Egyptians in the country’s two largest cities and other areas are going to the polls in a series of runoff elections for parliament, with Islamist parties expected to build on strong results from the first round of voting last week. The runoff elections in Cairo, Alexandria and seven other provinces begin Monday and end Tuesday. […]
Egyptians in Cairo, Alexandria Vote in Runoff Elections for Parliament
Posted December 5th, 2011 at 5:30 am (UTC-5)
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Majority Narrows for Putin’s Party in Russia Polls
Posted December 5th, 2011 at 5:25 am (UTC-5)
Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin’s ruling party has suffered surprisingly steep losses in parliamentary elections, giving the man who has dominated politics there for more than a decade a much reduced majority. With 96 percent of the vote counted, United Russia on Monday looked set to win 238 seats in the 450-seat State Duma, or […]
Contaminated Water Leaks from Japanese Nuclear Plant
Posted December 5th, 2011 at 4:30 am (UTC-5)
The operator of Japan’s crippled nuclear power plant says a fresh leak of radioactive water has been discovered. Tokyo Electric Power Company says about 45 tons of radioactive water has leaked from a purification device at the Fukushima Daiichi plant. Officials say most of the water appears to have remained inside the facility. TEPCO says […]
Vietnam Seeks Millions to Clear War-Era Explosives
Posted December 5th, 2011 at 3:50 am (UTC-5)
Vietnam’s prime minister says more than 42,000 people have been killed and more than 62,000 have been wounded by abandoned bombs, mines and other explosives since the Vietnam War ended in 1975. Nguyen Tan Dung delivered the grim statistics of the war’s legacy Monday at an international mine action donors conference in Hanoi. Vietnam is […]
‘Occupy’ Protesters Arrested in Washington
Posted December 5th, 2011 at 3:40 am (UTC-5)
Police in Washington, DC have arrested 31 anti-Wall Street protesters after authorities moved in to remove a wooden structure the protesters erected without a permit. Protesters, who have been camped at McPherson Square for weeks, began erecting the frame for a two-story wooden building Saturday. But police informed them Sunday morning they needed a permit […]
Former Ivory Coast Leader Faces ICC Judges
Posted December 5th, 2011 at 3:35 am (UTC-5)
Former Ivory Coast President Laurent Gbagbo will appear before the International Criminal Court Monday to face four charges of crimes against humanity stemming from his role in the deadly aftermath of last year’s elections. Mr. Gbagbo, the first former head of state to be tried by the global court since its inception in 2002, will […]
Activists: Syrian Forces Kill 35 People as Govt. Defies Arab Deadline
Posted December 5th, 2011 at 3:30 am (UTC-5)
Syrian rights activists say pro-government forces have killed at least 35 people as Damascus defied another Arab League deadline to let observers into the country to verify a government pledge to stop cracking down on dissent. The activists say most of Sunday’s killings by Syrian troops and pro-government militiamen happened in the central province of […]
Kennedy Center Honors Celebrate Music, Movies, and Broadway
Posted December 5th, 2011 at 2:05 am (UTC-5)
U.S. President Barack Obama and Caroline Kennedy led the 34th annual Kennedy Center Honors celebration Sunday to honor those who have influenced American culture through the arts. This year’s honorees were cellist Yo-Yo Ma, actress Meryl Streep, singer Neil Diamond, jazz great Sonny Rollins, and Broadway singer Barbara Cook. Caroline Kennedy hosted the program in […]
Putin’s Party Losing Support in Russian Election
Posted December 5th, 2011 at 1:05 am (UTC-5)
Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin’s ruling party has suffered surprisingly steep losses in Russia’s parliamentary elections, polling just under a 50 percent majority with 92 percent of the vote counted. The Central Election Commission said early Monday that United Russia had garnered 49.8 percent of the ballots cast Sunday, compared with 64 percent in 2007. […]
Egyptians in Cairo, Alexandria Vote in Runoff Elections for Parliament
Posted December 5th, 2011 at 12:25 am (UTC-5)
Egyptians in the country’s two largest cities and other areas are voting in a series of runoff elections for the country’s first parliament since the ouster of autocratic president Hosni Mubarak earlier this year. The runoff elections in Cairo, Alexandria and seven other provinces will take place Monday and Tuesday, and determine the individual winners […]
