United Nations officials said gunmen have killed one international peacekeeper and injured three others in Sudan’s restive Darfur region. Gunmen on Saturday ambushed the joint U.N.- African Union patrol near the El Daein in South Darfur. Darfur rebel groups launched an uprising against the government in 2003, accusing Khartoum of neglecting their region. The U.N. […]
Gunmen Kill Peacekeeper in Sudan’s Darfur Region
Posted January 21st, 2012 at 4:15 pm (UTC-5)
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Romanians Continue Anti-Government Protests
Posted January 21st, 2012 at 4:15 pm (UTC-5)
Hundreds of Romanians endured heavy snow Saturday to hold another day of protests against spending cuts and other austerity measures, including a controversial health reform bill. The protesters in the capital, Bucharest, gathered for the ninth consecutive day to voice their anger at the government of President Traian Basescu and call for early elections. Some […]
Budapest Rally Gathers 100,000 Government Supporters
Posted January 21st, 2012 at 4:05 pm (UTC-5)
An estimated 100,000 people have rallied in Hungary’s capital to support Prime Minister Viktor Orban, who is under fire over controversial media reforms. The protest Saturday in Budapest was organized by supporters of the ruling center-right Fidesz party, led by Mr. Orban. Many of those taking part carried Hungarian flags, sang patriotic songs and chanted […]
12th Body Found on Wrecked Cruise Ship in Italy
Posted January 21st, 2012 at 4:00 pm (UTC-5)
Italian divers have found a woman’s body in the wrecked cruise liner Costa Concordia, raising the death toll from the maritime accident to 12. Officials say the body was found Saturday in the corridor of a submerged section of the 114,000-ton ship and was transferred to the mainland. Divers had entered previously inaccessible parts of […]
Obama Promises New ‘Economic Blueprint’ in State of the Union Address
Posted January 21st, 2012 at 3:35 pm (UTC-5)
President Barack Obama has offered a brief glimpse into his State of the Union address next week, when he says he will announce a new “economic blueprint” intended to benefit all Americans. In a video message to his political supporters, Mr. Obama said his plan will help the manufacturing and energy sectors of the nation’s […]
30 Killed in Syria, As Opposition Seeks U.N. Intervention
Posted January 21st, 2012 at 3:30 pm (UTC-5)
Syrian state media and activists say at least 30 people have been killed across Syria on Saturday as opposition groups appeal to the Arab League for United Nations intervention. The SANA news agency says a roadside bomb blast killed at least 14 people in the northwestern Idlib province Saturday. It says a string of explosions […]
French Defense Minister Visits Afghanistan
Posted January 21st, 2012 at 3:30 pm (UTC-5)
The French defense minister arrived in Kabul Saturday for talks with Afghan President Hamid Karzai, a day after an Afghan solider shot and killed four French troops. Gerard Longuet said France remains committed to bringing stability to Afghanistan. His comment followed a threat from Paris to accelerate its troop withdrawal following the soldiers’ deaths. Longuet […]
US Welcomes Upcoming UN-backed Cyprus Talks
Posted January 21st, 2012 at 3:20 pm (UTC-5)
The United States is urging the leaders of divided Cyprus to take advantage of next week’s talks in New York to make real progress toward a settlement reunifying the island. A spokesman for the State Department, Victoria Nuland, issued a statement Saturday, saying the U.S. government welcomes the United Nations-backed negotiations set for Monday and […]
Libyans Storm Transitional Govt. HQ in Benghazi
Posted January 21st, 2012 at 2:50 pm (UTC-5)
A crowd of Libyan demonstrators used hand grenades to force their way inside the local headquarters of Libya’s ruling National Transitional Council in the eastern city of Benghazi Saturday, to protest the pace of reforms. Witnesses said the people of Benghazi, the birthplace of the uprising against longtime dictator Moammar Gadhafi, were demanding greater transparency […]
American Man Kidnapped in Somalia
Posted January 21st, 2012 at 2:35 pm (UTC-5)
Somali gunmen in the central town of Galkayo have kidnapped an American man, as abductions for ransom continue in the dangerous east African nation. The man was traveling in a car that was surrounded just as it was leaving the town’s airport and that the gunmen reportedly included members of the man’s security guard. News […]
