Two human rights groups have concluded that Kyrgyzstan’s failure to prosecute those responsible for last year’s deadly ethnic riots could ignite new violence. A year ago this month, about 470 people were killed, thousands injured and hundred of thousands displaced as ethnic Kyrgyz and Uzbeks clashed in southern Kyrgyzstan. Now, Amnesty International and Human Rights […]
Rights Groups Attack Kyrgyzstan’s Handling of 2010 Ethnic Riots
Another Indian Activist Fasts to Protest Government Corruption
Indian social activist Anna Hazare has started a day-long fast against corruption and the government’s crackdown on a similar protest led by a popular yoga guru. Hazare began his protest Wednesday at the New Delhi site where Mahatma Gandhi was cremated. Hazare sat on a stage dressed in his traditional white cotton clothes as about […]
US: Congressional Panel Says America’s Afghan Aid Effort Has Had Limited Success
A U.S. congressional investigation has concluded that the American government’s attempt at nation-building in Afghanistan has been only marginally successful and may not survive when foreign troops leave the country in 2014. In a report being issued Wednesday, the Senate Foreign Relations Committee says the U.S. government has little to show for the nearly $19 […]
India Bus Accident Kills at Least 22
At least 22 people were burned to death in India when a bus hit a culvert, overturned and caught fire. Authorities said the accident occurred late Tuesday about 40 kilometers from the city of Vellore in the state of Tamil Nadu. Police say the driver of the bus lost control as he tried to avoid […]
Mumbai Attacls Trial Wraps Up in Chicago
A jury in Chicago heard closing arguments Tuesday in the trial of a Pakistani-born Canadian national, Tahawwur Rana, who is charged with helping plan the 2008 Mumbai attacks that killed 166 people. Assistant U.S. Attorney Victoria Peters told jurors it was clear that Rana knew and helped confessed conspirator David Coleman Headley scout targets in […]
Afghanistan Wants 50 Taliban Off UN Blacklist
The Afghan government has asked the United Nations to remove 50 Taliban members from a U.N. blacklist, in an effort to promote peace talks with insurgents and end the 10-year war. The head of the U.N. committee overseeing sanctions against al-Qaida and the Taliban, Peter Wittig, said Tuesday the committee will consider the request by […]
Afghanistan Wants 50 Taliban Off UN Blacklist
The Afghan government is asking the United Nations to remove 50 Taliban members from a U.N. blacklist, in an effort to promote peace talks with insurgents and end the 10-year Afghan war. The head of the U.N. committee overseeing sanctions against al-Qaida and the Taliban said Tuesday the committee will make a decision on whether […]
Lagarde Fails to Receive India’s Support for Top IMF Job
French Finance Minister Christine Lagarde has failed to receive India’s support in her bid to become the next head of the International Monetary Fund. Lagarde met Tuesday with Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee in New Delhi, as part of a global tour that has included a stop in Brazil and […]
Explosion Hits NATO Tankers in Pakistan
Officials in Pakistan say a blast struck at least four trucks carrying fuel for NATO forces in neighboring Afghanistan. The blast occurred Tuesday in the northwestern tribal region of Khyber. The tankers were in a parking area at the main border crossing in Torkham. No one has claimed responsibility for the explosion. Militants frequently attack […]
Indian Activist to Hold Anti-Corruption Hunger Strike
A veteran Indian activist says he will hold a hunger strike Wednesday to protest corruption in the country, as well as the recent police crackdown on a peaceful fast led by a popular yoga guru. Anna Hazare said Tuesday his one-day protest in New Delhi will go on, despite police denying permission for the gathering. […]