October 20, 2013
Brahimi Pushes for Syria Peace Talks on Egypt Visit
The U.N.-Arab League envoy for Syria is in Cairo as part of a regional tour aimed at garnering support for a peace conference in Geneva next month. Lakhdar Brahimi met Saturday with Egyptian Foreign Minister Nabil Fahmy. He is due to hold talks…
October 13, 2013
Kerry Leaves Afghanistan
U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry left Afghanistan late Saturday after two days of talks with Afghan President Hamid Karzai. The top U.S. diplomat and the Afghan leader said after their talks they were closer to an agreement on bilateral…
October 13, 2013
Car Bombing Kills 14 in Iraq
Iraqi authorities say a car bomb attack at a market has killed at least 14 people and wounded dozens of others in central Iraq. Police officials said the Saturday night attack took place when a pickup truck exploded at the entrance of a wholesale…
October 13, 2013
Some US Nuclear Commanders Face Investigations
The U.S. military has fired a general and an admiral from key leadership roles in nuclear forces for alleged personal misconduct. The Air Force Friday removed Michael Carey, a two-star general, from his command of the 20th Air Force, which…
October 13, 2013
Mali Riverboat Capsizes, Leaves 20 Dead, Scores Missing
Authorities in Mali say an overcrowded boat carrying hundreds of passengers and goods sank late Friday on the Niger River, leaving at least 20 people dead and about 170 others unaccounted for hours later. Officials say the boat was traveling…
October 13, 2013
Karzai, Kerry Closer to Agreement on Troops
U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry and Afghan President Hamid Karzai say they are closer to an agreement on bilateral security but differences remain over the question of immunity for U.S. troops. The two officials commented in Kabul late…
October 13, 2013
A Powerful Cyclone Hits India
A powerful cyclone has made landfall along India's east coast with winds of over 200 kilometers-per-hour. Cyclone Phailin came ashore late Saturday in Orissa state, near the border of Andhra Pradesh state. Weather forecasters predict the…
October 10, 2013
US Republicans make temporary debt-ceiling offer
US Republicans have offered President Barack Obama a short-term debt limit increase to stave off default. House of Representatives Speaker John Boehner said they would do so in exchange for negotiations with the White House to end a government…
October 10, 2013
White House Scrutiny of Leaks Threatens Press Freedom
The Obama administration's aggressive prosecution of leaks and its efforts to control information are becoming a threat to press freedom and democracy, according to the Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ). A report released Thursday by the New…
October 10, 2013
N Korea Replaces Hawkish Army Chief
North Korean state media have confirmed the country's hawkish army chief has been replaced, just months after he was appointed. Since August, there have been rumors North Korea's young leader Kim Jong Un ousted his army's general chief of staff Kim…