Syrian rights activists say government security forces have stormed a suburb of the capital that has been a hub for protests during the 10-month uprising against President Bashar al-Assad. The London-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said a large number of troops entered Douma Thursday morning. The group had reported army deserters took control of […]
Rights Activists Say Syrian Troops Storm Protest Hub
Posted January 26th, 2012 at 6:20 am (UTC-5)
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4 Dead After Afghanistan Suicide Bombing
Posted January 26th, 2012 at 6:20 am (UTC-5)
Afghan officials say a suicide car bomber has killed four civilians and wounded 31 others in an attack on a NATO-affiliated provincial reconstruction team in southern Afghanistan. A spokesman for the governor of Helmand province said Thursday that the attack took place Thursday in the provincial capital, Lashkar Gah. Officials say the bomber hit a […]
Main Darfur Rebel Group Names New Leader
Posted January 26th, 2012 at 5:55 am (UTC-5)
The main rebel group in Sudan’s Darfur region has named the brother of its recently slain leader to head the movement. The Justice and Equality Movement on Thursday said it elected Gibril Ibrahim, a former university professor, to be its chairman. He is the brother of Khalil Ibrahim, who was killed in a Sudanese government […]
President, Arizona Governor Clash Over Memoir
Posted January 26th, 2012 at 5:40 am (UTC-5)
U.S. President Barack Obama and Arizona Governor Jan Brewer were seen in a spirited discussion Wednesday over what the governor said was something she had written in a recent memoir. A pool report said the two officials traded words, out of earshot, when the government met the president at a Phoenix airport Wednesday during a […]
China Criticizes New European Sanctions on Iran
Posted January 26th, 2012 at 5:40 am (UTC-5)
China said Thursday the European Union’s ban on oil imports from Iran is not a “constructive” response to Tehran’s suspected nuclear weapons program. The EU announced the oil import ban on Monday, weeks after the United States announced a new set of economic sanctions aimed at pushing Iran to abandon its weapons program. Beijing is […]
Egyptian Protesters Remain in Cairo’s Tahrir Square
Posted January 26th, 2012 at 5:00 am (UTC-5)
Egyptian protesters have remained in Cairo’s Tahrir Square after camping overnight at the site that served as the focal point for protests that toppled long-time president Hosni Mubarak. Scores of people were in the square Thursday, a day after tens of thousands gathered to mark the first anniversary of the uprising against Mr. Mubarak’s autocratic […]
Reports: Japan’s TEPCO to Receive Massive State Bailout
Posted January 26th, 2012 at 4:00 am (UTC-5)
News reports say the Japanese government is prepared to bailout the owner of the crippled Fukushima nuclear plant for $13 billion. Officials with the Tokyo Electric Power Company are negotiating with the government-backed Nuclear Damage Liability Facilitation Fund over the fund’s demand to purchase a two-thirds share in the company, a move that would effectively […]
Report: Philippines May Allow Expanded US Military Presence
Posted January 26th, 2012 at 3:35 am (UTC-5)
The United States is reportedly negotiating a deal with the Philippines to expand the U.S. military presence in the Pacific island nation. The Washington Post Thursday quoted officials from both governments as saying the negotiations are in the early stages, but that both sides are favorably inclined to a deal. The paper said the two […]
Rebel Leader Demands Return of Former Papua New Guinea PM
Posted January 26th, 2012 at 3:35 am (UTC-5)
A retired military commander who claims to have taken over Papua New Guinea’s armed forces has given a seven-day deadline for the government to re-instate former Prime Minister Michael Somare. Reports say Yaura Sasa and a group of heavily-armed rebel soldiers seized a military barracks in the capital, Port Moresby, on Thursday before taking over […]
3 Dead After Afghanistan Suicide Bombing
Posted January 26th, 2012 at 3:20 am (UTC-5)
A suicide car bomber has killed at least three people in southern Afghanistan. A spokesman for the provincial governor of Helmand province said Thursday that some 30 people were wounded in the attack in the city of Lashkar Gah. The spokesman said the bomber appeared to be targeting NATO vehicles near an aid office.
