The Syrian government and opposition activists have traded accusations of violence as U.N. monitors spread out across the country to assess compliance with a fragile cease-fire. One U.N. team visited the city of Homs on Saturday as Norwegian Major General Robert Mood was headed to the capital, Damascus, to take charge of the mission. About […]
Fighting Continues as UN Monitoring Chief Tours Syria
Posted April 28th, 2012 at 6:05 pm (UTC-5)
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US Expresses Concern About Blind Chinese Activist
Posted April 27th, 2012 at 7:55 pm (UTC-5)
The United States has expressed concern about the fate of blind Chinese dissident Chen Guangcheng, but refused all comment on his whereabouts amid reports he fled to the U.S. embassy in Beijing. State Department spokeswoman Victoria Nuland declined to make any comment to reporters’ questions Friday about Chen’s whereabouts. But she said the U.S. had […]
Afghan Soldier Kills American Service Member
Posted April 26th, 2012 at 5:50 pm (UTC-5)
U.S. and Afghan officials say an Afghan soldier has shot dead an American service member in southern Kandahar province. The incident late Wednesday is the latest in a series of attacks on international troops by their Afghan counterparts. NATO did not give any other details but said the man who started shooting was killed when […]
7 Dead in Nigerian Explosions
Posted April 26th, 2012 at 1:00 pm (UTC-5)
Officials say the bombing of a newspaper office in Nigeria’s capital has killed three people, while another blast near the same publication’s office in the northern city of Kaduna has killed four others. Officials say the first explosion Thursday went off at the Abuja office of This Day, one of Nigeria’s most prominent national papers. […]
Syria Government, Opponents Trade Blame Over Massive Blast
Posted April 26th, 2012 at 12:55 pm (UTC-5)
The Syrian government blamed “terrorists” Thursday for a massive explosion in the central city of Hama that killed at least 16 people as Syria’s tenuous cease-fire continues to unravel amid more violence and a rising death toll. Both government and rebels traded blame over the blast that caused a huge fireball in a residential neighborhood […]
Charles Taylor Convicted of War Crimes, Crimes Against Humanity
Posted April 26th, 2012 at 9:20 am (UTC-5)
Former Liberian president Charles Taylor has been found guilty of war crimes and crimes against humanity by a special tribunal in The Hague. The Special Court for Sierra Leone ruled Thursday that Taylor aided and abetted severe human rights abuses carried out by rebels during Sierra Leone’s civil war. Presiding Judge Richard Lussick said Taylor […]
Pakistani PM Convicted of Contempt But Spared Prison
Posted April 26th, 2012 at 7:40 am (UTC-5)
The showdown between Pakistan’s highest court and Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani is over, with the court convicting Mr. Gilani of contempt. The Supreme Court issued its verdict Thursday in Islamabad, ruling the prime minister openly defied the court’s order to reopen an old corruption case against President Asif Ali Zardari. But the high court […]
19 Killed in Violence Acoss Syria
Posted April 25th, 2012 at 2:55 pm (UTC-5)
Shelling by Syrian forces killed at least 12 people in Hama on Wednesday as a small group of United Nations observers continued efforts to monitor a shaky cease-fire between the government and opposition. Rights groups say forces targeted a neighborhood in the central city which has been a flashpoint for anti-government dissent. Earlier Wednesday, activists […]
China Calls for Calm Between Sudans
Posted April 24th, 2012 at 12:35 pm (UTC-5)
China’s leader is calling for restraint from the two Sudans, after South Sudan’s President Salva Kiir said Sudan has “declared war” on his country. Mr. Kiir made his remarks Tuesday during talks with Chinese President Hu Jintao in Beijing. “It comes at a very critical moment for the Republic of South Sudan because our neighbor, […]
Sudan’s Bashir: No More Talks with South
Posted April 23rd, 2012 at 6:20 pm (UTC-5)
Sudan’s president, Omar al-Bashir, says there will be no further talks with South Sudan, as witnesses in the south say Sudanese warplanes have carried out bombings. Mr. Bashir made the comments to soldiers Monday during a visit to the oil-producing area of Heglig, which the Sudanese army regained from southern forces on Friday. Mr. Bashir […]
