U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton says the United States is looking to Pakistan to “take strong steps” to deny Afghan insurgents safe havens and encourage the Taliban to enter peace talks after 10 years of fighting. Clinton spoke Friday in Islamabad alongside Pakistan Foreign Minister Hina Rabbani Khar. The top U.S. diplomat said Pakistan […]
Clinton Intensifies Pressure on Pakistan to Tackle Insurgents
Uncertainty Over Burial of Libya’s Gadhafi
Libyan provisional government officials have delayed plans to bury former leader Moammar Gadhafi on Friday, a day after he was killed as fighters stormed his hometown of Sirte. Officials initially said Gadhafi would be laid to rest Friday at a secret location. However, news organizations quote National Transitional Council members who say his burial could […]
Uncertainty Over Burial of Libya’s Gadhafi
Libyan provisional government officials have delayed plans for burying for former leader Moammar Gadhafi on Friday, a day after he was killed as fighters stormed his hometown of Sirte. Officials initially said Gadhafi would be laid to rest Friday at a secret location. However, news organizations quote National Transitional Council members who say his burial […]
ETA Announces End to Armed Activity
The Basque separatist group ETA has declared an end to its 43-year bloody campaign for an indepedent homeland in Europe. Three ETA members wearing black berets and white hoods that covered their faces made the declaration in a video posted online Thursday. They called on the Spanish and French governments to open talks with the […]
Clinton Presses Pakistan to Eliminate Militant Safe Havens
U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton landed in Islamabad late Thursday, where she is expected to deliver a blunt warning to Pakistan to remove Taliban safe havens on its soil. Clinton, arriving from Kabul, Afghanistan, is traveling with a large U.S. contingent for two days of talks with Pakistani leaders. Her high-ranking delegation includes U.S. […]
Thai PM Warns Bangkok to Brace for Floods
Thailand’s Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra is warning the capital of Bangkok to brace for floods after ordering officials to open floodgates that have so far kept the water away. Ms. Yingluck said Thursday that engineers cannot stop the water forever and has ordered the gates open to try to drain the waters that have already […]
Greek Police, Protesters Clash Ahead of Austerity Vote
Anti-austerity protests in Athens turned violent Thursday as the Greek parliament prepared to adopt a budget-cutting plan aimed at securing more bailout funds for the government to avoid a default. At least 50,000 mostly peaceful, anti-austerity protesters gathered in Syntagma square outside parliament on the second day of a nationwide general strike that has idled […]
Al-Shabab Loses Last Mogadishu District
Witnesses say Somali government forces are in control of Daynile, the last part of the Somali capital that was controlled by al-Shabab militants. A local journalist confirmed the takeover to VOA Thursday. Somali government troops and African Union forces attacked the district in northern Mogadishu at dawn and seized control of the area after brief […]
US Stocks Decline
U.S. stocks declined in Thursday’s early trading. The Dow Jones Industrial Average and the S&P 500 dropped one-tenth of a percent while the NASDAQ moved down nearly four-tenths of a percent. European stock prices declined in Thursday’s afternoon trading. London’s Financial Times index slid about eight-tenths of a percent, the CAC-40 in Paris was off […]
Gadhafi Reportedly Captured in Libya
National Transitional Council officials in Libya say provisional fighters have captured former leader Moammar Gadhafi, but the reports have not been independently confirmed. Military leaders in the NTC say Mr. Gadhafi was taken into custody on Thursday, shortly after provisional fighters gained control of his hometown of Sirte. The U.S. State Department says it cannot […]