Yemen’s president, hospitalized in Saudi Arabia after an attack nearly a month ago on his palace, has instructed his deputy to hold talks with political opponents on a Gulf-sponsored plan for a transition of power. The country’s main opposition coalition, however, dismissed the announcement. Foreign Minister Abu Bakr al-Qirbi said Wednesday on Yemeni state television […]
Taliban Militants Kill 10 Civilians in Kabul Hotel Attack
Posted June 29th, 2011 at 7:25 am (UTC-5)
Afghan officials say 10 Afghan civilians were killed Tuesday night when heavily armed Taliban militants stormed a luxury hotel in the capital, Kabul. The officials said the five-hour siege of the InterContinental Hotel ended after all nine of the suicide bombers either blew themselves up or were killed by security forces early Wednesday. The attack, […]
UN Tribunal Refers First Genocide Case to Rwanda
Posted June 28th, 2011 at 11:05 pm (UTC-5)
A U.N. war crimes court trying the top suspects of Rwanda’s 1994 genocide has for the first time referred a case to be tried in Rwanda itself. The International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda said Tuesday it referred the case of Jean Uwinkindi, a pastor, to Rwanda’s national court system. Rwanda has in the past unsuccessfully […]
15 Al-Qaida Fighters Killed in Mauritania-Mali Operation
Posted June 26th, 2011 at 7:35 pm (UTC-5)
Mauritania says 15 al-Qaida fighters have been killed and nine captured in a joint operation with Mali against an al-Qaida terrorist camp in Mali. A colonel said Sunday two Mauritanian soldiers were also killed in Friday’s raid on the camp in the Wagadou forest region near Mali’s border with Mauritania. He said soldiers from Mali […]
Mexico Beats US in CONCACAF Final
Posted June 26th, 2011 at 8:20 am (UTC-5)
Mexico has rallied from a 2-goal deficit to beat the United States 4-2 in the CONCACAF Gold Cup final. Pablo Barrera broke a 2-2 tie with a goal in the 50th minute Saturday – his second goal of the game. Mexico had trailed the U.S. 2-0 after just 23 minutes. The title contest was played […]
Wayward Penguin Mistakes Sand for Snow
Posted June 25th, 2011 at 12:35 pm (UTC-5)
Veterinarians in New Zealand say a wayward emperor penguin, nicknamed Happy Feet, is in critical condition following two medical procedures performed at a zoo in Wellington. On Friday veterinarians cleared the bird’s throat. On Saturday they attempted to flush sand from its stomach. The bird had been eating sand and twigs since landed a few […]
US Probes Google’s Business Practices
Posted June 25th, 2011 at 11:55 am (UTC-5)
The U.S. government has launched an investigation into whether Internet search engine Google is using its dominance to promote its products while blocking competitors. Google controls more than 65 percent of web searches worldwide and earns most of its money – billions of dollars – in search-related advertising. The U.S. Federal Trade Commission says it […]
UN Court Convicts First Woman in 1994 Rwanda Genocide
Posted June 24th, 2011 at 8:15 am (UTC-5)
A U.N. court has sentenced a former Rwandan government minister to life in prison for her role in the 1994 genocide in that country. The United Nations-backed tribunal in Tanzania sentenced Pauline Nyiramasuhuko Friday on charges of genocide, conspiracy to commit genocide and rape as a crime against humanity. She is the first woman convicted […]
Obama Tells VOA ‘Tide of War Is Receding’
Posted June 23rd, 2011 at 11:30 am (UTC-5)
President Barack Obama has told the American people he is withdrawing 33,000 troops from Afghanistan, and he is sending the same message to U.S. soldiers themselves Thursday. The president told VOA in an interview broadcast worldwide, including in Afghanistan, that he and his top advisers feel “the tide of war is receding,” and he pledged […]
Iran Insists Nuclear Bomb Not on Agenda
Posted June 23rd, 2011 at 10:00 am (UTC-5)
Iran’s president says Tehran is not interested in building a nuclear bomb, but will not be stopped by the West if it desires to create one. State television quoted President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad Thursday as saying his government would tell the world if it was working on a nuclear weapon. Mr. Ahmadinejad’s comments are the latest […]
