U.S. officials have dismissed reports that a blind Chinese activist who was sheltered at the U.S. Embassy in Beijing for almost a week was forced to leave. U.S. Ambassador to China Gary Locke told reporters Thursday that Chen Guangchen had never asked for asylum and that he had chosen to stay in China after the […]
US Officials: Blind China Activist Never Asked for Asylum
Posted May 3rd, 2012 at 5:40 pm (UTC-5)
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Taliban Kills 7 in Kabul After Obama Visit
Posted May 2nd, 2012 at 1:30 pm (UTC-5)
Insurgents killed at least seven people and wounded 17 others, mostly children, in Kabul Wednesday, just two hours after U.S. President Barack Obama left Afghanistan following a brief, unannounced visit. A suicide car bomber and militants disguised as women attacked a heavily secured compound housing hundreds of international workers on the eastern outskirts of the […]
Blind Activist Leaves Embassy in Beijing, to be Transferred to ‘Safe’ Location
Posted May 2nd, 2012 at 5:55 am (UTC-5)
U.S. officials say a blind Chinese dissident who escaped house arrest and went to the U.S. embassy in Beijing has left the facility to seek medical care and be reunited with his family. A State Department official told reporters Wednesday that the Chinese government has agreed to relocate Chen Guangcheng to a “safe” location in […]
Burma’s Aung San Suu Kyi Makes History with Parliamentary Oath
Posted May 2nd, 2012 at 3:40 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 […]
Loyalist Counter-Coup in Mali Fails
Posted May 1st, 2012 at 7:10 pm (UTC-5)
Reports from Mali say rebel troops who toppled the country’s democratically-elected president in March have defeated a counter-coup attempt. Guards loyal to ousted Malian president Amadou Toumani Toure fought with renegade troops in the capital, Bamako, since Monday in an attempt to reverse the coup. Military coup leader Amadou Sanogo said in a televised statement […]
Obama Signs Strategic Afghan Pact During Surprise Visit
Posted May 1st, 2012 at 6:45 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. At a joint news conference with the Afghan president, Mr. Obama said “neither Americans nor Afghans […]
Suicide Bombing Kills 11 in Nigeria
Posted April 30th, 2012 at 10:25 am (UTC-5)
Authorities in eastern Nigeria say a suicide bombing targeting a police official has killed 11 people. Officials say a bomber on motorbike rammed into a police convoy in Jalingo, the capital of Taraba state. Another 20 people were injured in the blast, but the police official was not harmed. No one has claimed responsibility for […]
Gunmen Kill 15 Killed During Christian Service in Northern Nigeria
Posted April 29th, 2012 at 9:45 pm (UTC-5)
Attackers in northern Nigeria tossed homemade bombs during a Christian service Sunday and then opened fire as panicked worshippers tried to flee, killing at least 15 people. Security officials say the gunmen were riding motorcycles when they launched an assault at Bayero University in Kano. Authorities say the attackers fled before security officers arrived, prompting […]
Kidnapped British Red Cross Doctor Beheaded in Pakistan
Posted April 29th, 2012 at 6:00 pm (UTC-5)
The beheaded body of a British Red Cross doctor was found by the roadside in southwestern Pakistan Sunday, nearly four months after he was kidnapped by suspected militants. Police in Quetta, the capital of insurgency-hit Baluchistan province, said a note was found with the body in which the Pakistani Taliban claimed responsibility, saying the doctor […]
4 Killed in Attack on Afghan Governor Compound
Posted April 28th, 2012 at 10:40 pm (UTC-5)
Two attackers hiding handguns in their shoes infiltrated a compound of the governor of Afghanistan’s southern Kandahar province Saturday, sparking a fierce gunbattle that left two guards and both assailants dead. Governor Tooryalai Wesa, the apparent target of the attack, was not hurt. He said afterwards that the militants passed through two security checks without […]
