An Islamist party has captured the most seats in a parliamentary election in Morocco and will lead a coalition government for the first time in the north African nation. Final results released Sunday show the Justice and Development Party capturing 107 seats in the 395-seat assembly in the election that was held Friday. The new […]
Islamist Party Wins Most Seats in Morocco Election
Posted November 27th, 2011 at 4:20 pm (UTC-5)
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Arab League Approves Sanctions Against Syria
Posted November 27th, 2011 at 3:25 pm (UTC-5)
The Arab League has approved unprecedented sanctions against Syria in response to the Syrian government’s deadly crackdown on an opposition uprising. Qatari Foreign Minister Hamad bin Jassim told reporters in Cairo Sunday that 19 of the 22 Arab League member nations approved the sanctions. Iraq and Lebanon abstained. The measures include halting transactions with Syria’s […]
Arab League Approves Sanctions Against Syria
Posted November 27th, 2011 at 3:05 pm (UTC-5)
The Arab League has approved unprecedented sanctions against Syria in response to the Syrian government’s deadly crackdown on an opposition uprising. Qatari Foreign Minister Hamas bin Jassim told reporters in Cairo Sunday that 19 of the 22 Arab League member nations approved the sanctions. Iraq and Lebanon abstained. The measures include halting transactions with Syria’s […]
Britain’s Prince William Joins Sea Rescue after Ship Sinks
Posted November 27th, 2011 at 2:05 pm (UTC-5)
British Royal Air Force helicopter pilot Prince William joined a desperate search and rescue mission Sunday for the Russian crew of a cargo ship that sank in a fierce storm in the Irish Sea. Two rescued crew members were found clinging to a lifeboat after daybreak and hoisted to the safety of a helicopter co-piloted […]
Arab League Approves Sanctions Against Syria
Posted November 27th, 2011 at 1:45 pm (UTC-5)
The Arab League has approved unprecedented sanctions against Syria in response to the Syrian government’s deadly crackdown on an opposition uprising. Qatari Foreign Minister Hamas bin Jassim told reporters in Cairo Sunday that 19 of the 22 Arab League member nations approved the sanctions. The measures include halting transactions with Syria’s central bank, imposing a […]
Afghan President Says Second Troop Transition to Begin Soon
Posted November 27th, 2011 at 1:30 pm (UTC-5)
Afghan President Hamid Karzai says his nation’s forces will soon take charge of security in more than half of Afghanistan, marking the second step of a transition that will see NATO combat forces leave by 2014. In a statement issued Sunday, President Karzai said that six provinces, seven cities and dozens of districts — mostly […]
Violence Mars Preparations for Elections in DR Congo
Posted November 27th, 2011 at 1:20 pm (UTC-5)
Violence has marred preparations for Monday’s presidential and legislative elections in the Democratic Republic of Congo with at least three people reported killed. International observers and U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon called for restraint and said the Congolese government is mainly responsible to see the balloting is peaceful. It is only the second multi-party poll since […]
Violence Mars Preparations for Elections in DR Congo
Posted November 27th, 2011 at 12:10 pm (UTC-5)
Violence has marred preparations for Monday’s presidential and legislative elections in the Democratic Republic of Congo with at least three people reported killed. International observers and U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon called for restraint and said the Congolese government is mainly responsible to see the balloting is peaceful. It is only the second multi-party poll since […]
Pakistan Buries Troops Amid Fury Over NATO Strike
Posted November 27th, 2011 at 11:55 am (UTC-5)
Hundreds of angry protesters gathered outside the American consulate in Karachi on Sunday, as Pakistan held funerals for the 24 soldiers killed Saturday in a NATO cross-border airstrike in the country’s northwest. Reporters near the consulate say at least 700 people were outside the heavily fortified compound shouting “Down with America” and other anti-American chants. […]
German Police Remove Anti-Nuclear Protesters from Rail Track
Posted November 27th, 2011 at 11:55 am (UTC-5)
Thousands of German police stepped in Sunday to remove anti-nuclear protesters at several points along a railway line carrying a controversial shipment of spent nuclear fuel rods from France to a storage facility in northern Germany. The train entered Germany Saturday from a reprocessing plant in northwestern France. Ahead of the border crossing, French demonstrators […]
