Gunmen have kidnapped two international aid workers from a huge Somali refugee complex in northern Kenya. VOA’s Somali Service has learned the workers, from the medical aid group Doctors Without Borders, were seized Thursday at the Dadaab refugee complex. An official for the aid group told VOA the kidnap victims work for the group’s Spanish […]
2 Aid Workers Kidnapped Near Kenya-Somalia Border
Posted October 13th, 2011 at 10:40 am (UTC-5)
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Food Prize Honors Former Ghanaian, Brazilian Leaders
Posted October 13th, 2011 at 10:35 am (UTC-5)
The former presidents of Ghana and Brazil are being recognized for their contributions in the fight against hunger. John Agyekum Kufuor and Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva will be awarded the World Food Prize later Thursday during a ceremony in Des Moines, Iowa. The World Food Prize organization says it chose Mr. Kufuor and Mr. […]
US Stocks Slide in Early Thursday Trading
Posted October 13th, 2011 at 10:30 am (UTC-5)
U.S. stock indexes fell in early trading Thursday. The Dow Jones Industrial Average is down nine-tenths of a percent, while the S&P 500 index is off 1.1 percent. The NASDAQ index is down four-tenths of a percent. European stock prices are also lower in afternoon trading. London’s Financial Times index is off one percent, with […]
China Sends Patrol Boats into Thailand to Retrieve Stranded Sailors
Posted October 13th, 2011 at 10:20 am (UTC-5)
China has sent naval patrol boats into nearby Thailand to escort home sailors and ships stranded after 12 Chinese mariners were killed in an apparent hijacking last week on the Mekong river in northern Thailand. The official Xinhua news agency said Thursday that 164 sailors and 28 cargo ships were stranded after Beijing ordered a […]
Food Prize Honors Former Ghanaian, Brazilian Leaders
Posted October 13th, 2011 at 10:10 am (UTC-5)
The former presidents of Ghana and Brazil are being recognized for their contributions in the fight against hunger. John Agyekum Kufuor and Luis Inacio Lula da Silva will be awarded the World Food Prize later Thursday during a ceremony in Des Moines, Iowa. The World Food Prize organization says it chose Mr. Kufuor and Mr. […]
Greek Workers Stage New Anti-Austerity Protests
Posted October 13th, 2011 at 10:05 am (UTC-5)
New waves of Greek workers walked off their jobs Thursday in a heightened protest of the government’s effort to impose austerity measures to satisfy international creditors. Public transportation ground to a halt in Athens, while power company workers sought to block their employer from collecting a new property tax and lawyers refused to appear in […]
Obama Welcomes South Korean President to White House
Posted October 13th, 2011 at 10:00 am (UTC-5)
U.S. President Barack Obama has welcomed the president of South Korea to the White House, beginning a day of events that will conclude with a state dinner. On a rainy Thursday morning, South Korean President Lee Myung-bak arrived at the White House for the formal welcoming ceremony. Mr. Obama described President Lee as a friend […]
Saudi Arabia: Iran Sought ‘Murder and Mayhem’
Posted October 13th, 2011 at 9:55 am (UTC-5)
Saudi Arabia has accused Iran of seeking international influence through “murder and mayhem,” after the U.S. revealed an alleged plot by elements of the Iranian government to assassinate the Saudi Arabian ambassador to Washington. Saudi Foreign Minister Prince Saud al-Faisal said Thursday while on a trip to Austria that Saudi Arabia is working on a […]
Libya’s Gadhafi Loyalists Fight To Hold on to Sirte
Posted October 13th, 2011 at 9:55 am (UTC-5)
Well-armed loyalists of former Libyan leader Moammar Gadhafi have slowed an advance by provisional government fighters who have been trying to gain control of the coastal town of Sirte. The National Transitional Council fighters say they had to retreat in part of the town on Thursday under heavy artillery fire. NTC officials also backtracked on […]
Australia Court Rules Against Samsung in Apple Fight
Posted October 13th, 2011 at 9:25 am (UTC-5)
A court in Australia has temporarily banned sales of Samsung’s latest tablet computer as part of a global legal battle with Apple over patents used in smartphones and other mobile computer equipment. The court ruled Thursday that Samsung cannot sell the latest version of its Galaxy tablet until a final resolution of the legal dispute […]
