Mitt Romney is the Republican Party front-runner in Iowa in the final days before the first voting leading up to the 2012 U.S. presidential election, leading Ron Paul by two points. The Des Moines Register poll out Saturday gave the former Massachusetts governor 24 percent support to 22 percent for libertarian U.S. Representative Paul. Social […]
Romney Leads Iowa Poll 2 Days Before Caucus
Posted December 31st, 2011 at 11:25 pm (UTC-5)
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Romney Leads Iowa Poll 2 Days Before Caucus
Posted December 31st, 2011 at 10:25 pm (UTC-5)
Mitt Romney is the Republican front-runner in Iowa in the final days before the first voting in the 2012 presidential election, leading Ron Paul by two points. The Des Moine Resister poll out Saturday gave the former Massachusetts governor 24 percent support to 22 percent for libertarian U.S. Representative Paul, while social conservative Rick Santorum […]
Asia Pacific Welcomes New Year
Posted December 31st, 2011 at 10:25 pm (UTC-5)
Southeast Asian countries were among the first to welcome the New Year with fireworks, laser lights, street parties and outdoor performances. Sydney, Australia, and Hong Kong set the standard with glittering extravaganzas in their harbors. Chinese main cities Beijing and Shanghai hosted lavish light shows in their central squares. Chinese President Hu Jintao in his […]
Hundreds Gather in Cairo to Remember Those Killed in Arab Spring
Posted December 31st, 2011 at 8:40 pm (UTC-5)
Hundreds of pro-democracy protesters gathered in Cairo’s iconic Tahrir Square Saturday night to commemorate those killed in the uprising that toppled former President Hosni Mubarak. Some in the crowd sang patriotic songs, waved Egyptian flags and held a candlelight vigil to remember the dead. Others held photographs of family members and friends who were killed […]
At Least 50 Killed in Ethnic Clashes in Nigeria
Posted December 31st, 2011 at 8:35 pm (UTC-5)
At least 50 people were killed Saturday in southeastern Nigeria in clashes between two rival ethnic communities. A spokesman for the Ebonyi state government said police and troops were dispatched to quell the violence. He said the clashes erupted between the Ezza and Ezilo people of Ishielu district, the two groups that are often in […]
Nigeria Declares State of Emergency After Attacks
Posted December 31st, 2011 at 7:50 pm (UTC-5)
Nigerian President Goodluck Jonathan has declared a state of emergency in areas hard hit by violence blamed on the radical Islamist sect Boko Haram. In an address on state television Saturday, Mr. Jonathan said the measure is in force in parts of Yobe and Borno states in the northeast, Plateau state in central Nigeria, and […]
North Korea Vows to Defend Kim Jong Un “Unto Death”
Posted December 31st, 2011 at 7:00 pm (UTC-5)
North Korean officials have pledged in their annual New Year’s message to make every effort to bring the country to prosperity and to defend its new leader Kim Jong Un. The message published Sunday by the state-run new agency KCNA comes a day after Mr. Kim was named the supreme commander of North Korea’s military […]
Afghan President Welcomes US Remarks on Taliban
Posted December 31st, 2011 at 6:40 pm (UTC-5)
Afghan President Hamid Karzai said Saturday he welcomed U.S. Vice President Joe Biden’s recent remarks that the Taliban in Afghanistan is not America’s enemy. During a speech in Kabul, Mr. Karzai said the Afghan people are very happy about the U.S. announcement, adding “such a message will help the Afghans reach peace and stability.” In […]
European Leaders Express Somber New Year Messages
Posted December 31st, 2011 at 6:05 pm (UTC-5)
European leaders delivered somber New Year’s messages to their citizens Saturday. French President Nicolas Sarkozy warned that France’s future will hang in the balance in 2012. He acknowledged that many people are starting the new year worried about the future of their children and that emerging from the crisis will remain a challenge for the […]
Syrian Opposition Unites as Violence Claims 9 More Lives
Posted December 31st, 2011 at 5:55 pm (UTC-5)
Syrian activists said forces loyal to President Bashar al-Assad killed at least nine people Saturday, as the country’s two largest opposition groups signed a deal to charter a transitional period should Mr. Assad’s government be toppled. The Syrian National Council and the National Coordination Body for Democratic Change in Syria said they signed an agreement […]
