The government in the Democratic Republic of Congo has condemned challenger Etienne Tshisekedi’s self-declaration as president, after incumbent Joseph Kabila was named winner of last week’s election. Information Minister Lambert Mende says Tshisekedi is acting irresponsibly and violating the constitution by trying to subvert the decision of electoral authorities. Congo’s electoral commission declared Friday that […]
Congolese Government Condemns Presidential Challenger
Posted December 10th, 2011 at 1:35 pm (UTC-5)
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10 Killed in Syria’s Anti-government Unrest
Posted December 10th, 2011 at 12:50 pm (UTC-5)
Activists say Syrian forces have opened fire on protesters who had gathered at a funeral for a child, killing at least four people. The activists say the unrest the northwestern Idlib province was among several deadly incidents on Saturday. They also say three civilians were killed in the central Homs region after gunfire erupted near […]
9 Killed in Syria’s Anti-government Unrest
Posted December 10th, 2011 at 11:25 am (UTC-5)
Activists say Syrian forces have opened fire on protesters who had gathered at a funeral for a child, killing at least four people. The activists say the unrest the northwestern Idlib province was among several deadly incidents on Saturday. They also say three civilians were killed in the central Homs region after gunfire erupted near […]
Tens of Thousands Gather in Moscow to Protest Alleged Voter Fraud
Posted December 10th, 2011 at 11:10 am (UTC-5)
Tens of thousands of people took to the streets of Moscow and other cities across Russia Saturday to protest alleged election fraud in parliamentary elections won by Prime Minister Vladimir Putin’s ruling United Russia party. Police reported at least 20,000 demonstrators on Moscow’s Bolotnaya Square across the river from the Kremlin, though organizers put the […]
Pakistan Taliban Commander Confirms Peace Talks With Government
Posted December 10th, 2011 at 10:55 am (UTC-5)
A senior Pakistani Taliban leader says the militant group has entered into peace talks with the government. Deputy Taliban commander Maulvi Faqir Mohammad told reporters on Saturday that talks were going in the right direction and that the group may soon sign a formal agreement with authorities. Mohammad, whose fighters operate in the Bajaur tribal […]
3 Women Accept Nobel Peace Prize in Oslo
Posted December 10th, 2011 at 10:25 am (UTC-5)
Two women from Liberia and one from Yemen who fought injustice, oppression and sexual violence against women were awarded the 2011 Nobel Peace Prize Saturday at a ceremony in Norway’s capital, Oslo. Facing a standing ovation of admirers, Liberian President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf, Liberian peace activist Leymah Gbowee and Yemeni women’s rights advocate Tawakkul Karman […]
World Marks Human Rights Day
Posted December 10th, 2011 at 10:15 am (UTC-5)
World powers are marking Human Rights Day with calls for an end to repression across the globe. The annual event, which is taking place on Saturday, is based on the United Nations’ more than 60-year-old Universal Declaration of Human Rights. The document states all people are entitled to fundamental human rights and freedoms. It also […]
Connie Hedegaard, European Commissioner for Climate Change
Posted December 10th, 2011 at 10:10 am (UTC-5)
Delegates from nearly 200 countries are working overtime Saturday at a climate conference in South Africa, trying to reach a deal on fighting global warming. Representatives are negotiating well past Friday’s scheduled end to the two-week U.N. Framework Convention on Climate Change in Durban. Delegates are evaluating a European Union proposal that calls for a […]
Tens of Thousands Gather in Moscow to Protest Alleged Voter Fraud
Posted December 10th, 2011 at 9:50 am (UTC-5)
Tens of thousands of people have taken to the streets of Moscow and other cities across Russia to protest alleged election fraud in parliamentary elections won by Prime Minister Vladimir Putin’s ruling United Russia party. Less than one hour after sanctioned protests began Saturday in Moscow, police reported at least 20,000 demonstrators converging on Bolotnaya […]
Yemen Gets Unity Government
Posted December 10th, 2011 at 7:50 am (UTC-5)
Yemen’s new unity government is in place, tasked with guiding the volatile country toward a critical presidential election in February. The state-run Saba news agency said the unity government was officially sworn-in Saturday in the capital, Sanaa. The Reuters news agency reports the new government then met for the first time, chaired by Yemeni Vice […]
