On Friday, the 22-member league sharpened its criticism of Syria after rights activists said Syrian security forces had shot and killed dozens of anti-government protesters as part of a widening crackdown on dissent. The United Nations says the number of people killed in the seven-month-old uprising has surpassed 3,000. The Syrian government says terrorists have […]
Arab League to Unveil Syria Plan as Violence Continues
Posted November 2nd, 2011 at 10:30 am (UTC-5)
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Syria Agrees to Arab League Plan to End Crackdown
Posted November 1st, 2011 at 7:10 pm (UTC-5)
Syria says it has reached agreement with the Arab League on a plan to end its deadly crackdown against an anti-government uprising and begin a dialogue between President Bashar al-Assad and the opposition. Syria’s state-run news agency said an official announcement would be delivered Wednesday at Arab League headquarters in Cairo. No other details were […]
Karzai Rules Out Resumption of Taliban Talks
Posted November 1st, 2011 at 4:45 pm (UTC-5)
Afghan President Hamid Karzai has ruled out further talks with the Taliban, saying “we cannot keep talking to suicide bombers.” After a summit meeting Tuesday with his Pakistani counterpart, Asif Ali Zardari, and Turkish President Abdullah Gul, in the Turkish city of Istanbul, Mr. Karzai said his government would instead continue to talk with Pakistan […]
Israel OKs New Jewish Settlements in Palestinian Territory
Posted November 1st, 2011 at 4:10 pm (UTC-5)
Israel’s prime minister has ordered the building of 2,000 new housing units in East Jerusalem and the West Bank, one day after UNESCO recognized the Palestinian Authority’s political status and granted it full membership. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu Tuesday said the accelerated construction includes settlements he believes would remain in Israel following any future peace […]
World Stocks Plunge on Call for Greek Debt Plan Vote
Posted November 1st, 2011 at 11:50 am (UTC-5)
World stock markets plummeted Tuesday on Greece’s call for a referendum on the European debt-relief agreement, while the continent’s leaders scrambled about how to react to the surprise development. Asian indexes fell sharply, and European stocks plunged. Markets in Paris and Frankfurt slid more than four percent in afternoon trading, with U.S. indexes falling about […]
Libya’s NTC Elects New Interim Prime Minister
Posted October 31st, 2011 at 3:15 pm (UTC-5)
Libya’s National Transitional Council has elected engineer Abdel-Rahim el-Keeb as the country’s new interim prime minister. The vote Monday comes hours before NATO is set to end its Libya mission. The alliance’s top official hailed the seven-month bombing campaign during a visit Monday to Tripoli. NATO Secretary-General Anders Fogh Rasmussen said he is “proud of […]
US Cuts Off UNESCO Funding After Palestinian Vote
Posted October 31st, 2011 at 1:55 pm (UTC-5)
The United States says it is cutting off financial contributions to the United Nations cultural agency following its vote Monday to grant Palestinians full membership. The State Department said Washington will not make a $60-million November payment to UNESCO because of a longstanding U.S. law that prohibits American support for any U.N.-affiliated body that accepts […]
World Welcomes 7 Billionth Baby
Posted October 31st, 2011 at 11:30 am (UTC-5)
The world’s population hit 7 billion on Monday amid celebrations and concerns about how the growing number of people will impact the earth’s resources. The United Nations chose October 31 to mark the milestone. Although it is impossible to pinpoint the arrival of the world’s 7 billionth baby, the Philippines was the first country to […]
Palestinians Granted Full UNESCO Membership
Posted October 31st, 2011 at 10:55 am (UTC-5)
The United Nations cultural agency has accepted the Palestinian bid for full membership, a move that could threaten U.S. funding for the international organization. Monday’s action by the Paris-based UNESCO boosts the Palestinian effort for international recognition as an independent state. Applause broke out after delegates approved membership by a vote of 107 to 14, […]
Former PM Wins Presidency in Disputed Kyrgyzstan Election
Posted October 31st, 2011 at 10:25 am (UTC-5)
Kyrgyzstan’s former prime minister, Almazbek Atambayev, is poised to become president after taking a commanding lead in the country’s first presidential election since last year’s bloody uprising ousted the government. With about 99 percent of the first-round votes counted, official results have the Moscow-backed Mr. Atambayev far ahead of 15 other candidates, with 63 percent […]
