Turkey’s prime minister has warned that Syria could descend into a sectarian civil war, as the unrest there continues. Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan told the Egyptian newspaper Al-Shorouk Tuesday he fears the crisis engulfing Turkey’s southern neighbor will end in conflict between the Alawites and the Sunnis. Syria’s ruling elite belong to the minority […]
Turkey’s PM Warns of Syrian Civil War as Crackdown Continues
Posted September 13th, 2011 at 9:40 pm (UTC-5)
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French FM Fails to Persuade China on Syria
Posted September 13th, 2011 at 6:20 pm (UTC-5)
French Foreign Minister Alain Juppe says he has not convinced China to support a tougher United Nations resolution condemning Syria’s crackdown on pro-democracy protests. Juppe met Tuesday in Beijing with his Chinese counterpart Yang Jiechi and Premier Wen Jiabao for talks on the global economy and bilateral cooperation. After the meeting, Juppe told reporters that […]
Obama Takes His Job Plan On the Road
Posted September 13th, 2011 at 3:20 pm (UTC-5)
U.S. President Barack Obama is calling on Americans to tell Congress to pass his $447 billion proposal aimed at creating jobs and boosting the nation’s sluggish economy. The president made his pitch for the American Jobs Act Tuesday in Ohio at a high school in the state capital, Columbus, near the congressional district represented by […]
US Moves to Avert Showdown Over Palestinian State
Posted September 13th, 2011 at 2:00 pm (UTC-5)
The Obama administration is sending two top envoys back to the Middle East in the hopes of avoiding a looming showdown over Palestinian statehood. A senior Palestinian politician said on Tuesday that Palestinians will pursue full recognition from the United Nations with the start of next week’s meetings in New York. But U.S. Secretary of […]
Residents Flee Libya’s Bani Walid
Posted September 13th, 2011 at 1:20 pm (UTC-5)
Residents of one of former Libyan leader Moammar Gadhafi’s remaining strongholds fled Tuesday, as NATO and fighters for Libya’s provisional authority continued to attack pro-Gadhafi forces. Witnesses say dozens of cars left the town of Bani Walid while NATO planes flew overhead. Reuters news agency reports the civilians were able to flee after some pro-Gadhafi […]
US Stocks Mixed in Early Trading Tuesday
Posted September 13th, 2011 at 10:20 am (UTC-5)
U.S. stock indexes are mixed in early trading Tuesday. The Dow Jones Industrial Average is off four-tenths of a percent, and the S&P 500 is down two-tenths of one percent. The NASDAQ is up two-tenths of a percent. European stock prices are advancing in afternoon trading. London’s Financial Times index is ahead six-tenths of one […]
US Checking Report Iran Will Free Hikers
Posted September 13th, 2011 at 9:25 am (UTC-5)
The United States is trying to confirm the promised release of two American hikers convicted in Iran on charges of spying. In an interview broadcast Tuesday, Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad told a correspondent for the U.S. television network NBC that he thinks Shane Bauer and Josh Fattal will be freed on humanitarian grounds within “a […]
4 Dead in School Bus Shooting in Pakistan
Posted September 13th, 2011 at 9:06 am (UTC-5)
Pakistani officials say gunmen have attacked a school bus in northwest Pakistan, killing four children and the driver. At least five other children were wounded in the attack near Peshawar. Police say militants first aimed a rocket at the school bus and missed, then opened fire. The bus was taking children home from school Tuesday. […]
Afghan Insurgents Target Coalition Force Headquarters, Embassy District
Posted September 13th, 2011 at 6:35 am (UTC-5)
Taliban insurgents have claimed responsibility for a series of ongoing attacks in the Afghan capital of Kabul on Tuesday, apparently targeting international coalition force headquarters and local government facilities. There have been multiple explosions, as well as gunfire, near the International Security Assistance Force headquarters in Kabul. VOA personnel also confirm at least two explosions […]
Post-Tropical Storm Katia Batters Britain
Posted September 12th, 2011 at 11:30 pm (UTC-5)
The remains of Hurricane Katia blew ashore in much of Britain and Ireland Monday, bringing some of the worst weather in the region in 15 years. Forecasters are predicting heavy rain and wind gusts of nearly 135 kilometers per hour. British officials say Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland and northeastern England are among the regions hit […]
