Passengers using the airport in Frankfort,Germany, one of Europe’s busiest airports, can expect a second day of flight cancellations because of a ground crew strike. On Friday, passengers were greeted by long check-in lines and cancellation notifications. Germany’s largest airline, Lufthansa, says it cancelled 300 flights Thursday, stranding thousands of passengers, primarily those on domestic […]
German Airport Strike Jeopardizes Flight Schedule
Posted February 17th, 2012 at 3:35 am (UTC-5)
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Chinese VP Concludes US Visit Friday in Los Angeles
Posted February 16th, 2012 at 8:15 pm (UTC-5)
Chinese Vice President Xi Jinping is in Los Angeles for the final leg of his U.S. trip, with events aimed at underscoring the two nations’ economic and cultural ties. Xi arrived Thursday and headed straight to the Port of Los Angeles, a key transport hub for China-U.S. trade. Accompanied by California Governor Jerry Brown and […]
UNGA ‘Condemns’ Syria’s Assad for ‘Widespread’ Rights Violations
Posted February 16th, 2012 at 7:15 pm (UTC-5)
The United Nations General Assembly has overwhelmingly passed a resolution condemning Syria for “widespread and systematic” violations of human rights in its deadly crackdown on an 11-month-old opposition uprising. The resolution approved by 137 of the assembly’s 193 member states Thursday called on Syrian President Bashar al-Assad’s autocratic government to “immediately put an end to […]
Islamic Radicals Storm Nigeria Prison, 119 Inmates Escape
Posted February 16th, 2012 at 6:30 pm (UTC-5)
Islamic radicals have stormed a prison near Nigeria’s capital, killing one guard and letting 119 inmates flee into the night. Witnesses say about 20 gunmen on motorcycles rode up to the prison in the town of Koton-Karifi, shot at the guards, and bombed the main gate. The ultra-conservative Islamic group Boko Haram claimed responsibility Thursday […]
UN Calls on Syrian President to Step Down
Posted February 16th, 2012 at 4:50 pm (UTC-5)
The United Nations General Assembly has overwhelmingly passed a resolution demanding Syrian President Bashar al-Assad step down and strongly condemns human rights violations by his regime. One-hundred 37 nations voted yes with 12 saying no. Seventeen abstained. Russia and China, who vetoed a similar resolution in the Security Council, were among the no votes. Thursday’s […]
Nigerian ‘Underwear Bomber’ Sentenced to Life
Posted February 16th, 2012 at 4:45 pm (UTC-5)
The Nigerian man accused of trying to blow up a U.S. passenger plane on Christmas Day 2009 has been sentenced to life in prison. Umar Farouk Abdulmutallab was sentenced Thursday in the U.S. city of Detroit. U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder called Abdulmutallab a “remorseless terrorist” who deserved to spend “every day of the rest […]
Lawyer: Western Doctors Agree Tymoshenko Has Serious Health Problems
Posted February 16th, 2012 at 3:40 pm (UTC-5)
A lawyer for jailed former Ukraine Prime Minister Yulia Tymoshenko says a team of foreign doctors has concluded that she has serious health problems. Ms. Tymoshenko was examined by a group of Western medical experts this week after complaining of severe back pain and inability to walk or stand. Lawyer Sergiy Vlasenko told reporters Thursday […]
British PM Addresses Scottish Lawmakers on Scottish Independence Referendum
Posted February 16th, 2012 at 1:25 pm (UTC-5)
British Prime Minister David Cameron says he is strongly opposed to the idea of Scotland’s separation from the United Kingdom during a visit to Edinburgh. Mr. Cameron told the Scottish parliament Thursday that he will fight to keep the United Kingdom together. “My argument is simple. Of course Scotland could govern itself. So could England. […]
US: Iran Unlikely to Initiate Conflict in Nuclear Dispute
Posted February 16th, 2012 at 1:00 pm (UTC-5)
A top U.S. intelligence official says Iran would respond if attacked for its nuclear activities, but is unlikely to initiate or intentionally provoke a conflict. That assessment comes from the director of the Defense Intelligence Agency, Lieutenant General Ronald Burgess. He told a Senate hearing Thursday that if Iran is attacked, it could respond by […]
UN Chief Accuses Syria of Possible Crimes Against Humanity
Posted February 16th, 2012 at 12:00 pm (UTC-5)
The United Nations chief has accused Syria of possible crimes against humanity as activists say Syrian security forces are assaulting the city of Daraa where the uprising began. U.N. Secretary General Ban Ki-Moon told reporters in Vienna Thursday that he is demanding that President Bashar al-Assad’s government immediately stop the “shelling and use of force […]
