UN Chief Begins Talks with Burmese Military Rulers
July 3, 2009
RANGOON (RPRN) 7/03/2009–U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon is in Burma to press the ruling military government to release all political prisoners, including pro-democracy leader Aung Sang Suu Kyi. Mr. Ban flew to the remote administrative capital of Naypyitaw, shortly after his arrival in the Read more
US Launches Massive Offensive in Afghanistan
July 2, 2009
KABUL, Afghanistan (RPRN) 7/02/2009–About 4,000 U.S. Marines descended on Taliban strongholds in southern Afghanistan Thursday, launching the first major operation under U.S. President Barack Obama’s new strategy to stabilize the country. The U.S. troops and about 650 Afghan troops and police pushed into the lower Helmand River valley, the heart of the Taliban insurgency, during the pre-dawn hours. Some troops rolled into designated towns and villages in Read more
Iraq Opens Bids for Oil Fields
June 30, 2009
BAGHDAD (RPRN) 6/30/2009–The Iraqi government has opened bidding for development rights for some of the country’s massive oil and gas fields. More than 30 international firms, including U.S. giant Exxon Mobil and China’s CNPC, are vying for a chance to secure service contracts to develop six oil and two gas fields. The contracts will Read more
Iran Confirms Ahmadinejad Win After Partial Vote Recount
June 29, 2009
Tehran, Iran (RPRN) 6/29/2009–Iranian officials have again declared President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad the winner of the nation’s disputed presidential election. The powerful group that supervises Iran’s elections, the Guardian Council, conducted a partial recount Monday of 10 percent of random Read more
Iran Conducts Partial Recount of Votes
June 29, 2009
Tehran, Iran (RPRN) 6/29/2009–Iranian state media report a partial recount of votes from the nation’s disputed presidential election is underway. The powerful group that supervises Iran’s elections, the Guardian Council, began a recount Monday of 10 percent of random ballot boxes nationwide. The disputed Read more
Burma Court Rejects Aung San Suu Kyi Witness Appeal
June 29, 2009
BANGKOK (RPRN) 6/29/2009–Burma’s highest court has rejected an appeal to allow more defense witnesses in the trial of detained democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi. The trial has been widely condemned as rigged to keep the Nobel Peace Prize winner locked up. The Burmese high court on Monday ruled Read more
At Least 13 Killed in Baghdad Market Bombing
June 26, 2009
BAGHDAD (RPRN) 6/26/2009–Iraqi police say at least 13 people have been killed in a bomb blast in central Baghdad, in the latest violence to hit the country. Security officials say more than 40 others were wounded early Friday when a bomb planted on a motorcycle exploded at a market selling motorbikes. Friday’s attack in the capital comes just four days before U.S. forces are set to pull out of Iraqi cities. It is the latest Read more
North Korea Warns of Nuclear Retaliation
June 25, 2009
DPRK (RPRN) 6/25/2009–North Korean state media have condemned a recent U.S. pledge to provide nuclear defense to South Korea, saying the move bolsters Pyongyang’s reasons for having atomic bombs. A report in Thursday’s Rodong Sinmun newspaper also warns that such a move invites what it called a potential Read more
China Arrests Liu Xiaob, A Prominent Dissident on Subversion Charges
June 25, 2009
By Stephanie Ho
Beijing, China (RPRN) 6/25/2009–Chinese state media says a leading dissident, Liu Xiaob, has been formally arrested on charges of carrying out activities aimed at overthrowing China’s socialist system. He had has been in police custody since the end of last Read more
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