The U.N. Security Council has strongly condemned North Korea for its attempted launch of a long-range rocket last week, and agreed to impose new sanctions on the increasingly isolated nation. The council unanimously adopted what is known as a “presidential statement,” which called Friday’s launch “a serious violation of existing Security Council resolutions” aimed at […]
UN Security Council Toughens N.Korea Sanctions
Posted April 17th, 2012 at 2:20 am (UTC-5)
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UN Security Council Condemns N. Korean Rocket Launch
Posted April 16th, 2012 at 10:30 am (UTC-5)
The U.N. Security Council issued a statement Monday strongly condemning North Korea for its attempted launch of a long range rocket last week. The resolution calls Friday’s launch “a serious violation of existing Security Council resolutions” aimed halting Pyongyang’s use of ballistic missile technology. It also says the failed launch caused “grave security concerns” across […]
Guinea-Bissau Coup Leaders Close Air, Sea Borders
Posted April 16th, 2012 at 10:30 am (UTC-5)
Leaders of last week’s coup in Guinea-Bissau have closed the country’s air and sea borders amid rising pressure on them to give up power. It is not yet clear if the closure announced Monday will affect a delegation from the West African regional bloc ECOWAS. The group is expected in Bissau to meet with the […]
Obama Promotes Deeper Economic Ties with Latin America
Posted April 14th, 2012 at 1:30 pm (UTC-5)
U.S. President Barack Obama is calling for more cooperation among the nations of the Western Hemisphere to assure economic growth and make certain that globalization benefits all levels of society. On a separate issue expected to come up at this weekend’s Summit of the Americas, a two-day meeting in Colombia of 33 heads of state […]
Trial for Alleged Terrorists Begins in Denmark
Posted April 13th, 2012 at 3:25 pm (UTC-5)
Four Swedish men went on trial in Denmark Friday on terrorism charges arising from an alleged plot to attack a newspaper that published satirical cartoons depicting the Prophet Muhammad – an issue that has inflamed Muslims’ passions in the past. Three Swedish nationals and a resident of Sweden pleaded not guilty at the start of […]
Obamas Paid More than $160,000 in Taxes Last Year
Posted April 13th, 2012 at 1:00 pm (UTC-5)
U.S. President Barack Obama and his wife, Michelle, paid more than $162,000 in taxes last year, a federal tax rate of 20.5 percent on their income of nearly $790,000. The White House released the president’s tax returns Friday, amid a debate over tax rates that has become a key issue in this year’s U.S. presidential […]
UN Chief Repeats Warning to North Korea on Rocket Launch
Posted April 12th, 2012 at 11:25 am (UTC-5)
United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon is urging North Korea to heed the call of the international community by canceling an upcoming rocket launch. Mr. Ban spoke Thursday in Geneva, as North Korean engineers prepared to launch a rocket that Pyongyang says will carry a weather satellite into space. Western nations and regional neighbors accuse the […]
Polls Open in South Korea’s Crucial Parliamentary Elections
Posted April 10th, 2012 at 10:20 pm (UTC-5)
South Koreans are voting in closely-contested parliamentary elections, seen as a key test for President Lee Myung-bak. Polls opened early Wednesday local time and will close 12 hours later. Voters are casting ballots to elect a new 300-member National Assembly. Most of the legislators will be elected directly, with the rest chosen through proportional representation. […]
Syrian Violence Escalates Ahead of Peace Deadline
Posted April 7th, 2012 at 1:15 pm (UTC-5)
Syrian forces have been pounding opposition strongholds ahead of an agreed Tuesday deadline for a halt to all military action. The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights, a group that tracks the violence in Syria, reports more than 100 people were killed on Saturday. The rights group said about two-thirds of those who died were civilians, […]
Sarajevo Marks War Anniversary
Posted April 6th, 2012 at 7:45 am (UTC-5)
Sarajevo’s main street is lined with 11,541 red chairs – one chair for every man, woman and child killed in a war that broke out 20 years ago. Bosnians Friday marked the 20th anniversary of the start of the 1992-1995 war that drove millions – about half of the population – from their homes. On […]
