Amnesty International is urging the Pakistani government to take urgent steps to end killings and abductions in the southwestern province of Baluchistan. The rights group on Friday condemned the killing of Saba Dashtiyari, a professor who was shot and killed by gunmen on June 1 in the provincial capital, Quetta. While no one has claimed […]
Rights Groups Urges Pakistan to Stop Unlawful Killings
Posted June 3rd, 2011 at 2:40 pm (UTC-5)
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US Diplomat Prepares for East Asian Swing
Posted June 3rd, 2011 at 2:00 pm (UTC-5)
The top U.S. diplomat to East Asia is preparing for a four-nation tour next week. Kurt Campbell, the assistant secretary of State for East Asian and Pacific Affairs, leaves Sunday for Beijing where he will attend a series of meetings on cooperation in the region. He is also expected to discuss concerns about North Korea […]
Chinese Ministry: Environment in ‘Very Grave’ Condition
Posted June 3rd, 2011 at 12:20 pm (UTC-5)
China’s rapid economic growth comes with a high price, costing the country its environmental health. China’s Environment Ministry issued the warning in its annual assessment Friday, saying the country’s road to prosperity is still littered with pollution and a loss of biodiversity. The report found about one-sixth of China’s major rivers are so contaminated the […]
Pakistani Taliban Claim Cross-Border Attack
Posted June 3rd, 2011 at 11:35 am (UTC-5)
The Pakistani Taliban says its forces in Afghanistan are responsible for a deadly raid in Pakistan. A Taliban spokesman made the claim Friday during a phone call with reporters. He said about 40 to 50 insurgents were involved in the cross-border attack on a security checkpoint near Pakistan’s northwestern Dir tribal area. The government says […]
Two Japanese Workers Exceed Radiation Exposure Limits
Posted June 3rd, 2011 at 11:35 am (UTC-5)
Two workers at Japan’s crippled Fukushima nuclear power plant have been exposed to radiation levels more than twice the government limits. Friday’s announcement by the government and the plant operator is the first report that workers may have been exposed to dangerous limits of radiation. However, Tokyo Electric Power says more workers may have been […]
Two Japanese Workers Exceed Radiation Exposure Limits
Posted June 3rd, 2011 at 11:05 am (UTC-5)
Two workers at Japan’s crippled Fukushima nuclear power plant have been exposed to radiation levels more than twice the government limits. The announcement by the government and the plant operator Friday is the first report that workers may have been exposed to dangerous limits of radiation. However, Tokyo Electric Power says more workers may have […]
Congress Presses Obama Administration on Rights in Asia
Posted June 3rd, 2011 at 10:05 am (UTC-5)
Members of Congress pressed State Department officials about U.S. policy on the human rights situation in Burma, North Korea and Tibet, Thursday and were sharply critical of China’s rights performance. Congresswoman Ileana Ros-Lehtinen, who chairs the House Foreign Affairs Committee, opened a hearing on human rights in Asia by saying that China is at the […]
Monks Join Sri Lanka Pension Protest
Posted June 3rd, 2011 at 9:50 am (UTC-5)
Hundreds of Buddhist monks took to the streets of Sri Lanka’s capital on Friday to express solidarity with laborers protesting proposed changes to the government’s pension plan. The monks marched to Sri Lankan President Mahinda Rajapaksa’s residence, carrying placards and denouncing this week’s government crackdown on demonstrators. Clashes broke out between police and labor union […]
Pakistan, US to Resume Joint Intelligence Operations
Posted June 3rd, 2011 at 9:10 am (UTC-5)
Pakistan’s foreign ministry has confirmed that Pakistan and the United States will resume joint intelligence operations against Islamist militants, in a step toward mending strained relations between the two countries. Foreign Ministry Spokeswoman Tehmina Janjua says U.S. and Pakistani teams will share intelligence, but she would not comment on whether U.S. forces would be allowed […]
Pakistan Beats Backs Second Militant Incursion
Posted June 3rd, 2011 at 8:50 am (UTC-5)
Pakistani artillery and helicopter gunships are swarming along the Afghan border, forcing back a second wave of insurgents who crossed over from Afghanistan to hit targets in Pakistan’s tribal region. Pakistani officials said Friday’s counterattack had the Afghan militants on the run. They did not give any information on possible casualties. Fierce fighting between Afghan-based […]
