April 18, 2012
Syrian Attacks on Homs Continue, Despite Truce
Syrian government forces are continuing to attack rebel-held neighborhoods in the flashpoint city of Homs, despite a near week-old cease-fire brokered by the international community. The Britain-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said troops…
April 18, 2012
US Warns of Potential Boko Haram Attack in Nigeria
The United States has warned its citizens in Nigeria that the radical Islamist sect Boko Haram may be planning attacks in the capital, Abuja. The U.S. embassy issued an emergency message saying attacks could target hotels used by Westerners, but…
April 18, 2012
NATO Pledges Commitment to Afghanistan Despite Costs
NATO says it will not abandon Afghanistan to its enemies despite the financial costs. The United States and NATO plan to pull combat troops out of the county by 2014. And in prepared remarks Wednesday, NATO Secretary General Anders Fogh Rasmussen…
April 18, 2012
China May Relocate 100,000 Residents From Three Gorges Vicinity
China says about 100,000 people living near the Three Gorges Dam may have to be relocated due to the threat of geological disasters near the massive project. Liu Yuan, an official with the Ministry of Land Resources, recently told China National…
April 16, 2012
Fighting Ends in Afghan Capital
Afghan officials say all fighting with insurgents across the capital has now ended. That announcement Monday came hours after residents of Kabul awoke to a second day of intense gunfire and loud explosions. Afghan officials said at dawn that…
April 16, 2012
Coordinated Taliban Strikes Rock Afghanistan
Taliban militants in Afghanistan have carried out coordinated attacks in the capital, Kabul, and three eastern provinces as part of what they call their “spring offensive.” The attacks targeted the parliament, NATO headquarters in Kabul and an…
April 16, 2012
Obama: US Offered No ‘Freebies’ to Iran
U.S. President Barack Obama on Sunday insisted his administration did not “give away anything” to Iran during the latest round of nuclear talks in Turkey. Speaking to reporters in Cartagena, Colombia, where he attended the Summit of the Americas,…
April 15, 2012
Kim Jong Un Delivers First Public Speech
North Korea's new leader, Kim Jong Un delivered his first-ever televised speech Sunday during a major military parade to make the 100th anniversary of the birth of his grandfather. Wearing a black Mao suit, Mr. Kim told huge cheering crowds in the…
April 15, 2012
US Military Staff, Secret Service Accused of Misconduct in Colombia
The U.S. Secret Service says 11 employees sent to Colombia ahead of President Barack Obama's visit have been returned home and placed on administrative leave pending an investigation of alleged misconduct that involved prostitution. Also…
April 15, 2012
Iran, Western Powers Hail Latest Nuclear Talks
Talks in Istanbul between world powers and Iran over Tehran's controversial nuclear program ended Saturday with a commitment to meet again in the Iraqi capital, Baghdad, May 23. After nearly 10 hours of talks, both sides said the meeting was held…