Tens of thousands of Syrian government loyalists have rallied in major cities in a second day of protests against an Arab League decision to suspend Syria’s membership for continuing a deadly crackdown on an opposition uprising. Syrian state television broadcast images of large pro-government crowds in Damascus, Aleppo and other cities on Sunday. Many of […]
Tens of Thousands of Assad Supporters Protest Arab League Vote
Posted November 13th, 2011 at 8:35 am (UTC-5)
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Pakistan Donkey Cart Blast Kills 6
Posted November 13th, 2011 at 6:55 am (UTC-5)
Pakistan officials say a bomb blast in the country’s remote northwest has killed six people. Authorities say the bomb that exploded Sunday was planted in a donkey cart in the market area of Mastak town. A local government official says the explosives were detonated with a remote-controlled device. No group has claimed responsibility. Officials have […]
Equatorial Guinea Votes in Constitution Referendum Sunday
Posted November 13th, 2011 at 6:50 am (UTC-5)
Equatorial Guineans will vote on a referendum to the constitution Sunday that would limit the country’s president to two seven-year terms. Those opposing the measure say it provides additional authority to President Teodoro Obiang Nguema, who already wields influence over the legislative and judicial branches of the tiny west African country. President Obiang’s government says […]
Assad Supporters Storm Saudi, Qatar Embassies
Posted November 13th, 2011 at 6:25 am (UTC-5)
Syrian government loyalists have stormed the Saudi and Qatar embassies in Damascus, angered that both nations supported an Arab League decision to suspend Syria’s membership for continuing a deadly crackdown on an opposition uprising. Saudi Arabia condemned Saturday’s assault on its embassy in the Syrian capital, saying it holds Damascus responsible for the the security […]
Opposition Leaders Call for Annulment of Liberia Election
Posted November 13th, 2011 at 5:10 am (UTC-5)
Liberia’s top opposition leader has called for the annulment of President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf’s re-election. Winston Tubman told reporters in Monrovia Saturday a new election should be held within a month because Tuesday’s vote was a fraud and he will not recognize President Sirleaf’s win. Tubman’s remarks came a day after he said he was […]
Italy Begins Forming Transitional Government After Berlusconi Resigns
Posted November 13th, 2011 at 4:45 am (UTC-5)
Italy begins the process of forming a new government Sunday, with economist Mario Monti the front-runner to succeed Silvio Berlusconi, who resigned as prime minister Saturday under criticism of his handling of the country’s worsening debit crisis. Italian president Giorgio Napolitano is due to meet with political leaders during the day to discuss the naming […]
Obama Says Americans Impatient and Frustrated with China’s Economic Reforms
Posted November 13th, 2011 at 3:30 am (UTC-5)
U.S. President Barack Obama told Chinese President Hu Jintao Saturday that Americans are becoming increasingly frustrated and impatient at the slow pace of change in Beijing economic policy. Sitting with the Chinese leader in Honolulu, Hawaii on the eve of an annual Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation summit, Mr. Obama called cooperation with China vital. Mr. Hu […]
Obama Urges Medvedev, Hu to Support US Pressure on Iran
Posted November 13th, 2011 at 3:10 am (UTC-5)
U.S. President Barack Obama has urged Russian and Chinese leaders to support his efforts to pressure Iran to stop its sensitive nuclear activities, but he faced criticism from Republican presidential contenders at home who called for tougher U.S. action on the nuclear dispute. Mr. Obama says he discussed the Iranian nuclear program in separate meetings […]
Burma’s Rights Commission Calls for Release of Political Prisoners
Posted November 13th, 2011 at 3:10 am (UTC-5)
Burma’s government-appointed human rights body has urged the new president to release political prisoners or transfer them to prisons close to their families. Burma’s state-run newspapers published an open letter Sunday from National Human Rights Commission chairman Win Mra, calling on President Thein Sein to grant amnesty as a reflection of magnanimity or to transfer […]
British Aid Workers Retreat from Violence in South Sudan
Posted November 13th, 2011 at 3:05 am (UTC-5)
A British aid agency has withdrawn nearly two dozen workers from the Upper Nile area of South Sudan following several days of increased violence. Oxfam says its workers reported hearing bombings and heavy artillery fire Friday near the Sudan border. A U.N. official said Sudan was responsible for Thursday’s bombing near a refugee camp in […]
