India celebrated its 63rd Republic Day Thursday with a parade showcasing its military and air power, and its rich and diverse cultural heritage. In New Delhi, India displayed missiles that can carry nuclear warheads, while fighter jets, long-range aircraft and helicopters flew overhead. India’s Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and military officials laid wreaths at a […]
Suicide Bomber Attacks Reconstruction Team in Afghanistan
Posted January 26th, 2012 at 8:20 am (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 […]
Former Executive of French Implant Company Arrested
Posted January 26th, 2012 at 7:55 am (UTC-5)
French police say a former top executive of a defunct breast implant company at the center of a health scandal has been arrested. Officials say Jean-Claude Mas of Poly Implant Prothese was taken into custody early Thursday at his home in southern France. The arrest was made in connection with an investigation into possible charges […]
President, Arizona Governor Clash Over Memoir
Posted January 26th, 2012 at 5:40 am (UTC-5)
U.S. President Barack Obama and Arizona Governor Jan Brewer were seen in a spirited discussion Wednesday over what the governor said was something she had written in a recent memoir. A pool report said the two officials traded words, out of earshot, when the government met the president at a Phoenix airport Wednesday during a […]
Egyptian Protesters Remain in Cairo’s Tahrir Square
Posted January 26th, 2012 at 5:00 am (UTC-5)
Egyptian protesters have remained in Cairo’s Tahrir Square after camping overnight at the site that served as the focal point for protests that toppled long-time president Hosni Mubarak. Scores of people were in the square Thursday, a day after tens of thousands gathered to mark the first anniversary of the uprising against Mr. Mubarak’s autocratic […]
Rebel Leader Demands Return of Former Papua New Guinea PM
Posted January 26th, 2012 at 3:35 am (UTC-5)
A retired military commander who claims to have taken over Papua New Guinea’s armed forces has given a seven-day deadline for the government to re-instate former Prime Minister Michael Somare. Reports say Yaura Sasa and a group of heavily-armed rebel soldiers seized a military barracks in the capital, Port Moresby, on Thursday before taking over […]
Rebel Leader Demands Return of Former Papua New Guinea PM
Posted January 26th, 2012 at 2:35 am (UTC-5)
A retired military commander who claims to have taken over Papua New Guinea’s armed forces has given a seven-day deadline for the government to re-instate former Prime Minister Michael Somare. Reports say Yaura Sasa and a group of rebel soldiers seized a military barracks in the capital, Port Moresby, on Thursday before taking over the […]
Rebel Leader Demands Return of Former Papua New Guinea PM
Posted January 26th, 2012 at 12:50 am (UTC-5)
A retired military commander who claims to have taken over Papua New Guinea’s armed forces has given a seven-day deadline for the government to re-instate former Prime Minister Michael Somare. Reports say Yaura Sasa and at least a dozen rebel soldiers seized a military barracks in the capital, Port Moresby, on Thursday before taking over […]
UN Envoy: Peace Talks Should be Afghan-led
Posted January 25th, 2012 at 6:45 pm (UTC-5)
The new United Nations envoy to Afghanistan said Wednesday any peace talks with the Taliban must be Afghan-led in order to be successful. Jan Kubis said that no major party should be excluded from the discussions. Kubis took over the U.N. Assistance Mission in Afghanistan from Staffan de Mistura, who held the post until the […]
Italian Official: It Would be a Miracle to Find Survivors in Shipwreck
Posted January 25th, 2012 at 4:55 pm (UTC-5)
An Italian official overseeing the search efforts of the capsized cruise liner Costa Concordia near Giglio island said Wednesday it would “take a miracle” to find any survivors from the January 13 disaster. Franco Gabrielli told reporters that, given the time passed and the conditions, it was unlikely to find anybody alive. He said, however, […]
