The giant U.S.-based technology company Apple has hit new sales and profit records on surging demand for its iPhones and iPads. Apple says it had $13 billion in profits on $46 billion in sales during the last three months of 2011, one of the most profitable quarters ever for an American company. Apple’s profit exceeded […]
Tens of Thousands Rally in Cairo to Mark Anti-Mubarak Revolt
Posted January 25th, 2012 at 9:55 am (UTC-5)
Tens of thousands of Egyptians have gathered in Cairo’s Tahrir Square to mark one year since the start of an uprising that toppled long-time president Hosni Mubarak. Many of those who attended Wednesday’s rally called it a celebration of the downfall of an autocratic leadership, but others said they want a new revolution against the […]
Pakistan Leader Confers with Burma’s Aung San Suu Kyi
Posted January 25th, 2012 at 9:25 am (UTC-5)
Pakistan President Asif Ali Zardari held talks Wednesday with Burmese democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi, as he wrapped up a two-day visit aimed at boosting trade and economic ties. Mr. Zardari is the latest in a growing list of foreign dignitaries to visit Burma, as the new, nominally civilian Burmese government begins moves to […]
Gunmen Attack Nigeria Police in Tense City
Posted January 25th, 2012 at 9:15 am (UTC-5)
Gunmen have assaulted a police station in the northern Nigerian city of Kano, where attacks claimed by a radical Islamic sect killed more than 180 people last week. Witnesses say a group of gunmen converged Tuesday night on the station in Kano’s densely populated Sheka area and ordered civilians to move away from the building. […]
Slovenia Political Parties Nominate New PM
Posted January 25th, 2012 at 9:05 am (UTC-5)
Five Slovenian center-right parties have reached a deal naming Janez Jansa as the eurozone nation’s new prime minister. The coalition, which makes up 50 of the 90 seats in parliament, named Jansa to the post Wednesday, on a platform of improving the country’s economy. Slovenia’s president, Danilo Turk, has refused to back Jansa, saying he […]
New UN Envoy: Peace Talks Should be Afghan-led
Posted January 25th, 2012 at 9:00 am (UTC-5)
The new United Nations envoy to Afghanistan says any peace talks with the Taliban must be Afghan-led in order to be successful. Jan Kubis told reporters in Kabul Wednesday that no major party should be excluded from the discussions, which must be part of an Afghan-owned negotiating process in which members of the country’s civil […]
Wounded Congresswoman Makes Last Vote in Congress
Posted January 25th, 2012 at 8:55 am (UTC-5)
Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords, who was seriously wounded in a shooting incident in her home state of Arizona last year, is expected to submit her resignation letter on Wednesday to concentrate on her recovery. Giffords’ office said in a statement on Tuesday that she will make her last official decision as a member of the U.S. […]
South Sudan, Kenya Sign Pipeline Deal
Posted January 25th, 2012 at 8:10 am (UTC-5)
South Sudan and Kenya have signed an agreement to build a oil pipeline to a Kenyan port, a move that could end the south’s reliance on facilities of northern neighbor Sudan. A memorandum of understanding was signed in the southern capital, Juba, late Tuesday in the presence of South Sudan President Salva Kiir and Kenyan […]
Exiled Tibetan PM Calls for Foreign Intervention Following Clashes in Southern China
Posted January 25th, 2012 at 8:00 am (UTC-5)
The leader of Tibet’s government-in-exile is calling for foreign intervention to prevent further bloodshed after reports that Tibetan protesters were killed by police during two days of clashes in China’s southwestern Sichuan province. In a statement released Wednesday, exiled Tibetan Prime Minister Lobsang Sangay said the international community must take a “moral stand” and could […]
Militants, Troops Clash in Pakistan’s Northwest
Posted January 25th, 2012 at 7:40 am (UTC-5)
At least four Pakistani soldiers and 17 militants were killed Wednesday during clashes in the country’s northwest. Security officials say troops were conducting a search operation in the Jogi village of Kurram tribal agency when they were attacked by a group of militants. More than 21 people were killed in the ensuing gunbattle. The death […]
