The International Atomic Energy Agency says Iran has blocked U.N. experts from inspecting an Iranian military site and refused to cooperate with them in answering allegations of Iranian efforts to design a nuclear weapon. In a statement issued early Wednesday, the IAEA says the U.N. delegation led by chief inspector Herman Nackaerts was returning to […]
IAEA ‘Disappointed’ as Iran Blocks Experts From Visiting Military Site
Posted February 21st, 2012 at 8:05 pm (UTC-5)
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China Vows to Repatriate 30 North Koreans
Posted February 21st, 2012 at 7:10 pm (UTC-5)
China has rejected South Korean pleas not to repatriate 30 North Koreans recently arrested in Chinese territory. A spokesman for China’s Foreign Ministry, Hong Lei, said Tuesday the detained North Koreans are illegal economic migrants and not refugees deserving protection. The spokesman indicated his government rejects taking the issue to the United Nations. South Korean […]
Yemen Counts Votes in 1-Candidate Election to Confirm Hadi as Leader
Posted February 21st, 2012 at 5:45 pm (UTC-5)
Yemen has begun counting votes from a one-candidate election designed to confirm Vice President Abed Rabbo Mansour Hadi as the country’s new leader after a year-long uprising against autocratic President Ali Abdullah Saleh. Yemeni authorities said Tuesday’s turnout was high in the capital Sana’a and several other cities, where voters expressed hope that the pre-determined […]
Zimbabwe’s Mugabe Turns 88, Vows to Stay in Power
Posted February 21st, 2012 at 5:15 pm (UTC-5)
Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe marked his 88th birthday Tuesday with a series of interviews in which he declared he is healthy, has no intention of stepping down any time soon, and will call elections this year. The Zimbabwean leader said he is “fit as a fiddle” and “not yet” ready to retire, adding that at […]
Eurozone Ministers Approve New Greek Bailout
Posted February 21st, 2012 at 2:35 pm (UTC-5)
Eurozone finance ministers have approved a new $172-billion bailout for Greece, the second for the debt-ridden country in two years. The financial-rescue package could reduce the Greek government debt from about 160 percent of the country’s economic output to just more than 120 percent by 2020 – the maximum debt level considered sustainable by the […]
Syrian Forces Kill 16 in Homs as Shelling Intensifies
Posted February 21st, 2012 at 11:00 am (UTC-5)
Syrian security forces heavily shelled rebel-held areas in the flashpoint city of Homs Tuesday, killing at least 16 people and wounding more than 200 as fears mounted of an all-out assault on the battered protest hub. Activists said several shells per minute were falling on the Sunni Muslim neighborhood of Baba Amr, where at least […]
Afghans Protest After Reports of Quran Desecration by NATO Troops
Posted February 21st, 2012 at 3:50 am (UTC-5)
A crowd of up to 2,000 demonstrators gathered outside the main U.S. military base in Afghanistan Tuesday, following reports that foreign troops inside the facility had improperly disposed copies of the Quran. The commander of the international coalition, U.S. General John Allen, quickly apologized and promised an investigation after learning that coalition forces at Bagram […]
Afghan Police Kill 2 Albanian Soldiers
Posted February 20th, 2012 at 2:25 pm (UTC-5)
Albanian officials say Afghan police opened fire on international troops Monday in southern Afghanistan, killing two Albanian soldiers. The Albanian Defense Ministry said authorities arrested 11 Afghan police officers after the shooting, which left an Albanian captain and corporal dead and another foreign soldier wounded. It said the incident occurred in a village near the […]
Red Cross Negotiating Humanitarian Cease-Fire in Syria
Posted February 20th, 2012 at 12:55 pm (UTC-5)
The International Committee of the Red Cross says it is trying to broker a humanitarian cease-fire in Syria, as government tanks and troops mass around Homs and fears grow of a major renewed offensive in the city. The ICRC’s chief spokeswoman said Monday the Geneva-based agency has been in talks with Syrian authorities and opposition […]
S Korea Holds Military Drill Despite N Korea Threat
Posted February 20th, 2012 at 11:45 am (UTC-5)
South Korea’s military conducted routine live-fire exercises near a disputed maritime border with North Korea on Monday, despite the North’s threat of a “merciless” retaliation. South Korean defense officials later said the two-hour drill, which included artillery, mortars and helicopters, ended without an immediate military response from the North. Earlier Monday, a North Korean radio […]
