U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton says the Taliban can either take part in peace talks in Afghanistan or face continued assaults. At a news conference Thursday in Kabul with Afghan President Hamid Karzai, Clinton also said neighboring Pakistan plays an important role in Afghanistan’s future and that the three nations must work together. Clinton […]
Clinton Says Peace Talks or Continued Assaults for Taliban in Afghanistan
Posted October 20th, 2011 at 6:00 am (UTC-5)
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Australians Cheer Appearance by Queen Elizabeth II
Posted October 19th, 2011 at 11:30 pm (UTC-5)
Thousands of Australians turned out Thursday to cheer Queen Elizabeth II as the British monarch appeared for her first full day of a 10-day tour of the country. The queen and her husband, Prince Philip, took a boat ride on a lake in the capital, Canberra, as they kicked off their formal program with a […]
UN Security Council to Vote Urging Yemen Power Transfer
Posted October 19th, 2011 at 9:25 pm (UTC-5)
Supporters of a United Nations resolution calling for an immediate end to violence and transfer of power in Yemen have circulated a draft measure to Security Council members and are hoping for a vote by early next week. Diplomats said Wednesday the five veto-wielding council members had reached agreement on major elements in the British-drafted […]
UN Investigator: ‘Dramatic Increase’ of Iran Executions
Posted October 19th, 2011 at 7:50 pm (UTC-5)
The new United Nations investigator for Iran has warned of a “dramatic increase” in government-ordered executions and other grave human rights abuses in the Islamic Republic. In a U.N. report issued Wednesday, special investigator Ahmed Shaheed said more than 200 officially announced executions have taken place in Iran so far in 2011, including 83 in […]
US, North Korea to Meet on Disarmament Talks
Posted October 19th, 2011 at 4:40 pm (UTC-5)
The United States said Wednesday it will hold another round of “exploratory talks” with North Korea next week to determine if conditions are ready for a resumption of international negotiations on the reclusive state’s nuclear disarmament. A spokesman for the U.S. State Department, Mark Toner, said the meeting will take place Monday and Tuesday in […]
US Sheriff: Wolf, Monkey Still Loose After Wild Animals Freed
Posted October 19th, 2011 at 4:15 pm (UTC-5)
A sheriff in the central U.S. state of Ohio says a wolf and a monkey are still on the loose after about 50 wild animals were set free from a privately owned exotic animal farm. Sheriff Matt Lutz told reporters Wednesday that deputies have killed most of the freed animals, including black bears, lions, grizzly […]
Texas Courthouse Break-In Appears to be Prank
Posted October 19th, 2011 at 3:15 pm (UTC-5)
A break-in at an historic building in Texas that sparked fears of a possible terrorist attack Wednesday now appears to be what officials describe as a prank. Officials in Bexar county say surveillance video from inside the 120-year-old courthouse shows some suspects dancing around in sombreros and playing with a judge’s gavel before they were […]
Obamas Announce Initiative to Hire Military Veterans
Posted October 19th, 2011 at 3:15 pm (UTC-5)
U.S. first lady Michelle Obama has announced that a group of U.S. firms has committed to hiring 25,000 military veterans and their spouses over the next two years. Mrs. Obama spoke at a gathering of U.S. service members in Hampton, Virginia, as she accompanied her husband, President Barack Obama, on the final day of a […]
20 Killed in Syria, Thousands Rally for Assad
Posted October 19th, 2011 at 1:10 pm (UTC-5)
Tens of thousands of Syrians are rallying in support of the government in the northern city of Aleppo, while Syrian activists say at least 20 people have been killed during unrest in other parts of the country. The rally Wednesday in support of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad comes a week after a similar gathering in […]
US Stocks Mixed
Posted October 19th, 2011 at 1:10 pm (UTC-5)
U.S. stocks were mixed in Wednesday’s midday trading. The Dow Jones Industrial Average rose a third of a percent, the S&P 500 index is unchanged while the NASDAQ is off half a percent. In Europe, stocks made gains by the close of trading. London’s Financial Times index advanced seven-tenths of a percent to finish at […]
