International

April 19, 2011

Libyan Pro-Government Shelling Continues as UN Peace Call Ignored

As government shelling continued in a besieged city in western Libya, a United Nations call for a cease-fire went unheeded on Monday. U.N. Secretary General Ban Ki-moon and his top humanitarian envoy Valerie Amos on Monday expressed deep concern…

April 19, 2011

81 Wounded in Northern Iraq Protests

Medical officials in northern Iraq say at least 81 people were wounded in the northern Kurdish region Monday, during a second straight day of clashes between security forces and demonstrators protesting official corruption and a lack of basic…

April 19, 2011

Pakistani PM Urges End to US Drone Strikes

Pakistani Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani is calling for an end to U.S. drone strikes, saying the United States should share intelligence information so Pakistan can take action against terrorists on its own soil. Mr. Gilani made the remarks…

April 19, 2011

Japan’s Parliament Questions PM, Power Company Chief Over Nuclear Disaster

The prime minister of Japan and the president of the Tokyo Electric Power Company appeared before parliament Monday to answer questions about their response to the March 11 earthquake and tsunami, and the resulting nuclear crisis. Their…

April 17, 2011

Britain Considers Equal Succession Rights to the Throne

The British government is considering changing laws of royal succession…

April 17, 2011

Gbagbo Camp Urges Supporters to End Ivory Coast Violence

The party of former Ivory Coast leader Laurent Gbagbo is calling on its supporters to lay down their arms. The leader of Mr. Gbagbo's Ivorian Popular Front called on party loyalists Saturday to stop fighting. He said the war has ended following…

April 17, 2011

Clinton in Seoul to Discuss North Korea Nuclear Program

U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton is meeting Sunday with South Korean President Lee Myung-bak to discuss efforts to ratify a free trade agreement and to coordinate strategy regarding North Korea. Clinton met Saturday with Foreign Minister…

April 17, 2011

US House passes $6.2tn spending cut plan

The US House of Representatives has passed a 2012 budget plan which aims to cut $6.2 trillion (£3.8tn) in spending by the government over the next decade. The plan, introduced by Republican Paul Ryan, would cut healthcare and social programmes…

April 17, 2011

Lethal US spring storms move east to Carolinas

Three days of severe spring storms have left 21 people dead in the US south, with the Carolinas the latest states to take a battering as they move east. Three deaths were reported in North Carolina. A tornado destroyed a church near Bonneau, in…

April 15, 2011

Allies Vow to Push Libya Campaign Until Gadhafi Goes

The leaders of Britain, France and the United States say the NATO coalition will continue its…