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 […]
Obama Promises New ‘Economic Blueprint’ in State of the Union Address
Posted January 21st, 2012 at 2:35 pm (UTC-5)
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PACE Mission: Russian Needs Political Reforms
Posted January 21st, 2012 at 1:55 pm (UTC-5)
European lawmakers say recent protests are an indication that Russia needs real political change, not a survival mechanism for its current leadership. A delegation of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe made the statement Saturday in Moscow while the leftist opposition rallied to demand fair presidential elections March 4. Protesters waved red flags […]
Yemen Approves Immunity for Saleh
Posted January 21st, 2012 at 1:45 pm (UTC-5)
Yemen’s parliament has formally approved a law giving President Ali Abdullah Saleh immunity from prosecution, in return for leaving the office he has held for more than three decades. The law, brokered by neighboring Gulf nations, grants Mr. Saleh complete immunity from legal and judicial prosecution for any alleged crimes committed during his 33-year rule. […]
’88 Generation Students Group’ Backing Aung San Suu Kyi
Posted January 21st, 2012 at 1:40 pm (UTC-5)
The leaders of Burma’s failed 1988 democratic uprising are putting their faith in pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi. The recently freed leaders of the “88 Generation Students Group” on Saturday voiced support for Aung San Suu Kyi and her National League for Democracy . Group leaders Min Ko Naing and Ko Ko Gyi said […]
China Begins Effort to Come Clean on Pollutants
Posted January 21st, 2012 at 1:10 pm (UTC-5)
Chinese officials are starting to post new data about air quality on the Internet, but already there are questions about the reliability of the information. The effort by the Beijing Municipal Environmental Monitoring Center comes in response to repeated calls from the public for better information about what exactly is in Beijing’s smog-filled air. The […]
Yemen Approves Immunity for Saleh
Posted January 21st, 2012 at 12:45 pm (UTC-5)
Yemen’s parliament has formally approved a law giving President Ali Abdullah Saleh immunity from prosecution, in return for leaving the office he has held for more than three decades. The law, brokered by neighboring Gulf nations, grants Mr. Saleh complete immunity from legal and judicial prosecution for any alleged crimes committed during his 33-year rule. […]
Voting Now in South Carolina’s Republican Primary
Posted January 21st, 2012 at 12:40 pm (UTC-5)
Voters in South Carolina are casting ballots Saturday for the U.S. Republican presidential primary, a critical contest for a party eager to find a challenger to unseat President Barack Obama. Recent polls suggest former congressman Newt Gingrich is a surging challenger to former Massachusetts governor Mitt Romney, who won last week’s key primary election in […]
Madagascar’s Exiled President Blocked from Returning Home
Posted January 21st, 2012 at 12:25 pm (UTC-5)
A plane carrying the exiled former leader of Madagascar was forced to return to Johannesburg after authorities in his homeland closed the country’s air space. Marc Ravalomanana, who has spent the past three years in South Africa, said he wanted to return home in order to implement a plan to restore democracy in the Indian […]
’88 Generation Students Group’ Backing Aung San Suu Kyi
Posted January 21st, 2012 at 12:20 pm (UTC-5)
The leaders of Burma’s failed 1988 democratic uprising are putting their faith in pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi. The recently freed leaders of the “88 Generation Students Group” on Saturday voiced support for Aung San Suu Kyi and her National League for Democracy . Group leaders Min Ko Naing and Ko Ko Gyi said […]
Voting Now in South Carolina’s Republican Primary
Posted January 21st, 2012 at 12:15 pm (UTC-5)
Voters in South Carolina are casting ballots Saturday for the U.S. Republican presidential primary, a critical contest for a party eager to find a challenger to unseat President Barack Obama. Recent polls suggest former congressman Newt Gingrich is a surging challenger to former Massachusetts governor Mitt Romney, who won last week’s key primary election in […]
