and Republican presidential nominee Mitt Romney derided each other Saturday on their campaign trails. President Obama speaking in Iowa – a state the helped launch his successful 2008 White House campaign – criticized Mr. Romney for rehashing outdated ideas from the 20th century in his address at the recent Republican national […]
Legendary US Songwriter Hal David Dies at 91
Posted September 1st, 2012 at 6:50 pm (UTC-5)
American songwriter Hal David, who with composer Burt Bacharach wrote some of the most memorable music of the the 1960s and 1970s, has died from complications of a stroke. He was 91 years old. David teamed up with Bacharach in the late 1950s. Working with singer Dionne Warwick, the Bacharach-David songbook became a soundtrack of […]
Late Cardinal Calls Catholic Church ‘200 Years Out of Date’
Posted September 1st, 2012 at 5:20 pm (UTC-5)
The former Archbishop of Milan, a one-time candidate for pope who died Friday, said in his last interview that the Catholic Church is “200 years out of date.” Cardinal Carlo Maria Martini died Friday in Milan at 85 after suffering from Parkinson’s disease. His last interview was published Saturday in Italy’s Corriere della Sera newspaper, […]
