Search and rescue crews have been deployed off the northern coast of Papua New Guinea, where a ferry carrying around 350 people sank early Thursday morning. Officials with the Pacific nation’s maritime safety agency say 28 people have been rescued from the site of the disaster. The ferry’s operator says it lost contact with the […]
Ferry Carrying Over 300 People Sinks Off Papua New Guinea
Posted February 2nd, 2012 at 12:05 am (UTC-5)
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DRC: Kabila Party Loses Seats, Retains Majority
Posted February 2nd, 2012 at 12:05 am (UTC-5)
Official results from November’s parliamentary elections in the Democratic Republic of Congo show that President Joseph Kabila’s ruling party lost more than 40 percent of its seats. Full results released Thursday by Congo’s Independent National Electoral Commission show Mr. Kabila’s PPRD party won 63 seats, down from the 111 it won in 2006. But the […]
