The race for the Republican U.S. presidential nomination is now focused on Florida, a sprawling southern state set to host the 18th debate between the remaining candidates on Monday night. The two apparent leaders in the contest to pick a nominee to oppose President Barack Obama, a Democrat, in the national election in November are […]
US: Republican Candidates Debating Again in Florida
Posted January 23rd, 2012 at 2:40 pm (UTC-5)
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EU Bans Iranian Oil, Freezes Central Bank Assets
Posted January 23rd, 2012 at 2:20 pm (UTC-5)
The European Union has banned new purchases of Iranian oil and frozen the assets of Iran’s central bank as part of a Western campaign to pressure Tehran to suspend controversial parts of its nuclear program. EU foreign ministers agreed to the new sanctions Monday in Brussels. Their decision allows member nations with existing contracts for […]
France Votes on Genocide Bill, Turkey Warns More Sanctions
Posted January 23rd, 2012 at 2:15 pm (UTC-5)
The French Senate has begun debating a bill that makes it illegal to deny as genocide the mass killings of Armenians during Turkey’s Ottoman era nearly a century ago — despite Turkey’s threat of more sanctions. French senators were to vote on the legislation late Monday. Turkish Foreign Minister Ahmet Davutoglu told reporters ahead of […]
US Supreme Court Says Search Warrant Needed to Track Suspects
Posted January 23rd, 2012 at 2:10 pm (UTC-5)
The U.S. Supreme Court has ruled that American police must secure a search warrant before they track criminal suspects with the use of global positioning system technology. The nation’s nine-member highest court unanimously decided Monday that law enforcement officials would be violating suspects’ constitutional protection against unreasonable searches if they attached a GPS monitoring device […]
Russia Could Bar Liberal Leader’s Presidential Bid in Registration Flap
Posted January 23rd, 2012 at 1:25 pm (UTC-5)
Russian election officials say liberal opposition leader Grigory Yavlinsky could be barred from running for president against Vladimir Putin in upcoming elections, because of alleged problems with his registration forms. Yavlinsky on Monday challenged the threatened disqualification, saying a ban on his candidacy would insult tens of thousands of protesters who have recently taken to […]
Pakistan Rejects US Findings on Deadly Border Attack
Posted January 23rd, 2012 at 1:20 pm (UTC-5)
Pakistan’s military has formally rejected the findings of a U.S. inquiry into last year’s NATO attack that killed 24 Pakistani soldiers along the Afghan border. The military said Monday that it does not agree with several portions of the investigation report, calling them factually incorrect. U.S. defense officials blamed inadequate coordination by both Pakistani and […]
US: Republican Candidates Debating Again in Florida
Posted January 23rd, 2012 at 1:05 pm (UTC-5)
The race for the Republican U.S. presidential nomination is now focused on Florida, a sprawling southern state set to host the 18th debate between the remaining candidates on Monday night. The two apparent leaders in the contest to pick a nominee to oppose President Barack Obama, a Democrat, in the national election in November are […]
Syria Rejects Arab League Call for Power Transfer
Posted January 23rd, 2012 at 1:05 pm (UTC-5)
Syria has rejected a new Arab League initiative to end the country’s 10-month-old opposition uprising. The initiative agreed to by Arab League foreign ministers in Cairo on Sunday requires Syrian President Bashar al-Assad to transfer power to a deputy and allow the formation of a national unity government with the opposition within two months. The […]
Kenyan Aid Worker Goes Missing in Pakistan
Posted January 23rd, 2012 at 12:35 pm (UTC-5)
Authorities in southern Pakistan say a Kenyan aid worker and his Pakistani driver have gone missing. Police officials say the aid worker’s abandoned car was found in Sindh province’s town of Naushero Feroze late Sunday. His bags were left behind in the vehicle. Police say they are looking into the possibility that the Kenyan was […]
Italian, Mexican Writers Win Palme Prize
Posted January 23rd, 2012 at 12:05 pm (UTC-5)
Italian journalist Roberto Saviano and Mexican journalist Lydia Cacho have won the 2011 Olof Palme Prize, an international award for promoting peace and combating discrimination. The Olof Palme Memorial Fund said Monday Saviano and Cacho were named co-winners of the prize for their efforts to expose criminal networks despite great personal risk. Saviano won for […]
