Aung San Suu Kyi’s party has asked that the the wording of an oath that lawmakers have to take be altered. Aung San Suu Kyi and her party object to wording of the swearing-in oath in parliament They had been delaying their debuts in the legislature Suu Kyi now
NEW: The number of casualties is unclear NEW: The gunmen targeted a lecture hall used by Christians for worship NEW: The gunmen opened fire and threw four or five bombs, a journalist says A university professor says he heard gunfire and multiple explosions (CNN) — Gunmen attacked Christians worshipping
Escaped blind activist recounts abuse A fellow activist says Chen is ‘under U.S. protection’ with talks under way on his status Actor and supporter Christian Bale urges China to free Chen’s family A U.S. embassy spokesman declines to answer questions about him The blind activist flees to Beijing after
Suicide bomb in Damascus targets troops The clashes reportedly take place in Latakia, where a presidential palace is located The attacks Saturday come a day after a bomber hits near mosque in Damascus U.S. official: A peace plan agreed to by the Syrian regime “is failing thus far” Are
U.S. Defense Secretary Leon Panetta admits America is safer without Osama bin Laden, but al Qaeda remains a threat. Leon Panetta: There is no doubt the operation to get Osama bin Laden made the U.S. safer Panetta was the CIA director during the May 2, 2011, raid in Abbottabad,
Opposition: Syria attack kills dozens At least 462 people are killed in two weeks, the opposition says The opposition blames the government for the violence The Syrian government blames “armed terrorist groups” for cease-fire violations U.N. chief Ban Ki-moon says he is alarmed at continuing violence Are you there?
A picture dated March 28, 2005 shows blind activist Chen Guangcheng, right, with his wife and son Chen Kerui outside the home in Dondshigu village, Shandong province. Chen Guangcheng had been under house arrest for more than 18 months The blind activist has evaded his guards and fled to
