China has lodged a formal protest with Sudan over the capture of 29 Chinese workers by rebels and dispatched a team to the African nation to help secure their release. Vice Foreign Minister Xie Hangsheng summoned Sudan’s Charge d’Affaires in Beijing Tuesday and filed a complaint over local rebels’ attack on a Chinese company camp […]
China Calls for Release of Workers in Sudan, Sends Team to Secure Release
Posted January 31st, 2012 at 8:40 pm (UTC-5)
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Romney Wins Florida Republican Primary
Posted January 31st, 2012 at 8:10 pm (UTC-5)
U.S. presidential candidate Mitt Romney got a boost for his bid for the Republican Party nomination with a solid win in the Florida (state)) primary race. Romney, a former Massachusetts governor, won 47 percent of the vote, far ahead of his closest rival, former House speaker Newt Gingrich, who garnered 31 percent. The Florida Republican […]
Grossman: US Determined to Get Afghans to Talk to Afghans
Posted January 31st, 2012 at 8:00 pm (UTC-5)
The U.S. special envoy to Afghanistan and Pakistan, Marc Grossman, says the United States is using “all of its contacts in the region” in order to get Afghans talking to Afghans. In an interview with VOA Tuesday, Grossman did not confirm that the U.S. government is talking to the Taliban at this point, and disagreed […]
Obama’s Drone Strikes Remark Stirs Controversy
Posted January 31st, 2012 at 6:50 pm (UTC-5)
U.S. President Barack Obama’s public acknowledgement that the United States uses drone strikes against militants inside Pakistan has brought condemnation from Pakistan and calls from a human rights group to clarify legal justifications for such a use. In an interview with VOA Tuesday, a Pakistani Foreign Ministry spokesman called the U.S. missile strikes illegal, counterproductive […]
Republican Candidates Battle for Florida Votes
Posted January 31st, 2012 at 6:20 pm (UTC-5)
After days of often bitter campaigning, Republican voters in Florida are choosing their candidate to run for president. The first polls close at 0000 UTC. Former Massachusetts governor Mitt Romney, who is far ahead in polls, expressed confidence before voting started. The Florida Republican primary election Tuesday comes just over a week after he was […]
Fire in New Delhi Slum Destroys 500 Dwellings
Posted January 31st, 2012 at 5:50 pm (UTC-5)
Police in the Indian capital, New Delhi, said Tuesday a massive fire in the densely populated Ghazipur area destroyed nearly 500 dwellings. Fire officials said the fire broke out early morning and quickly spread. They said it took 20 fire trucks and several water tanks to contain the blaze. No fatalities have been reported and […]
Burmese President Says Nation on Path to Democracy
Posted January 31st, 2012 at 5:35 pm (UTC-5)
Burmese President Thein Sein says his government is committed to moving the country towards a healthy democracy after decades of military rule. Thein Sein commented Monday during a formal state dinner in Singapore, and again in a newspaper interview in the city-state’s Straits Times newspaper. Burma’s military-backed civilian government has undertaken a series of dramatic […]
US Envoy Urges North Korea to Improve Relations With South
Posted January 31st, 2012 at 4:20 pm (UTC-5)
The top U.S. diplomat for Asian and Pacific affairs says North Korea’s new leadership must improve ties with South Korea if it wants to have better relations with the rest of the world. Speaking in Seoul late Tuesday, Assistant Secretary of State Kurt Campbell said the United States will support South Korea’s diplomatic dealings with […]
US: Iran “More Willing” to Conduct Attack on American Soil
Posted January 31st, 2012 at 3:50 pm (UTC-5)
The U.S. intelligence chief says there is an increased threat that Iran could conduct an attack on U.S. soil in the wake of last year’s failed plot to assassinate the Saudi Ambassador to the United States. U.S. Director of National Intelligence James Clapper presented his annual assessment of the worldwide threats to U.S. national security […]
Republican Candidates Battle for Florida Votes
Posted January 31st, 2012 at 1:30 pm (UTC-5)
After days of often bitter campaigning, Republican voters in Florida are choosing their favorite candidate to run for president. Former Massachusetts governor Mitt Romney expressed confidence before voting started. The Florida Republican primary election Tuesday comes just over a week after he was soundly defeated in the South Carolina primary. Strong debate performances and heavy […]
