Burma’s pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi received a rock star welcome in Ireland Monday where she received Amnesty International’s highest human rights award at a concert in her honor. The Nobel peace laureate took to the stage with rock singer and philanthropist Bono to collect her long-postponed Ambassador of Conscience Award. She won the […]
Burma’s Aung San Suu Kyi Receives Amnesty Award in Dublin
Posted June 18th, 2012 at 6:50 pm (UTC-5)
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Senior US Official to Visit Vientam, Brunei, Thailand
Posted June 18th, 2012 at 4:55 pm (UTC-5)
The U.S. Department of State says Assistant Secretary of State for Political-Military Affairs, Andrew J. Shapiro, will leave Tuesday for a five-day East Asia tour that will take him to Vietnam, Brunei and Thailand. A statement issued Monday says the tour will begin in the Vietnamese capital, Hanoi, where Shapiro will attend the fifth meeting […]
China, Taiwan Move to Ease Tensions, Boost Ties
Posted June 18th, 2012 at 11:40 am (UTC-5)
China has announced new measures allowing Taiwanese to gain employment on the mainland, as Taiwan moves to complete the removal of tens of thousands of landmines planted in the 1950s on frontline islands near the Chinese coast. Official Chinese media say the employment initiatives grant qualified Taiwan residents, including students who graduate from mainland colleges, […]
Chinese Astronauts Enter Space Station Module
Posted June 18th, 2012 at 5:50 am (UTC-5)
Three Chinese astronauts boarded an experimental space module Monday, in the latest step toward Beijing’s effort to build a permanent space station. The Shenzhou 9 and its three-person crew, including China’s first woman in space, linked with the Tiangong 1 module just after 0600 UTC. The three will spend nearly two weeks performing experiments in […]
Chinese Space Capsule Docks with Space Station Module
Posted June 18th, 2012 at 2:50 am (UTC-5)
A Chinese spacecraft docked with an experimental space module Monday, in the latest step toward Beijing’s effort to build a permanent space station. The Shenzhou 9 and its three-person crew, including China’s first woman in space, linked with the Tiangong 1 module just after 0600 UTC. Two of the three astronauts were expected move into […]
French Socialists Win Majority in Parliamentary Vote
Posted June 17th, 2012 at 4:20 pm (UTC-5)
French President Francois Hollande’s Socialist Party has taken a solid majority in Sunday’s runoff parliamentary elections. Partial polling results show the Socialists’ bloc taking up to 320 seats in the 577-member National Assembly, well above the 289 needed for a majority. The conservative UMP party of former president Nicolas Sarkozy was expected to win at […]
French Socialists Projected to Win Parliamentary Election
Posted June 17th, 2012 at 2:30 pm (UTC-5)
French President Francois Hollande’s Socialist Party has taken a solid majority in Sunday’s runoff parliamentary elections. Early polling results show the Socialists’ bloc taking up to 320 seats in the 577-member National Assembly, well above the 289 needed for a majority. The conservative UMP party of former president Nicolas Sarkozy was expected to win at […]
Voting Under Way in French Parliamentary Election
Posted June 17th, 2012 at 10:35 am (UTC-5)
Voting is under way in France, in a second round of parliamentary elections in which President Francois Hollande’s Socialists are expected to win a solid majority in the 577-member National Assembly. Opinion polls and seat projections from last Sunday’s first-round vote suggest the Socialist block could achieve at least 287 seats in the lower house […]
Voting Under Way in French Parliamentary Election
Posted June 17th, 2012 at 2:35 am (UTC-5)
Voting is under way in France, in a second round of parliamentary elections in which President Francois Hollande’s Socialists are expected to win a solid majority in the 577-member National Assembly. Opinion polls and seat projections from last Sunday’s first-round vote suggest the Socialist block could achieve at least 287 seats in the lower house […]
Aung San Suu Kyi Voices Concern Over Burmese Ethnic Violence
Posted June 16th, 2012 at 12:40 pm (UTC-5)
Burmese opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi voiced concern about violence in the north and west of Burma Saturday, saying despite a cease-fire with the government, hostilities among some ethnic groups continue. She noted that “communal violence resulting in arson and murder” are occurring in western Burma, where state media say some 50 people have […]
