The arraignment hearing for the five Guantanamo detainees accused of plotting the 2001 terrorist attacks on the United States hit a snag Saturday, as the suspects carried out what appeared to be a silent protest against the proceedings. The self-proclaimed mastermind of the attacks, Khalid Sheikh Mohammed, and his four co-defendants removed their translation-providing earphones […]
Sept. 11 Attack Mastermind, Co-Plotters to be Arraigned
Posted May 5th, 2012 at 1:40 pm (UTC-5)
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Clinton Warns Bangladesh Internal Feuding Must End
Posted May 5th, 2012 at 12:55 pm (UTC-5)
U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton is urging Bangladeshis to end internal feuding that has sparked violent protests and a harsh government crackdown. Clinton met with Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina and Foreign Minister Dipu Moni in Dhaka Saturday, the first day of her visit to a country that many in Washington see as a vital […]
Explosions in Syria Leave 5 Dead
Posted May 5th, 2012 at 12:15 pm (UTC-5)
A series of explosions rocked Syria on Saturday, leaving at least five people dead as U.N. observers continued efforts to monitor a frayed cease-fire between the government and the opposition. The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights says five people were killed in the northern city of Aleppo after an explosion ripped through a car wash […]
US Jobless Rate Dips, but Job Growth Modest
Posted May 4th, 2012 at 12:30 pm (UTC-5)
The U.S. jobless rate edged lower in April, but the government said Friday that job growth in the world’s largest economy was modest. The Labor Department said the unemployment rate fell a tenth of a percentage point from March to 8.1 percent last month. But for the second straight month, more workers left the labor […]
China Says Dissident Can Apply To Study Overseas, Clinton Sees ‘Progress’
Posted May 4th, 2012 at 7:50 am (UTC-5)
China says blind dissident Chen Guangcheng is free to apply to study abroad, signaling a possible breakthrough in a diplomatic dispute that began when he escaped house arrest and fled to the U.S. embassy in Beijing. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton told reporters in Beijing Friday that she sees progress in the Chen case, and […]
16 Killed, 40 Wounded in Pakistan Suicide Attack
Posted May 4th, 2012 at 3:00 am (UTC-5)
Officials in northwestern Pakistan say a suicide bomber has attacked a police checkpoint, killing at least 16 people, including five policemen. At least 40 people were wounded in the blast. Authorities say the attack happened Friday near a market in Khar, the main town of the Bajaur tribal district, along the Afghan border. Officials say […]
Syrian Forces Raid Aleppo University, 4 Killed
Posted May 3rd, 2012 at 5:55 pm (UTC-5)
Syrian security forces stormed a protest march and killed four people at Aleppo University early Thursday. The U.S. condemned the incident and accused President Bashar al-Assad of making “no effort” to honor a three-week-old U.N.-brokered truce. Amateur video showed about 1,500 students in the northern city of Aleppo chanting against the Assad family’s four-decade-long rule […]
Activist Accuses Chinese Police of Blocking Access to U.S. Diplomats
Posted May 3rd, 2012 at 12:40 pm (UTC-5)
The blind Chinese human rights activist at the center of a festering diplomatic standoff between Beijing and Washington said Thursday he believes Chinese authorities are blocking U.S. officials from contacting him in a Beijing hospital. Activist Chen Guangcheng made the accusation just hours after leaving the protection of the U.S. embassy to get medical treatment […]
Geithner Urges China to Accelerate Economic Reforms
Posted May 3rd, 2012 at 6:10 am (UTC-5)
U.S. Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner on Thursday urged China to let the value of its tightly-controlled currency rise, as top diplomats from both countries gathered in Beijing for annual talks on economic and security issues. Geithner’s comments came at the start of the two-day U.S.-China Strategic Dialogue, which has been overshadowed by a political drama […]
Syria Accused of War Crimes, Rebels Kill 15 Troops
Posted May 2nd, 2012 at 5:10 pm (UTC-5)
An international rights group has accused the Syrian government of committing war crimes, while activists said rebels killed 15 security force members as a U.N.-brokered cease-fire continues to unravel. U.S.-based Human Rights Watch said Syrian forces and pro-government militias killed at least 95 civilians and destroyed hundreds of houses between late March and early April […]
