Indian lawmakers are pushing forward with a landmark anti-corruption bill, despite fierce criticism from the opposition. Lawmakers in the lower house of parliament passed the measure to create an oversight agency to investigate and prosecute politicians suspected of graft. The vote followed rowdy debate in parliament and a staunch defense of the legislation from Prime […]
India Anti-Corruption Bill Passes First Test
Posted December 27th, 2011 at 3:20 pm (UTC-5)
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Yilmaz Denies Turkish Involvement in Greek Forest Fires
Posted December 27th, 2011 at 3:15 pm (UTC-5)
Former Turkish Prime Minister Mesut Yilmaz has denied reports in a Turkish newspaper that implied his country’s government had a part in forest fires that hit Greece in the mid-1990’s. The article said that Mr. Yilmaz claimed another former Turkish prime minister used discretionary funds allocated for security to set Greek forests on fire. He […]
Dozens Arrested Following Coup Attempt in Guinea-Bissau
Posted December 27th, 2011 at 3:05 pm (UTC-5)
Dozens of military officers have been arrested in the West African nation of Guinea Bissau following a suspected coup attempt in the country. Military officials told VOA’s Portuguese to Africa service that several political officials will also be arrested on suspicion of supporting the rebel soldiers in addition to the dozens of high ranking military […]
Indian Anti-Corruption Bill Passes First Test
Posted December 27th, 2011 at 2:45 pm (UTC-5)
Indian lawmakers are pushing forward with a landmark anti-corruption bill, despite fierce criticism from the opposition. Lawmakers in the lower house of parliament passed the measure to create an oversight agency to investigate and prosecute politicians suspected of graft. The vote followed rowdy debate in parliament and a staunch defense of the legislation from Prime […]
Syrian Forces Fire Tear Gas at Protesters; Monitors Visit Homs
Posted December 27th, 2011 at 2:20 pm (UTC-5)
Activists say Syrian security forces have fired tear gas at thousands of protesters who rallied in Homs on Tuesday as Arab League monitors visited the flashpoint city to track the government’s crackdown on dissent. The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights says about 70,000 anti-government protesters were trying to rally in the city’s center. It is […]
U.S. Extradites Suspected War Criminal to Bosnia
Posted December 27th, 2011 at 2:00 pm (UTC-5)
The United States has extradited a Bosnian Muslim woman who is suspected of taking part in the killings of Bosnian Croat civilians and prisoners of war during the region’s 1992 to 1995 ethnic conflict. In a statement Tuesday, Bosnian prosecutors said the United States extradited Rasema Handanovic. She was taken into custody upon her arrival […]
Dozens Arrested Following Coup Attempt in Guinea-Bissau
Posted December 27th, 2011 at 1:55 pm (UTC-5)
Some 100 military officers have been arrested in the West African nation of Guinea Bissau following a coup attempt in the country. Military officials told VOA’s Portuguese to Africa service that several political officials will also be arrested on suspicion of supporting the rebel soldiers in addition to the dozens of high ranking military officials […]
Conspiracy Warnings Fly on Anniversary of Bhutto Assassination
Posted December 27th, 2011 at 1:25 pm (UTC-5)
Pakistan’s ruling party is warning the country’s fragile democracy is at risk, delivering the dire message on the fourth anniversary of the assassination of former Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto. Tens of thousands of Pakistanis rallied Tuesday at the marble mausoleum in Gahri Khuda Baksh that is Mrs. Bhutto’s final resting place. Many of those in […]
US Consumer Confidence Rises
Posted December 27th, 2011 at 1:20 pm (UTC-5)
U.S. consumer confidence hit its highest level in eight months in December, perhaps due to an improving job market. Tuesday’s data comes from the Conference Board, a private research group in New York. Experts watch consumer confidence for clues about the consumer spending that drives most U.S. economic activity. A separate report Tuesday shows the […]
Pakistan: NATO Supply Route Could Reopen for a Price
Posted December 27th, 2011 at 1:15 pm (UTC-5)
Pakistan says it will consider reopening key NATO supply routes to neighboring Afghanistan, provided NATO is willing to pay. Defense Minister Ahmad Mukhtar said that Islamabad has not yet decided whether to allow NATO to resume overland shipments of non-lethal supplies to Afghanistan. But he told reporters in Sukkur that if the routes are reopened, […]
