A sick American woman working at a South Pole research facility has been evacuated to New Zealand after suffering what doctors believe was a stroke. Renee-Nicole Douceur, who worked as a research manager at the National Science Foundation’s facility in Antarctica, arrived in Christchurch early Monday. She requested the emergency evacuation in August after becoming […]
Sick US Woman Evacuated from South Pole
Posted October 17th, 2011 at 10:40 am (UTC-5)
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UN Considers Stepping Up Land Mine Clearance in South Sudan
Posted October 13th, 2011 at 4:00 am (UTC-5)
The United Nations says it may step up efforts to clear land mines from South Sudan following a mine explosion this week that killed 20 people. The U.N. says 18 civilians and two soldiers were killed on Sunday when the bus in which they were travelling struck an anti-tank mine recently laid by rebels in […]
S. Korean President Lee to Visit Obama at White House
Posted October 12th, 2011 at 7:55 pm (UTC-5)
U.S. President Barack Obama welcomes South Korean President Lee Myung-bak to the White House Thursday, part of what U.S. officials call a very important and significant state visit. Thursday’s events include a formal welcoming ceremony and a state dinner. President Lee also will address a joint meeting of the U.S. Congress. White House spokesman Jay […]
South Africa: Two Blacks Plead Not Guilty in Death of White Supremacist
Posted October 10th, 2011 at 9:15 am (UTC-5)
Two black South African farm workers have pleaded not guilty to charges of murdering a white supremacist leader. Eugene Terre’Blanche was found dead at his home in April of last year, beaten and hacked to death with a steel pipe and a machete. Accused of the murder are Chris Mahlangu, a gardener at Terre’Blanche’s farm, […]
Leaders of Sudan and South Sudan Agree to End Disputes
Posted October 9th, 2011 at 4:30 pm (UTC-5)
HEAD: Leaders of Sudan and South Sudan Agree to Negotiations DATE: 10/09/11 NUMBER: 1471238 TYPE: CN )) South Sudan President Salva Kiir and Sudan President Omar al-Bashir say their countries are ready to negotiate solutions to the disputes that have bred fears of a return to civil war. Mr. Kiir told reporters Sunday his government […]
South Sudan’s President Visits Khartoum
Posted October 8th, 2011 at 4:55 pm (UTC-5)
South Sudan’s president Salva Kiir met Saturday with his Sudanese counterpart Omar al-Bashir in Khartoum. The two leaders discussed some of the unresolved bilateral issues since South Sudan became an independent state July 9. The two neighbors have yet to reach an agreement on the future of the contested oil-rich border region of Abyei. A […]
Dalai Lama Criticizes ‘Immoral’ Chinese Censorship
Posted October 8th, 2011 at 1:25 pm (UTC-5)
The Dalai Lama sharply criticized censorship in China as “immoral” during a video chat with Archbishop Emeritus Desmond Tutu. The exiled Tibetan leader spoke with Tutu Saturday from Dharamsala, India. The Dalai Lama had planned to visit his friend and fellow Nobel peace laureate in South Africa for Tutu’s 80th birthday this week, but the […]
South Sudan’s President to Meet Sudanese President Saturday
Posted October 8th, 2011 at 4:00 am (UTC-5)
South Sudan’s president heads to Sudan Saturday for talks on unresolved issues that could threaten security in the region. President Salva Kiir’s meeting with Sudan President Omar al-Bashir marks Mr. Kiir’s first trip to Khartoum since his country won independence from Sudan in July. The leaders are expected to address multiple issues facing the Abyei […]
Dalai Lama Set to Make Video Appearance at TuTu’s Celebraton
Posted October 8th, 2011 at 1:00 am (UTC-5)
The Dalai Lama will appear by videoconference at an event marking Archbishop Emeritus Desmond Tutu’s 80th birthday, after being denied a visa to enter South Africa. The Dalai Lama was denied a visa to enter South Africa two years ago following overtures from China, which considers the Dalai Lama a Tibetan separatist. The exiled Tibetan […]
Tutu a ‘Rock Star’ on His 80th Birthday
Posted October 7th, 2011 at 2:05 pm (UTC-5)
Parishioners, politicians and even rock stars gathered at Cape Town’s historic St. George’s Cathedral Friday to help wish Archbishop Emeritus Desmond Tutu a happy 80th birthday. Hundreds of people lined the pews Friday in the church where Archbishop Tutu once preached against apartheid. U2 front man Bono serenaded the archbishop and called Tutu the only […]
