Interim Honduran government extends curfew to 26 hours, shuts down airportTEGUCIGALPA, Honduras — The interim government in Honduras has extended a curfew to 26 hours after the ousted president unexpectedly returned home. Interim Honduran govt. orders 15-hour curfew as ousted leader’s return prompts demonstrationsTEGUCIGALPA, Honduras — The interim government in Honduras has ordered a 15-hour curfew after the ousted president unexpectedly returned home and supporters gathered in the streets to support him. Honduras’ exiled President Zelaya returns to capital, defying threats of arrestTEGUCIGALPA, Honduras — Deposed President Manuel Zelaya made a dramatic return to Honduras’ capital Monday, taking shelter from arrest at Brazil’s embassy and calling for negotiations with the leaders who forced him from the country at gunpoint. Honduras’ exiled President Zelaya says he’s back in TegucigalpaTEGUCIGALPA, Honduras — Deposed President Manuel Zelaya said Monday he has returned home to Honduras to reclaim his presidency, defying threats of arrest and summoning supporters. US closing some Bolivia programs, new sign of tensionsLA PAZ, Bolivia — The U.S. Embassy in Bolivia says it is closing some democracy-promotion programs at the request of the Bolivian government. Pakistan official says bomb blast kills 2 people at security checkpoint in country’s northwestPESHAWAR, Pakistan — A Pakistani official says a bomb blast has killed two people at a security checkpoint in the country’s northwest. Pakistan police say they raided US-contracted security firm for illegal weapons possessionISLAMABAD — Police raided a Pakistani security firm that helps protect the U.S. Embassy on Saturday, seizing 70 allegedly unlicensed weapons and arresting two people. The incident follows a series of scandals surrounding American use of private contractors in Iraq and Afghanistan. Pakistan police say they raid US-employed security firm for alleged illegal weapons possessionISLAMABAD — Pakistani police say they have raided a local security firm that has a contract with the U.S. Embassy. Attorneys: Corporate official told in July 2008 of alleged misconduct by US embassy guardsWASHINGTON — A top executive of the private security contractor hired to protect the U.S. Embassy in Afghanistan was informed in July 2008 of alleged illegal and immoral conduct by guards, attorneys for a whistleblower suing the company said Friday. South Korean immigration officials holding Uighur activist from GermanySEOUL, South Korea — Immigration officials stopped an ethnic Uighur activist from Germany from entering South Korea and have been holding him at an airport since early this week, officials said Thursday. Egypt sentences 2 American couples to two-year prison terms, fines in illegal adoptions caseCAIRO — Two American couples who say they were trying to adopt children in Egypt were convicted of human trafficking and sentenced to two years in prison Thursday in a case that highlighted the murky process for adopting in this predominantly Muslim country. Large explosion rocks center of Afghanistan’s capitalKABUL — A large blast shook a road near the U.S. Embassy and an American military base in Afghanistan’s capital on Thursday, killing at least two people. PETA activists dressed as seals to protest hunting arrested in front of Canadian embassy in DCWASHINGTON — Three animal rights activists protesting seal hunting have been arrested in front of the Canadian embassy in Washington. Recount ordered at 10 pct of Afghan poll sites because of fraud, could push Karzai into runoffKABUL — Ballots from about 10 percent of Afghanistan’s polling stations need recounting because of suspicions of fraud, the chief election watchdog said Tuesday, increasing the chances that President Hamid Karzai could face a runoff. Senior American UN official temporarily leaves Afghanistan in dispute with boss over electionKABUL — A top American official at the United Nations mission in Afghanistan has temporarily left the country following a disagreement with his boss over how to respond to widespread allegations of vote fraud in the Aug. 20 presidential election, officials said Tuesday. US turns over to China dinosaur remains and dinosaur eggs seized after illegal US entryWASHINGTON — U.S. Customs officials returned to China on Monday fossils dating from as early as 100 million years ago that had entered the country illegally. They included bones of a saber-toothed cat, a partial skull of a dinosaur