Top US military officials cite progress in the campaign against insurgents in Afghanistan, despite the recent wave of attacks by Afghan soldiers and police against their international counterparts. The chairman of the U.S. Joint Chiefs of Staff, General Martin Dempsey, and the commander of U.S. Central Command, General James Mattis arrived in Afghanistan for talks […]
US Military Cites Progress in Afghanistan Despite Recent Attacks
Posted August 20th, 2012 at 10:50 am (UTC-5)
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Anti-Japan Protests Held Across China
Posted August 19th, 2012 at 10:00 pm (UTC-5)
Anti-Japanese demonstrations spread to more than 20 cities in China Sunday, as Tokyo dismissed China’s opposition to Japanese activists landing on disputed islands in East China Sea. Chinese demonstrators waved national flags and chanted angry slogans as they protested the arrest of Chinese activists who landed last week in the islands known as Senkaku in […]
Insurgents Kill 4 NATO Troops, 2 Civilians in Afghanistan
Posted August 19th, 2012 at 5:05 pm (UTC-5)
Insurgents in Afghanistan have killed four NATO troops and two Afghan civilians in separate attacks, while a NATO airstrike killed dozens of Taliban militants in the country’s east. NATO said the three soldiers from New Zealand were killed Sunday in a bomb attack in eastern Afghanistan. It did not provide further details. In southern Afghanistan, […]
Assange to US: End WikiLeaks ‘Witch-Hunt’
Posted August 19th, 2012 at 12:40 pm (UTC-5)
WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange accused the United States of conducting a “witch-hunt” during his first public appearance in two months on Sunday. The activist – whose organization released hundreds of thousands of classified U.S. cables – spoke from the balcony of the Ecuadorian Embassy in London, where he has taken refuge. Assange is wanted in […]
Minister Among 32 Killed in Sudan Plane Crash
Posted August 19th, 2012 at 10:55 am (UTC-5)
A Sudanese cabinet minister is among 32 people who were killed when a plane carrying a government delegation to an Islamic festival crashed in South Kordofan state. Authorities say their Russian-made Antonov plane crashed in a mountainous area near the town of Talodi on Sunday, where a celebration was taking place to mark the end […]
Crowd Rallies Near Site of South African Mine Shooting
Posted August 18th, 2012 at 3:35 pm (UTC-5)
Several thousand demonstrators have rallied near the site of the South African mine where 34 people were killed Thursday when police opened fire on striking workers. Demonstrators sang and shouted chants on Saturday as speakers addressed the crowd in Marikana township, northwest of Johannesburg. Authorities continue to investigate Thursday’s shooting. National police chief Riah Phiyega […]
Syria Denies Defection of Vice President
Posted August 18th, 2012 at 9:50 am (UTC-5)
Syria is denying reports that Vice President Farouq al-Shara has defected. Syrian state television Saturday quoted a statement from Shara’s office as saying the 73-year-old Sunni Muslim “never thought for a moment about leaving the country.” The channel also said Shara welcomed the U.N. appointment Friday of veteran Algerian diplomat Lakhdar Brahimi as international envoy […]
Russian Court Finds Punk Band Guilty of Hooliganism
Posted August 17th, 2012 at 9:10 am (UTC-5)
A Russian judge has found guilty three women from a small punk band who were charged with hooliganism for performing a song in a church ridiculing President Vladimir Putin. The court was expected to hand down a sentence for the women from the band Pussy Riot later Friday. Prosecutors want the Moscow court to give […]
South African Police: Mine Shootings Were in Self-Defense
Posted August 17th, 2012 at 8:50 am (UTC-5)
South Africa’s national police chief says her forces opened fire in self-defense against striking mine workers, in violence that left 34 people dead and 78 injured. Riah Phiyega said Friday that police used force to protect themselves after coming under attack by strikers armed with “dangerous weapons” Thursday. The mining company also said after the […]
UN Security Council Ending Syria Observer Mission
Posted August 16th, 2012 at 1:25 pm (UTC-5)
The United Nations Security Council announced it is allowing the mandate for the U.N. observer mission in Syria to expire Sunday, but hopes to establish a political office in the battle-ravaged country. The council’s current president, French Ambassador Gerard Araud, said Thursday that members agreed the conditions for possibly extending the current mission had not […]
