Gambian President Yahya Jammeh says he is confident he will earn a new five-year term in a presidential election that has been condemned by the region’s main economic bloc. Mr. Jammeh Thursday told reporters voters would re-elect him based on his record since taking power in a coup 17 years ago. The president said he […]
Gambian Leader Runs for Re-Election in Criticized Poll
Posted November 24th, 2011 at 9:50 pm (UTC-5)
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Aung San Suu Kyi’s Party to Re-enter Burma Politics
Posted November 24th, 2011 at 9:30 pm (UTC-5)
Burma’s main opposition is expected to officially re-enter the mainstream political process and run in an upcoming parliamentary election. The National League for Democracy led by Nobel Prize laureate Aung San Suu Kyi, said it would file an application for a registration Friday. Elections will be held for 48 seats, but a date for the […]
Morocco Holds Parliamentary Elections
Posted November 24th, 2011 at 8:30 pm (UTC-5)
Moroccans go to the polls Friday to choose the country’s new parliament, as the monarchy pursues democratic reforms designed to head off “Arab Spring”-style protests. The elections, seen as a test to the reforms, were expected in late 2012, but Morocco’s King Mohammed called for a prompt vote so the country can create a new […]
Syrian Opposition Group Reports 47 Deaths in Thursday Violence
Posted November 24th, 2011 at 8:00 pm (UTC-5)
Syria faces an Arab League deadline Friday to sign an agreement allowing observers into the country or incur sanctions over its crackdown on protests, while a Syrian opposition group has said the violence on the ground claimed at least another 47 lives. The British-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights group said most of the deaths […]
Yemen’s President Orders Probe Into Deadly Violence
Posted November 24th, 2011 at 7:20 pm (UTC-5)
Yemeni President Ali Abdullah Saleh ordered a probe into deadly violence in the capital, Sana’a, Thursday, a day after he agreed to an Arab League plan that calls for him to relinquish power. Witnesses said five people were killed and at least 34 wounded after Mr. Saleh’s loyalists opened fire on protesters who were upset […]
Three Bombings Kill 19 in South Iraq
Posted November 24th, 2011 at 6:10 pm (UTC-5)
Three bombings in the southern Iraqi city of Basra have killed 19 people and wounded at least 65 others. Iraqi security officials and medical officials said Thursday the first two bombs, on motorcycles, exploded simultaneously in a busy market located in the city’s center. A third blast went off as Iraqi army authorities and police […]
Americans Mark the Annual Thanksgiving Day Holiday
Posted November 24th, 2011 at 6:00 pm (UTC-5)
U.S. citizens on Thursday marked their annual Thanksgiving Day holiday — a centuries-old harvest time tradition. The holiday is one of the busiest times for travel in the United States as millions travel by car, train, or air, to feast with family. Many also celebrated the holiday far from home and loved one — including […]
Media: Kamal Ganzouri Appointed Egypt’s New PM
Posted November 24th, 2011 at 5:30 pm (UTC-5)
Egyptian media said Thursday the country’s military rulers have appointed former Prime Minister Kamal Ganzouri to form a new government after the previous civilian Cabinet of Prime Minister Essam Sharaf resigned. State newspaper Al Ahram said on its website that Ganzouri agreed in principle to lead a national salvation government after meeting with the head […]
France Stops Nuclear Waste Train Headed For Germany
Posted November 24th, 2011 at 4:20 pm (UTC-5)
French authorities have stopped a train carrying reprocessed nuclear waste to Germany before it reached the border, in hopes of avoiding protests over the radioactive material headed for storage in the northeastern city of Gorleben. The train was late leaving the Areva nuclear reprocessing facility near Normandy on Wednesday because police clashed with hundreds of […]
Americans Mark the Annual Thanksgiving Day Holiday
Posted November 24th, 2011 at 4:00 pm (UTC-5)
U.S. citizens on Thursday marked their annual Thanksgiving Day holiday — a centuries-old harvest time tradition. Millions were on the road or in trains or airplanes, making this holiday one of the busiest times for travel in the United States. U.S. President Barack Obama made telephone calls to some of the American troops in Iraq, […]
