The international peace envoy to Syria has met with President Bashar al-Assad, and says the crisis in the country is getting worse. Lakhdar Brahimi met with Mr. Assad in Damascus Saturday, their first meeting since Brahimi took over as the U.N. and Arab League special envoy. The meeting took place as new reports came in […]
UN Syria Envoy Meets Assad; Says Mission ‘Nearly Impossible’
Posted September 15th, 2012 at 9:25 am (UTC-5)
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Protests in Sudan Near US Embassy
Posted September 14th, 2012 at 10:35 am (UTC-5)
Police in Sudan’s capital have clashed with thousands of protesters heading toward the U.S. embassy. Witnesses said police fired tear gas at the demonstrators, who are protesting a film made in the U.S. deemed offensive to Muslims and the Prophet Muhammad. An embassy employee told VOA the embassy is being protected by more than 200 […]
UN Envoy to Meet With Assad
Posted September 14th, 2012 at 10:25 am (UTC-5)
The new U.N.-Arab League envoy to Syria, Lakhdar Brahimi, is set to talk with Syrian President Bashar al-Assad later Friday in Damascus as he continues his first official visit to the war-torn country. He also plans to hold talks with members of the Syrian opposition. Brahimi said Thursday the situation is getting worse and described […]
More Anti-US Protests Over Anti-Muslim Film
Posted September 14th, 2012 at 8:35 am (UTC-5)
Demonstrations continued for a fourth day across the Muslim world over an American-made anti-Islamic video. U.S. and other foreign missions have stepped up security following violent attacks that began Tuesday. Protesters in several cities across the Middle East, south and east Asia and Africa spread out after midday prayers Friday, denouncing the video and those […]
Japan: Chinese Patrol Ships Leave Disputed Waters
Posted September 14th, 2012 at 4:25 am (UTC-5)
All six Chinese surveillance ships have left Japanese-controlled waters after briefly conducting a patrol mission near a group of disputed islands. Japan’s Coast Guard say the ships left the area surrounding the uninhabited archipelago Friday after both sides exchanged warnings in the contested waters. Japan had organized an emergency task force and summoned the Chinese […]
6 Chinese Vessels Enter Japan’s Waters Near Disputed Islands
Posted September 13th, 2012 at 8:55 pm (UTC-5)
Six Chinese patrol ships have entered Japanese territorial waters near disputed islands in the East China Sea, further heightening the tensions over the uninhabited archipelago claimed both by Tokyo and Beijing. Japan’s Coast Guard said two Chinese vessels entered Japanese waters early Friday, and four more vessels arrived soon after. The Coast Guard say they […]
UN Peace Envoy: Syrian Crisis Is Getting Worse
Posted September 13th, 2012 at 3:55 pm (UTC-5)
The new United Nations-Arab League envoy Lakhdar Brahimi is making his first official visit to Syria, saying the crisis there is getting worse. Brahimi met Thursday with Syrian Foreign Minister Waleed Mualem and plans to hold talks with President Bashar al-Assad Friday. He also is expected to meet with members of the Syrian opposition who […]
US Central Bank Launches New Economic Stimulus
Posted September 13th, 2012 at 3:25 pm (UTC-5)
The U.S. central bank launched new measures Thursday to try to stimulate the weak U.S. economy, even as it predicted that the country’s economic fortunes would improve over the next two years. The Federal Reserve said it would buy $40 billion a month of securities supported by real estate loans in its latest effort to […]
Romney Mourns Loss of Americans in Libya
Posted September 13th, 2012 at 3:10 pm (UTC-5)
U.S. Republican presidential challenger Mitt Romney led off a campaign rally Thursday by remembering the four Americans killed in this week’s U.S. consulate attack in Libya, but did not repeat his earlier criticism of the president’s handling of the Middle East unrest. Mr. Romney told supporters in Virginia that hearts were heavy across the United […]
Anti-US Protests Ignite in Several Nations Over Anti-Muslim Film
Posted September 13th, 2012 at 10:55 am (UTC-5)
Two days after the U.S. envoy to Libya died during a siege on an American consulate, waves of anti-American protests continued sweeping the Middle East and Southeast Asia Thursday, with demonstrators angered over a film mocking Islam. In Yemen, hundreds stormed the grounds of the U.S. embassy in Sana’a. The mob torched a number of […]
