The U.N.-Arab League envoy to Syria, Kofi Annan, says he expects President Bashar al-Assad’s government to respond Tuesday to “concrete proposals” he presented to Damascus aimed at resolving the crisis in the country. The former U.N. chief left Syria Sunday after two days of talks that ended without a settlement. He spoke Tuesday after a […]
Annan Expects Syrian Response to “Concrete Proposals”
Posted March 13th, 2012 at 5:40 am (UTC-5)
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LePen Says She Qualifies to Enter French Presidential Race
Posted March 13th, 2012 at 5:05 am (UTC-5)
Far-right French political leader Marine Le Pen says she has won enough official support to become a candidate in next month’s presidential election. Le Pen says she has gotten the required backing of 500 elected French officials. Le Pen heads the ultra-conservative National Front party, known for its fierce anti-immigration policies. The party has recently […]
Shots Fired at Afghan Delegation Visiting Massacre Site
Posted March 13th, 2012 at 4:25 am (UTC-5)
Gunmen have fired shots at an Afghan government delegation visiting one of the villages where a U.S. soldier allegedly murdered 16 civilians. At least one policeman was wounded in Tuesday’s attack. It is unclear who is responsible for firing at the Afghan officials. But the Taliban has sworn revenge and vowed to behead Americans. Hundreds […]
North Korean, South Korean Delegates Scuffle at UN Meeting in Geneva
Posted March 13th, 2012 at 4:00 am (UTC-5)
South Korean lawmakers clashed with a North Korean diplomat on Monday outside a United Nations Human Rights Council meeting in Switzerland. The scuffle broke out when a delegation of South Korean politicians approached North Korea’s ambassador to Geneva, So Se-pyong, after he rejected the contents of a U.N. report on human rights abuses by Pyongyang. […]
Eurozone Ministers Liberalize Terms for Spain
Posted March 13th, 2012 at 2:50 am (UTC-5)
Eurozone finance ministers have granted Spain more leeway as it struggles to bring down its huge budget deficit. The ministers meeting in Brussels Monday agreed to let Spain cut its deficit to 5.3 percent of its gross domestic product this year — higher than the 4.4 percent earlier agreed to with Spanish Prime Minister Mariano […]
Security Council Divided Amid Calls for Halt to Syria Violence
Posted March 13th, 2012 at 1:20 am (UTC-5)
The United States, Britain and Russia have each called for a halt to the violence in Syria, but the United Nations Security Council remains divided on how to resolve the crisis in the country. Security Council foreign ministers met Monday in New York, following a two-day trip to Syria by former U.N. secretary-general Kofi Annan […]
Muslim Man Burns Brussels Mosque, Imam Dies
Posted March 13th, 2012 at 12:25 am (UTC-5)
An axe-wielding man burst into a mosque outside Brussels Monday and started a fire that resulted in the death of the imam. Police have not identified the suspect other than saying he claims to be a 34 year-old Muslim. Witnesses say he ran into the building in a Brussels suburb and threatened worshippers with an […]
Obama: No Hasty Exit from Afghanistan
Posted March 12th, 2012 at 11:05 pm (UTC-5)
U.S. President Barack Obama says there will be no hasty retreat from Afghanistan after the shooting deaths of 16 Afghan civilians allegedly by a U.S. soldier. In an interview with KABC television in Los Angeles Monday, Mr. Obama cautioned against what he calls a “rush to the exits” which he says could lead to more […]
US: No Change in Afghan Strategy After Shooting Spree
Posted March 12th, 2012 at 8:35 pm (UTC-5)
The White House says the United States will not change its strategy or objectives in Afghanistan following the shooting of 16 Afghan civilians, allegedly by a U.S. soldier. White House spokesman Jay Carney Monday said Washington remains committed to its mission of dismantling al-Qaida in Afghanistan. Carney said he does not believe this incident will […]
US: No Change in Afghan Strategy After Shooting Spree
Posted March 12th, 2012 at 8:10 pm (UTC-5)
The White House says the United States will not change its strategy or objectives in Afghanistan following the shooting of 16 Afghan civilians, allegedly by a U.S. soldier. White House spokesman Jay Carney Monday said Washington remains committed to its mission of dismantling al-Qaida in Afghanistan. Carney said he does not believe this incident will […]
