Syrian Deputy Prime Minister Qadri Jamil says the West is looking for an excuse for military intervention in his country, a move he says would be impossible. Jamil said during a visit to Moscow Tuesday that sending Western forces into Syria would lead to a wider war in the Middle East. He dismissed U.S. President […]
Syria Says West Looking for Excuse to Send in Troops
Posted August 21st, 2012 at 5:10 pm (UTC-5)
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Foreign Journalist Killed, Two Others Missing in Syria
Posted August 21st, 2012 at 3:25 pm (UTC-5)
A Japanese journalist who was traveling with Syrian rebels has died after being caught in gunfire, while two Alhurra TV journalists who may have been with her are missing. Japan’s Foreign Ministry says Mika Yamamoto was shot Monday while traveling with the Free Syrian Army in the northern city of Aleppo. She worked for the […]
Foreign Journalist Killed, Two Others Missing in Syria
Posted August 21st, 2012 at 12:35 pm (UTC-5)
A Japanese journalist who was traveling with Syrian rebels has died after being caught in gunfire, while two Alhurra TV journalists who may have been with her are missing. Japan’s Foreign Ministry says Mika Yamamoto was shot Monday while traveling with the Free Syrian Army in the northern city of Aleppo. She worked for the […]
Foreign Journalist Killed, Two Others Missing in Syria
Posted August 21st, 2012 at 11:55 am (UTC-5)
A Japanese journalist who was traveling with Syrian rebels has died after being caught in gunfire, while two Alhurra TV journalists who may have been with her are missing. Japan’s Foreign Ministry says Mika Yamamoto was shot Monday while traveling with the Free Syrian Army in the northern city of Aleppo. She worked for the […]
S. Korea Rejects Int’l Mediation in Island Dispute with Japan
Posted August 21st, 2012 at 5:55 am (UTC-5)
South Korea has dismissed a proposal by Japan to take a long-running dispute over a group of islands to the International Court of Justice. Seoul’s Foreign Minister Kim Sung-hwan said Tuesday the offer was “not worth considering,” and urged Japan to drop its claim to the islands. Earlier, Japan’s Cabinet said it would formally ask […]
Pakistan’s President Orders Report on Girl’s Arrest for Blasphemy
Posted August 20th, 2012 at 3:10 pm (UTC-5)
Pakistani President Asif Ali Zardari has asked the country’s Interior Ministry for a report about the arrest of a Christian girl on blasphemy charges for allegedly desecrating a religious text. Police say the girl was taken into custody Thursday after angry neighbors surrounded her house in Islamabad and accused her of burning pages inscribed with […]
Pakistan’s President Orders Report on Girl’s Arrest for Blasphemy
Posted August 20th, 2012 at 11:05 am (UTC-5)
Pakistani President Asif Ali Zardari has asked the country’s Interior Ministry for a report about the arrest of a Christian girl on blasphemy charges for allegedly desecrating a religious text. Police say the girl was taken into custody on Thursday after angry neighbors surrounded her house in Islamabad and accused her of burning pages inscribed […]
Crowd Rallies Near Site of South African Mine Shooting
Posted August 18th, 2012 at 3:35 pm (UTC-5)
Several thousand demonstrators have rallied near the site of the South African mine where 34 people were killed Thursday when police opened fire on striking workers. Demonstrators sang and shouted chants on Saturday as speakers addressed the crowd in Marikana township, northwest of Johannesburg. Authorities continue to investigate Thursday’s shooting. National police chief Riah Phiyega […]
Crowd Rallies Near Site of South African Mine Shooting
Posted August 18th, 2012 at 10:10 am (UTC-5)
A large group of protesters has peacefully rallied near the site of the South African mine where 34 people were killed Thursday when police opened fire on striking workers. Demonstrators sang and shouted chants on Saturday as speakers addressed the crowd in Marikana township, northwest of Johannesburg. Authorities continue to investigate Thursday’s shooting, which also […]
Ecuador’s President Defends Asylum Grant For Assange
Posted August 17th, 2012 at 8:05 pm (UTC-5)
Ecuadorean President Rafael Correa says the main reason his country has granted asylum to WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange is that no one could guarantee that Assange would not be extradited to a “third country.” Assange has been sheltered in the Ecuadorean embassy in London since June. The Australian took refuge there after losing a legal […]
