UN chief warns of new peacekeeping threats
Associated Press |
posted 59 minutes ago
U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon said Wednesday the world body's peacekeeping efforts face growing dangers from non-traditional threats such as suicide bombers and improvised explosive devices.
Markets steady as investors ready for Fed
Pan Pylas, Associated Press |
posted Jun 19th - 4:55am
Markets were fairly flat-footed ahead of a keenly awaited policy statement from the U.S. Federal Reserve.
Karzai suspends talks with US over Taliban move
David Rising and Amir Shah, Associated Press |
posted Jun 19th - 4:35am
The Afghan president on Wednesday suspended talks with the United States on a new security deal to protest the way his government was being left out of initial peace negotiations with the Taliban meant to find a way to end the nearly 12-year war.
Malaysia budget airport launch pushed to May 2014
Associated Press |
posted Jun 19th - 4:26am
The opening of a new airport to accommodate budget carriers has been delayed until next year because of design changes and other construction setbacks, Malaysia's airport operator says.
UN, US ask Filipinos not to leave Golan Heights
Jim Gomez, Associated Press |
posted Jun 19th - 4:22am
The United Nations and Washington have separately asked the Philippines not to withdraw its more than 300 Filipino peacekeepers from the Golan Heights, warning of "maximum volatility" in the region after a number of countries decided to pull out their peacekeeping forces amid escalating violence, the Philippines' top diplomat said Wednesday.
Group decries Sri Lanka's proposed media code
Bharatha Mallawarachi, Associated Press |
posted Jun 19th - 3:58am
Rights groups are criticizing a code of media ethics proposed by Sri Lanka's government, saying Wednesday that the code could have a chilling effect on free speech in the Indian Ocean island nation.
China, North Korea hold strategic talks in Beijing
Christopher Bodeen, Associated Press |
posted Jun 19th - 3:53am
Negotiators from North Korea and China held strategic talks in Beijing on Wednesday as they work to repair strained relations, but offered little indication they will lead to a resumption of nuclear disarmament talks any time soon.
Monsoon floods kill 86 in India, strand pilgrims
Biswajeet Banerjee, Associated Press |
posted Jun 19th - 3:28am
A joint army and air force operation has evacuated nearly 12,000 Hindu pilgrims stranded in a mountainous area by torrential monsoon rains and landslides in northern India, but nearly 63,000 people remain cut off, a senior official said Wednesday.
Vietnam hunger strike tests official intimidation
Mike Ives, Associated Press |
posted Jun 19th - 2:45am
Cu Huy Ha Vu's books come with pages torn out by prison guards. Only some of his letters reach home. He is not allowed to access evidence from his trial or to see his wife alone.
Japan formally OKs new nuke safety requirements
Malcolm Foster, Associated Press |
posted Jun 18th - 11:34pm
Japan's nuclear watchdog has formally approved new safety requirements for atomic plants, paving the way for the reopening of facilities shut down since the Fukushima disaster.
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