A gunman killed two U.S. military officers at Afghanistan’s Interior Ministry Saturday, as protests raged for a fifth day over the inadvertent burning of Qurans by NATO personnel. NATO ordered all members of the International Security Assistance Force to leave Afghan government ministries immediately, “for obvious force protection reasons.” Many NATO officers have been working […]
Gunman Kills 2 U.S. Officers in Afghanistan
Posted February 25th, 2012 at 5:35 pm (UTC-5)
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Republican Presidential Contenders Questioning Credentials
Posted February 25th, 2012 at 2:55 pm (UTC-5)
The two leading U.S. Republican presidential contenders attacked each other’s credentials Saturday as they campaigned for votes in key party elections next week. One-time venture capitalist Mitt Romney told a gathering in Michigan that he would be a “president of principle” if he can oust President Barack Obama, a Democrat, in November’s national election. Romney […]
US Condemns Shooting of Officers in Afghanistan
Posted February 25th, 2012 at 2:55 pm (UTC-5)
U.S. Defense Secretary Leon Panetta has condemned the killings of two U.S. officers in Afghanistan, calling the act “unacceptable.” The Afghan Taliban claimed responsibility for the shooting Saturday, and said the attack was retaliation for the inadvertent burning of Qurans by NATO personnel – the incident a week ago that has inflamed passions throughout the […]
Red Cross Unable to Rescue Syrian Wounded
Posted February 25th, 2012 at 2:35 pm (UTC-5)
(NEW VIDEO, NEW HEAD, NEW INFO GRAPHS 1-2, 5) Red Cross workers say they were unable to resume emergency medical evacuations Saturday for wounded victims trapped in the besieged Syrian city of Homs. A spokesman for the International Committee of the Red Cross said negotiations with the Syrian government and opposition groups produced “no concrete […]
NATO Pulls Out of Afghan Ministries After Fatal Shootings
Posted February 25th, 2012 at 1:10 pm (UTC-5)
NATO’s top commander in Afghanistan pulled all coalition advisers out of Afghan government offices after two American officers were killed in a supposedly secure area Saturday. A NATO spokesman said the U.S. officers were killed inside a secure command center at Afghanistan’s Interior Ministry in Kabul, and the official account indicated a member of the […]
Mandela Undergoes Diagnostic Procedure at Johannesburg Hospital
Posted February 25th, 2012 at 12:45 pm (UTC-5)
Former South African President Nelson Mandela underwent a diagnostic procedure in a Johannesburg hospital on Saturday for what is described as a “long-standing abdominal complaint.” The country’s president, Jacob Zuma, reported in a statement that the 93-year-old anti-apartheid icon was in no danger and is expected to leave the hospital Sunday or Monday. Using Mr. […]
Red Cross Continues Rescue Attempt in Syria’s Homs
Posted February 25th, 2012 at 12:40 pm (UTC-5)
(NEW INFO GRAFS 4, 5) The Red Cross on Saturday made fresh attempts to continue medical evacuations out of the besieged Syrian city of Homs, as the country’s military took its bombardment of the city into a fourth week. A spokesman for the the International Committee of the Red Cross said negotiations have resumed with […]
Deadly Car Bomb Hits Yemen as New President Sworn In
Posted February 25th, 2012 at 12:30 pm (UTC-5)
A suicide car bombing killed 26 people outside a presidential palace in southern Yemen Saturday, just hours after longtime vice president Abd-Rabbu Mansour Hadi was sworn in as the country’s new leader. Security officials say the death toll could rise, and at least 20 people were wounded by the explosion in the southern port city […]
Negotiators Trying to Settle BP Oil Spill Damages
Posted February 25th, 2012 at 12:05 pm (UTC-5)
Negotiators for the U.S. government and victims of the devastating 2010 BP oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico are making a last-minute effort to resolve the massive damage case against the British oil giant. A trial about who is responsible — and to what degree — for the worst offshore oil spill in U.S. […]
NATO Pulls Out of Afghan Ministries After Fatal Shootings
Posted February 25th, 2012 at 11:20 am (UTC-5)
NATO’s top commander in Afghanistan has recalled all NATO personnel from Afghan ministries after the killing of two U.S. officers in a highly secure command center in the Afghan Interior Ministry. General John Allen released a statement just hours after Saturday’s shooting, saying he is withdrawing staff from the ministries “for obvious force protection reasons.” […]
