Activists say Syrian security forces fired shots at protesters in Hama on Wednesday as Arab League monitors toured other regions to track the extent of the government’s crackdown on dissent. Rights groups say the government action in Hama was among scattered violence across the country on Wednesday that left at least eight people dead. Arab […]
Syrian Forces Fire at Protesters While Monitors Tour Country
Posted December 28th, 2011 at 2:00 pm (UTC-5)
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Thousands Strike at LG Plant in Eastern China
Posted December 28th, 2011 at 1:00 pm (UTC-5)
Thousands of factory workers have gone on strike in eastern China, halting work at a South Korean-owned electronics manufacturer. About 8,000 workers stopped work at the LG Display factory in Nanjing city in a protest over year-end bonuses. The workers say South Korean employees at the plant received the equivalent of six months’ pay, while […]
US Will Not ‘Tolerate’ Disruption of Vital Oil Strait Traffic
Posted December 28th, 2011 at 12:50 pm (UTC-5)
The U.S. military says it will not tolerate disruptions in Strait of Hormuz traffic as Iran has threatened to block oil shipments coming through the waterway. A spokeswoman for the Bahrain-based U.S. Fifth Fleet told VOA that the flow of goods through the strait is “vital to regional and global prosperity.” Lieutenant Rebecca Rebarich said […]
Hamas Leader on Official Visit in Sudan
Posted December 28th, 2011 at 12:50 pm (UTC-5)
A senior official of the Palestinian militant group Hamas, Ismail Haniya, is in Sudan on an official visit. Sudan’s official SUNA news agency reported that Haniya planned to take part in a forum on the future of Jerusalem. SUNA said Haniya was greeted late Tuesday at an airport in Khartoum by Ibrahim Ahmed Umar, an […]
Japan to Help India Prop Up Rupee
Posted December 28th, 2011 at 12:25 pm (UTC-5)
Japan has agreed to help provide some relief for India’s troubled currency. Officials say Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda agreed to a $15 billion currency swap arrangement with New Delhi during a visit there Wednesday. The deal is expected to help stabilize the value of the Indian rupee, which has been losing value and is […]
Russia Slams US for Human Rights Abuses
Posted December 28th, 2011 at 11:30 am (UTC-5)
Russia’s foreign ministry is accusing the United States of human rights violations both at home and abroad, in its first-ever report on the state of human rights in other countries. The report, released Wednesday, criticizes the U.S. for the continued operation of the military prison at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, and accuses the White House of […]
Pachyderm Pageant Closes Out Nepal Elephant Festival
Posted December 28th, 2011 at 11:30 am (UTC-5)
The world has a new reigning beauty queen. Event organizers in Nepal declared 12-year-old “Beauty Kali” the winner of the beauty pageant at the eighth annual International Elephant Festival. “Beauty Kali” was the first runner up in last year’s competition. But her handlers spent hours drawing intricate designs on “Beauty Kali” and even painted her […]
Arab League Monitors Visit Flashpoint Syrian Cities
Posted December 28th, 2011 at 10:45 am (UTC-5)
Arab League observers are visiting three flashpoint cities in Syria on Wednesday as the government announced the release of hundreds of prisoners. A day after touring the restive Homs region, mission leader Sudanese General Mohammed Dabi said observers plan to travel to Hama, Idlib and Daraa. The regions have been hotspots for protests against the […]
Bomb Wounds 7 at Nigerian Arabic School
Posted December 28th, 2011 at 10:15 am (UTC-5)
Police in southern Nigeria say assailants have thrown a bomb into an Arabic school, wounding seven people days after a string of deadly church bombings across the country. Authorities in Delta state say the homemade bomb went off after it was thrown from a car late Tuesday. Six children were among the wounded. The attack […]
