Chinese troops in Tibet streets during the violent crackdown in 2008. China is stepping up security measures throughout ethnic Tibetan areas following a crackdown on unrest around a monastery in Sichuan province, in a sign of growing tension in the region. Residents of Gannan Tibetan autonomous prefecture reached by telephone on Sunday reported that armed […]
Nigerian incumbent President Goodluck Jonathan cast his ballot in Otuoke, Nigeria, Saturday, April 16. / AP Photo/Godwin Omoigui ABUJA, Nigeria – Nigerian President Goodluck Jonathan took a nearly insurmountable lead Sunday in the election to lead the oil-rich nation, though fragmented returns suggested the Christian incumbent faced strong opposition from the country’s Muslim north. Meanwhile, authorities […]
NEW YORK — Returning to New York Sunday night, the sweeping view of Manhattan from the bridge was unusually clear; the skyline, the shimmering lights, and the still sadly gaping void where the World Trade Center once stood. I still can never view lower Manhattan without remembering the searing events of September 11th 2001 and […]
WASHINGTON — The U.S. intelligence community has been revising its assessment regarding Osama Bin Laden’s role in Al Qaida. Officials said the CIA and Defense Intelligence Agency have been pouring over material found in Bin Laden’s compound in Pakistan. They said the material, including hard drives, thumb drives and fiber-optics, suggest that Bin Laden helped […]
JERUSALEM — Israel, despite threats to torpedo any Palestinian reconciliation deal, is quietly preparing to accept a Hamas-Fatah government. Officials said the government of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu would not take measures to threaten the proposed unity government of the Palestinian Authority. They said such an assurance has already been relayed to the United States. […]
From the beginning of the meltdown in the Middle East, the White House has seemed to want to do—or at least say—something meaningful about the situation. In this endeavor, it has failed abysmally. Though it has mouthed general platitudes about freedom, the Administration vacillated even when it comes to talking tough. At times the State […]
By Uwe Siemon-Netto The Bible cautions believers against speculating about the date and time of the Apocalypse, although current world events and calamities seem to invite such conjecture. There are the uprisings in the Middle East. In Japan, the tsunami and earthquake disasters are fueling nuclear fears. And then the nuttiness of clergymen fitting Luther’s […]
Arab and Western diplomats said the Shi’ites, believed backed by Iran, have gained control of most of Bahrain over the last two weeks. They said the Sunni kingdom has lost authority over the country with the exception of parts of Manama as well as military bases and energy facilities. “Right now, there is chaos in […]
Venezuela’s President Hugo Chavez gestures before delivering a speech to supporters Sunday, Feb. 27. / AP/Fernando Llano CARACAS, Venezuela – Venezuela’s government, which has forged close ties to Moammar Gadhafi, called Sunday for dialogue between allies and adversaries of the Libyan leader amid a deadly crackdown on protesters. Foreign Minister Nicolas Maduro also said Venezuela would […]
If you can keep your head when all about you are losing theirs, you probably aren’t suited for a career in politics and certainly not in the media. Joining the stampede of panic in the wake of disaster is much more likely to put you in front of a camera. Some of our politicians who […]