The U.S. defense secretary says Afghanistan’s president needs to show the international coalition troops who are fighting and dying in his country some gratitude instead of criticizing them. Leon Panetta was responding Friday to Afghan President Hamid Karzai’s remarks Thursday that the U.S. is failing to go after militants based in Pakistan, and instead is […]
Five Terror Suspects Depart Britain to Face US Charges
Posted October 5th, 2012 at 11:20 pm (UTC-5)
Two U.S. planes carrying radical Muslim preacher Abu Hamza al-Masri and four other suspected terrorists have left Britain for the United States, hours after Britain’s High Court cleared the way for their extradition. The planes departed a Royal Air Force base late Friday, after the British High Court rejected last-minute appeals by Hamza and the […]
Five Terror Suspects Depart Britain to Face US Charges
Posted October 5th, 2012 at 8:05 pm (UTC-5)
Two U.S. planes carrying radical Muslim preacher Abu Hamza al-Masri and four other suspected terrorists have departed Britain for the United States, hours after Britain’s High Court cleared the way for their extradition. The planes departed a Royal Air Force base late Friday, after the High Court rejected last-minute appeals by al-Masri and the others. […]
Burmese President to Visit Seoul
Posted October 5th, 2012 at 4:10 pm (UTC-5)
Burmese President Thein Sein is headed to South Korea, the latest step in an effort to rehabilitate his country’s image. The Burmese leader is expected to travel to Seoul Monday for the start of a three-day visit which will include a summit with South Korean President Lee Myung-bak. South Korean spokesperson Lee Mi-Yeon tells VOA […]
Germany’s Merkel to Visit Greece Next Week
Posted October 5th, 2012 at 2:45 pm (UTC-5)
German Chancellor Angela Merkel says she will visit Athens next week, her first visit to debt-ridden Greece since the three-year eurozone governmental debt crisis threatened to undermine the world’s economic fortunes. Ms. Merkel has often drawn the anger of Greeks protesting in the streets against the austerity measures that she has demanded be imposed before […]
Turkish PM Warns Syria About Cross-Border Attacks
Posted October 5th, 2012 at 1:50 pm (UTC-5)
Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan is warning Syria against carrying out more cross-border attacks. In a fiery speech Friday in Istanbul, Mr. Erdogan said the regime of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad should not test Turkey’s ability to strike back. His remarks came two days after a Syrian attack on the Turkish town of Akcakale […]
Tibetan PM-in-Exile ‘Ready to Engage’ in China Talks
Posted October 5th, 2012 at 1:45 pm (UTC-5)
Rising tensions, including an ongoing Chinese crackdown on dissent, will not stop Tibet’s government-in-exile from seeking talks with Beijing. Prime Minister Lobsang Sangay told reporters in New Delhi Friday the next step is up to China. “We are ready to engage in dialogue with the Chinese government anytime, anywhere, this is where we stand. But […]
Romney, Obama Campaigns Spin New Jobless Report
Posted October 5th, 2012 at 1:25 pm (UTC-5)
U.S. President Barack Obama and Republican challenger Mitt Romney have traded barbs over a new report on the U.S. jobless rate, a key issue with voters. The report, which was released on Friday, says the unemployment rate fell to a lower-than-expected 7.8 percent in September, marking the first dip below the 8 percent level in […]
Romney, Obama Campaigns Spin New Jobless Report
Posted October 5th, 2012 at 12:15 pm (UTC-5)
U.S. President Barack Obama and Republican challenger Mitt Romney have traded barbs over a new economic report that shows a better-than-expected drop in the nation’s jobless rate. The report, which was released on Friday, says the unemployment rate fell to 7.8 percent in September, marking the first time the rate has dipped below the 8 […]
US Jobless Rate Dips to 7.8 Percent
Posted October 5th, 2012 at 12:15 pm (UTC-5)
The U.S. jobless rate fell to 7.8 percent in September, the first time in 44 months it had dipped below the 8-percent level. In a key government report, one month ahead of the country’s presidential election, the U.S. said Friday the country’s labor market added 114,000 jobs last month. It also revised the estimate for […]
