A U.S. government medical panel is recommending that a vaccine to prevent cervical cancer in girls should be given to boys as well to help stop the disease. The panel is urging the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to formally recommend vaccinating 11- and 12 year-old boys against the human papillomavirus, known as […]
US Government Panel Recommends HPV Vaccine for Boys
Posted October 25th, 2011 at 7:20 pm (UTC-5)
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Final Election Results Confirm Runoff Poll in Liberia
Posted October 25th, 2011 at 7:15 pm (UTC-5)
Liberia’s election commissions says final results from the October 11 elections show that none of the presidential candidates won an outright majority. Officials Tuesday said incumbent President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf and her main rival, Winston Tubman, will face off in a second round vote, scheduled for November 8. She won about almost 44 percent of […]
Afghan Govt. Urges Religious Leaders to Participate in Anti-Drug Campaign
Posted October 25th, 2011 at 6:45 pm (UTC-5)
The Afghan government has urged 600 religious scholars and mosque leaders taking part in a three-day conference in the capital, Kabul, to participate in an anti-drugs awareness campaign. The Anti-Narcotics Ministry Tuesday said the use and cultivation of any type of drugs is forbidden in Islam, and religious leaders can highlight that fact in their […]
Somali Gunmen Kidnap 3 Aid Workers
Posted October 25th, 2011 at 6:00 pm (UTC-5)
Gunmen in central Somalia have kidnapped three aid workers – an American woman, a Danish man and their Somali colleague. The three work for the Danish Demining Group, which says they were kidnapped Tuesday afternoon in the city of Galkayo, while on their way to the airport. It is not clear who carried out the […]
Tunisian Islamists Seek Liberal Partners to Form Coalition Govt.
Posted October 25th, 2011 at 5:55 pm (UTC-5)
Tunisia’s moderate Islamist party has begun talks to form an interim unity government with a coalition of liberal rivals, after preliminary election results showed the group winning at least 40 percent of the vote. Partial tallies released Tuesday support the Ennahdha party’s claim that it has won the most seats in a 217-member assembly. Its […]
India’s FM to Visit Japan
Posted October 25th, 2011 at 5:55 pm (UTC-5)
India’s Foreign Minister S.M. Krishna will travel to Japan later this week for a three-day visit aimed at boosting ties. In a statement Tuesday, Japan’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs said Krishna will arrive in Tokyo on Friday and leave on Sunday. The statement said Krishna and his Japanese counterpart, Koichiro Gemba, will hold the fifth […]
Forbes: Michael Jackson Repeats as Richest Dead Celebrity
Posted October 25th, 2011 at 5:40 pm (UTC-5)
For the second straight year, the late pop music legend Michael Jackson earned more money than any other dead celebrity. Forbes magazine, which keeps track of such things, says Jackson is estimated to have earned $170 million over the past year. Most of that money was earned in sales of music albums and memorabilia. Another […]
US , North Korea Talks in Geneva ‘Narrow Differences,’ but No Breakthrough
Posted October 25th, 2011 at 5:35 pm (UTC-5)
The U.S. State Department says two days of talks in Geneva between senior U.S. and North Korean diplomats on resuming six-party nuclear negotiations narrowed their differences, but there were no breakthroughs. U.S. officials also said that although they are cautiously optimistic about the results of the meetings, it could take months to find out if […]
Somali Gunmen Kidnap 3 Aid Workers
Posted October 25th, 2011 at 5:25 pm (UTC-5)
Gunmen in central Somalia have kidnapped three aid workers – an American woman, a Danish man and their Somali colleague. The three work for the Danish Demining Group, which says they were kidnapped before Tuesday afternoon in the city of Galkayo, while on their way to the airport. It is not clear who carried out […]
UN Again Condemns US Embargo on Cuba
Posted October 25th, 2011 at 5:10 pm (UTC-5)
The United Nations General Assembly has voted to condemn the U.S. economic embargo against Cuba for the 20th consecutive year. Tuesday’s vote was 186 in favor of the resolution with only the United States and Israel voting no. Three nations abstained. Cuban Foreign Minister Bruno Rodriguez says the 50 year-old embargo has cost the Cuban […]
