Afghan officials say a suicide car bomber has killed four civilians in an attack on a NATO-affiliated provincial reconstruction team in southern Afghanistan. A spokesman for the governor of Helmand province said Thursday’s attack took place in the provincial capital, Lashkar Gah. Officials say the bomber hit a convoy of armored vehicles passing near the […]
Suicide Bomber Attacks Reconstruction Team in Afghanistan
Posted January 26th, 2012 at 1:10 pm (UTC-5)
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EU Says Greece May Need More Eurozone Aid
Posted January 26th, 2012 at 12:50 pm (UTC-5)
The European Union’s top economic official says that Greece’s public creditors may have to hand it more financial aid to cut its staggering debt because a prospective deal with private lenders is not likely to be big enough. EU economics commissioner Olli Rehn said Thursday that he expects the Athens government will reach a deal […]
Australian Police Rescue PM from Unruly Crowd
Posted January 26th, 2012 at 12:35 pm (UTC-5)
Riot police in the Australian capital moved in Thursday to rescue Prime Minister Julia Gillard and opposition leader Tony Abbott from a crowd of unruly protesters who were supporting indigenous rights. Photographs and television footage show plainclothes security personnel clutching the prime minister as they pulled her away from a Canberra restaurant surrounded by protesters […]
Report: South Africans, Kenyans Top Twitter Users in Africa
Posted January 26th, 2012 at 12:35 pm (UTC-5)
A new study says South Africans and Kenyans are Africa’s most active Twitter users and that the social networking site is rapidly becoming a key information tool across the continent. Researchers analyzed more than 11.5 million tweets from specific locations in Africa during the last three months of 2011. They found South Africans made more […]
US Economy: Mixed Signals
Posted January 26th, 2012 at 11:20 am (UTC-5)
The sluggish U.S. economy produced mixed signals Thursday about how fast it is advancing. The U.S. government reported that orders for durable goods — those designed to last at least three years — surged 3 percent in December, suggesting that manufacturing is a strong segment of the national economy. Orders for cars, commercial airplanes, machinery, […]
Arab League to Present Syria Plan to UN Security Council
Posted January 26th, 2012 at 11:20 am (UTC-5)
Arab League chief Nabil Elaraby says he and Qatar’s prime minister will jointly present an Arab plan for resolving Syria’s months-long unrest to the U.N. Security Council on Monday. Speaking Thursday in Cairo, Elaraby said he and the Qatari leader will ask the Security Council to endorse the plan, which calls for Syrian President Bashar […]
Australian Police Rescue PM from Unruly Crowd
Posted January 26th, 2012 at 11:20 am (UTC-5)
Riot police in the Australian capital moved in Thursday to rescue Prime Minister Julia Gillard and opposition leader Tony Abbott from a crowd of unruly protesters who were supporting indigenous rights. Photographs and television footage show plainclothes security personnel clutching the prime minister as they pulled her away from a Canberra restaurant surrounded by protesters […]
Russia Approves New Opposition Rally
Posted January 26th, 2012 at 11:15 am (UTC-5)
Authorities in Moscow have agreed to allow a mass opposition rally on February 4, a month before Russia’s presidential polls. Deputy Mayor Aleksander Gorbenko says authorities approved the route for the protest, which will see demonstrators march to Bolotnaya Square, just opposite the Kremlin on the other side of the Moscow River. An estimated 50,000 […]
Fund to Battle AIDS, Malaria, TB Gets $750 Million
Posted January 26th, 2012 at 10:40 am (UTC-5)
The Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Malaria and Tuberculosis, which is credited with saving millions of lives, is slated to get $750 million to continue its work. The Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation renewed its commitment to the fund on Thursday during an annual meeting of the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland. Microsoft founder […]
Afghan President in Europe to Sign Strategic Deals
Posted January 26th, 2012 at 10:25 am (UTC-5)
Afghan President Hamid Karzai is in Europe on a trip aimed at establishing long-term strategic partnerships with Italy, France and Britain. On the first leg of his trip, Mr. Karzai met in Rome Wednesday with Italian President Giorgio Napolitano to discuss the situation in Afghanistan. During the meeting, Mr. Karzai praised Italy for the sacrifices […]
