U.S. President Barack Obama has arrived in Burma, becoming the first American sitting president to visit the Southeast Asian country. Mr. Obama is scheduled to meet with both Burmese President Thein Sein and Aung San Suu Kyi, the nation’s leading democracy activist, who has been free only since 2010 after 15 years of detention or […]
Obama Arrives in Burma, Says Trip Not Endorsement of Government
Posted November 18th, 2012 at 11:40 pm (UTC-5)
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Obama: Burma Trip Not Endorsement of Government
Posted November 18th, 2012 at 10:00 am (UTC-5)
U.S. President Barack Obama says his upcoming trip to Burma does not represent an endorsement of the government, but is rather an acknowledgement of the political reform process underway in the country. Mr. Obama said there has been a stated commitment to further political reform in Burma and that deserves encouragement. “But I do not […]
Israel, Gaza Bombardment Enters Fifth Day
Posted November 18th, 2012 at 12:10 am (UTC-5)
Israel continued to blast targets in the Gaza Strip Sunday, launching aerial and naval attacks in response to continuing Palestinian rocket fire. Three Arab journalists were wounded when an Israeli air strikes hit an Arab media office Sunday. Palestinian officials said more than 48 Gazans have been killed since the campaign began Wednesday. On Saturday, […]
Israel Bombards Gaza As Hamas Rocket Fire Reaches Tel Aviv
Posted November 17th, 2012 at 7:10 pm (UTC-5)
Israeli warplanes blasted Hamas government buildings in the Gaza Strip Saturday in response to continuing Palestinian rocket fire. Israeli air defenses also shot down a Palestinian rocket fired at Tel Aviv, as Israel’s Cabinet authorized the call up of 75,000 reservists for a possible ground invasion. Television footage showed a mound of rubble after Israeli […]
Israel Bombards Gaza As Hamas Rocket Fire Reaches Tel Aviv
Posted November 17th, 2012 at 7:00 pm (UTC-5)
Israeli warplanes blasted Hamas government buildings in the Gaza Strip Saturday in response to continuing Palestinian rocket fire. Israeli air defenses also shot down a Palestinian rocket fired at Tel Aviv, as Israel’s Cabinet authorized the call up of 75,000 reservists for a possible ground invasion. Television footage showed a mound of rubble after Israeli […]
Israel, Hamas Exchange Fierce Attacks
Posted November 17th, 2012 at 4:30 pm (UTC-5)
Israel and Hamas exchanged fierce attacks Saturday, as Israeli forces continued massing along the Gaza border in preparation for a possible ground invasion. The Israeli military carried out more than 200 air strikes on the Hamas-ruled Gaza Strip Saturday, targeting government buildings including the office of Prime Minister Ismail Haniyeh and the Hamas Cabinet. Haniyeh […]
Obama, Congress to Continue Negotiations on ‘Fiscal Cliff’
Posted November 17th, 2012 at 2:45 pm (UTC-5)
U.S. President Barack Obama will resume negotiations with congressional leaders later this month to try to resolve crucial government financial issues before the end of the year. Mr. Obama is on a three-nation trip to Asia beginning Sunday in Bangkok. Aboard the president’s plane Saturday, White House spokesman Jay Carney told reporters Mr. Obama is […]
Israel, Hamas Exchange Fierce Attacks
Posted November 17th, 2012 at 12:40 pm (UTC-5)
Israel and Hamas continued exchanging fierce attacks Saturday as Israeli forces massed along the Gaza border in preparation for a possible ground invasion. Israel carried out more than 200 air strikes on the Hamas-ruled Gaza Strip Saturday, destroying the Hamas Cabinet headquarters, while Palestinian rocket fire continued as far north as Tel Aviv. Israel’s military […]
Israel, Hamas Exchange Fire
Posted November 17th, 2012 at 10:35 am (UTC-5)
Israel and Hamas continued exchanging fierce attacks Saturday as Israeli forces massed along the Gaza border in preparation for a possible ground invasion. Israel carried out more than 200 air strikes on the Hamas-ruled Gaza Strip Saturday, destroying the Hamas Cabinet headquarters, while Palestinian rocket fire continued over southern Israel. Israel’s military has shut down […]
Israel Hits Hamas Government Building
Posted November 17th, 2012 at 7:15 am (UTC-5)
The Israeli military has shut down the main roads around the Gaza Strip, a sign that it is poised to launch a ground offensive on the Palestinian enclave that could explode into an all-out war. Israeli airstrikes on the Gaza Strip early Saturday destroyed the Hamas Cabinet headquarters. The strikes followed an exchange of rocket […]
