The flight of Madagascar’s ousted to his island homeland Saturday has been diverted back to South Africa, where he has spent three years in exile. A spokesman for Marc Ravalomanana says officials in Madagascar closed the airspace to prevent him from returning home. He had vowed to return, despite a threat that he would be […]
Ousted Exiled Madagascar President’s Flight Home Diverted
Posted January 21st, 2012 at 7:30 am (UTC-5)
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12 Killed in Maoist Attack in India
Posted January 21st, 2012 at 6:50 am (UTC-5)
Police in eastern India say suspected Maoist rebels have triggered a landmine blast, killing at least 12 police officers and wounding at least two. Authorities say the Maoists targeted a police vehicle in a densely forested region in Jharkhand state Saturday. National leaders say the 40-year-long Maoist insurgency in India is the country’s biggest internal […]
Ousted Exiled Madagascar President Heads Home
Posted January 21st, 2012 at 6:25 am (UTC-5)
Madagascar’s ousted president has left South Africa for his island homeland, ending three years in exile, despite a threat that he will be arrested. Marc Ravalomanana, accompanied by his wife, left Johannesburg airport Saturday for the trip to Madagascar. Before leaving, Ravalomanana said that he was certain he would not be turned away like last […]
Search Resumes on Wrecked Cruise Ship
Posted January 21st, 2012 at 6:10 am (UTC-5)
Italian rescuers have resumed their search Saturday for at least 21 people still missing one week after their cruise ship ran aground. Rescue teams used small explosions to blow new holes in the ship on Saturday morning as they sought new routes into the stricken Costa Concordia cruise liner, which lies wrecked off the Italian […]
Banned Rushdie Book Read At Indian Festival
Posted January 21st, 2012 at 6:00 am (UTC-5)
Writers read passages of Salman Rushdie’s banned book, The Satanic Verses, at a literary festival Friday in India. Rushdie canceled his plans to attend the Jaipur Literary Festival after protests from Muslim clerics and warnings that he could be targeted for assassination. Hari Kunzru and Amitava Kumar were among the authors who read from the […]
Yemen Approves Immunity for Saleh
Posted January 21st, 2012 at 5:45 am (UTC-5)
Yemen’s parliament has formally approved a law giving President Ali Abdullah Saleh immunity from prosecution, in return for leaving the office he has held since 1978. The law, brokered by neighboring Gulf nations, grants Mr. Saleh complete immunity from legal and judicial prosecution for any alleged crimes committed during his 33-year rule. It is part […]
French Defense Minister Visits Afghanistan
Posted January 21st, 2012 at 5:35 am (UTC-5)
The French defense minister arrived in Kabul Saturday for talks with Afghan President Hamid Karzai, a day after an Afghan solider shot and killed four French troops. Gerard Longuet said France remains committed to bringing stability to Afghanistan. His comment follows a threat from Paris to accelerate its troop withdrawal following the deaths of the […]
Nigeria Bombings Kill At Least Seven
Posted January 21st, 2012 at 4:55 am (UTC-5)
Nigerian police say at least seven people have been killed in a coordinated series of bombings that targeted police and government offices in the northern city of Kano. The predominantly Muslim city is under a 24-hour curfew following Friday’s attack claimed by the radical islamist group Boko Haram. The French Press Agency said there also […]
Ousted Ex-Madagascar President Ignores Arrest Threat to Return Home
Posted January 21st, 2012 at 3:30 am (UTC-5)
Madagascar’s ousted exiled former President says he will be returning to his island homeland on Saturday. Marc Ravalomanana, who spent the past three years in South Africa, said Saturday in Johannesburg that he will not be turned away like last year. Ravalomanana and his wife have reportedly left Johannesburg on a commercial flight to Madagascar. […]
Cuban Prisoner Dies After Hunger Strike
Posted January 20th, 2012 at 9:15 pm (UTC-5)
Cuban human rights activists say jailed dissident Wilman Villar Mendoza has been buried in his hometown in eastern Cuba. The activists say the 31-year-old Villar, who had been suffering from pneumonia, died Thursday following a seven-week-long hunger strike. Last November, Villar was arrested after taking part in a march. A few days later, he was […]
