A local South Sudanese official says over 3,000 people have been killed during tribal clashes that broke out last week in the troubled state of Jonglei. The commissioner of Jonglei’s Pibor county, Joshua Kronyi, says the bodies of 2,182 women and children and 959 men have been counted so far. Last week, a group of […]
Local Official: 3,000 Dead in South Sudan Ethnic Violence
Posted January 6th, 2012 at 4:00 am (UTC-5)
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Journalist Murdered in Southern Philippines
Posted January 6th, 2012 at 3:50 am (UTC-5)
Police in the southern Philippines say gunmen have shot and killed a radio broadcaster and newspaper publisher as he drove in his car with his wife and daughter. Authorities say 41-year-old Christopher Guarin was attacked late Thursday by two unidentified men on a motorcycle in the southern port city of General Santos. Police said his […]
Turkey Ex-Military Chief Arrested Over Alleged Anti-Government Plot
Posted January 6th, 2012 at 3:10 am (UTC-5)
Turkey’s former army chief was arrested on Friday over an alleged plot to topple the government of Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan. The lawyer of for General Ilker Basbug said authorities have jailed Basbug, who is accused of leading a terrorist organization. A Turkish prosecutor called for Basbug to be taken into custody on […]
Beijing to Publish More Precise Air Quality Data
Posted January 6th, 2012 at 2:20 am (UTC-5)
Beijing authorities say they will start publicizing more precise data on the city’s air quality, after a public outcry that the government was understating pollution levels. The Chinese capital currently bases its air quality on particles of 10 micrometers or larger, known as PM10, and does not take into account the smaller particulates that experts […]
