Libyan opposition fighters are advancing toward Moammar Gadhafi’s hometown, Sirte, and pouring into Tripoli to help battle the remnants of his forces in the capital. Pro-Gadhafi forces have been massing for a showdown in Sirte, which is about 400 kilometers east of Tripoli. Mr. Gadhafi’s whereabouts are unknown, but U.S. officials believe he is still […]
Libyan Rebels Ratchet Up Search for Gadhafi
Posted August 25th, 2011 at 9:05 am (UTC-5)
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US Braces for Hurricane Irene
Posted August 25th, 2011 at 8:55 am (UTC-5)
Authorities along the densely populated east coast of the United States have begun evacuating visitors at popular beach resort areas in preparation for Hurricane Irene. Forecasters issued a hurricane watch for much of the North Carolina coast Thursday, as the powerful storm pounded The Bahamas with winds as high as 185 kilometers per hour. There […]
Group: New Evidence of Mass Graves in Sudan
Posted August 24th, 2011 at 5:15 pm (UTC-5)
A satellite imagery group says it has new evidence of mass graves in Sudan’s Southern Kordofan state, where the government is accused of committing atrocities against civilians. In a report released Wednesday, the U.S.-based Satellite Sentinel Project says images from space reveal two new mass graves, bringing to eight the total number it has discovered […]
Russia: North Korea Ready to Resume Nuclear Negotiations
Posted August 24th, 2011 at 3:20 pm (UTC-5)
A spokeswoman for Russian President Dmitry Medvedev says North Korean leader Kim Jong Il is ready to impose a temporary freeze on his country’s nuclear weapons program if international negotiations about the program resume. Natalya Timakova says Mr. Kim made the offer during a meeting between the two leaders Wednesday at a military base in […]
Indian Political Parties Unite to Urge End to Activist’s Fast
Posted August 24th, 2011 at 2:05 pm (UTC-5)
Opposition parties have joined Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh in urging a prominent anti-corruption activist to end his nine-day hunger strike. Anna Hazare, who is encamped in an open-air venue in Delhi with thousands of supporters, vowed Wednesday to continue his fast indefinitely unless parliament passes his version of an anti-corruption bill by August 30. […]
World Powers Consider Next Move With Libya
Posted August 24th, 2011 at 1:00 pm (UTC-5)
World powers are considering their next steps in relations with Libya, where Moammar Gadhafi has apparently lost control of the capital, Tripoli, and other major cities. The United States says it will introduce a resolution in the U.N. Security Council on Wednesday that would unfreeze about $1.5 billion in Libyan assets for humanitarian needs. The […]
US Stocks Fall
Posted August 24th, 2011 at 9:55 am (UTC-5)
U.S. stock market indexes declined in Wednesday’s early trading. The Dow Jones Industrial Average retreated two-tenths of one percent, while the S&P 500 and the NASDAQ both lost one-tenth of a percent. European stock markets were higher in afternoon trading. London’s Financial Times 100 index gained nine-tenths of one percent, the CAC-40 in Paris moved […]
UN Envoy Meets Burmese Political Prisoners, Aung San Suu Kyi
Posted August 24th, 2011 at 9:45 am (UTC-5)
United Nations officials say special envoy Tomas Quintana spoke with political prisoners at Burma’s notorious Insein Prison on Wednesday, ahead of what he described as a “very productive” meeting with pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi. Aye Win, a U.N. spokesman based in Burma, told VOA’s Burmese service that Quintana was permitted to speak to […]
Hurricane Irene Strengthens on Path toward US Coast
Posted August 24th, 2011 at 9:20 am (UTC-5)
Hurricane Irene has strengthened to a major storm as it bears down on The Bahamas on a path toward the eastern coast of the United States. The National Hurricane Center said in its latest bulletin Wednesday that Irene’s winds have increased to nearly 185 kilometers per hour, making it a Category Three storm on the […]
