U.S. Defense Secretary Robert Gates says warnings about civilian casualties from Afghan President Hamid Karzai reflect the “pain and suffering” the Afghan people have endured after 30 years of war. Gates told reporters late Tuesday that it is important for both sides to jointly investigate civilian casualties and that Mr. Karzai and the Afghan people […]
Gates Says Afghan Warnings Reflect “Pain” of War
Posted June 1st, 2011 at 10:20 am (UTC-5)
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China Touts Mining Overhaul in Restive Inner Mongolia
Posted June 1st, 2011 at 10:05 am (UTC-5)
China says authorities have begun an overhaul of the coal mining industry in its vast Inner Mongolia region, in the wake of protests against environmental damage from coal mining, and the hit-and-run death of a local shepherd by a coal truck driver. The official Xinhua news agency described the reforms, announced Wednesday, as a one-month […]
5 Killed in Cross-Border Attack on Pakistan Post
Posted June 1st, 2011 at 9:35 am (UTC-5)
Police in northwestern Pakistan say about 200 militants have crossed the border from Afghanistan and attacked a security checkpoint, killing at least five police officers. Authorities said the attack happened Wednesday in the town of Shaltalo, in the Dir tribal area along the border with Afghanistan’s Kunar province. Police say fighting is ongoing. Militants have […]
US Condemns Killing of Pakistani Journalist
Posted June 1st, 2011 at 9:35 am (UTC-5)
Hundreds of people are mourning the death of a Pakistani journalist, as the country’s spy agency denies involvement in his torture and killing. Syed Saleem Shahzad was buried in Pakistan’s southern port city of Karachi on Wednesday. His body was found about 200 miles from Islamabad on Tuesday, after he was reported missing earlier this […]
North Korea Claims South Secretly Offered Series of Summits
Posted June 1st, 2011 at 7:55 am (UTC-5)
North Korea says it has turned down a secret proposal from its southern neighbor for a series of three summit meetings to be held over the next 10 months. The North’s official Korean Central News Agency reported the offer Wednesday, saying it was made on May 9 at a previously undisclosed meeting in Beijing. It […]
Cyclones, Floods Take a Toll on Australian Economy
Posted June 1st, 2011 at 7:20 am (UTC-5)
Australia’s economy shrank in the first quarter of 2011 due to a number of natural disasters that struck the country’s key mining and agricultural sectors in the country’s northeast. The 1.2 percent drop in gross domestic product announced Wednesday by the government’s Bureau of Statistics is the biggest contraction since 1991, when Australia experienced its […]
Gates Says Afghan Warnings Reflect “Pain” of War
Posted June 1st, 2011 at 6:50 am (UTC-5)
U.S. Defense Secretary Robert Gates says warnings about civilian casualties from Afghan President Hamid Karzai reflect the “pain and suffering” the Afghan people have endured after 30 years of war. Gates said Tuesday it is important for both sides to jointly investigate civilian casualties and that Mr. Karzai and the Afghan people recognize the U.S.-led […]
North Korea Claims South Secretly Offered Series of Summits
Posted June 1st, 2011 at 6:25 am (UTC-5)
North Korea says it has turned down a secret proposal from its southern neighbor for a series of three summit meetings to be held over the next 10 months. The North’s official Korean Central News Agency reported the offer Wednesday, saying it was made on May 9 at a previously undisclosed meeting in Beijing. It […]
Police Say 1 Dead in Pakistan Checkpoint Attack
Posted June 1st, 2011 at 6:05 am (UTC-5)
Police in northwestern Pakistan say about 200 militants have crossed the border from Afghanistan and attacked a security checkpoint, killing at least one person. Authorities said the attack happened Wednesday in the town of Shaltalo, in the Dir region along the border with Afghanistan’s Kunar province. Militants have launched a number of attacks against Pakistani […]
US Senator Arrives in Burma for Talks
Posted June 1st, 2011 at 5:20 am (UTC-5)
U.S. Senator John McCain has arrived in Burma for a three-day visit during which he expects to meet with senior government officials and with pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi. The senator was expected to meet government officials later Wednesday in Naypyitaw, the Burmese administrative capital. He plans to meet with Aung San Suu Kyi […]
