Reports from northern Nigeria say gunmen from a radical Muslim sect have struck once again, this time attacking a wedding ceremony and killing two people, a groom and a guest. Boko Haram has been blamed for staging several attacks over the past year as part of a campaign to implement strict Islamic Shariah law across […]
Members of Radical Nigerian Sect Attack Wedding Ceremony, Killing Two
Posted December 4th, 2011 at 10:40 am (UTC-5)
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Bangladesh Police Use Batons, Teargas to Clear Protesters
Posted December 4th, 2011 at 10:15 am (UTC-5)
Police in Bangladesh used batons and teargas Sunday to disperse scores of protesters taking part in a day-long opposition strike in the capital, Dhaka. Thousands of security officials were deployed across the city in an attempt to maintain order as schools and businesses were closed in observance of the strike. Reports from the capital say […]
Syria Faces Arab League Deadline on Observers
Posted December 4th, 2011 at 10:10 am (UTC-5)
The Arab League has given Syria until Sunday to respond to a proposal that would send observers into the violence-torn country as part of a plan to end a military crackdown on protests there. Qatar’s Foreign Minister Sheikh Hamad bin Jassim al-Thani said league officials reacted to requests by Damascus for some clarifications to the […]
Egypt’s Islamists Take Commanding Lead in Elections
Posted December 4th, 2011 at 9:50 am (UTC-5)
Partial results for Egypt’s first round of parliamentary elections reveal Islamist parties leading with 65 percent of the party list votes, a stronger-than-expected showing that puts liberal groups on the defensive. The figures released Sunday by Egypt’s High Election Commission put the Muslim Brotherhood’s Freedom and Justice party in front with 36.6 percent of the […]
Russia Holds Elections Amid Complaints of Fraud
Posted December 4th, 2011 at 8:20 am (UTC-5)
Russians cast votes Sunday in parliamentary elections that were plagued by claims of campaign fraud and intimidation of observers. Popular Russian opposition radio station Moscow Echo and election monitoring group Golos said their websites were the victims of hacking attacks Sunday. Both said their site failures were caused by denial-of-service attacks, which overloaded the sites […]
Egypt’s Islamists Take Commanding Lead in Elections
Posted December 4th, 2011 at 8:20 am (UTC-5)
Partial results for Egypt’s first round of parliamentary elections reveal Islamist parties leading with 65 percent of the party-list votes, a stronger than expected showing that puts liberal groups on the defensive. The figures released Sunday by Egypt’s High Election Commission put the Muslim Brotherhood’s Freedom and Justice party in front with 36.6 percent of […]
Ex S. Africa Police Commissioner to Begin 15 Year Jail Term Sunday
Posted December 4th, 2011 at 8:00 am (UTC-5)
Former South African Police commissioner Jackie Selebi is expected to begin his 15 year jail sentence Monday after losing an appeal to overturn his corruption conviction. Selebi was reported to have collapsed at his home Friday after learning that the Supreme Court of Appeals had upheld his conviction. He remains hospitalized for an undisclosed condition. […]
