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…
April 15, 2012
Egypt Disqualifies 10 Presidential Hopefuls
The Egyptian election commission has barred 10 candidates from running for president, including Omar Suleiman,former spy chief under autocratic President Hosni Mubarak, Muslim Brotherhood candidate Khairat al-Shater, and Salafi politician Hazem Abu…
April 12, 2012
Axl Rose declines Hall of Fame honour
Guns N' Roses frontman Axl Rose has declined his entry into the New York Rock and Roll Hall of Fame saying he does not feel wanted or respected. In an open letter, Rose, the only original member still in the band, said: "I strongly request that I…
April 12, 2012
Syria Cease-Fire Deadline Arrives
Syrians are waking up Thursday to a U.N.-brokered cease-fire, wondering whether a deal to end 13 months of violence and bloodshed will hold. The cease-fire went into effect at 6 a.m. local time without any reports of fresh violence. Syria's…
April 12, 2012
Regional Forces Stand By as North Korean Launch Window Opens
Military forces in South Korea and Japan are standing by Thursday on the first day of a five-day window for a North Korean rocket launch that Pyongyang says will carry a weather satellite into space. No notice had been given to a group of…