Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–August 18, 2011.  10:50 A.M. EDT.  VIA CONFERENCE CALL. MR. VIETOR: Hi, everybody. Thanks for getting on today. We are convening this call to talk about some recent actions with respect to Syria. You should all have the President’s statement this morning calling on Assad to go. I hope[Read More…]

NEW YORK–(ENEWSPF)–18 August 2011.  Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has strongly condemned today’s series of coordinated terrorist attacks in southern Israel that have killed at least six people and injured many more. Media reports say gunmen fired at a bus travelling close to the Israeli-Egyptian border, around noon local time, and that two[Read More…]

ROME–(ENEWSPF)–18 August 2011.   Thousands displaced by the drought in Somalia are seeking shelter in the capital Mogadishu A United Nations-convened meeting to discuss ways to boost food security in the drought-prone Horn of Africa got under way in Rome today, as humanitarian agencies step up their response to cholera[Read More…]

Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–August 18, 2011.  The Port of Indiana-Burns Harbor posted the largest increase in international cargo of all the Great Lakes ports during the 2010 navigation season, earning it the prestigious Robert J. Lewis Pacesetter Award from the U.S. Department of Transportation’s Saint Lawrence Seaway Development Corporation (SLSDC).  SLSDC Administrator[Read More…]

Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–August 18, 2011.   We condemn the brutal terrorist attacks in southern Israel today in the strongest terms.  Our deepest condolences go to the victims, their families and loved ones, and we wish those injured a speedy recovery.  The U.S. and Israel stand united against terror and we hope[Read More…]

Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–August 18, 2011.  The United States has been inspired by the Syrian peoples’ pursuit of a peaceful transition to democracy. They have braved ferocious brutality at the hands of their government. They have spoken with their peaceful marches, their silent shaming of the Syrian regime, and their courageous persistence[Read More…]

Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–August 18, 2011.   SECRETARY CLINTON:Good morning. For months, the world has borne witness to the Asad regime’s contempt for its own people. In peaceful demonstrations across the nation, Syrians are demanding their universal human rights. The regime has answered their demands with empty promises and horrific violence, torturing[Read More…]

Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–August 18, 2011.   The United States condemns today’s attacks in southern Israel and all acts of terrorism in the strongest terms. These brutal and cowardly attacks appear to be premeditated acts of terrorism against innocent civilians. Our deepest condolences go out to the victims, their families and loved[Read More…]

KABUL, Afghanistan–(ENEWSPF)–August 18, 2011.  The International Security Assistance Force joins President Karzai and the Afghan Ministry of Interior in condemning the IED attack that reportedly killed numerous civilians and wounded many others today in the area of Sai Kotal road, Tark Abad district of Herat province. Initial reports indicate that[Read More…]

SYRIA–(ENEWSPF)–18 August 2011.   Protesters in Damascus, Syria on 8 April The Syrian Government’s “widespread and systematic” attacks against its own people may amount to crimes against humanity and warrant an investigation by the International Criminal Court (ICC), the United Nations human rights office said in a report released today.[Read More…]