European Union leaders signed a treaty in Brussels Friday to require their individual governments to balance their budgets or face economic sanctions if they do not. The treaty is the latest response by Europe’s leaders to contain the continent’s two-year debt crisis that twice has forced Greece, and Ireland and Portugal once apiece, to secure […]
EU Leaders Sign Treaty Requiring Its Governments to Constrain Spending
Posted March 2nd, 2012 at 1:25 pm (UTC-5)
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Humanitarian Aid Blocked From Reaching Battered Syrian District
Posted March 2nd, 2012 at 12:30 pm (UTC-5)
The International Committee of the Red Cross says Syrian authorities have blocked its workers from delivering medical supplies and humanitarian aid to the Baba Amr neighborhood in the battered city of Homs. ICRC President Jakob Kellenberger said in a statement Friday that a convoy of seven trucks carrying aid were not allowed to enter Baba […]
‘Massive Turnout’ in Iran, Voting Extended
Posted March 2nd, 2012 at 11:25 am (UTC-5)
Iranian state media claim a “massive turnout” for the country’s parliamentary elections , which are likely to solidify Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei’s control over conservative rivals tied to President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad. The semi-official Fars news agency reports that Iran’s interior ministry is keeping polling stations open for two additional hours because of the long […]
Suicide Bomber Targets Rival Militants in Pakistan
Posted March 2nd, 2012 at 8:25 am (UTC-5)
controlled by the Lashkar-e-Islam group. Pakistani officials say the bomber blew himself up just outside the mosque and that most of the victims appear to be militants. Both the Pakistani Taliban and Lashkar-e-Islam have been battling for control of the valley. Earlier, Pakistani officials said militants in the same area clashed with security forces, leaving […]
ICC Issues Arrest Warrant for Sudan Defense Minister
Posted March 1st, 2012 at 5:25 pm (UTC-5)
The International Criminal Court has issued an arrest warrant for Sudan’s defense minister, Abdel Raheem Muhammed Hussein, for his alleged crimes in the conflict in Sudan’s Darfur region. The court said Thursday that Hussein is wanted on 41 counts of war crimes and crimes against humanity, including murder, rape, torture, pillaging and attacks against civilians. […]
US Condemns Bombing Oil Wells in South Sudan
Posted March 1st, 2012 at 3:15 pm (UTC-5)
The United States has strongly condemned an air strike against South Sudan’s oil wells blamed on neighboring Sudan. In a statement Thursday, State Department spokeswoman Victoria Nuland said such attacks on civilian targets are “deplorable.” She said the U.S. “demands” the Sudanese government end its aerial bombardments, which it says violate international law. A spokesman […]
Passengers Leave Disabled Cruise Ship in Seychelles
Posted March 1st, 2012 at 8:10 am (UTC-5)
Passengers from a disabled Italian cruise ship are finally on dry land after it docked at a port in the Seychelles islands Thursday. The Red Cross was set up to greet the more than 1,000 people on board the Costa Allegra who endured sweltering heat without air conditioning, lights or communication. The ship was drifting […]
UN Rights Council Condemns Syrian Crackdown
Posted March 1st, 2012 at 6:50 am (UTC-5)
The United Nations Human Rights Council has condemned what it calls “widespread and systematic violations of human rights” by the Syrian government, and reiterated the “urgent” need to address the humanitarian situation in the country. At a session Thursday in Geneva, the council adopted a resolution calling on President Bashar al-Assad’s government to immediately halt […]
Senegal’s Opposition Attempts to Unite Ahead of Presidential Run-Off
Posted February 29th, 2012 at 4:10 pm (UTC-5)
Senegal’s former Prime Minister Macky Sall on Wednesday rallied the opposition to back him in a presidential run-off scheduled for March 18. The former ally of President Abdoulaye Wade, Sall will take on the 85-year-old leader in a second round of voting after emerging as the runner-up in the first round last Sunday. Sall vowed […]
US says N. Korea Agrees to Missile, Uranium Enrichment Moratorium
Posted February 29th, 2012 at 10:45 am (UTC-5)
The United States says North Korea has agreed to a moratorium on long-range missile launches, nuclear testing and uranium enrichment activities. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton told a Congressional committee Wednesday that Pyongyang has also agreed to allow international inspectors to verify and monitor the enrichment moratorium, and to confirm that a nuclear reactor at […]
