Officials in Pakistan say a suspected U.S. drone strike has killed three militants near the Afghan border. Officials say drone missiles hit a militant compound Sunday in Miran Shah, the main town in North Waziristan, known as a stronghold of Taliban and al-Qaida militants. Pakistan has repeatedly criticized U.S. drone attacks as a violation of […]
3 Killed in US Drone Strike in Pakistan
Posted December 9th, 2012 at 4:00 am (UTC-5)
Leave a comment
China Rejects US View on Rights in Tibet
Posted December 7th, 2012 at 12:55 pm (UTC-5)
China has lashed out at the United States for remarks by a U.S. official blaming China’s restrictive policies in Tibet for a rise in self-immolation protests. Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Hong Lei on Friday called the remarks “disgusting” and said the Tibet issue has nothing to do with human rights, ethnicity or religion. Hong repeated […]
China Rejects U.S. Accusation on Rights in Tibet
Posted December 7th, 2012 at 9:25 am (UTC-5)
China has lashed out at the United States for remarks by a U.S. official blaming Beijing’s policies in Tibet for a string of self-immolation protests. Maria Otero, a U.S. undersecretary of state and special coordinator for Tibetan issues, expressed concern about the burnings Wednesday and called on Beijing to let Tibetans express their grievances freely. […]
China Rejects U.S. Accusation on Rights in Tibet
Posted December 7th, 2012 at 8:05 am (UTC-5)
China has lashed out at the United States for remarks by a U.S. official blaming Beijing’s policies in Tibet for a string of self-immolation protests. Maria Otero, a U.S. undersecretary of state and special coordinator for Tibetan issues, expressed concern about the burnings Wednesday and called on Beijing to let Tibetans express their grievances freely. […]
US Company Aims to Fly You to the Moon for $1.5 Billion
Posted December 7th, 2012 at 4:20 am (UTC-5)
A U.S. company founded by ex-NASA executives says it plans to offer commercial flights to the moon by the end of the decade. The company, named Golden Spike, estimates it will cost $1.5 billion to send two people to the moon and back for up to two days. It plans to sell the flights to […]
US Senate Votes to Normalize Trade With Russia
Posted December 6th, 2012 at 6:30 pm (UTC-5)
The U.S. Senate has approved legislation that normalizes trade relations with Russia, but also imposes sanctions on Russian human rights violators. Lawmakers voted Thursday to lift trade restrictions on Russia that date back to the Cold War era. The bill would also normalize U.S. trade with Moldova. President Barack Obama has pledged to sign the […]
Bosnian Islamist Gets 18 Years For US Embassy Attack
Posted December 6th, 2012 at 5:35 pm (UTC-5)
A court in Bosnia-Herzegovina has sentenced an Islamist radical to 18 years in prison for last year’s gun attack on the U.S. embassy in Sarajevo. The state court in Sarajevo Thursday found Mevlid Jasarevic guilty of a terrorist attack by shooting at the U.S. embassy from an automatic weapon in October 2011. Jasarevic’s alleged accomplices […]
British Bank to Settle US Charges on Iran Transactions
Posted December 6th, 2012 at 10:25 am (UTC-5)
British bank Standard Chartered says it expects to “very shortly” pay $330 million to U.S. authorities to settle accusations that it violated American trade sanctions against Iran. The bank said Thursday the payment would settle claims with the U.S. Justice Department, the Treasury and the Federal Reserve, the country’s central bank. The new payment would […]
Nominees for US Grammy Awards Announced
Posted December 6th, 2012 at 6:30 am (UTC-5)
The indie-pop band fun. and rapper-singer Frank Ocean dominated the major categories during Thursday’s announcement of the 2013 Grammy Award nominations. fun. was nominated for record of the year and song of the year for producing and writing the single “We Are Young,” which they performed with singer Janelle Monae. The band was also nominated […]
US Senate Rejects UN Disabilities Treaty
Posted December 4th, 2012 at 10:25 pm (UTC-5)
Opposition Republicans in the U.S. Senate have blocked passage of a United Nations treaty protecting people with disabilities from discrimination. Most lawmakers voted in favor of the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities Tuesday. But a two-thirds’ majority was required for passage, and the final was five votes short . The treaty failed […]
