Pakistan has agreed to release some Afghan Taliban prisoners, amid talks with members of Afghanistan’s High Peace Council about the country’s reconciliation efforts. Afghanistan has long sought access to the prisoners to aid the stalled peace process. It was not clear how many or which prisoners would be involved in the release. The head of […]
Pakistan Agrees to Release Some Afghan Taliban Prisoners
Posted November 14th, 2012 at 6:20 am (UTC-5)
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Australia Agrees to Host Key US Space Surveillance Systems
Posted November 14th, 2012 at 5:50 am (UTC-5)
The United States has reached an agreement to station a powerful radar and space telescope in Australia, providing what U.S. officials say is a key ability to monitor the skies of the Asia-Pacific. U.S. Defense Secretary Leon Panetta says the agreement reached Wednesday at an annual security summit in Australia is a “major leap forward” […]
US to Give $30 Million in Syrian Aid
Posted November 14th, 2012 at 5:35 am (UTC-5)
The U.S. says it is providing $30 million in extra humanitarian aid for those affected by the Syrian conflict. U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton announced the move in Australia Wednesday while visiting for annual security talks with the American ally. She said the aid would help provide food to hungry people inside Syria along […]
AU Endorses Mali Military Intervention
Posted November 14th, 2012 at 4:00 am (UTC-5)
The African Union has endorsed a plan for military intervention to help oust Islamist militants from northern Mali. Following AU approval Tuesday, the proposal must now clear the United Nations Security Council. AU Peace and Security Council Commissioner Ramtane Lamamra urged the world body to authorize an initial one-year deployment. He says the effort aims […]
Iraq Bombings Kill 12
Posted November 14th, 2012 at 4:00 am (UTC-5)
A series of bombings across Iraq has killed at least 12 people. Security and hospital sources say the deadliest attacks were in the northern province of Kirkuk, where four bombs killed at least seven people and wounded dozens more. Violence across Iraq is down sharply from its peak in 2006 and 2007. However, September was […]
US, Australia Vow Deeper Defense Ties
Posted November 14th, 2012 at 3:50 am (UTC-5)
The United States vowed continued military cooperation with Australia, as the two countries opened annual defense talks in Perth, Australia on Wednesday. Defense Secretary Leon Panetta said in the summit’s opening remarks that U.S.-Australia relations were an important part of Washington’s strategic pivot to the Asia-Pacific. “Our biggest challenge now is, as we rebalance to […]
Hu Steps Down, as China’s Leadership Transition Begins
Posted November 14th, 2012 at 3:25 am (UTC-5)
Chinese President Hu Jintao formally stepped down as head of the Communist Party on Wednesday, setting the stage for Vice President Xi Jinping to take the country’s top leadership post. Addressing the final day of the party’s week-long congress, President Hu told delegates at Beijing’s Great Hall of the People they should be unified as […]
North Korea Tried to Ship Missile Parts to Syria: UN Diplomats
Posted November 14th, 2012 at 2:15 am (UTC-5)
Diplomats say North Korea is suspected of shipping ballistic missile components to a Syrian company, in apparent violation of U.N. sanctions against Pyongyang. U.N. diplomats say South Korean authorities seized at least 445 graphite cylinders in May from a Chinese ship in the South Korean port city of Busan. The cylinders, which were disguised as […]
Xi, Li Named to Top Spots as China’s 18th Party Congress Ends
Posted November 14th, 2012 at 1:05 am (UTC-5)
China’s Communist Party wrapped up a pivotal week-long meeting in Beijing on Wednesday, one day before unveiling the country’s top leaders for the next decade. Gathering in Beijing’s Great Hall of the People for the closing ceremony of the 18th Party Congress, over 2,000 hand-picked delegates selected the few hundred members of the party’s Central […]
