Army defectors in southern Syria battled loyalist forces backed by tanks in a major armed confrontation Sunday near the Jordanian border, as at least eight people were killed in nationwide violence. Residents and activists said government troops from Syria’s 12th Armored Brigade stormed the southern town of Busra al-Harir overnight. The British-based Syrian Observatory for […]
Defectors Fight Syrian Troops in South as General Strike Begins
Posted December 11th, 2011 at 2:05 pm (UTC-5)
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Pakistan: US Military Vacates Pakistani Air Base by Deadline
Posted December 11th, 2011 at 1:40 pm (UTC-5)
Pakistan says the U.S. military has vacated an air base in the country’s southwest, meeting a deadline set by the Pakistani government in response to a NATO air strike that killed 24 Pakistani soldiers last month. The Pakistani military says it took over the Shamsi base in Baluchistan province on Sunday, as the last flight […]
Bombs Target Security Forces in Kenya
Posted December 11th, 2011 at 1:35 pm (UTC-5)
Two bombs targeting Kenyan security forces exploded in the country’s north, killing one policeman and injuring 12 policemen and soldiers. Police say Sunday’s blasts occurred in Kenya’s North Eastern province near the country’s border with Somalia. In one incident, a remote-controlled device exploded in the town of Mandera, killing one policeman and injuring at least […]
Observers Say DRC Election Results Lack Credibility
Posted December 11th, 2011 at 1:15 pm (UTC-5)
A team of international election observers says the results of last month’s disputed presidential election in the Democratic Republic of Congo were “mismanaged” and lack credibility. The U.S.-based Carter Center said the vote, in which President Joseph Kabila was re-elected, was marred by wide variations in the quality of vote counting. In a statement released […]
Libyan Militia, Army Clash Near Tripoli Airport
Posted December 11th, 2011 at 12:15 pm (UTC-5)
Libyan officials say a gunbattle broke out near the Tripoli international airport when army troops clashed with members of a powerful militia that controls the facility after they opened fire on a convoy carrying one of the country’s most senior military leaders. Army spokesman Abdel-Razik el-Shibahy Sunday accused revolutionary fighters from the western mountain town […]
Medvedev: Russia to Probe Election Fraud Allegations
Posted December 11th, 2011 at 11:45 am (UTC-5)
Russian President Dmitry Medvedev — facing unprecedented voter protests — says he has ordered his government to investigate allegations of electoral fraud in last week’s parliamentary elections. Mr. Medvedev broke two days of official silence Sunday, revealing the probe to followers on the social networking site Facebook. He said he disagreed with tens of thousands […]
Observers Say DRC Election Results Lacks Credibility
Posted December 11th, 2011 at 11:10 am (UTC-5)
A team of international election observers says the results of last month’s disputed presidential election in the Democratic Republic of Congo were “mismanaged” and lack credibility. The U.S.-based Carter Center said the vote, in which President Joseph Kabila was re-elected, was marred by wide variations in the quality of vote counting. In a statement released […]
Karzai: Death Toll in Attacks on Afghan Shi’ites Rises to 80
Posted December 11th, 2011 at 11:05 am (UTC-5)
Afghan President Hamid Karzai says Tuesday’s rare sectarian attacks on minority Shi’ites in the country killed at least 80 people, significantly higher than the previously reported figure of 59. In a speech Sunday in Kabul, Mr. Karzai said he learned of the updated death toll earlier in the day and blamed the bombings on people […]
UN Climate Change Conference Reaches Deal
Posted December 11th, 2011 at 10:50 am (UTC-5)
Delegates from 194 countries at a U.N. climate conference in South Africa have agreed to negotiate an accord that will legally bind countries to take action to slow the pace of climate change. Under the agreement reached Sunday, industrial countries will have to adhere to the 1997 Kyoto Protocol for at least another five years […]
Defectors Fight Syrian Troops in South as General Strike Begins
Posted December 11th, 2011 at 10:00 am (UTC-5)
Army defectors in southern Syria battled loyalist forces backed by tanks Sunday in a major armed confrontation near the Jordanian border. Residents and activists said government troops mainly from Syria’s 12th Armored Brigade stormed the southern town of Busra al-Harir overnight. The British-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said three military vehicles were burned in […]
