The U.N. Security Council issued a statement Monday strongly condemning North Korea for its attempted launch of a long range rocket last week. The resolution calls Friday’s launch “a serious violation of existing Security Council resolutions” aimed halting Pyongyang’s use of ballistic missile technology. It also says the failed launch caused “grave security concerns” across […]
UN Security Council Condemns N. Korean Rocket Launch
Posted April 16th, 2012 at 10:30 am (UTC-5)
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UN Security Council Condemns N. Korean Rocket Launch
Posted April 16th, 2012 at 10:25 am (UTC-5)
The U.N. Security Council issued a statement Monday strongly condemning North Korea for its attempted launch of a long range rocket last week. The resolution calls Thursday’s launch “a serious violation of existing Security Council resolutions” aimed halting Pyongyang’s use of ballistic missile technology. It also says the failed launch caused “grave security concerns” across […]
West African Bloc to Mediate Guinea-Bissau Coup Crisis
Posted April 15th, 2012 at 8:10 pm (UTC-5)
West African regional bloc ECOWAS is sending a military delegation to Guinea-Bissau Monday in a bid to help resolve the country’s political crisis. The international community, in Africa and elsewhere, has strongly condemned last week’s military coup and called for a return to civilian rule. In a statement Sunday, United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon reiterated […]
Syrian Forces Attack Homs Ahead of UN Team Arrival
Posted April 15th, 2012 at 9:45 am (UTC-5)
Syrian forces heavily shelled rebel-held areas in the flashpoint city of Homs, hours before an advance team of unarmed U.N. observers is set to arrive in the war-torn country. Activists in the Khaldiya neighborhood of Homs, one of several districts attacked by government troops, reported widespread mortar and heavy machine gun fire. The head of […]
Wave of Blasts Rock Afghan Regions: Taliban Claims Responsibility
Posted April 15th, 2012 at 9:00 am (UTC-5)
Taliban militants in Afghanistan say they are responsible for a wave of attacks in the capital, Kabul and in eastern Ningrahar province. Taliban spokesman Zabihullah Mujahid said the coordinated attacks were launched on Sunday as part of a “spring offensive,” and that operations by suicide bombers were still underway. Witnesses in Kabul say the attacks […]
US Military Staff, Secret Service Accused of Misconduct in Colombia
Posted April 14th, 2012 at 6:00 pm (UTC-5)
U.S. officials said about a dozen U.S. Secret Service agents sent to Colombia ahead of President Barack Obama’s visit have been relieved of duty and returned home amid allegations of misconduct that involved prostitution. Also Saturday, the U.S. military announced that five military staff assigned to support the Secret Service in its assignment have been […]
Summit of the Americas Opens in Colombia
Posted April 14th, 2012 at 4:45 pm (UTC-5)
Leaders of the Americas opened a two-day regional summit Saturday in Cartagena, Colombia, with discussions expected to include disagreements over Cuba and the failing war on drug trafficking. More than 30 heads of state and government are taking part in the sixth Summit of the Americas, including U.S. President Barack Obama and host Colombian President […]
International Community Condemns Military Takeover in Guinea-Bissau
Posted April 14th, 2012 at 4:15 pm (UTC-5)
The international community has strongly condemned the military takeover of power in the west African nation of Guinea-Bissau two weeks before a presidential runoff election. In Washington Saturday, State Department spokesman Mark Toner issued a statement denouncing “the attempt by certain elements of the military to forcibly size power and undermine the legitimate civilian leadership […]
Renewed Shelling in Syria Ahead of UN Vote
Posted April 14th, 2012 at 10:55 am (UTC-5)
Syrian security forces killed at least five people on Saturday as the U.N. Security Council was decided whether to send a team of observers to Syria to monitor the shaky cease-fire there. Rights groups and activists say forces opened fire on a funeral procession in the northern city of Aleppo, killing at least four people. […]
Western Diplomats Hoping for ‘Something Substantial’ in Iran Talks
Posted April 14th, 2012 at 7:20 am (UTC-5)
WEB: TYPE: OCN )) Western diplomats remain cautious but are hoping to make progress as they sit down with Iranian negotiators for the first time in more than a year. Representatives from six of the world’s top powers met with Iranian officials Saturday in Istanbul to discuss Tehran’s controversial nuclear program. Michael Mann, the spokesman […]
