An explosion on a bus carrying Israeli tourists in Bulgaria has killed at least six people and wounded about 30 others. Wednesday’s blast occurred in the Black Sea city of Burgas, about 400 kilometers from the capital, Sofia. Police say several other buses at the site were also damaged. Israeli officials have blamed Iran for […]
Bus Explosion in Bulgaria Kills 6 Israelis
Posted July 18th, 2012 at 4:30 pm (UTC-5)
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Kim Jong Un Named Marshal of North Korea
Posted July 18th, 2012 at 12:30 pm (UTC-5)
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has been awarded the title of marshal, formally becoming the country’s top military leader. State media announced the move in a brief special message Wednesday. It comes after a shakeup of the military’s leadership this week, which included the departure of Ri Yong Ho, North Korea’s top military figure […]
Annan Calls for Delay of Vote on Syria Resolution
Posted July 18th, 2012 at 12:20 pm (UTC-5)
International envoy Kofi Annan has asked the U.N. Security Council to delay a vote on a new resolution on Syria scheduled for Wednesday, after a bomb blast in Damascus killed top Syrian officials. In Washington, U.S. Defense Secretary Leon Panetta said the bombing is evidence that the situation in Syria is “rapidly spinning out of […]
Roadside Bomb Kills 14 Shi’ites in Pakistan
Posted July 18th, 2012 at 10:15 am (UTC-5)
Pakistani officials say a roadside bomb has killed at least 14 people in the country’s northwest. Wednesday’s blast struck a minibus carrying Shi’ite Muslims in the Sepa area of Orakzai tribal agency, along the Afghan border. Three women and three children were among those killed. The Pakistani Taliban claimed responsibility for the bombing. The group […]
State TV: Suicide Bombing Kills Syrian Defense Minister
Posted July 18th, 2012 at 6:35 am (UTC-5)
Syrian state television says a suicide bomber has struck the National Security building in Damascus, killing the country’s defense minister and seriously wounding several other officials. The attack Wednesday comes amid days of clashes between rebels and government troops in the capital. Meanwhile, the United Nations Security Council is expected to vote Wednesday on a […]
Damascus Clashes Continue as UN Weighs Syria Resolutions
Posted July 17th, 2012 at 6:50 am (UTC-5)
Syrian activists say clashes between rebels and government forces in the capital, Damascus, have continued for a third day, in what has been the heaviest period of fighting in the city since the revolt against President Bashar al-Assad began. The fighting Tuesday, which activists said included the use of helicopter gunships, comes as the U.N. […]
Peace Process, Regional Concerns Lead Clinton Talks in Israel
Posted July 16th, 2012 at 4:50 pm (UTC-5)
U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton says the situation in the Middle East and the Arab world dominated her talks with Israeli officials in Jerusalem Monday. Clinton spoke to reporters after meeting with Israel’s President Shimon Peres, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, Foreign Minister Avigdor Lieberman and other top officials. Earlier in the day, she met […]
Syrian Fighting Reaches Capital
Posted July 16th, 2012 at 8:05 am (UTC-5)
Syria moved armored vehicles into the capital Damascus as opposition fighters battled Syrian government forces in what residents described as the fiercest fighting yet inside the capital. Activists said Monday the fighting had spread to several neighborhoods and in the center of the city. The spread of fighting came as U.N. peace mediator Kofi Annan […]
Clinton in Israel for Talks on Mideast Upheaval
Posted July 15th, 2012 at 9:05 pm (UTC-5)
U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton is in Tel Aviv for talks likely to focus on the stalled Mideast peace process and political upheaval in places like Syria and Egypt. Clinton will meet with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and also will go to the West Bank for talks with Palestinian Prime Minister Salam Fayyad. […]
Clinton Meets with Tantawi
Posted July 15th, 2012 at 6:50 am (UTC-5)
U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton met Sunday in Cairo with Egypt’s top military commander Field Marshal Mohamed Hussein Tantawi, a day after holding talks with newly-inaugurated President Mohamed Morsi. Clinton and Field Marshal Tantawi, who was the country’s interim leader after the ouster of President Hosni Mubarak, discussed an extensive range of topics, including […]
