U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton will meet with Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov and U.N. peace envoy Lakhdar Brahimi Thursday to discuss the Syrian conflict. A senior U.S. official said the trio will meet in Dublin, Ireland on the sidelines of a human rights conference. The meeting comes as Germany’s Cabinet agreed to send […]
US, Russian FM to Meet on Syrian Conflict
Posted December 6th, 2012 at 6:15 am (UTC-5)
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China Warns Vietnam to Stop Oil Exploration in Disputed Region
Posted December 6th, 2012 at 6:00 am (UTC-5)
China has warned Vietnam to stop “unilateral oil and gas exploration” in disputed areas of the South China Sea, as the two countries’ long-standing maritime dispute continues to heat up. Foreign ministry spokesperson Hong Lei’s comments Thursday come after Vietnam’s state-owned oil and gas company accused Chinese vessels of cutting a cable on one of […]
Egypt Army Deploys Tanks at Presidential Palace
Posted December 6th, 2012 at 5:55 am (UTC-5)
The Egyptian army has deployed tanks outside the presidential palace in Cairo following clashes between opponents and supporters of President Mohamed Morsi that have killed five people. The army has stationed at least five tanks and two other armored vehicles outside the presidential complex Thursday. More than 350 people have been injured in the Egyptian […]
German Cabinet Agrees to Deploy Missiles to Turkey
Posted December 6th, 2012 at 5:05 am (UTC-5)
Germany’s Cabinet has agreed to send Patriot air defense missiles and troops to Turkey to help protect the NATO member from possible Syrian attacks. The agreement Thursday must now be approved by the German Parliament, which is expected to endorse the measure. The Netherlands and the U.S. also are expected to help with deploying the […]
UN Humanitarian Chief Says Rohingya Plight ‘Dire’
Posted December 6th, 2012 at 3:05 am (UTC-5)
The United Nations humanitarian chief described the plight of Burma’s Rohingya Muslims as “dire,” as she toured crowded refugee camps filled with those who have fled deadly communal violence. Humanitarian chief Valerie Amos says she witnessed thousands of people in “overcrowded, substandard shelter with poor sanitation” during her tour on Thursday of several camps in […]
Egypt Army Deploys Tanks at Presidential Palace
Posted December 6th, 2012 at 2:55 am (UTC-5)
Witnesses in Cairo say the Egyptian army has deployed tanks outside the presidential palace, hours after three demonstrators were shot dead in the Egyptian capital during clashes between opponents and supporters of President Mohamed Morsi. More than 300 people have been injured during the two days of violence. Reporting from the scene, VOA correspondent Elizabeth […]
US Drone Strike Kills 3 Suspected Militants in NW Pakistan
Posted December 6th, 2012 at 2:00 am (UTC-5)
A U.S. drone strike has killed three suspected militants in northwestern Pakistan near the Afghan border. Pakistani intelligence officials say the drone fired two missiles Thursday into a house in Mubarak Shahi, located in the North Waziristan tribal area. North Waziristan is a stronghold of al-Qaida- and Taliban-linked militants. Pakistan has repeatedly criticized U.S. drone […]
Death Toll from Philippines Typhoon Passes 300
Posted December 6th, 2012 at 1:40 am (UTC-5)
Rescuers are searching for survivors and rushing emergency aid to thousands left homeless in the southern Philippines after a powerful typhoon killed at least 325 people and left hundreds missing. Stunned survivors searched for missing family members among rows of mud-stained bodies, while others rummaged through the remains of their houses that were destroyed by […]
3 Dead, 8 Missing in North Sea Maritime Collision
Posted December 5th, 2012 at 8:55 pm (UTC-5)
Rescuers pulled at least three bodies from the North Sea late Wednesday and were searching for eight other crew members of a cargo ship that sank off the Dutch coast after colliding with another ship. In the operation, the Dutch Coast Guard deployed helicopters to pull 13 survivors from the cargo ship Baltic Ace. The […]
Bones in London Museum May Belong to Oldest Known Dinosaur
Posted December 5th, 2012 at 7:30 pm (UTC-5)
Bones that have been languishing in obscurity at a London museum for nearly 80 years may actually belong to the oldest known dinosaur. Scientists say they believe the bones uncovered in Tanzania in the 1930s are the fossilized remains of a dinosaur that roamed the Earth about 245 million years ago — at least 10 […]
