Burmese democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi will receive the United States Congress’ highest award. The Nobel laureate will be presented with the Congressional Gold Medal at a ceremony in the U.S. Capitol. She was awarded the medal in 2008 while under house arrest in her homeland. Later, she meets privately with President Barack Obama. […]
Aung San Suu Kyi to Receive Medal, Meet Obama
Posted September 19th, 2012 at 2:35 pm (UTC-5)
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France Plans Embassy Closures After Magazine Publishes Muhammad Cartoons
Posted September 19th, 2012 at 1:20 pm (UTC-5)
France plans to close its embassies, consulates, cultural centers and schools in 20 countries Friday as a precautionary measure after a French satirical magazine published cartoons featuring the Prophet Muhammad. The country’s foreign minister says security is being increased at French diplomatic posts as government and religious leaders call for restraint. The weekly magazine Charlie […]
Syrian Rebels Seize Northern Border Crossing
Posted September 19th, 2012 at 9:50 am (UTC-5)
Syrian rebels have seized control of a third border crossing with Turkey after fierce battles with government troops, as fighting also raged in the key cities of Aleppo and Damascus. VOA correspondent Elizabeth Arrott reported from Damascus Wednesday that thick, black smoke was rising from contested suburbs of the Syrian capital. At the Tal Abyad […]
Panetta: US Not Trying to Contain China
Posted September 19th, 2012 at 6:40 am (UTC-5)
U.S. Defense Secretary Leon Panetta told Chinese troops Wednesday that Washington’s new strategic military shift toward Asia is not meant to contain the rise of China. Panetta’s comments to young officers at a Chinese military academy in Beijing are one of Washington’s most direct statements yet about the intentions of its “pivot” toward the region. […]
Clinton Says US Taking Aggressive Steps to Protect Diplomats
Posted September 18th, 2012 at 6:10 pm (UTC-5)
Secretary of State Hillary Clinton says the United States is taking aggressive steps to protect diplomats worldwide, as protests against an anti-Islam film produced in the United States spread. Clinton said Tuesday that officials are reviewing security at every post and adding to it when necessary. The secretary said the State Department had no actionable […]
Clinton Says US Taking Aggressive Steps to Protect Diplomats
Posted September 18th, 2012 at 5:40 pm (UTC-5)
Secretary of State Hillary Clinton says the United States is taking aggressive steps to protect diplomats worldwide as protests against a U.S.-made anti-Islam film spreads. Clinton said Tuesday that officials are reviewing security at every post and adding to it when necessary. The secretary said the State Department had no actionable intelligence that last week’s […]
Burma’s Aung San Suu Kyi Supports Easing US Sanctions
Posted September 18th, 2012 at 2:55 pm (UTC-5)
Burmese opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi says there is a “great eagerness” in her country for U.S. sanctions to be removed. In a Tuesday speech in Washington, she said U.S. relations with Burma should be based on accountability. “I do not think that we need to cling on to sanctions unnecessarily because I want […]
White House Criticizes Romney Remarks in Secretly Recorded Video
Posted September 18th, 2012 at 12:50 pm (UTC-5)
The White House has criticized comments made by U.S. Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney in a secretly recorded video, in which he denigrated President Barack Obama’s supporters. The video, released Monday by the liberal magazine Mother Jones, shows Mr. Romney dismissing the president’s supporters as Americans who believe they are “victims” entitled to be supported […]
Japan: Chinese Ships Enter Territorial Waters
Posted September 18th, 2012 at 9:55 am (UTC-5)
Japan’s Coast Guard says at least two Chinese government vessels have entered territorial waters near Japanese-controlled islands, as a dispute escalates on the sensitive anniversary of Japan’s invasion of China. The vessels are among 11 Chinese ships spotted Tuesday near the East China Sea islands, known as Senkaku in Japan and Diaoyu in China. Japanese […]
China: Ex-Police Chief Doesn’t Contest Charges as Trial Ends
Posted September 18th, 2012 at 5:55 am (UTC-5)
A former Chinese police chief at the center of a major Communist Party scandal did not contest charges against him Tuesday as his trial ended in the central city of Chengdu. Wang Lijun is accused of defection and abuse of power related to a February incident where he fled to a U.S. consulate with details […]
