Police in Indian-controlled Kashmir Monday said security forces opened fire on hundreds of angry residents protesting mid-winter power cuts, killing one person and wounding two other people. The shooting took place outside the National Hydroelectric Power Corporation in the Boniyar area of the Baramulla district near the Line of Control — a de facto border […]
1 Killed, 2 Injured in Indian Kashmir Protest
Posted January 2nd, 2012 at 6:15 pm (UTC-5)
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Reports: Afghan, Pakistani Militants Unite to Fight US-led Troops in Afghanistan
Posted January 2nd, 2012 at 5:45 pm (UTC-5)
Reports from Pakistan say al-Qaida and Afghan Taliban leaders have asked Pakistani militants to stop targeting Pakistani security forces and instead concentrate on battling U.S.-led troops in Afghanistan. The reports quoted unnamed sources as saying that following the intervention of Afghan Taliban supreme commander Mullah Omar, the Afghan and Pakistani Taliban formed a joint five-member […]
US: Republican Presidential Contenders Facing First Test in Iowa
Posted January 2nd, 2012 at 4:40 pm (UTC-5)
With only one day of campaigning left before the first event of the U.S. presidential election process, Republican candidates are making last-minute pitches in the central state of Iowa. On Tuesday, Iowa Republicans will hold party caucuses – meetings at which they will vote for their favorite candidates. The latest voter surveys indicate that former […]
Tens of Thousands Protest New Constitution in Hungary
Posted January 2nd, 2012 at 4:40 pm (UTC-5)
Tens of thousands in Budapest have protested against Hungary’s new constitution, which they believe will weaken democratic institutions. The protest took place near the State Opera House Monday as the center-right Fidesz government led by Prime Minister Viktor Orban celebrated the new “Basic Law” with a gala. The protestors chanted anti-Orban slogans as government dignitaries […]
Nigeria Fuel Prices More than Double
Posted January 2nd, 2012 at 3:05 pm (UTC-5)
Fuel prices in Nigeria more than doubled a day after the oil-rich nation ended a popular consumer fuel subsidy. Prices at the pump on Monday soared from about 40 cents to 88 cents per liter. Witnesses reported that police in the capital, Abuja, used tear gas to disperse dozens of people who had gathered to […]
Washington Ends Key Support For Ethanol
Posted January 2nd, 2012 at 2:35 pm (UTC-5)
The end of 2011 saw the end of billions of dollars in U.S. government support for companies that turn corn into alcohol for motor fuel. That decision marks a big change in U.S. politics. The tax credit was about half a dollar for every 3.8 liters of ethanol, and cost $6 billion in 2011 at […]
Spain Warns Its Deficit Could Grow
Posted January 2nd, 2012 at 1:30 pm (UTC-5)
Spain warned Monday that the government’s deficit for last year could be even higher than it predicted just days ago. Spain’s new conservative government last week projected the 2011 deficit at 8 percent of the country’s annual output of goods and services. But Monday, Finance Minister Luis de Guindos said the deficit could be even […]
Prosecutors to Sum Up in Mubarak Case
Posted January 2nd, 2012 at 1:30 pm (UTC-5)
Egyptian prosecutors will soon present their final arguments in the trial of former President Hosni Mubarak. The summing up might start on Tuesday at the court in Cairo. Mr. Mubarak is charged with corruption and involvement in the deaths of hundreds of anti-government protesters during last year’s demonstrations which unseated the long-time leader. He has […]
Arab League: Snipers Still Threaten Syrian Cities
Posted January 2nd, 2012 at 1:25 pm (UTC-5)
The Arab League chief says snipers and gunfire remain a threat in Syrian cities despite the presence of League monitors. Speaking in Cairo Monday, Nabil El Araby called for an immediate cease-fire in Syria. He said Syria’s military has withdrawn from inside cities, but snipers are still killing people and making it difficult to distinguish […]
Tortured Afghan Teen to Go to India For Treatment
Posted January 2nd, 2012 at 1:25 pm (UTC-5)
Afghan officials say a 15-year-old girl brutally tortured for months by her in-laws will be sent to India for medical treatment. The Interior Ministry said Monday that Sahar Gul’s mother-in-law and sister-in-law have been arrested and police are seeking her husband and father-in-law. President Hamid Karzai ordered the ministry to investigate the case, saying whoever […]
