Inspectors from the United Nations nuclear watchdog have completed a three-day visit to Iran with no apparent breakthrough on Tehran’s controversial atomic energy program after Western powers imposed tough, new economic sanctions. The semi-official Fars news agency Tuesday called the talks between Iranian officials and the visiting team “constructive,” saying the two sides had agreed […]
UN Team Ends Talks in Iran Amid Tensions Over Nuclear Work
Posted January 31st, 2012 at 2:30 pm (UTC-5)
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Massive Anti-Wade Protest Held in Senegal’s Capital
Posted January 31st, 2012 at 2:25 pm (UTC-5)
Hundreds of thousands of Senegalese are staging a peaceful demonstration in the capital, Dakar, calling on President Abdoulaye Wade to give up his controversial bid for a third term. A reporter for VOA says at one point the exuberant crowd, made up largely of young people, sang, “Society is moving, we are taking notice, we […]
Massive Anti-Wade Protest Held in Senegal’s Capital
Posted January 31st, 2012 at 1:55 pm (UTC-5)
Hundreds of thousands of Senegalese are staging a peaceful demonstration in the capital, Dakar, calling on President Abdoulaye Wade to give up his controversial bid for a third term. A local journalist tells VOA that at one point the exuberant crowd, made up largely of young people, held up their arms and sang, “Society is […]
Republican Candidates Battle for Florida Votes
Posted January 31st, 2012 at 1:30 pm (UTC-5)
After days of often bitter campaigning, Republican voters in Florida are choosing their favorite candidate to run for president. Former Massachusetts governor Mitt Romney expressed confidence before voting started. The Florida Republican primary election Tuesday comes just over a week after he was soundly defeated in the South Carolina primary. Strong debate performances and heavy […]
US: Iran “More Willing” to Conduct Attack on American Soil
Posted January 31st, 2012 at 1:10 pm (UTC-5)
The U.S. intelligence chief says there is an increased threat that Iran could conduct an attack on U.S. soil in the wake of last year’s failed plot to assassinate the Saudi Ambassador to the United States. U.S. Director of National Intelligence James Clapper presented his annual assessment of the worldwide threats to U.S. national security […]
French Lawmakers Seek Rejection of Armenian Genocide Law
Posted January 31st, 2012 at 1:00 pm (UTC-5)
French lawmakers are calling on the country’s constitutional court to examine and overturn a new law punishing denial of the Armenian genocide. Lawmakers from both the Senate and the lower house of parliament who oppose the law made the appeal to the court Tuesday, saying they had gathered the more than 60 signatures needed to […]
Pakistan Repeats Condemnation of Drone Strikes Following Obama’s Remarks
Posted January 31st, 2012 at 12:55 pm (UTC-5)
Pakistan has repeated its condemnation of U.S. drone strikes a day after President Barack Obama for the first time publicly acknowledged the use of such attacks against militants in Pakistan. Pakistani Foreign Ministry spokesman Abdul Basit told VOA on Tuesday that the U.S. missiles strikes are a violation of Pakistan’s sovereignty. He called the attacks […]
Major Points of US Worldwide Threat Assessment
Posted January 31st, 2012 at 12:35 pm (UTC-5)
The U.S. Director of National Intelligence on Tuesday presented to Congress an assessment of worldwide threats to U.S. national security interests. The following are some of the key points as listed in James. Clapper’s prepared statement for the record. Terrorism: The Pakistan-based “core” al-Qaida group once led by Osama bin Laden has diminished in operations […]
US Consumer Confidence Drops
Posted January 31st, 2012 at 12:25 pm (UTC-5)
U.S. consumer confidence dropped in January. A private research group, the Conference Board, says its monthly survey of consumer sentiment showed people increasingly think jobs are more difficult to find. The group’s closely watched index fell from 65 in December to 61 in the first month of the new year, well below the 90 level […]
A Look at the Arab League
Posted January 31st, 2012 at 12:05 pm (UTC-5)
-The League of Arab States, or Arab League, is an association of 22 Arab states, based in Cairo. -It was founded on March 22, 1945 in Cairo, with the aim of strengthening the relationships between member states through political, cultural and economic cooperation. -The first six members of the organization were Egypt, Iraq, Transjordan (later […]
