Egypt is holding a second day of runoff elections for the national parliament, with rival Islamist parties engaging in increasingly heated competition for votes in the country’s two largest cities and seven other provinces. Voting in the runoffs for 52 individual seats in Cairo, Alexandria and the other provinces began Monday and was due to […]
Runoff Elections Intensify Rivalry Between Egypt’s Islamist Parties
Posted December 6th, 2011 at 3:55 am (UTC-5)
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Washington Protestors Prepare to ‘Take Back the Capitol’
Posted December 6th, 2011 at 3:20 am (UTC-5)
Protestors and activists from across the United States continue to gather on Washington’s National Mall for several days of planned protests aimed at Congress and its leaders on Capitol Hill. Nicknamed the “Take Back the Capitol” protest, organizers have planned rallies starting Tuesday and continuing for at least the next three days. Organizers expect thousands […]
Australian Man Kidnapped in Southern Philippines
Posted December 6th, 2011 at 3:10 am (UTC-5)
Officials in the Philippines say suspected Islamist militants have kidnapped an Australian man from his home on the restive southern island of Mindanao. Police and military officials say 53-year-old Richard Rodwell, a retired Australian army soldier, was abducted by several gunmen in the sparsely populated village of Ipil late Monday. Australian Prime Minister Julia Gillard […]
Arab League Studying ‘New’ Syrian Conditions for Observers
Posted December 6th, 2011 at 2:25 am (UTC-5)
The Arab League says it is studying a Syrian proposal to conditionally allow observers into the country to monitor Syrian compliance with a pledge to stop cracking down on a nine-month pro-democracy uprising. Arab League chief Nabil Elaraby said Monday a letter he received from the Syrian government contained “new” conditions that the regional bloc […]
Asian Markets Lower after S&P Eurozone Downgrade Threat
Posted December 6th, 2011 at 2:25 am (UTC-5)
Asian markets were trading lower Tuesday after the Standard and Poor’s rating agency said it may soon downgrade 15 eurozone countries if European leaders cannot come up with a plan to fix the region’s debt crisis. Tokyo’s Nikkei index, South Korea’s Kospi and Hong Kong’s Hang Seng are all down more than one percent, while […]
Syrian Activists Report Killing of 34 Civilians by Assad’s Loyalists
Posted December 5th, 2011 at 10:35 pm (UTC-5)
Activists in the central Syrian city of Homs said Monday militiamen loyal to President Bashar al-Assad kidnapped and killed 34 civilians. The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said circumstances of their deaths were not immediately clear but activists and residents in several districts reported a spate of kidnappings in anti-Assad neighborhoods since Sunday. The head […]
US Lawmakers Call for Review of Pakistan Relations
Posted December 5th, 2011 at 10:25 pm (UTC-5)
Two influential U.S. lawmakers are calling for the United States to “fully review” its relationship with Pakistan, including reconsidering all security and economic aid. Republican Senators John McCain and Lindsey Graham said in a statement Monday the U.S. has been, in their words, “incredibly patient” with Pakistan. But they said future relations with the country […]
Islamists Look to Extend Lead in Egypt Runoff Elections
Posted December 5th, 2011 at 9:15 pm (UTC-5)
Voters in Egypt’s two largest cities — Cairo and Alexandria — and seven other provinces went to the polls Monday in the runoff for the first stage of the country’s parliamentary elections, with Islamists looking to extend their commanding lead. The runoffs that continue Tuesday are being held in all but four precincts where candidates […]
Merkel, Sarkozy Call for New EU Treaty to Solve Debt Crisis
Posted December 5th, 2011 at 8:45 pm (UTC-5)
French President Nicolas Sarkozy and German Chancellor Angela Merkel are calling for a new European Union treaty to control spending, in an effort to end Europe’s debt crisis and save the continent’s euro currency. The two leaders said after meeting in Paris Monday they want all 27 EU nations to agree that national government budgets […]
Thousands Flee DRC Fearing Post-Election Violence
Posted December 5th, 2011 at 8:35 pm (UTC-5)
Thousands of people are fleeing the Democratic Republic of Congo’s capital, fearing that election results to be announced Tuesday will spark violence. Police in the neighboring Congo Republic say at least 3,000 people have arrived in the capital Brazzaville since December 2. Authorities say most of the arrivals are from the DRC capital, Kinshasa, which […]
