Turkish and Lebanese media outlets say Syria has shot down a Turkish fighter jet, as the U.N. envoy for Syria says it is time for countries to “raise the level of pressure” on both Syria’s government and opposition to end violence in the country. Media reports quote Turkish officials as saying a search and rescue […]
Syrian Shoots Down Turkish Plane: Local Media
Posted June 22nd, 2012 at 1:15 pm (UTC-5)
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Pakistani Lawmakers Elect Ashraf New PM
Posted June 22nd, 2012 at 11:55 am (UTC-5)
Pakistani lawmakers have elected a new prime minister to replace ousted Yousuf Raza Gilani, in a bid to end the country’s political crisis. Parliament voted overwhelmingly Friday in favor of former water and power minister Raja Pervez Ashraf, who has been hit with corruption allegations and is partly blamed for the country’s electricity crisis. Mr. […]
Taliban Siege of Afghan Hotel Ends; 18 Killed
Posted June 22nd, 2012 at 7:30 am (UTC-5)
Afghan officials say the militant siege of a lakeside hotel outside the capital has ended, with at least 18 people killed. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the nearly 12-hour attack on the Spozhmai Hotel outside Kabul that ended early Friday. Authorities say at least 14 civilians, three hotel guards and one police officer were killed. […]
Taliban Insurgents Attack Popular Kabul Hotel, Sieze Hostages
Posted June 21st, 2012 at 11:20 pm (UTC-5)
Afghan officials said Friday a number of hostages taked by Taliban militants during at attack on a hotel on the outskirts of Kabul have been freed. Taliban suicide bombers and gunmen attacked the hotel late Thursday, seizing civilian hostages, including women and children. The attack set off an hours-long gunbattle with Afghan security forces. A […]
Euro Finance Chiefs Weighing Greek Debt Relief
Posted June 21st, 2012 at 7:45 pm (UTC-5)
Eurozone finance officials discussed ways of easing financial woes in Greece and Spain at a meeting in Luxembourg Thursday. Athens is asking for easing the terms of its $168-billion international rescue package it secured earlier this year on the promise to adopt strict austerity measures to reduce its debt. Greece’s second bailout in two years […]
Aung San Suu Kyi Urges Britain To Support Democratic Moves in Burma
Posted June 21st, 2012 at 4:10 pm (UTC-5)
Burma’s opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi has urged Britain to support moves toward democracy in her country during a historic address to the British parliament. She told lawmakers of both houses of parliament Thursday that the support of people in Britain and elsewhere in the world could push Burma further on its path to […]
Violence in Syrian City Blocks Evacuation of Wounded
Posted June 21st, 2012 at 12:10 pm (UTC-5)
Aid teams from the International Committee of the Red Cross and the Syrian Red Crescent said Thursday that violence has forced them to halt attempts to evacuate wounded civilians from the western Syrian city of Homs. The ICRC had announced Wednesday it was ready to move trapped and wounded citizens from Homs. It said opposition […]
Pakistan President Nominates Minister for PM
Posted June 20th, 2012 at 8:55 pm (UTC-5)
Pakistani President Asif Ali Zardari has nominated textile industry minister Makhdoom Shahabuddin for the post of prime minister. Mr. Zardari had been engaged in crisis talks with allies to select a consensus candidate to replace Yousuf Raza Gilani who was ousted by the Supreme Court earlier this week. Shahabuddin will file his nomination papers later […]
Hostages at Toulouse Bank Freed, Suspect Detained
Posted June 20th, 2012 at 3:10 pm (UTC-5)
A gunman who took four hostages in a bank in Toulouse, France, has been arrested and his captives freed, after a six-hour standoff with police. Police say the suspect was slightly injured in the efforts to free the hostages, but the hostages, all CIC bank employees, were unharmed. Two of the hostages, both women, were […]
Suicide Bomber Attacks NATO Troops in Afghanistan
Posted June 20th, 2012 at 1:00 pm (UTC-5)
A suicide bomber killed at least 21 people, including three coalition soldiers, in an attack on a joint NATO and Afghan patrol in eastern Afghanistan. Provincial police chief General Sardar Mohammad Zazai told VOA the attacker struck a checkpoint where coalition and Afghan forces were conducting biometric surveys of residents in Khost city. The blast […]
