Indian authorities are going after a fourth Iranian in connection with a plot to attack Israeli diplomats. The Press Trust of India reports Indian authorities Saturday issued an arrest warrant for Masoud Sedaghatzadeh. Malaysian authorities arrested Sedaghatzadeh last month in connection with a failed bomb plot in Bangkok. Indian police said Friday that they believe […]
India Pursuing Fourth Iranian in Delhi Bombing
Posted March 17th, 2012 at 12:00 pm (UTC-5)
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Convicted Nazi Death Camp Guard John Demjanjuk Dead at 91
Posted March 17th, 2012 at 10:45 am (UTC-5)
Former Nazi death camp guard John Demjanjuk, convicted in Germany last year of helping kill some 28,000 prisoners, died Saturday at the age of 91. Police in the southern German state of Bavaria say the ailing Demjanjuk died in a nursing home in the town of Bad Feilnbach. He had been sentenced last May to […]
US Envoy to Haiti Urges Patience on Disaster Recovery
Posted March 16th, 2012 at 8:35 am (UTC-5)
The U.S. ambassador to Haiti says it will take years to complete reconstruction efforts from the devastating 2010 earthquake. In an interview with VOA’s Creole Service, Kenneth Merten compared the pace of reconstruction efforts in Port-au-Prince to that of New York City’s World Trade Center, which was destroyed in the 2001 terrorist attack and the […]
US Envoy to Haiti Urges Patience on Disaster Recovery
Posted March 16th, 2012 at 7:00 am (UTC-5)
The U.S. ambassador to Haiti says it will take years to complete reconstruction efforts from the devastating 2010 earthquake. In an interview with VOA’s Creole Service, Kenneth Merten compared the pace of reconstruction efforts in Port au Prince to that of New York City’s World Trade Center, which was destroyed in the 2011 terrorist attack […]
Eritrea Calls for UN to Respond After Ethiopian Attack
Posted March 16th, 2012 at 5:55 am (UTC-5)
Eritrea is calling for the United Nations to impose penalties on arch-rival Ethiopia, after Ethiopian forces attacked a military base inside Eritrea. In a statement Friday, Eritrean Foreign Minister Osman Saleh said the incursion is part of a history of “unlawful and provocative attacks” by Ethiopia. He urged the U.N. Security Council to take measures […]
Obama Vows Full Accountability for Afghan Killings
Posted March 13th, 2012 at 7:20 pm (UTC-5)
U.S. President Barack Obama says he is determined to ensure there is full accountability for the killing of 16 Afghan civilians Sunday, allegedly at the hands of a U.S. Army sergeant. He told reporters at the White House Tuesday that the United States takes the incident “as seriously as if it were our own citizens […]
Blast Kills Three in Nairobi
Posted March 10th, 2012 at 2:45 pm (UTC-5)
Explosions in the Kenyan capital of Nairobi have killed at least three people. Officials say they believe the blasts came from grenades hurled at a crowd at a bus station. More than 20 people are injured. This is the latest in a string of grenade attacks on the capital since Kenya sent troops into Somalia […]
Ghana Celebrates Independence Ahead of President’s US Visit
Posted March 6th, 2012 at 11:45 am (UTC-5)
Ghana is celebrating the 55th anniversary of its independence from Britain with a traditional parade in the capital, Accra, and an address from President John Atta Mills. The main celebration Tuesday in Accra’s Independence Square will be replicated in the country’s regional and district capitals. Ghanaian Information Minister Fritz Baffour told VOA the date serves […]
N. Korean Troops Conduct Live-Fire Maneuvers Near Disputed Boundary
Posted March 6th, 2012 at 8:55 am (UTC-5)
North Korea carried out live-fire military maneuvers this week near its disputed maritime boundary with South Korea, just days after lashing out at the United States for conducting military exercises with South Korea. The North Korean drills, witnessed by the Associated Press, took place Sunday and Monday on the North’s southwestern coast, which faces disputed […]
Earthquake Shakes New Delhi
Posted March 5th, 2012 at 6:05 am (UTC-5)
A 5.2 magnitude earthquake has rattled India’s capital. People ran into the streets of New Delhi and its suburbs Monday afternoon after tremors shook buildings for at least 10 seconds. The U.S. Geological Survey says the quake was centered about 50 kilometers west-northwest of New Delhi at a depth of 19 kilometers. Monday’s tremors came […]
