Government officials say the Pakistani doctor who helped the United States track down Osama bin Laden has been sentenced to 33 years in prison for treason. Shakeel Afridi was accused of running a fake vaccination campaign to help the CIA obtain DNA samples of the al-Qaida leader and members of his family to confirm his […]
Pakistani Doctor Jailed for Helping CIA in Bin Laden Hunt
Posted May 23rd, 2012 at 11:50 am (UTC-5)
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World Powers Offer Proposal in Iran Talks
Posted May 23rd, 2012 at 9:55 am (UTC-5)
Six world powers have opened talks with Iran in Baghdad with a proposal aimed at resolving international concerns about potential military dimensions to the Iranian nuclear program. An EU spokesman said Wednesday the six-nation proposal addresses the group’s concern about Iran’s enrichment of uranium to 20 percent purity. Iran says its enrichment work is meant […]
Six Dead in Syria, Government Shelling Intensifies
Posted May 23rd, 2012 at 8:55 am (UTC-5)
Activists say Syrian government forces have pounded targets in the opposition stronghold of Rastan, and at least six people have been killed elsewhere, during violence related to the country’s anti-government unrest. The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights tells VOA that Rastan came under intense shelling early Wednesday as government forces tried to push rebels from […]
Polls Open for Egypt’s Historic Presidential Election
Posted May 23rd, 2012 at 6:55 am (UTC-5)
Millions of Egyptians stood in long lines Wednesday to cast ballots in the first presidential election after President Hosni Mubarak’s resigned last year amid massive protests. The buildup to the contentious election has largely pitted candidates representing the old guard tied to Mr. Mubarak against Islamists trying to form new coalitions. In all, 12 candidates […]
US Envoy: North Korea Threat Sounds Like ‘More of the Same’
Posted May 22nd, 2012 at 7:45 pm (UTC-5)
The U.S. special envoy for North Korea, Glyn Davies, says North Korea’s threat to continue developing its nuclear program in view of what it calls U.S. hostility sounds like “more of the same” from Pyongyang. Davies spoke from Beijing where he met with his Chinese counterpart Wu Dawei and Vice Foreign Minister Fu Ying. “I […]
Fighter Jets Divert US Bound Flight from Paris
Posted May 22nd, 2012 at 5:55 pm (UTC-5)
A passenger who claimed she had a surgically implanted device forced a U.S. airline flight from Paris to make an emergency landing Tuesday. Two U.S. F-15 fighter jets were scrambled to escort U.S. Airways Flight 787 to a safe landing in Bangor, Maine. The plane was headed to Charlotte, North Carolina. A female French passenger […]
Remains of Astronaut,Actor Launched by SpaceX
Posted May 22nd, 2012 at 2:35 pm (UTC-5)
While the SpaceX rocket launched Tuesday takes supplies to the International Space Station, it also released samples of the remains of some 300 people, including an astronaut and a man who played a space traveler on television and in movies. Astronaut Gordon Cooper, who died in 2004, and Star Trek actor James Doohan, who died […]
US Envoy to Afghanistan to Step Down
Posted May 22nd, 2012 at 10:45 am (UTC-5)
U.S. ambassador to Afghanistan Ryan Crocker is stepping down from his position in the coming months, even as the United States and its NATO allies work their way out of the costly war. In a statement, the U.S. Embassy in Kabul said Crocker was confirming “with regret” that he will leave as ambassador sometime mid-2012. […]
UN Nuclear Chief Sees Deal ‘Soon’ With Iran on Inspections
Posted May 22nd, 2012 at 9:35 am (UTC-5)
The head of the United Nations nuclear agency says he expects Iran to sign an agreement “quite soon” to allow inspections of facilities suspected of being used in a covert nuclear weapons program. International Atomic Energy Agency chief Yukiya Amano made the comment Tuesday after returning to Vienna from a brief visit to Iran where […]
UN Nuclear Chief Sees Deal ‘Soon’ With Iran on Inspections
Posted May 22nd, 2012 at 9:10 am (UTC-5)
The head of the United Nations nuclear agency says he expects Iran to sign an agreement “quite soon” to allow inspections of facilities suspected of being used in a covert nuclear weapons program. International Atomic Energy Agency chief Yukio Amano made the comment Tuesday after returning to Vienna from a brief visit to Iran where […]
