Burma’s opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi thanked the British people for two-and-a-half decades of support during the start of her visit to Britain Tuesday, on her 67th birthday. She left the country and her husband and sons there 24 years ago when she returned to Burma to take care of her sick mother. She […]
Aung San Suu Kyi Thanks Britain for Years of Support
Posted June 19th, 2012 at 6:45 pm (UTC-5)
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Conflicting Reports on Mubarak’s Death
Posted June 19th, 2012 at 6:30 pm (UTC-5)
Egyptian security sources say ousted President Hosni Mubarak is unconscious and on a respirator, contradicting earlier reports by the country’s state news agency that said his doctors had declared the former leader clinically dead. Military officials acknowledged early Wednesday that Mubarak had suffered a stroke, but said he is currently “using artificial respiration” and that […]
Russian Ship Suspected of Carrying Arms to Syria Turns Back
Posted June 19th, 2012 at 2:45 pm (UTC-5)
Britain says a Russian ship believed to be carrying munitions to Syria has apparently turned back after a British insurance company cancelled its insurance. The Britain-based Standard Club insurer said Tuesday it was made aware of allegations that the cargo ship Alaed was carrying weapons destined for Syria and informed the ship’s owners its insurance […]
Pakistan Top Court Disqualifies PM from Office
Posted June 19th, 2012 at 12:55 pm (UTC-5)
Pakistan’s highest court has declared Prime Minister Yousaf Raza Gilani ineligible for office, throwing the country into a new round of political turmoil. On April 26, the Supreme Court found Mr. Gilani guilty of contempt for refusing to ask Swiss authorities to reopen their corruption investigation into President Asif Ali Zardari. Chief Justice Iftikhar Chaudhry […]
Egypt’s Brotherhood to Challenge Military Power Grab
Posted June 18th, 2012 at 8:30 pm (UTC-5)
Egypt’s Muslim Brotherhood has vowed to challenge the military’s recent moves to consolidate power, as the country’s ruling generals played down fears they were executing an attempted coup. The Islamist Brotherhood called for nationwide protests Tuesday against the military’s declaration giving it and the courts final say over much domestic and foreign policy and the […]
Death Toll Rises to 50 In Nigeria Violence
Posted June 18th, 2012 at 7:15 pm (UTC-5)
Officials in northern Nigeria now say about 50 people were killed Sunday in the bombing of three Christian churches and subsequent rioting in Kaduna state. The suicide bombings in the cities of Zaria and Kaduna killed at least 21 people. Christian youths later took the streets in Kaduna, setting fire to mosques and shops and […]
Obama Says Tensions With Russia Can Be Worked Out
Posted June 18th, 2012 at 3:50 pm (UTC-5)
U.S. President Barack Obama says tensions with Russia can be worked out following talks with the Russian president spanning a range of topics, including Syria, Iran and trade. During a meeting on the sidelines of the G20 summit in Mexico Monday, Mr. Obama said he and President Vladimir Putin agree on the need to seek […]
SW Pakistan Blast Kills 4 Students, Wounds 40
Posted June 18th, 2012 at 12:30 pm (UTC-5)
Police in southwestern Pakistan say a bomb in a parked car exploded next to a bus heading to a university, killing at least four students and wounding more than 40 other people. Authorities say the blast occurred Monday in Quetta, the capital of Baluchistan province. Officials tell VOA that a police van providing security for […]
6 Powers Urge Iran to ‘Engage Seriously’ in Moscow Nuclear Talks
Posted June 18th, 2012 at 9:25 am (UTC-5)
An EU spokesman says six world powers have begun talks with Iran in Moscow with an appeal for the Iranian side to “engage seriously” with an offer to resolve international concerns about the Iranian nuclear program. Speaking to VOA by phone from the Russian capital, Michael Mann said the five permanent members of the U.N. […]
