An opinion poll out just days ahead of Poland’s parliamentary elections Sunday shows that the ruling pro-market party holds a comfortable lead over the opposition. In a poll published by the Gazeta Wyborcza daily on Tuesday, Prime Minister Donald Tusk’s Civic Platform Party received 31-percent support, while the opposition center-right Law and Justice party has […]
Poland’s Civic Platform Party Leads in Pre-Election Polls
Posted October 4th, 2011 at 8:30 am (UTC-5)
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China Mine Blast Kills 13
Posted October 4th, 2011 at 8:25 am (UTC-5)
China says at least 13 workers have been killed and another five people are missing, after an apparent gas explosion Tuesday in a coal mine in the southwestern province of Guizhou. The official Xinhua news agency says another 13 miners managed to escape, and that an investigation is under way. China’s mines are among the […]
Polish Soldier Killed in Afghanistan
Posted October 4th, 2011 at 8:25 am (UTC-5)
A roadside bomb has killed a Polish soldier who was on patrol in Afghanistan. Poland’s defense ministry says the 30-year-old serviceman was killed Tuesday when his vehicle hit an improvised explosive device in Ghazni province. Two other Polish soldiers were wounded in the blast. Tuesday’s death brings the number of Polish troops killed in Afghanistan […]
Russia’s Putin Proposes New Eurasian Union
Posted October 4th, 2011 at 7:45 am (UTC-5)
Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin has outlined a proposal to set up a so-called “Eurasian Union” of former Soviet states that would build on an existing Customs Union with Belarus and Kazakhstan. Mr. Putin, who is expected to become Russia’s next president when elections are held in March, outlined his first foreign policy initiative in […]
European Stocks Lower in Midday Trading
Posted October 4th, 2011 at 7:45 am (UTC-5)
European stock prices are lower in midday trading Tuesday. Both London’s Financial Times index and the CAC-40 in Paris are down 2.7 percent, while the DAX index in Frankfurt is down nearly three and a half percent. In New York, the S&P futures contract is down more than seven points, indicating a lower opening. Tokyo’s […]
Shelling Kills 2 in Yemeni Capital
Posted October 4th, 2011 at 7:35 am (UTC-5)
Witnesses and medical officials in the Yemeni capital, Sana’a, say shelling in the city has killed two civilians. The witnesses said the mortar fire Tuesday wounded at least one other person when the shells fell on a market. It was not clear who fired the mortars. Government troops have been fighting followers of tribal leader […]
Truck Bomb Kills Dozens in Somali Capital
Posted October 4th, 2011 at 7:35 am (UTC-5)
A truck bomb has exploded at a government compound in the Somali capital, Mogadishu, killing dozens of people. Ali Muse, the head of Mogadishu’s ambulance service, says the blast Tuesday killed more than 60 and injured more than 40 others. Witnesses told VOA that two suicide bombers drove the truck into the compound, which houses […]
Drought Triggers Crisis in Pacific Island Region
Posted October 4th, 2011 at 7:35 am (UTC-5)
Two Pacific island groups have declared states of emergency due to a severe lack of fresh water caused by a lingering drought. The 1,400 residents of Tokelau, a territory of New Zealand, are down to a week-long supply of bottled water that was delivered last Saturday from Samoa. The independent nation of Tuvalu, meanwhile, has […]
Greece to Pay Finland Collateral for Loan
Posted October 4th, 2011 at 7:35 am (UTC-5)
Greek Finance Minister Evangelos Venizelos says Greece has agreed to provide collateral to Finland in exchange for another round of bailout loans. Greece will issue $1.2 billion worth of collateral in the form of bonds. Finland demanded the collateral in exchange for participating in a Greek bailout package. Venizelos reiterated that the Greek government will […]
Gunmen Attack Shi’ite Muslims in Pakistan, 13 Killed
Posted October 4th, 2011 at 7:25 am (UTC-5)
Gunmen have attacked a bus carrying Shi’ite Muslims in southwest Pakistan, killing at least 13 people in the second such attack in two weeks. Police say four attackers on motorcycles ambushed the bus early Tuesday on the outskirts of Quetta, the capital of Baluchistan province. Gunmen lined the passengers up and opened fire on them. […]
