Venezuela’s president says his country will not recognize any rulings by the World Bank’s arbitration panel, which is set to hear arguments this year in a multi-billion-dollar dispute between the Latin American country and U.S. oil giant ExxonMobil. Hugo Chavez made the remarks in a televised address Sunday, a week after a separate tribunal ordered […]
Another Tibetan Monk Dies After Setting Himself on Fire
Posted January 8th, 2012 at 3:50 pm (UTC-5)
Reports from Tibet say another Tibetan monk died Sunday after setting himself on fire in Dari county of Amdo region. The reports say that before 42-year-old Lama Sopa Tulku set himself ablaze, he said he was doing so to commemorate all the Tibetans who have died since 2009 for Tibet’s freedom and the return of […]
Ahmadinejad Begins Visit to Latin America
Posted January 8th, 2012 at 3:40 pm (UTC-5)
Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad left Sunday on a five-day Latin American tour, which U.S. officials have dubbed as a sign of desperation for the country heavily sanctioned over its controversial nuclear program. Mr. Ahmadinejad will first visit Venezuela, followed by stops in Nicaragua, Cuba and Ecuador. Iranian state media quote the president as praising the […]
Yemeni Government Approves Immunity for President
Posted January 8th, 2012 at 3:15 pm (UTC-5)
Yemen’s interim government has agreed to grant immunity to President Ali Abdullah Saleh and his administration, clearing the way for his departure in line with a Gulf-brokered agreement. The government on Sunday approved the law that grants Mr. Saleh immunity from “legal and judicial prosecution” for any alleged crimes committed during his 33-year rule. Yemen’s […]
Republican Presidential Hopefuls Debate ahead of First Primary Election
Posted January 8th, 2012 at 2:55 pm (UTC-5)
Two days before the first primary election in the United States, the six Republicans vying for their party’s presidential nomination gathered Sunday for the second debate in as many days. All the candidates have been seeking to brandish their conservative credentials against the more liberal President Barack Obama. And during Sunday’s debate in the northeastern […]
Nigeria Braces for Nationwide Strikes
Posted January 8th, 2012 at 2:50 pm (UTC-5)
Nigerian lawmakers are urging the government to reverse its decision to end fuel subsidies, a move that has doubled the price of fuel and led to nationwide strikes over the past week. During an emergency session Sunday, lawmakers from the House of Representatives voted for a resolution calling for the government to restore the subsidies […]
Afghan Soldier Kills NATO Colleague
Posted January 8th, 2012 at 2:05 pm (UTC-5)
NATO says one of its service members was killed Sunday, apparently by an Afghan army soldier. The NATO statement said the incident took place in southern Afghanistan. It contained no information about the victim’s nationality. The incident appears to be the latest in a string of attacks by members of the Afghan security forces against […]
Former Pakistan President Announces Plans to Return Home
Posted January 8th, 2012 at 1:30 pm (UTC-5)
Former Pakistan President Pervez Musharraf has announced plans to return to the country later this month. Mr. Musharraf told supporters in Karachi via telephone Sunday that he would arrive between January 27 and January 30. The former president leads his own faction of the All Pakistan Muslim League and has talked about returning to Pakistan […]
Arab League Ministers Agree to Extend Syria Observer Mission
Posted January 8th, 2012 at 1:25 pm (UTC-5)
Arab League foreign ministers have agreed to extend the mission of an observer team trying to monitor the Syrian government’s deadly crackdown on a 10-month opposition uprising. The top diplomats from Qatar and other Arab nations met in Cairo on Sunday. Officials say they called for the Arab League observer mission in Syria to be […]
Republican Presidential Hopefuls Debate ahead of First Primary Election
Posted January 8th, 2012 at 12:55 pm (UTC-5)
Two days before the first primary election in the United States, the six Republicans vying for the party’s presidential nomination gathered Sunday for the second debate in as many days. All the candidates have been seeking to brandish their conservative credentials against the more liberal President Barack Obama. And during Sunday’s debate in the northeastern […]
