Croatian President Ivo Josipovic has announced that new parliamentary elections will be held on December 4. Mr. Josipovic made the announcement Monday, after Croatia’s parliament voted to dissolve on Friday. The ruling Croatian Democratic Union will take on a coalition of center-left parties, after the HDZ was shaken by a spate of corruption scandals. The […]
Croatia Announces New Elections for December 4
Posted October 31st, 2011 at 9:35 am (UTC-5)
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Croatia Announces New Elections for December 4
Posted October 31st, 2011 at 9:25 am (UTC-5)
Croatian President Ivo Josipovic has announced that new parliamentary elections will be held on December 4. Mr. Josipovic made the announcement Monday, after Croatia’s parliament voted to dissolve on Friday. The ruling Croatian Democratic Union will take on a coalition of center-left parties, after the HDZ was shaken by a spate of corruption scandals. The […]
NATO Chief in Libya as 7-Month Mission Ends
Posted October 31st, 2011 at 9:15 am (UTC-5)
NATO’s top official has arrived in Tripoli for talks with Libyan authorities on the final day of the alliance’s seven-month bombing campaign that helped the former rebels drive Moammar Gadhafi from power. Secretary-General Anders Fogh Rasmussen is holding talks Monday with Libya’s National Transitional Council, including chairman Mustafa Abdel Jalil. His visit marks the first […]
China Announces Closure of 50 Websites for Pornography
Posted October 31st, 2011 at 9:15 am (UTC-5)
China says it has shut down 50 websites that were found distributing pornography and “vulgar” content, as Beijing authorities continue their push to police the Internet. The official Xinhua news agency quotes an unnamed official from the State Internet Information Office as saying the microblogs were also found carrying information on prostitution and illegal advertising […]
Attack Near UN Offices in Southern Afghanistan Kills 5
Posted October 31st, 2011 at 9:15 am (UTC-5)
The United Nations’ refugee agency says three of its employees are among the five people killed in a suicide bombing in the southern Afghan city of Kandahar. Two other UNHCR staff members were injured in the attack early Monday. Authorities say one attacker detonated a vehicle full of explosives near buildings used by the UNHCR […]
Palestine Granted Full UNESCO Membership in Divisive Vote
Posted October 31st, 2011 at 9:00 am (UTC-5)
The United Nations cultural agency has admitted Palestine as a full member. Monday’s vote by the Paris-based UNESCO is boosts the Palestinian bid for international recognition as an independent state. UNESCO is the first U.N. agency the Palestinians have sought to join since President Mahmoud Abbas applied last month for full recognition of Palestinian statehood […]
Zimbabwe President Criticizes Switzerland for Visa Denials
Posted October 31st, 2011 at 8:10 am (UTC-5)
Zimbabwe’s President Robert Mugabe has criticized Switzerland after his wife and five aides were denied visas. Mr. Mugabe said Sunday he was “surprised, if not saddened” by the decision last week, which resulted in him canceling plans to attend a United Nations conference in Switzerland. He said the Swiss are showing they are “vicious,” and […]
Attack Near UN Offices in Southern Afghanistan Kills 4
Posted October 31st, 2011 at 8:00 am (UTC-5)
Afghan officials say a suicide attack near United Nations offices in southern Afghanistan has killed at least four people. Authorities say one attacker detonated a vehicle full of explosives near buildings used by the United Nations refugee agency and the U.S.-based International Relief and Development organization. After the blast early Monday, at least two gunmen […]
Kyrgyzstan PM Leads Presidential Vote
Posted October 31st, 2011 at 7:40 am (UTC-5)
Kyrgyzstan’s Prime Minister Almazbek Atambayev is poised to become president after taking a commanding lead in the country’s first presidential election since last year’s bloody uprising ousted the government. With nearly all of the first-round votes counted, official results have the Moscow-backed Mr. Atambayev far ahead of 15 other candidates, with 63 percent of the […]
Vietnam, Japan Reaffirm Nuclear Power Cooperation
Posted October 31st, 2011 at 7:30 am (UTC-5)
Vietnamese Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung has reaffirmed his country’s aim to continue importing Japanese nuclear reactors, despite the massive accident earlier this year at Japan’s Fukushima-Daiichi nuclear plant. The visiting Vietnamese leader voiced his support for the Japanese technology in a meeting Monday in Tokyo with Japan’s Trade and Industry Minister Yukio Edano. Japan […]
