Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir Saturday condemned the International Criminal Court for ordering the arrest of his defense minister. Mr. Bashir addressed the crowd during a rally in Khartoum, accusing the ICC of trying to undermine a symbol of the country’s armed forces. He then said he and his minister would defend the dignity and pride […]
North Korea: Military Exercises Show US is ‘Double Faced’
Posted March 3rd, 2012 at 3:30 pm (UTC-5)
North Korea is lashing out at the the United States, charging that military drills with South Korea show Washington is not serious about peace. Major General Kwak Chol Hui with the North’s National Defense Commission blasted the ongoing U.S. war games with Seoul during a news conference in Pyongyang Saturday. “The true character of the […]
Aung San Suu Kyi Falls Ill, Leaves Rally
Posted March 3rd, 2012 at 1:15 pm (UTC-5)
Burmese opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi left one of the biggest rallies of her election campaign, telling aides she felt unwell. The 66-year-old pro-democracy leader flew from Rangoon to Mandalay, Burma’s second largest city, Saturday, part of a rigorous campaign schedule ahead of by-elections on April 1. But after speaking for several minutes, Aung […]
Suicide Bomber Targets Party Chief
Posted March 3rd, 2012 at 1:10 pm (UTC-5)
A suicide bomber in northwestern Pakistan attacked the convoy of a senior politician Saturday, killing a policeman and injuring a local lawmaker. Local authorities say the attacker approached the convoy of Aftab Khan Sherpao on foot and detonated his bomb near the vehicles. Sherpao, who heads a splinter group of the Pakistan People’s Party, was […]
Syrian Forces Shell Homs, Block Aid to Rebel Stronghold
Posted March 3rd, 2012 at 12:05 pm (UTC-5)
The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) is pressing Syrian authorities to allow aid workers enter the battered district of Baba Amr in the Syrian city of Homs as government forces continued to bombard the city Saturday. Syrian authorities stopped Friday an ICRC convoy of seven trucks carrying medical supplies and food from entering […]
Humaniatarian Aid Reaches Battered Homs
Posted March 2nd, 2012 at 9:30 am (UTC-5)
The International Committee of the Red Cross says medical supplies and humanitarian aid have reached the battered city of Homs and will soon be taken to the Baba Amr neighborhood. An ICRC spokesperson said Friday that a convoy of seven trucks carrying aid would enter Baba Amr, a district of Homs where rebels and citizens […]
Tibetan Exiles Protest China’s Top Diplomat in India
Posted March 1st, 2012 at 6:55 am (UTC-5)
Indian police dragged away a group of Tibetan exiles as they demonstrated Thursday in New Delhi outside a meeting between Chinese Foreign Minister Yang Jiechi and his Indian counterpart. The protesters were demanding that China withdraw from the disputed Himalayan region, where India has backed its claim with a troop presence for more than five […]
Tibetan Exiles Protest China’s Top Diplomat in India
Posted March 1st, 2012 at 5:45 am (UTC-5)
Indian police dragged away a group of Tibetan exiles as they demonstrated Thursday in New Delhi outside a meeting between Chinese Foreign Minister Yang Jiechi and his Indian counterpart. The protesters were demanding that China withdraw from the disputed Himalayan region, where India has back its claim with a troop presence for more than five […]
China Laments Oscar Snub of Christian Bale Epic
Posted February 28th, 2012 at 7:50 am (UTC-5)
China’s state media are bemoaning the failure of the nation’s most ambitious movie to make an impact at this year’s Academy Awards. The Communist Party-affiliated Global Times newspaper laments on its website Tuesday that Chinese dreams of taking home a golden statuette have once again “been shattered.” The newspaper notes that Hollywood’s film community failed […]
Fresh Anti-US Protests Erupt in Afghanistan
Posted February 24th, 2012 at 12:40 pm (UTC-5)
American apologies are falling on deaf ears in Afghanistan and neighboring Pakistan, where anger over the burning of Qurans is boiling over. Thousands of Afghans poured onto the streets following prayers Friday, many chanting “Death to America.” Afghan officials say at least nine people were killed, seven of them in the western province of Herat, […]
