Afghan President Hamid Karzai is accusing the United States of failing to cooperate in the probe of a massacre of 16 Afghan villagers, allegedly by a U.S. soldier. President Karzai met with tribal elders and family members of those killed in Sunday’s shooting spree in Kandahar province. He said Friday that the delegation he sent […]
Afghan President Slams US on Probe into Massacare
Posted March 16th, 2012 at 12:05 pm (UTC-5)
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Annan Calls for UN Action on Syria
Posted March 16th, 2012 at 10:35 am (UTC-5)
U.N.-Arab League envoy Kofi Annan called on U.N. Security Council members Friday to break their deadlock on pressuring Syria over its deadly crackdown on dissent. In a briefing from Geneva, the former U.N. chief said he is sending a team to Damascus next week to discuss a plan to deploy international monitors. Diplomats say Annan […]
North Korea Announces Planned Satellite Launch
Posted March 16th, 2012 at 8:50 am (UTC-5)
North Korea says it will use a long-range rocket to launch a satellite in April. The announcement was made Friday, just weeks after the north agreed with the United States to suspend long-range missile tests in return for emergency food aid. The United States, Japan and South Korea have condemned the planned launch, saying it […]
NATO Helicopter Crash Kills 14 Near Afghan Capital
Posted March 16th, 2012 at 6:50 am (UTC-5)
Turkey’s military says one of its helicopters has crashed into a house on the outskirts of the Afghan capital, killing 12 Turkish soldiers onboard and at least two people on the ground. Authorities say the Sikorsky helicopter was on a mission as part of the NATO force in Afghanistan when it crashed Friday in the […]
Karzai Urges NATO Withdrawal From Afghan Villages; Taliban Suspends Talks
Posted March 15th, 2012 at 10:40 am (UTC-5)
Afghan President Hamid Karzai is calling for NATO forces to pull back from Afghan villages and relocate to their bases following the killing of 16 civilians in southern Afghanistan earlier this week, allegedly by a U.S. soldier. Mr. Karzai’s statement Thursday came as the Taliban announced it was suspending peace talks with the United States […]
Swiss Hostages in Pakistan Now Free
Posted March 15th, 2012 at 10:25 am (UTC-5)
A Swiss couple is now free after being held captive by Pakistani Taliban militants for more than eight months. Swiss tourists Olivier David Och and Daniela Widmer appeared smiling and looking healthy before television cameras Thursday at a military airbase near the Pakistani capital Islamabad. It is the first time the two have been seen […]
Ethiopia Says Forces Attack Base in Eritrea
Posted March 15th, 2012 at 9:55 am (UTC-5)
Ethiopia says its forces have attacked a military base inside arch-rival Eritrea, in what Ethiopia calls an act of retaliation. Government spokesman Shimeles Kemal said Ethiopian troops moved 16 kilometers into Eritrea early Thursday and launched what he called a “successful attack” against two military posts used by “subversive groups.” He said the groups are […]
Death Toll Mounts as Syria Marks Anniversary of Uprising
Posted March 15th, 2012 at 9:11 am (UTC-5)
At least 23 people are reported dead as Syrian forces continue a crackdown on dissent Thursday, the first anniversary of the uprising, while state television showed rallies in support of President Bashar al-Assad in a number of cities. The British-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights says 23 bodies were dumped in the northwestern Idlib region […]
Belgium Mourns 28 Killed in Swiss Skiing Trip
Posted March 14th, 2012 at 5:55 pm (UTC-5)
Belgium is mourning the death of 28 people, most of them children, who were killed in a bus crash following a ski vacation in Switzerland. Distraught parents flew to Switzerland Wednesday to identify the dead and attend to the surviving children. Doctor Cawen Mechiel, who is treating some of the injured children at a hospital […]
Obama: US Making ‘ Very Real Progress’ in Afghanistan
Posted March 14th, 2012 at 12:00 pm (UTC-5)
U.S. President Barack Obama says the United States is making “very real progress” in Afghanistan, despite new tensions following the shooting deaths of 16 Afghan civilians allegedly by a U.S. soldier. Mr. Obama spoke at a joint White House news conference with British Prime Minister David Cameron Wednesday. The president said the “tragic events” of […]
