Pakistan’s military has rejected a U.S. media report that says a cell phone found during the raid that killed al-Qaida leader Osama bin Laden in Pakistan contained contacts to a militant group that has “strong ties” to Pakistan’s intelligence agency. A military spokesman called The New York Times news report Friday part of a “smear […]
Pakistan’s Military Rejects Phone Report on Bin Laden’s Links
Posted June 24th, 2011 at 3:50 pm (UTC-5)
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US Extends Emergency Order in Western Balkans
Posted June 24th, 2011 at 3:45 pm (UTC-5)
U.S. President Barack Obama has extended by one year a state of national emergency with respect to the western Balkan region. The executive order bans financial transfers to persons engaged in or supporting extremist violence in Macedonia and the rest of the Western Balkan region and those obstructing peace in Bosnia-Herzegovina and Kosovo. Almost 200 […]
Clinton Heads to Hungary, Lithuania
Posted June 24th, 2011 at 2:45 pm (UTC-5)
U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton will travel to Hungary and Lithuania at the end of June to promote human rights and democracy in the region. A State Department statement released Friday says Clinton will travel to Hungary June 29 where she will meet with Prime Minister Viktor Orban and civil society leaders. She will […]
Pakistan’s Military Rejects Phone Report on Bin Laden’s Links
Posted June 24th, 2011 at 2:45 pm (UTC-5)
Pakistan’s military has rejected a U.S. media report that says a cell phone found during the raid that killed al-Qaida leader Osama bin Laden in Pakistan contained contacts to a militant group that has “strong ties” to Pakistan’s intelligence agency. A military spokesman called The New York Times news report Friday part of a “smear […]
US Opposes New Flotilla Challenging Israel’s Gaza Blockade
Posted June 24th, 2011 at 2:30 pm (UTC-5)
The United States Friday sharpened its warnings to activists planning a new attempt to break the Israeli naval blockade and deliver relief supplies to Palestinians in the Gaza strip. The Obama administration says the United States is making diplomatic appeals to countries around the eastern Mediterranean, including Israel, to avoid a repeat of the deaths […]
US Lawmakers Reject Measure to Cut Funding for Libya Mission
Posted June 24th, 2011 at 2:25 pm (UTC-5)
The Republican-controlled U.S. House of Representatives has rejected two competing measures on the U.S. military role in Libya, which has been a source of anger for many in Congress. House lawmakers voted Friday against both resolutions — one to authorize ongoing U.S. military action in Libya and another to cut off funding for U.S. military […]
Russia Questions US Sanctions Against Iran
Posted June 24th, 2011 at 1:50 pm (UTC-5)
Moscow on Friday said that sanctions imposed by the United States on Tehran could affect Russian companies doing work in Iran and demanded the U.S. revise the policy. Russia’s Foreign Ministry said in a statement Friday that Washington’s decision raised “serious questions” and could put Russian firms at risk. The U.S. Treasury Department on Thursday […]
US Lawmakers Reject Measured to Support Libya Mission
Posted June 24th, 2011 at 12:55 pm (UTC-5)
The Republican-controlled U.S. House of Representatives has rejected a measure authorizing ongoing U.S. military action in Libya. The vote of 295 to 123 has no immediate effect on the U.S. role on the NATO-led operation in the country, but is rather a direct criticism of President Barack Obama. House lawmakers will vote later Friday on […]
Michelle Obama Visits HIV/AIDS Clinic in Botswana
Posted June 24th, 2011 at 12:20 pm (UTC-5)
U.S. first lady Michelle Obama helped paint an HIV/AIDS clinic on her first stop in Botswana on Friday. Mrs. Obama and family members traveling with her painted a mural at the Botswana-Baylor Adolescent Center of Excellence in the capital, Gaborone. The mural is part of a facility that is being constructed to support children and […]
New York Senate Again Delays Vote on Same-Sex Marriage
Posted June 24th, 2011 at 11:10 am (UTC-5)
Lawmakers in the U.S. state of New York have yet to decide whether to vote on legalizing same-sex marriage. State senators had been expected to vote on the bill Thursday but ended their session without doing so. The Senate’s Republican leader said members of his party are meeting privately Friday to take up the issue […]
