A disgruntled former employee has killed two foreign aid workers in the Somali capital, Mogadishu. Officials say the shooting occurred Thursday at the offices of the medical aid group Doctors Without Borders. The organization said late Thursday that a 53-year-old emergency coordinator from Belgium and a 44-year-old Indonesian doctor were victims of the shooting. Both […]
Two Foreign Aid Workers Shot Dead in Somali Capital
Posted December 30th, 2011 at 4:30 am (UTC-5)
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Cyclone Hits India’s Southeast Coast
Posted December 30th, 2011 at 2:55 am (UTC-5)
Indian weather forecasters say a cyclone has hit the country’s southeastern coast. Cyclone Thane made landfall near the former French colonial town of Pondicherry Friday morning. Officials say Thane has caused power outages and has uprooted trees. The cyclone’s winds are expected to reach up to at least 120 kilometers per hour before gradually decreasing. […]
China’s Manufacturing Slows
Posted December 30th, 2011 at 2:10 am (UTC-5)
A survey released Friday indicates China’s manufacturing slowed in December for a second month because of weak global demand and U.S. and European financial problems. The latest HSBC Purchasing Managers Index, designed to preview the state of Chinese industry before official output data are published, stood at 48.7 in December from a 32-month low of […]
Syrians Plan Friday Protests as Monitors Energize Movement
Posted December 29th, 2011 at 11:20 pm (UTC-5)
Syrian activists urged protesters to take to the streets across the country Friday, as the presence of Arab League monitors emboldened efforts to force President Bashar al-Assad from power despite a continued crackdown on dissent. Anti-Assad organizers say they have little hope foreign observers will protect them but they still aimed to bring people into […]
Prominent South Korean Democracy Activist Dies
Posted December 29th, 2011 at 10:50 pm (UTC-5)
South Korean news media report that a former leading South Korean democracy activist and prominent liberal politician, Kim Geun-tae, has died. Reports say Kim died Friday from a brain disease at the age of 64. Kim was known as a democracy activist during dictatorships of the 1970s and 1980s. He was repeatedly jailed and tortured […]
Nigeria’s President Meets With Security Chiefs On Curbing Violence
Posted December 29th, 2011 at 10:25 pm (UTC-5)
Nigeria’s President Goodluck Jonathan has summoned his security chiefs for an emergency meeting to discuss growing violence blamed on radical Islamists. At the meeting Thursday in Abuja, the president urged security chiefs to go after the sponsors of radical groups, rather than those who only obey their command. The meeting Thursday in the capital Abuja […]
India’s Upper House Fails to Vote on Anti-Corruption Bill
Posted December 29th, 2011 at 9:35 pm (UTC-5)
India’s upper house of parliament broke for recess Thursday without voting on an anti-corruption bill before a deadline set by activist Anna Hazare, who has led a campaign for the measure using hunger strikes. The lower house approved the so-called “Lokpal” bill earlier this week following hours of heated debate and a staunch defense of […]
Two Aid Workers Shot Dead in Somali Capital
Posted December 29th, 2011 at 8:00 pm (UTC-5)
A disgruntled former employee has killed at least two foreign aid workers in the Somali capital, Mogadishu. Officials say the shooting occurred Thursday at the offices of the aid group Doctors Without Borders (MSF). One person was killed on the spot and the other died later in the hospital. The Doctors Without Borders issued a […]
US Republicans Campaign Ahead of Iowa Caucuses
Posted December 29th, 2011 at 7:40 pm (UTC-5)
U.S. Republican presidential hopefuls are busy campaigning in Iowa Thursday, five days before the first nominating contest of the 2012 presidential campaign. The candidates are filling the next several days with visits to local pizza joints, breakfast spots, and bars, rallies and town halls, and in between, speeding around the central U.S. state to their […]
South Sudan Accuses Sudan of Killing 17 Civilians
Posted December 29th, 2011 at 7:30 pm (UTC-5)
South Sudan’s military says Sudanese forces killed 17 civilians from the south during the second day of airstrikes Thursday in a disputed border area. A South Sudan military spokesman said the people killed in the Western Bahr al-Ghazal state were cattle herders. Officials in Khartoum deny the accusation. In a separate statement, Sudan’s Foreign Ministry […]
