The United Nations Security Council has adopted a resolution calling on Sudan and South Sudan to stop fighting and resolve their issues, or face possible sanctions. The 15-nation Council voted unanimously Wednesday in favor of the resolution, which demands both sides “immediately cease all hostilities” and reach an agreement on oil, border and citizenship issues. […]
Security Council Calls on Sudans to Stop Fighting
Posted May 2nd, 2012 at 2:05 pm (UTC-5)
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Shooting in Mali Capital as Junta Hunts Opponents
Posted May 2nd, 2012 at 11:50 am (UTC-5)
Gunfire erupted Wednesday in Mali’s capital, Bamako, as troops who toppled the country’s president search for those responsible for an attempted counter-coup earlier this week. Junta troops on Wednesday emptied buildings across the city as they looked for fighters loyal to ousted president Amadou Toumani Toure. Shooting was heard outside of the state broadcaster, although […]
Taliban Kills 7 in Kabul After Obama Visit
Posted May 2nd, 2012 at 10:35 am (UTC-5)
Insurgents killed at least seven people in an attack targeting foreigners in Kabul Wednesday, just two hours after U.S. President Barack Obama left Afghanistan following a brief unannounced visit. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the assault on the heavily secured compound housing hundreds of international workers on the eastern outskirts of the capital. They said […]
Xinhua: Blind Activist Leaves Embassy in Beijing
Posted May 2nd, 2012 at 4:25 am (UTC-5)
Chinese state media say a blind dissident who escaped house arrest and went to the U.S. embassy in Beijing has left the facility “of his own volition.” The Xinhua news agency said that Chen Guangcheng left the embassy Wednesday after being there for six days. Unnamed U.S. officials said Chen has been taken to a […]
Burma’s Aung San Suu Kyi Takes Parliamentary Oath
Posted May 2nd, 2012 at 2:20 am (UTC-5)
Burma’s long-time democracy icon Aung San Suu Kyi has officially been sworn in as a member of parliament, taking public office for the first time after spending much of the past two decades under house arrest. The Nobel laureate took the oath of office Wednesday to enter Burma’s lower legislative house, ending a parliamentary boycott […]
Obama Signs Strategic Afghan Pact During Surprise Visit
Posted May 1st, 2012 at 5:40 pm (UTC-5)
U.S. President Barack Obama arrived in Afghanistan Tuesday and signed a strategic partnership agreement with his Afghan counterpart, Hamid Karzai. The unannounced visit was timed to mark the first anniversary of the killing of al-Qaida leader Osama bin Laden. The pact with Kabul covers security, economics and governance and spells out the U.S. relationship with […]
Mali Junta Takes Control of Loyalist Base
Posted May 1st, 2012 at 2:50 pm (UTC-5)
Soldiers from Mali’s ruling junta have taken control of the main base for troops loyal to ousted President Toumani Toure after a second day of heavy fighting. Gunfire erupted Tuesday in the Malian capital, Bamako, outside of the national broadcaster, the airport and the army bases of both sides. Hospital officials say at least 15 […]
May Day Rallies Draw Protesters Around the World
Posted May 1st, 2012 at 1:30 pm (UTC-5)
Hundreds of thousands of workers are taking to the streets in cities around the world to mark International Workers Day with marches and calls for higher pay and better working conditions. In Europe, workers filled the streets in Athens, Paris, Madrid and elsewhere, where protests were fueled by growing anger at the austerity measures governments […]
Syria Attacks Kill 23, Pressure Mounts on UN Observers
Posted May 1st, 2012 at 8:45 am (UTC-5)
Syrian activists say violence has killed at least 23 people as more U.N. observers began deploying to back a cease-fire plan that has failed to end more than a year of unrest. The Britain-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights says rebels killed 12 soldiers on Tuesday, in a battle in the northeastern province of Deir […]
Obama Refuses Comment on Chinese Dissident
Posted April 30th, 2012 at 10:20 pm (UTC-5)
U.S. President Barack Obama has refused to confirm whether a blind Chinese dissident, who recently escaped from house arrest in Beijing, is under U.S. protection. In response to a reporter’s question Monday, President Obama said he would not make a statement on the situation of Chen Guangcheng. U.S. officials have expressed concern about Chen’s fate, […]
