A Brazilian professor has been elected the new head of the U.N. Food and Agriculture Organization. Jose Graziano da Silva won on the second ballot during voting Sunday at the agency’s headquarters in Rome , beating out Spain’s former foreign minister Miguel Angel Moratinos. Graziano is taking over the FAO at a time of high […]
Egyptian Health Official: No Proof Mubarak Has Cancer
Posted June 26th, 2011 at 11:20 am (UTC-5)
An Egyptian health official says there is no “scientific” proof that former President Hosni Mubarak is suffering from cancer while awaiting trial on charges of corruption and ordering the killings of opposition protesters. Mr. Mubarak’s lawyer said last week the deposed leader has stomach cancer with growing tumors. But, Egyptian media published reports Sunday quoting […]
Michelle Obama Returning Home After African Trip
Posted June 26th, 2011 at 11:00 am (UTC-5)
U.S. first lady Michelle Obama is on her way home after a week-long, two-nation visit to southern Africa. Obama’s plane left Botswana Sunday, a day after she finished up her trip with a safari in South Africa. The first lady, accompanied by her daughters, mother, a niece and a nephew, saw an elephant at the […]
Latest Afghan Violence Takes Toll on Women and Children
Posted June 26th, 2011 at 10:40 am (UTC-5)
Afghan officials say a hospital bombing and an attempted attack on a police outpost have killed mostly unsuspecting women and children. On Sunday, Afghanistan’s interior ministry accused insurgents of giving a bag of explosives to an eight-year-old girl and telling her to deliver it to a police station. Authorities said that as the little girl […]
Zimbabwean Judge Orders Release of PM Ally
Posted June 26th, 2011 at 10:15 am (UTC-5)
A Zimbabwean judge has ordered the release of a Cabinet minister who was arrested for calling President Robert Mugabe a liar. Jameson Timba, a senior aide to Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangirai, was arrested in Harare Friday on allegations he had undermined Mr. Mugabe’s authority. High Court judge Joseph Musakwa said Sunday that police had violated […]
Thailand Withdraws from World Heritage Convention in Temple Dispute with Cambodia
Posted June 26th, 2011 at 10:05 am (UTC-5)
Thailand has withdrawn from UNESCO’s World Heritage convention because of a simmering dispute with Cambodia over a 900-year-old temple in a remote border area between the two countries. Thailand says its withdrawal stems from what it calls a disappointing decision by the World Heritage governing body to place Cambodia’s management plan for the Preah Vihear […]
Chinese Leader Visits Britain on European Tour
Posted June 26th, 2011 at 9:30 am (UTC-5)
Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao is spending Sunday in Britain as he continues a European tour. Mr. Wen visited a Chinese-owned car manufacturing plant in Birmingham where he was met by a small group of protesters demanding freedom for Chinese-ruled Tibet. He also attended a brief performance at the Shakespeare Center in Stratford-upon-Avon. The Chinese leader […]
38 Dead from Suicide Attack on Afghan Hospital
Posted June 26th, 2011 at 9:30 am (UTC-5)
Afghan officials say the death toll from a suicide attack on a hospital has risen to 38, with most of the victims being women and children. Authorities confirmed the latest death toll on Sunday and said at least 50 other people were wounded during the blast in eastern Afghanistan. The attack took place on Saturday […]
Somalia Pardons Foreigners Arrested With Pirate Ransom
Posted June 26th, 2011 at 9:20 am (UTC-5)
Somalia’s president has pardoned six foreigners who were convicted of bringing millions of dollars intended for pirate ransom into the country. A Somali government spokesman indicated Sunday that the six men will be released shortly, following the pardon from President Sheikh Sharif Sheikh Ahmed. Authorities detained the three British nationals, two Kenyans, and one American […]
Suicide Bomber in Wheelchair Kills 2 at Iraqi Police Station
Posted June 26th, 2011 at 9:20 am (UTC-5)
Iraqi officials say a suicide bomber in a wheelchair has attacked a police station near the capital, Baghdad, killing at least two people and wounding 18 others. Authorities say the bomber blew himself up at the entrance to the police compound in the central town of Tarmiyah on Sunday. At least nine of those wounded […]
