The head of Liberia’s election commission has resigned just a week before a planned presidential runoff vote amid accusations he was biased in favor of current President Ellen Johnson-Sirleaf. James Fromayan said Sunday he was stepping down because he did not want to stand in the way of a successful election. He has previously said […]
Liberia Election Chief Resigns Amid Opposition Accusations
Exit Polls: Plevneliev Wins Bulgarian Presidential Run Off
Exit polls in Bulgaria say conservative ruling party candidate Rosen Plevneliev has won the country’s runoff presidential election. Surveys by several polling organizations give Plevneliev about 54 percent of the vote. Socialist candidate Ivaylo Kalfin has about 46 percent. Both candidates finished on top in last week’s first round, but without enough votes to avoid […]
Kabul Attack Killed 4 Afghans, 13 Westerners
The multinational toll from a suicide attack on a NATO convoy in Kabul emerged Sunday when officials said the 17 people killed included 10 Americans, two Britons, one Canadian and four Afghan nationals. The Taliban has claimed responsibility for the car-bomb blast on Saturday, one of the deadliest attacks in Kabul during a decade of […]
Egypt Postpones Mubarak Trial to December
An Egyptian court has postponed the trial of ousted president Hosni Mubarak until December 28 to allow another court to determine if new judges should handle the case. Mr. Mubarak is charged with involvement in the killings of more than 800 protesters in an uprising that forced the long-serving president out of office in February. […]
Kenyan Jets Bomb Southern Somalia, 10 Dead
Suspected Kenyan fighter jets have bombed the southern Somali town of Jilib killing at least 10 people. At least 45 people were also wounded in the attack. Local officials say Sunday’s strike targeted an area where al-Shabab militants were distributing food to internally displaced people. Reports say many of those killed were civilians, including several […]
Kenyan Jets Bomb Southern Somalia, 10 Dead
Suspected Kenyan fighter jets have bombed the southern Somali town of Jilib killing at least 10 people. At least 45 people were also wounded in the attack. Local officials say Sunday’s strike targeted an area where al-Shabab militants were distributing food to internally displaced people. Reports say many of those killed were civilians, including several […]
Arab League Presses Syrian FM to End Crackdown
Arab League representatives have met with Syrian officials in the Qatari capital, Doha, to demand an end to killings of civilians in Syria’s crackdown on an opposition uprising. Al-Arabiya television says Qatar’s foreign minister delivered an Arab League message to his Syrian counterpart urging Syrian security forces to stop firing on unarmed civilians. The network […]
Ex-Kyrgyz PM Holds Early Lead in Presidential Poll
The former prime minister of Kyrgyzstan was shown late Sunday with an early lead in the Central Asian nation’s first presidential election since the deadly 2010 uprising that toppled former President Kurmanbek Bakiyev. Kyrgyz election officials issued the partial, unofficial tally showing Almazbek Atambayev leading a field of 16 candidates that included the ousted president’s […]
Search Ends for South Korean Climbers Missing in Nepal
A South Korea climbers association has ended its search for three people lost while climbing Nepal’s Mount Annapurna. Renowned climber Park Young-Seok was reported missing along with two of his fellow climbers on October 18. The Seoul-based Korean Alpine Federation said it ended the search Saturday because of continuing avalanches and falling rocks. Park was […]
Yemeni Govt. Forces Shell Pro-Opposition District, 4 Killed
Yemeni tribal and security sources say government forces have shelled a residential area north of the capital, Sana’a, killing four civilians, three of them children. The tribal and security officials say troops loyal to President Ali Abdullah Saleh fired artillery into a gas station in Arhab district on Sunday, killing the civilians and wounding at […]