Keeping Current

By Amanda__ - About Me - E-mail this page - Add to My Favorites - Add to Blog List - See other blogs in News & Politics

Sunday, March 11, 2012

New cease-fire plans proposed for Syria

DAMASCUS, Syria, March 11 (UPI) -- Syria's president and a U.N. envoy met again to discuss a cease-fire amid ongoing violence that opposition activists said left 15 dead Sunday. Former U.N. Secretary-General Kofi Annan met in Damascus with President Bashar Assad on Saturday and laid out a U.N.... Sign in to see full entry.

posted by Amanda__ at 10:17 AM | add or view comments (3) | leave calling card | link to this | view only this entry

Saturday, March 10, 2012

Annan to meet with Syrian president Saturday

(CNN) -- Kofi Annan, the joint special envoy to Syria for the United Nations and the Arab League, will meet Saturday in Damascus with Syrian President Bashar al-Assad "to seek an urgent end to all violence and human rights violations and to initiate efforts to promote a peaceful solution" to the... Sign in to see full entry.

posted by Amanda__ at 9:17 AM | add or view comments (1) | leave calling card | link to this | view only this entry

Friday, March 9, 2012

U.S., Afghans Set Six-Month Hand-Over of Prison

KABUL—The U.S. and Afghanistan agreed to transfer the main U.S.-run detention facility in the country to Afghan control over the next six months, a breakthrough in talks over a long-term strategic partnership. The commander of U.S.-led forces in Afghanistan, U.S. Marine Gen. John Allen, and Afghan... Sign in to see full entry.

posted by Amanda__ at 4:32 PM | add or view comments (1) | leave calling card | link to this | view only this entry

Tuesday, March 6, 2012

Libya: Semi-autonomy declared by leaders in east

Civic leaders in eastern Libya have declared semi-autonomy for their oil-rich region at a meeting in Benghazi. They say the move is necessary as the region, once known as Cyrenaica, has been neglected for decades. But the move has caused tension with the governing National Transitional Council (NTC)... Sign in to see full entry.

posted by Amanda__ at 3:33 PM | add or view comments (3) | leave calling card | link to this | view only this entry

Monday, March 5, 2012

Moscow braces for pro-, anti-Putin rallies

MOSCOW, March 5 (UPI) -- Moscow braced for post-election rallies after Prime Minister Vladimir Putin was elected president in an election the opposition charged was flawed. Two gatherings by Putin supporters were scheduled for Monday, a rally at Manezhnaya Square expected to draw 20,000 people, and... Sign in to see full entry.

posted by Amanda__ at 6:50 AM | add or view comments (2) | leave calling card | link to this | view only this entry

Headlines (What is this?)