U.N. Secretary General Ban Ki-moon is urging Iran to resume talks with Western nations that suspect it is working on a nuclear weapons program. Tehran insists that its atomic program is for peaceful purposes. During a press briefing at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, Mr.Ban said Iran has the responsibility to prove its […]
UN Chief Says Iran Must Prove Nuclear Program is Peaceful
Posted January 27th, 2012 at 9:00 am (UTC-5)
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Russia Criticizes Arab-Western Draft Resolution on Syria
Posted January 27th, 2012 at 6:45 am (UTC-5)
WEB: TYPE: CN )) Russia says it cannot support the current version of a joint Arab-Western draft U.N. resolution on Syria because it “does not take into account” Moscow’s positions on how to end the 10-month-old political crisis. Deputy Foreign Minister Gennady Gatilov was quoted by Russia’s ITAR-TASS news agency as saying that Russia is […]
Egyptians Mark ‘Day of Anger’ Anniversary with Fresh Protests
Posted January 27th, 2012 at 5:10 am (UTC-5)
Egyptian activists have gathered in Cairo’s Tahrir Square on Friday, as the country continues to mark the first anniversary of the uprising that ousted former President Hosni Mubarak. A small group of protesters has camped out in the square since Wednesday, when massive crowds of Egyptians filled the streets – some celebrating the anniversary of […]
Greece to Resume Debt Lowering Talks Friday
Posted January 27th, 2012 at 3:35 am (UTC-5)
Greek officials will resume talks with top bank negotiators Friday aimed at lowering the country’s debt owed international private lenders. Officials close to the negotiations told reporters that progress was made late Thursday during talks, which they said focused on technical and legal issues. Previous talks have failed to resolve what interest rate the large […]
Greece Resumes Talks on Debt Writedown
Posted January 26th, 2012 at 6:45 pm (UTC-5)
Greek Prime Minister Lucas Papademos and Finance Minister Evengelos Venizelos have resumed talks on debt writedown with international private lenders. Officials close to the talks told reporters that progress was made late Thursday during the talks, which they said focused on technical and legal issues. Talks between the Greek officials and top bank negotiators, Charles […]
One Killed, Many Stranded in Heavy Snow in Eastern Europe
Posted January 26th, 2012 at 4:55 pm (UTC-5)
Parts of eastern and central Europe were hit hard by blizzards and frigid temperatures for a second day Thursday, which killed at least one person, and left many trapped in vehicles. Romania, Bulgaria and Kosovo were especially hard hit, with some areas being covered with about two meters of snow. Romania deployed army troops and […]
OSCE Sends Election Monitors to Russia
Posted January 26th, 2012 at 2:55 pm (UTC-5)
Voting monitors for the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe have launched a mission in Russia ahead of the March 4 presidential election. Mission chief Heidi Tagliavini on Thursday pledged to evaluate the election process objectively. “I can assure you that we will do our work honestly and with an open mind. We will […]
President, Arizona Governor Clash Over Memoir
Posted January 26th, 2012 at 1:30 pm (UTC-5)
The Internet is buzzing over photos of an intense discussion between U.S. President Barack Obama and Arizona Governor Jan Brewer over what the governor said was something she wrote in a recent memoir. A pool report said the two officials traded words, out of earshot, when the governor greeted the president at a Phoenix airport […]
Suicide Bomber Attacks Reconstruction Team in Afghanistan
Posted January 26th, 2012 at 1:10 pm (UTC-5)
Afghan officials say a suicide car bomber has killed four civilians in an attack on a NATO-affiliated provincial reconstruction team in southern Afghanistan. A spokesman for the governor of Helmand province said Thursday’s attack took place in the provincial capital, Lashkar Gah. Officials say the bomber hit a convoy of armored vehicles passing near the […]
Papua New Guinea PM Says Military Mutiny Over
Posted January 26th, 2012 at 9:00 am (UTC-5)
Papua New Guinea Prime Minister Peter O’Neill says that a mutiny led by a retired military commander is over and that the government has regained control of its defense headquarters. Yaura Sasa and a group of around 30 armed rebel soldiers placed the country’s top commander under house arrest in a bloodless, pre-dawn mutiny early […]
