U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton is in India for two days of talks ranging from Iran to oil imports to Wal-mart. Clinton arrived in Kolkata, the capital of West Bengal state, Sunday after visits to neighboring Bangladesh and China. On Monday, she is scheduled to meet with the state’s Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee — […]
Exit Polls: Top Two Greek Parties Suffer Major Election Losses
Posted May 6th, 2012 at 3:55 pm (UTC-5)
Greek voters have punished the two main parties for imposing unpopular economic austerity measures demanded by the European Union. Government projections from Sunday’s parliamentary elections show the conservative New Democracy party winning about 19 percent of the votes — far short of being able to form a government on its own and sharply down from […]
Projection: Socialist Hollande Becomes New French President
Posted May 6th, 2012 at 2:50 pm (UTC-5)
Exit polls show challenger Francois Hollande beating incumbent Nicolas Sarkozy in the French runoff presidential election Sunday. Projections estimate that Mr. Hollande had won just over 50 percent of the vote, becoming France’s first Socialist president in nearly two decades. Shortly after the polls closed, Mr. Sarkozy called his challenger to concede defeat. Interior ministry […]
9/11 Defendants Charged at Guantanamo Arraignment Hearing
Posted May 5th, 2012 at 9:55 pm (UTC-5)
A special military tribunal has formally charged the self-proclaimed mastermind of the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks against the United States, Khalid Sheikh Mohamed, and his four co-defendants with crimes, including murder and terrorism. The prosecutors read the charges against the five during an arraignment hearing Saturday at the U.S. naval base at Guantanamo, Cuba, […]
Explosions in Syria Leave 5 Dead
Posted May 5th, 2012 at 5:00 pm (UTC-5)
A series of explosions rocked Syria Saturday, leaving at least five people dead as a U.N. observer mission continued efforts to monitor a frayed cease-fire between the government and the opposition brokered by international envoy Kofi Annan. The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said the deaths occurred in the northern city of Aleppo after a […]
Clinton Warns Bangladesh Internal Feuding Must End
Posted May 5th, 2012 at 4:00 pm (UTC-5)
U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton is urging Bangladeshis to end internal feuding, saying the United States is “betting on Bangladesh.” 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 ally. Speaking […]
1 Dead, Hundreds Wounded, Dozens Arrested in Egypt Clashes
Posted May 4th, 2012 at 5:40 pm (UTC-5)
The election will be the first since a popular uprising ousted longtime autocratic leader Hosni Mubarak more than a year ago. The military council that took over from Mr. Mubarak has promised a democratic transition and transfer of power to an elected president by July 1. But Egypt’s generals have faced strong domestic criticism for […]
China Says Dissident Can Apply To Study Overseas, Clinton Sees ‘Progress’
Posted May 4th, 2012 at 11:25 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 […]
China Says Dissident Can Apply To Study Overseas, Clinton Sees ‘Progress’
Posted May 4th, 2012 at 9:00 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 […]
20 Killed in Pakistan Suicide Bomb Blast
Posted May 4th, 2012 at 4:45 am (UTC-5)
Officials say a suicide bomber in Pakistan’s restive northwest tribal region, along the Afghan border, has killed 20 people and wounded at least 40. Five policemen are among the dead. Authorities say the bomber detonated his explosives Friday as he approached a police checkpoint, near a market in Khar, the main town of the Bajaur […]
