Fresh clashes broke out across Syria on Thursday, a day after the United Nations Security Council called for the government and opponents to enact a peace plan proposed by a U.N. envoy. U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon said a Security Council statement has sent a “clear” message to the Syrian government to stop its crackdown on […]
Fresh Clashes in Syria Defy UN Peace Call
Posted March 22nd, 2012 at 1:15 pm (UTC-5)
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France, AU, EU Condemn Mali Coup
Posted March 22nd, 2012 at 9:20 am (UTC-5)
France, the African Union and European Union have all condemned the apparent overthrow of Mali’s President Amadou Toumani Toure, and are demanding the return of constitutional rule in the African nation. A group of soldiers declared a coup d’etat on Malian television Thursday, after taking over state broadcasting services and the presidential palace. The soldiers […]
France Shooting Suspect Dead after Police Storm Apartment
Posted March 22nd, 2012 at 7:30 am (UTC-5)
France’s interior minister says the man suspected of killing seven people in the southern city of Toulouse is dead following a raid on his apartment. Interior Minister Claude Gueant says the suspect, 24-year-old Mohammed Merah, jumped from his window in a hail of bullets Thursday morning after police stormed his apartment following a 32-hour standoff. […]
UN Chief Following Mali Events With “Deep Concern”
Posted March 21st, 2012 at 8:40 pm (UTC-5)
United Nations Secretary General Ban Ki-moon says he is following the unrest in Mali with “deep concern” after mutinous soldiers were reported to be firing weapons outside the presidential palace. The U.S. embassy in the capital, Bamako, has also announced it is monitoring the situation closely. It advised U.S. citizens to stay indoors. Reports from […]
British Hostage Freed in Somalia
Posted March 21st, 2012 at 5:25 pm (UTC-5)
A British woman kidnapped and held more than half a year in Somalia says she is “hugely relieved” to be free, but grieving her husband, who died at the hands of her kidnappers. Judith Tebbutt spoke to reporters in Nairobi, Kenya, Wednesday after her release earlier in the day. Tebbutt said in a statement that […]
UN Security Council Endorses Syria Peace Plan
Posted March 21st, 2012 at 5:00 pm (UTC-5)
The United Nations Security Council, including Russia and China, has united to approve a nonbinding document calling on the Syrian government and opposition to immediately implement proposals by international envoy Kofi Annan to end the country’s bloody conflict. In a so-called “presidential statement,” the council threatened Syria with unspecified “further steps” if Annan’s six-point peace […]
US Welcomes Burma’s Invitation to Observe April 1 Balloting
Posted March 21st, 2012 at 12:55 pm (UTC-5)
The United States says it has accepted Burma’s invitation to send two election observers and three journalists to monitor and report on upcoming by-elections in the Southeast Asian nation. U.S. State Department spokeswoman Victoria Nuland, speaking Wednesday, praised the invitation, calling it a “welcomed first step” by Burma’s new government as it seeks to restore […]
Romney Wins Illinois, Santorum Focuses on South
Posted March 21st, 2012 at 11:50 am (UTC-5)
U.S. Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney has increased his lead in the race for the party nomination, while his closest rival focuses on an upcoming contest in the conservative South, where Romney has struggled to win support. Romney scored a convincing victory Tuesday in the Republican primary in the state of Illinois. With nearly all […]
French Police Surrounding House of Alleged School Shooter
Posted March 21st, 2012 at 3:10 am (UTC-5)
French police are surrounding a house in Toulouse where the suspect in Monday’s deadly Jewish school shooting is holed up. French Interior Minister Claude Gueant says the suspect claims he belongs to al-Qaida, and that he wanted to avenge Palestinian children killed in the Middle East. Police arrested the suspect’s brother after raiding the house […]
Exit Polls: Romney Leading Santorum in llinois Primary
Posted March 20th, 2012 at 7:35 pm (UTC-5)
Exit polls show Republican presidential frontrunner Mitt Romney is far ahead of his top rival, Rick Santorum, as results trickle in from the Illinois Republican primary. Republican voters in the central U.S. state went to the polls Tuesday to select their candidate to take on President Barack Obama, a Democrat, in November. Opinion polls released […]
