Nigeria’s main unions have called for nationwide strikes and demonstrations beginning next Monday, unless the government restores a popular consumer fuel subsidy. The Nigeria Labor Congress and Trade Union Congress made the announcement Wednesday after holding talks in the capital, Abuja. In a joint statement, the unions warned that general strikes, mass rallies and street […]
Nigeria Unions Call for Fuel Price Strike, Protests
Posted January 4th, 2012 at 12:15 pm (UTC-5)
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Auto Sales Rise
Posted January 4th, 2012 at 12:05 pm (UTC-5)
Chrysler says its U.S. auto sales rose a sharp 26 percent over the past year, as the revamped company introduced new products and customers were encouraged by signs of an economic recovery. Wednesday’s report from the third-largest U.S.-based Automaker says it sold just under 1.4 million vehicles in 2011. Last week, Ford Motor Company said […]
Nigeria Unions Call for Fuel Price Strike, Protests
Posted January 4th, 2012 at 11:30 am (UTC-5)
Nigeria’s main unions have called for nationwide strikes and demonstrations beginning next Monday, unless the government restores a popular consumer fuel subsidy. The Nigeria Labor Congress and Trade Union Congress made the announcement Wednesday after holding talks in the capital, Abuja. In a joint statement, the unions warned that general strikes, mass rallies and street […]
Romney Wins Narrow Victory in Iowa
Posted January 4th, 2012 at 11:25 am (UTC-5)
Former Massachusetts governor Mitt Romney has won the Iowa Republican party caucuses, narrowly beating social conservative Rick Santorum in the first nominating contest of the 2012 U.S. presidential election. A party official announced early Wednesday that longtime front-runner Romney beat emerging Republican favorite Santorum by only eight votes, making it one of the closest races […]
Aussie Sharks ‘Evolving’
Posted January 4th, 2012 at 11:00 am (UTC-5)
Some feared predators off the Australian coast appear to be adapting. A team of Australian scientists says it has identified 57 sharks that appear to be the result of mating between two species, making them the first-ever hybrid sharks identified in the wild. The scientists say the hybrid sharks are a combination of the common […]
Afghan Leader Agrees to Taliban Talks and Office in Qatar
Posted January 4th, 2012 at 11:00 am (UTC-5)
Afghan President Hamid Karzai has welcomed negotiations between the Afghan Taliban and the United States, as well as the Islamist insurgent group’s plans to open an office in the Gulf state of Qatar. In a statement Wednesday, Mr. Karzai said he agrees with negotiations between the Taliban and the U.S. that would lead to the […]
Britain Sentences 2 Men for Black Teen’s Murder
Posted January 4th, 2012 at 9:55 am (UTC-5)
A British judge has sentenced two men to minimum prison terms of 14 and 15 years for the murder of a black teenager in 1993. Judge Colman Treacy told a London court Wednesday the murder of 18-year-old Stephen Lawrence was an “evil crime” motivated by racial hatred. He sentenced Gary Dobson to 15 years and […]
China Criticizes “Unilateral” US Sanctions Against Iran
Posted January 4th, 2012 at 9:20 am (UTC-5)
China on Wednesday strongly criticized the United States for imposing fresh sanctions against Iran over its controversial nuclear program. Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Hong Lei told reporters in Beijing that dialogue and negotiations – not sanctions – are the best way to ease tensions and resolve the dispute. “China is against one country putting their […]
Concern About Political Prisoners in Burma
Posted January 4th, 2012 at 9:20 am (UTC-5)
Burma celebrated the 64th anniversary of its independence from Britain on Wednesday amid criticism that the government’s recent clemency program is not doing enough for political prisoners. In a statement marking independence day, President Thein Sein praised the military’s role in bringing about recent democratic reforms and said Burma is “marching toward a democratic nation […]
Kenya Says Forces Take Somali Town from al-Shabab
Posted January 4th, 2012 at 8:45 am (UTC-5)
The Kenyan army says it has taken a town in southern Somalia from militant group al-Shabab in a joint operation with Somali government forces. In messages posted Wednesday to the social media site Twitter, army spokesman Emmanuel Chirchir says the town of Fafadun was seized in an operation that killed three al-Shabab members. Chirchir says […]
