June 8, 2012 Archives

IAEA-Iran Talks: Three Things to Know

The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) on June 8 will hold a new round of talks with Iranian negotiators over the country's controversial nuclear program.

Video Captures Syrian Tank Destroyed by Rebels

Amateur video uploaded to the Internet purports to show a government tank being blown up in the Syrian city of Jericho.

China Pledges Help for Afghanistan

Future of Afghanistan was a main issue at this week's Shanghai Co-operation Organisation summit in Beijing.

Police Rescue 13-year-old Kidnap Victim

Colombian authorities rescue a 13-year-old Ecuadorian boy, who had been kidnapped with his mother in April.

French Left Looks to Cement Power in Parliamentary Vote

PARIS (AFP) - (AFP) - France votes in the opening round of a parliamentary election on Sunday with President Francois Hollande's Socialists and their left-wing allies expected to emerge with a clear majority. Duration: 01:44.

UN Divided Over Syria

U.N. Security Council fails to reach agreement on Syria as Annan-Arab League peace plan crumbles and fears grow of all-out civil war.

China Rate Cut no Cause for Celebration

China's overnight rate cut brought little relief to markets, with most investors seeing it as a sign of a grim outlook.

State Dept.: Syria Needs to 'Wake Up'

The State Department says the U.N.-backed plan to end the fighting in Syria is sound, but can't work until leaders in Damascus comply with its orders.

Greece: Hussaini's Dilemma

The father of 13-year-old Hussaini feared he would be targeted by the Taliban and arranged for his son to escape from Afghanistan with the help of a human smuggler.

Moon, Annan and Elaraby Jointly on Syria

Threat of Syrian Civil War Is 'Imminent and Real.'

Annan: 'All-Out Civil War' Looms in Syria

Kofi Annan, the joint United Nations-Arab League envoy to Syria, has admitted that his peace plan is failing and that the country's future will consist of 'brutal suppression, massacres, sectarian violence and even all-out civil war' if it continues on its current path.

European Debt and the Obama Campaign

How will crisis impact the President's re-election effort?

Bailout for Spain Inevitable?

A look at nation's economic situation, and whether a bailout will be necessary.

Assessing Obama's Foreign Policy

The Obama re-election team trumpets President Barack Obama’s notable foreign policy achievements, from the killing of Osama bin Laden to winding down the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan but there are other areas where the Obama administration has made little to no progress.

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