India’s parliament abruptly adjourned for the day Monday after an uproar among the lawmakers about the government’s recent decision to allow foreign retailers into the country. Lawmakers from opposition parties and from within Prime Minister Manmohan Singh’s coalition opposed the new foreign investment rules. Foreign retailers are now allowed to own up to 51 percent […]
Indian Lawmakers in Uproar Over Retail Reforms
Posted November 28th, 2011 at 5:10 am (UTC-5)
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Voting Begins in Egypt’s Landmark Elections
Posted November 28th, 2011 at 5:10 am (UTC-5)
Egyptians have begun casting their ballots in the first parliamentary elections since a popular uprising ended the 30-year rule of former president Hosni Mubarak in February. Voters stood in long lines early Monday, well before polling stations opened. Thousands of Egyptian judges are monitoring the process. The staggered polls to elect parliament’s lower house began […]
Egypt’s Complex Election Process to Drag on Until March
Posted November 28th, 2011 at 5:05 am (UTC-5)
-Egyptians began voting on November 28 in the country’s first parliamentary elections since pro-democracy protests forced autocratic President Hosni Mubarak from power in February. -Under rules set by Egypt’s interim military rulers, the election process starts with six weeks of staggered voting for the lower house of parliament, known as the People’s Assembly, with final […]
11 Dead in Indonesia Bridge Collapse, 30 Missing
Posted November 28th, 2011 at 4:40 am (UTC-5)
Searchers in central Indonesia said Monday the number of people confirmed killed in the collapse of a bridge has climbed to 11, with more than 30 missing and feared dead. At least 39 people were injured when the 720-meter-long bridge, built to resemble San Francisco’s Golden Gate, collapsed Saturday on Borneo island, hurtling dozens of […]
US, EU Leaders to Discuss Debt Crisis
Posted November 28th, 2011 at 4:05 am (UTC-5)
U.S. President Barack Obama is hosting European Union leaders for a summit Monday that is expected to focus on the European debt crisis. The meeting at the White House comes as EU members struggle to agree on how to contain the deepening economic problems plaguing the eurozone – the group of 17 EU countries that […]
Pakistan Denies Reports It Triggered NATO Strike
Posted November 28th, 2011 at 3:55 am (UTC-5)
Pakistan has denied reports its troops opened fire first on NATO and Afghan forces, triggering lethal cross-border airstrikes that killed 24 Pakistani soldiers. Pakistan’s army spokesman Major General Athar Abbas said Monday claims that Pakistani troops initiated the firefight are not true. Afghan officials said Sunday NATO and Afghan forces patrolling near the Pakistan border […]
3 Dead in Philippines Hotel Blast
Posted November 28th, 2011 at 3:35 am (UTC-5)
Authorities in the Philippines say a powerful explosion has killed at least three people and wounded 27 others in a hotel filled with wedding guests. Police said they had found traces of a bomb in the ruins of the budget hotel hours after the Sunday night blast in the port city of Zamboanga on Mindanao […]
Voting Begins in Egypt’s Landmark Elections
Posted November 28th, 2011 at 2:55 am (UTC-5)
Egyptians have begun voting in the first parliamentary elections since a popular uprising ended the 30-year rule of former president Hosni Mubarak in February. Voters stood in long lines early Monday, well before polling stations opened. The complex, staggered polls to elect parliament’s lower house began in the main cities of Cairo and Alexandria as […]
Suicide Car Bombing Outside Iraqi Prison Kills 11 People
Posted November 28th, 2011 at 2:35 am (UTC-5)
Iraqi officials say a suicide car bomber has exploded a vehicle outside a prison near Baghdad, killing 11 people and wounding at least 15 others. The blast happened Monday morning local time at the entrance to the al-Hout prison in the town of Taji. The casualties are said to include prison guards and employees. Violence […]
Polls Open in DRC Election
Posted November 28th, 2011 at 1:45 am (UTC-5)
Voters in the Democratic Republic of Congo have begun casting ballots in presidential and legislative elections, after violence and accusations of fraud marred the run-up to Monday’s vote. The head of the country’s electoral commission said Sunday there was no evidence of fraud, after at least one opposition candidate said vote tampering was under way […]
