International

December 1, 2011

US to reward further Burma reform

US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton has pledged to improve ties with Burma if current reforms…

December 1, 2011

Britain Ratcheting Up the Pressure on Iran

Britain wants to further isolate Iran's financial sector, accusing Tehran of suppressing human rights within its own borders and helping to suppress human rights in Syria. British Foreign Secretary William Hague Thursday accused Iran of helping…

December 1, 2011

China’s Image Still Tarnished By Corruption,Despite Efforts to Curb Graft

An index of global perceptions of corruption indicates China is still viewed as corrupt despite efforts to curb official graft. The Berlin-based group Transparency International scored 183 countries on a 10-point scale, with zero being very corrupt…

December 1, 2011

New, Deadly Attacks Rattle Iraqi Province

Iraqi militants are making their presence felt in the country's northeast, killing at least 17 people in two separate attacks. Officials in Diyala province say a car bomb went off early Thursday as shoppers were starting to arrive at a market in…

December 1, 2011

On World AIDS Day, UN Urges Continued Support for Initiatives

United Nations Secretary General Ban Ki-moon says the world is finally in a position to eradicate AIDS, but says funding will be critical to future progress in fighting the epidemic. In a statement to commemorate World AIDS Day on Thursday, Mr.…

November 30, 2011

Public sector strike to be ‘largest for a generation’

Public sector workers are staging a strike over pensions in what unions say is set to be…

November 30, 2011

Britain Withdraws Some Diplomats from Iran After Embassy Assaults

Britain says it is withdrawing some of its embassy staff from Iran following Tuesday's mob assaults on British diplomatic compounds in the capital, Tehran. In a statement Wednesday, the British foreign office says the safety of British embassy…

November 30, 2011

Biden Says US Pullout from Iraq Marks New Phase in Relations

U.S. Vice President Joe Biden has told Iraqi leaders in Baghdad that the two countries are embarking on a “new path” as the United States prepares to complete a troop pullout by the end of December. Biden was speaking Wednesday in a meeting with…

November 30, 2011

Turkey Imposes Asset Freeze, Other Sanctions on Syrian Leaders

Turkey says it is freezing the assets of Syrian leaders and taking other steps to pressure them into stopping a deadly government crackdown on an eight-month pro-democracy uprising. Turkish Foreign Minister Ahmet Davutoglu announced the sanctions…

November 30, 2011

Egypt’s Islamists Await Election Gains, Challenge Military Rule

Egypt's powerful Muslim Brotherhood says the high turnout for parliamentary elections indicates a popular demand for civilian control, challenging the country's military rulers as Islamist parties prepared to dominate the freest polls in living…