and eggs of several other dinosaurs. State Department criticized for failing to keep close eye on ArmorGroup guards in AfghanistanWASHINGTON — Photos showing private security guards in various stages of nudity at drunken parties may be as damaging to U.S. interests in Afghanistan as images of detainee mistreatment at Abu Ghraib were in Iraq, members of an independent panel investigating wartime spending said Monday. State Department concerned over ArmorGroup delays in reporting allegations of guard misconductWASHINGTON — A member of a federal commission investigating wartime spending said Monday that photos showing private security guards in various stages of nudity at drunken parties may be as damaging to U.S. interests in Afghanistan as images of detainee mistreatment at Abu Ghraib were in Iraq. State Department concerned over ArmorGroup’s delays in reporting allegations of bad behaviorWASHINGTON — A senior State Department official says the private security contractor hired to protect the U.S. Embassy in Afghanistan was slow to tell the government about misconduct by guards and supervisors. British Foreign Office denies ’secret deal’ with Libya over policewoman’s murderLONDON — Britain’s complicated relations with Libya returned to center stage Sunday as Foreign Office diplomats took the unusual step of denying a newspaper report about a secret deal with Moammar Gaddafi’s regime. Report: British special forces are giving counter-terrorism training to Libyan infantryLONDON — Some of Britain’s most elite soldiers have been training Libyan forces in counterterrorism and surveillance for the past six months, a newspaper said Saturday. AP Interview: Russian envoy to Afghanistan advises NATO: more troops will hurt war on TalibanKABUL — Russia’s ambassador to Afghanistan has some advice for top NATO commanders fighting the Taliban based on the Soviet Union’s bitter experience battling Islamist insurgents here in the 1980s: Don’t bring more troops. Canadians scale back military demonstration in DC later this month; no simulated blasts, shotsWASHINGTON — A planned Canadian military demonstration that would have included simulated bomb blasts within blocks of the White House and the Capitol, has been scaled back after media reports focused on the explosive elements. Former managers says ArmorGroup lowballed bid, cut corners on embassy security in AfghanistanWASHINGTON — Former managers for the security contractor protecting the U.S. Embassy in Afghanistan said Thursday the company lowballed its bid for the work and then outfitted a badly understaffed guard corps with second-rate gear. Former manager says ArmorGroup lowballed bid, cut corners on embassy security in AfghanistanWASHINGTON — A former manager for the security contractor protecting the U.S. Embassy in Afghanistan says the company lowballed its bid for the work and then failed to hire enough guards or fix faulty equipment. Analysis: At new crossroad in Afghan war, administration weighs adding troops, war’s lengthWASHINGTON — As President Barack Obama weighs thrusting America deeper into the conflict in Afghanistan with perhaps thousands more combat troops, his administration has yet to answer a question at the core of his strategy for turning around the deteriorating war: How long will it last? Iranian exiles stage hunger strike at US Embassy in London; say America broke its wordLONDON — Iranian exiles camped outside the American Embassy in London say they’ve been on hunger strike for weeks to push the United States to protect their compatriots in Iraq. Yemen Interior ministry says 4 Yemenis with explosives arrested near US embassySAN’A, Yemen — Four Yemenis carrying explosives and guns were arrested near the U.S. embassy in San’a, the Interior Ministry said Tuesday. Plans to add staff, expand US embassy breed rumors, worry among anti-America PakistanisISLAMABAD — America’s plans to bring in hundreds more staff and expand its embassy compound in Pakistan have given rise to a slew of conspiracy theories in a population already teeming with anti-U.S. sentiment. Plans to expand US embassy prompt rumors and concern amid anti-US sentiment in PakistanISLAMABAD — America’s plans for a major expansion of its diplomatic presence in Pakistan, including the possible takeover of a bombed luxury hotel near the Taliban heartland, have heightened tensions and bred rumors in a population rife with anti-U.S. sentiment. |
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