The North African branch of al-Qaida has claimed responsibility for two kidnappings in Mali last month but denied being involved in a recent abduction of foreigners in Algeria. Al-Qaida in the Islamic Maghreb said it was behind the kidnapping of two French tourists from their hotel room in eastern Mali on November 24. It also […]
Al Qaida Groups Claims Responsibility for Kidnappings
Posted December 9th, 2011 at 10:25 pm (UTC-5)
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Activists: Tibetan Dies After Self-immolation
Posted December 9th, 2011 at 9:15 pm (UTC-5)
Tibetan groups in exile say a former Buddhist monk has died several days after setting himself on fire to protest Chinese rule in Tibet. Activists said Friday that Tenzin Phuntsog died of his burns in a hospital in Tibet on December 6. Chinese officials have not confirmed his death. Rights groups said Tenzin Phuntsog had […]
Syrian Forces Kill 15 as Protests Spread
Posted December 9th, 2011 at 7:50 pm (UTC-5)
Syrian activists say security forces have killed at least 24 people, including several children, as anti-government protests spread nationwide. The Britain-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights told VOA three boys, ages 10, 12, 14, were shot and killed Friday in and around the restive city of Homs. Meanwhile, a 12-year-old girl was shot in the […]
New ‘Fiscal Discipline’ Treaty in Eurozone Crisis
Posted December 9th, 2011 at 7:10 pm (UTC-5)
Most members of the European Union agreed Friday to a new deal that will increase central control over individual government budgets. The plan is an effort to address the debt problems that have threatened the common euro currency and driven Europe into an economic crisis. All 17 EU members that use the euro agreed to […]
Kabila Named Winner of DRC Election; Tshisekedi Rejects Results
Posted December 9th, 2011 at 6:50 pm (UTC-5)
Democratic Republic of Congo President Joseph Kabila has been named the winner of last week’s election, but the president’s top opponent is rejecting the results and has proclaimed himself to be the country’s leader. Congo’s electoral commission released final provisional election results Friday, saying Mr. Kabila defeated challenger Etienne Tshisekedi 49 to 32 percent, with […]
Climate Change Talks Continue Through the Night
Posted December 9th, 2011 at 4:35 pm (UTC-5)
A United Nations climate conference continued through the night Friday with nations still facing deep divisions on how to cut greenhouse gases. After two weeks of negotiations in Durban, South Africa, delegates struggled with the details of a European Union proposal to create a binding pact to fight global warming. Observers say the world’s biggest […]
Iranian Human Rights Activists Criticize Tehran’s Satellite Jamming
Posted December 9th, 2011 at 4:05 pm (UTC-5)
Two prominent Iranian human rights activists are calling on the European Union and United States to take action against European satellite companies who host Iranian state programming. Nobel Peace Prize winner and human-rights lawyer Shirin Ebadi and the director of the International Campaign for Human Rights in Iran Hadi Ghaemi made the comments on Friday […]
Local Police Chief Killed in Suicide Attack in Afghanistan
Posted December 9th, 2011 at 3:30 pm (UTC-5)
A suicide bomber struck a mosque in eastern Afghanistan Friday, killing a local police chief and at least five other people. The attack in Kunar province came a few days after a suicide attack killed 55 people near a Shi’ite shrine in Kabul as Shi’ite pilgrims gathered to mark the holy day of Ashura. Authorities […]
Kabila Named Winner of DRC Election; Tshisekedi Rejects Results
Posted December 9th, 2011 at 2:55 pm (UTC-5)
Democratic Republic of Congo President Joseph Kabila has been named the winner of last week’s election, but the president’s top opponent is rejecting the results and has proclaimed himself to be the country’s leader. Congo’s electoral commission released final provisional election results Friday, saying Mr. Kabila defeated challenger Etienne Tshisekedi 49 to 32 percent, with […]
Syrian Forces Kill 15 as Protests Spread
Posted December 9th, 2011 at 2:35 pm (UTC-5)
Syrian activists say security forces have killed at least 24 people, including several children, as anti-government protests spread nationwide. The Britain-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights told VOA three boys, ages 10, 12, 14, were shot and killed Friday in and around the restive city of Homs. Meanwhile, a 12-year-old girl was shot in the […]
