Fresh from a major win in Florida, U.S. Republican presidential contender Mitt Romney appears poised for victory in the western state of Nevada, with just one day to go before that state’s presidential caucuses. A new poll gives the former Massachusetts governor a 20-point lead over former House of Representatives speaker Newt Gingrich — Romney […]
Romney Leads in Nevada Ahead of Saturday Caucuses
Posted February 3rd, 2012 at 9:55 am (UTC-5)
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Drone Crashes Into Somali Displaced Persons Camp
Posted February 3rd, 2012 at 9:45 am (UTC-5)
Witnesses in Somalia say a drone aircraft has crashed into a displaced persons camp in the capital, Mogadishu. VOA’s Somali Service reports the drone struck a small house Friday inside the Badbado camp. There were no reports of injuries. Camp residents say African Union peacekeeping troops arrived at the scene and took away the wreckage […]
British Energy Secretary Resigns, Facing Criminal Charges
Posted February 3rd, 2012 at 9:45 am (UTC-5)
British Energy Secretary Chris Huhne has resigned and is facing criminal charges in connection with allegations that he dodged a speeding ticket several years ago. The director of public prosecutions announced Friday that both Huhne and his former wife, Vicky Pryce, stand accused of perverting the course of justice involving a traffic offense in 2003. […]
UN Court Rules Against Italy’s Nazi Compensation Claims
Posted February 3rd, 2012 at 9:40 am (UTC-5)
The United Nations’ highest court has ordered Italy to annul all compensation claims against Germany for Nazi war crimes committed during World War Two. The International Court of Justice ruled Friday that Italy’s courts were wrong to allow victims of Nazi atrocities to claim compensation from Germany, because it has legal immunity from lawsuits in […]
Nepal’s Former Rebels Begin Leaving Camps
Posted February 3rd, 2012 at 9:35 am (UTC-5)
Nepal’s former Maoist rebels have begun leaving camps that were established at the end of the country’s civil war in 2006. The first of some 19,000 former rebels were released Friday from seven camps across Nepal as part of a peace deal struck last year between the country’s major political parties. Under the agreement some […]
US Labor Market Surges, Jobless Rate Falls
Posted February 3rd, 2012 at 9:10 am (UTC-5)
The U.S. says its labor market surged last month, with nearly a quarter million workers added to company payrolls, and that its unemployment rate fell to 8.3 percent, the lowest in almost three years. In its closely watched monthly report, the government said Friday that 243,000 jobs were added to the economy, a month after […]
Iran ‘Will Retaliate’ Against Sanctions or Attack
Posted February 3rd, 2012 at 8:55 am (UTC-5)
Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei warned Friday that Iran will retaliate against Western-backed oil sanctions and threats of attack, as media reports say U.S. Defense Secretary Leon Panetta fears Israel could strike Iran in the next few months. A report Thursday in The Washington Post, later backed by other news outlets, said Panetta worries […]
Militants Kill 7 Pakistani Soldiers in Northwest
Posted February 3rd, 2012 at 8:40 am (UTC-5)
Security officials say militants have stormed a military checkpoint in northwest Pakistan, killing seven soldiers and wounding three. Officials say 18 militants were killed when Pakistani forces retaliated during Friday’s attack in the Kurram tribal agency. At least four troops were said to be abducted by the Taliban, who claimed responsibility for the assault. Friday’s […]
2 British Vacationers Die of Legionnaires Disease in Spain
Posted February 3rd, 2012 at 8:15 am (UTC-5)
Two elderly British men vacationing in Spain have died from Legionnaires disease. A British-based vacation booking company says three others who stayed at the Diamante Beach Hotel in the eastern town of Calpe are being treated at a Spanish hospital. The company says five other British citizens who stayed at the same hotel were treated […]
UN: Somalia Famine Over, but Millions Still Need Food Aid
Posted February 3rd, 2012 at 7:50 am (UTC-5)
The United Nations has officially declared an end to the famine in Somalia, but warns that nearly a third of the war-torn country’s population is still in need of food aid. The U.N. Food and Agricultural Organization (FAO) said Friday that because of a good harvest and humanitarian aid, parts of southern Somalia have improved […]
