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Biden: Mongolia ‘a Shining Example’
ULAN BATOR, Mongolia, Aug. 22 (UPI) — Mongolia “captured the imagination of the world” by its transition to democracy, U.S. Vice President Joe Biden said Monday during a brief visit to the country. The United States and Mongolia have a shared history of more than a hundred years, Biden said during a joint statement with […]
DPJ Sets Date To Pick New President
TOKYO, Aug. 22 (UPI) — Japan’s ruling party will pick its new president Aug. 29 if Prime Minister Naoto Kan, who is also the party’s president, resigns before then, the party said. The ruling Democratic Party of Japan, or DPJ, announced the election date. Kan had earlier offered to resign if two key bills dealing […]
Myanmar Rebels Reject Peace Call
YANGON, Myanmar, Aug. 22 (UPI) — Myanmar’s ethnic armed groups have rejected the government’s call to enter individual peace talks as a divide-and-rule tactic, an expatriate newspaper reported. The government newspaper New Light of Myanmar said the offer of peace talks is an “olive branch” to rebel groups fighting for more regional autonomy. The article […]
Nepal’s President Extends Deadline
KATHMANDU, Nepal, Aug. 22 (UPI) — Nepalese President Ram Baran Yadav gave his country’s squabbling parties until Wednesday to form a consensus government. An earlier deadline expired Sunday, the Himalayan reported. The three-day extension comes as Nepal faces another round of political crisis since the Aug. 14 resignation of Prime Minister Jhalanath Khanal, who had […]
Nepal's President Extends Deadline
KATHMANDU, Nepal, Aug. 22 (UPI) — Nepalese President Ram Baran Yadav gave his country’s squabbling parties until Wednesday to form a consensus government. An earlier deadline expired Sunday, the Himalayan reported. The three-day extension comes as Nepal faces another round of political crisis since the Aug. 14 resignation of Prime Minister Jhalanath Khanal, who had […]
Syrian Cities Scrubbed Ahead Of U.N. Visit
LATAKIA, Syria, Aug. 22 (UPI) — A U.N. team inspected a Syrian city for atrocities Monday hours after the regime scrubbed blood off the streets to hide evidence, diplomats and residents said. The U.N. humanitarian fact-finding team arrived at the Mediterranean port city of Latakia following a large-scale security-force city cleanup, especially of the Ramel […]
Source: DA To Drop Strauss-Kahn Charges
NEW YORK, Aug. 22 (UPI) — New York’s district attorney will ask a judge to dismiss the sexual-assault case against Dominique Strauss-Kahn, a person briefed on the matter said. The office of Cyrus Vance Jr. has prepared a “dismissal on recommendation” motion that would detail the reasons Vance and his aides believe the case could […]
Libyans Celebrate Gadhafi’s Evident End
TRIPOLI, Libya, Aug. 22 (UPI) — Libyans celebrated the evident end of Moammar Gadhafi’s 42-year rule Monday and U.S. President Barack Obama said their country’s future was now in their hands. As Libyans rejoiced in central Tripoli, ripping down and trampling Gadhafi posters, and in Benghazi, the capital of the rebel-controlled eastern part of the […]
Libyans Celebrate Gadhafi's Evident End
TRIPOLI, Libya, Aug. 22 (UPI) — Libyans celebrated the evident end of Moammar Gadhafi’s 42-year rule Monday and U.S. President Barack Obama said their country’s future was now in their hands. As Libyans rejoiced in central Tripoli, ripping down and trampling Gadhafi posters, and in Benghazi, the capital of the rebel-controlled eastern part of the […]
Pakistani PM Says Army Not The Answer
KARACHI, Pakistan, Aug. 22 (UPI) — Pakistan’s prime minister has indicated sending in the army may not bring peace in Karachi where deadly violence with mounting toll rages. Speaking to reporters Sunday, Syed Yousuf Raza Gilani referred to growing calls for military action in the country’s largest city, where the latest wave of political and […]
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