The U.N.-Arab League envoy to Syria is urging China to be a part of a solution to Syria’s 19-month-long crisis. Lakhdar Brahimi told Chinese Foreign Minister Yang Jiechi at a meeting Wednesday in Beijing that he hopes China “can play an active role” in resolving the conflict. Brahimi is in China for a two-day trip, […]
Brahimi Seeks Chinese Support for Syria Solution
Posted October 31st, 2012 at 2:30 am (UTC-5)
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World Finance Chiefs Meet In Germany On Global Economy
Posted October 30th, 2012 at 9:00 pm (UTC-5)
German Chancellor Angela Merkel hosted the heads of global financial bodies Tuesday in Berlin to discuss ways of reviving the western world’s stagnating economy. The chief of the International Monetary Fund, Christine Lagarde described the economic growth in recent years as “tepid” and recovery from the financial crisis as “laborious.” She urged the world’s major […]
UN Chief Open to Visiting North Korea
Posted October 30th, 2012 at 3:10 pm (UTC-5)
U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon says he would consider a trip to North Korea as part of his efforts toward peace on the Korean peninsula. Mr. Ban, a South Korean, made his comments Tuesday at South Korea’s National Assembly where he received the 2012 Seoul Peace Prize. He was the first U.N. chief to address the […]
South African Police Use Force to Disperse Striking Miners
Posted October 30th, 2012 at 2:15 pm (UTC-5)
South African police have used force to disperse striking miners who are refusing to return to work until their pay demands are met. The unrest came after miners with Anglo American Platinum, or Amplats, defied an offer to return to work Tuesday. Police used tear gas, rubber bullets and stun grenades to disperse the miners […]
Apparent Afghan Insider Attack Kills 2 British Troops
Posted October 30th, 2012 at 12:50 pm (UTC-5)
A man wearing an Afghan police uniform has shot and killed two British soldiers in southern Afghanistan, in the latest apparent “insider” attack. The British Defense Ministry said the attack took place Tuesday at a checkpoint in the Nahr-e-Saraj district of Helmand province. The ministry said the “loss of these soldiers is a huge blow […]
Rights Group: Russia Using Stalin-Era Tactics Against Opposition
Posted October 30th, 2012 at 12:05 pm (UTC-5)
A Russian human rights group says the country’s leaders are using tactics against the opposition that are reminiscent of those used under Soviet dictator Joseph Stalin during the 1920s and 30s. In a statement Tuesday, rights group Memorial condemned a growing crackdown on opponents of President Vladimir Putin that has seen a growing protest movement […]
Apparent Afghan Insider Attack Kills 2 NATO Troops
Posted October 30th, 2012 at 10:05 am (UTC-5)
NATO says a man wearing an Afghan police uniform has shot and killed two coalition troops in southern Afghanistan in the latest apparent “insider” attack. Afghan officials said the attacker killed two British soldiers Tuesday in Helmand province. NATO gave few details, but coalition spokesman Brigadier General Gunter Katz told reporters in Kabul that “currently, […]
Kim Jong-Un’s Wife Reappears Sparking New Specualtion
Posted October 30th, 2012 at 9:15 am (UTC-5)
The public is getting another glimpse of the wife of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, after speculation about why she had not been seen for some time. Photos from North Korea Tuesday showed Ri Sol-Ju attending a football match and a concert with her husband. The public appearances are her first in nearly two […]
ASEAN Chief: Burma Unrest Could Radicalize Rohingya Muslims
Posted October 30th, 2012 at 6:50 am (UTC-5)
The head of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations is warning that ongoing sectarian violence in western Burma could radicalize minority Rohingya Muslims and threaten the stability of the region. ASEAN Secretary-General Surin Pitsuwan is calling for the international community to intervene in Burma’s western Rakhine state, where dozens have been killed and tens of […]
UN Chief Says Open to Visiting North Korea
Posted October 30th, 2012 at 1:35 am (UTC-5)
U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon says he would consider a trip to North Korea as part of his efforts toward peace on the Korean peninsula. Mr. Ban, a South Korean, made his comments Tuesday as he received the 2012 Seoul Peace Prize. “I will spare no effort to help both the South and the North move […]
