Rights activists say Syrian army defectors have killed at least 27 soldiers and security force members, while a new report accuses military officials of authorizing the halting of protests by “any means necessary.” The London-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said the deaths occurred during multiple clashes early Thursday in the southern province of Daraa. [...]
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December 15, 2011
December 15, 2011
December 15, 2011
Rights Activists Say 25 Syrians Killed in Attacks
Rights activists said Wednesday’s violence across Syria killed at least 25 people, including eight Syrian troops who died in a retaliatory attack by suspected army defectors. The British-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said the defectors ambushed a military convoy traveling through a village near the flashpoint city of Hama. Hours earlier, rights activists [...]
December 11, 2011
Yemen’s VP Calls for United Cabinet
Yemen’s national unity government was sworn in in the capital, Sana’a, Saturday as part of a deal for the country’s embattled president to step down after nearly a year of anti-government protests that have killed hundreds. The new 35-member Cabinet is headed by veteran opposition politician Mohammed Basindwa. The ministerial posts are equally divided between [...]
December 10, 2011
Iran calls for UN condemnation of U.S. drone aggression
December 9, 2011 by legitgov ShareThis Iran calls for UN condemnation of U.S. drone aggression 09 Dec 2011 Iran Thursday called on the United Nations to condemn a U.S. unmanned drone’s violation of its air space and sought “clear and effective measures” to end such “dangerous and unlawful acts” against the country. Mohammad Khazaee, the [...]
December 10, 2011
Syrian Forces Kill At Least 24 as Protests Spread
Syrian activists say security forces have killed at least 24 people, including several children, as anti-government protests spread nationwide. The Britain-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights says three boys, ages 10, 12, 14, were shot and killed Friday in and around the restive city of Homs. Meanwhile, a 12-year-old girl was shot in the southern [...]
December 9, 2011
UN Chief Urges Somalia to ‘Seize Moment’
United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon arrived in Somali’s capital Friday for talks on the future of the war-torn country. During his visit, Ban announced that the U.N. political office would be moved to Mogadishu in January from its present location in neighboring Kenya. The office, called the United Nations Political Office for Somalia, was set [...]
December 1, 2011
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 personnel and their families is London’s immediate priority. It did not say how many staff are leaving [...]
November 30, 2011
November 22, 2011
November 19, 2011
UN Supports Burma’s Selection to Chair ASEAN
At the East Asia Summit Saturday, the United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon expressed support for the decision by the Association of Southeast Asian Nations, or ASEAN, to choose Burma to chair its meetings in 2014. Ban said the military-led government in Burma has long been a source of concern for the international community because of [...]
November 17, 2011
UN Nuclear Watchdog Wants Iran Visit
The head of the U.N. nuclear watchdog wants to send a high-level mission to Iran to seek “clarifications regarding possible military dimensions” to its nuclear program. International Atomic Energy Agency’s chief Yukiya Amano said Thursday he put the request in writing to Iran’s top nuclear officials earlier this month and that he hoped a date [...]
November 17, 2011
UN Official Calls Sudanese Rebel Alliance ‘Counterproductive’
The United Nations peacekeeping chief has condemned a military alliance between rebel movements in Sudan that has the stated goal of overthrowing the government of President Omar al-Bashir. The head of the United Nations Peacekeeping Operations, Hervé Ladsous, said Tuesday during a briefing to the Security Council that the rebel alliance is counterproductive and could [...]