Greek police clashed Tuesday with some of the thousands of striking workers in Athens protesting the latest austerity measures the government is seeking to impose to meet the demands of the country’s international creditors. Some demonstrators charged the steps of parliament and threw rocks at police, who fired tear gas at the protesters and hit […]
Greek Police Clash with Striking Workers Protesting Austerity Measures
Posted February 7th, 2012 at 9:50 am (UTC-5)
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Russian FM: Syria’s Assad to Set Constitutional Referendum
Posted February 7th, 2012 at 9:45 am (UTC-5)
Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov says Syrian President Bashar al-Assad will soon set a date for holding a referendum on a new constitution, after the two met in Damascus to discuss the escalating violence in the country. Russian state media quoted Lavrov as saying Mr. Assad told him he will meet in the coming days […]
UN: 22,000 People Flee Mali Fighting
Posted February 7th, 2012 at 9:25 am (UTC-5)
The United Nations refugee agency says at least 22,000 people have fled fighting in northern Mali linked to a Tuareg rebellion. Spokesman Adrian Edwards told VOA on Tuesday the U.N. is sending a mission to the region to assess the humanitarian situation. The refugee agency estimates 10,000 people have fled from Mali into Niger, with […]
Blasts Hit Near Nigerian Military Base
Posted February 7th, 2012 at 8:55 am (UTC-5)
Witnesses in Nigeria say two explosions near a military base in the central city of Kaduna caused an unknown number of casualties Tuesday. Yushau Shuaib, a spokesman for Nigeria’s National Emergency Management Agency, says it was not immediately clear what caused the blasts. Initial reports say one of the explosions occurred at a base of […]
UN: 22,000 People Flee Mali Fighting
Posted February 7th, 2012 at 7:50 am (UTC-5)
The United Nations refugee agency says at least 22,000 people have fled fighting in northern Mali linked to a Tuareg rebellion. Spokesman Adrian Edwards told VOA on Tuesday the U.N. is sending a mission to the region to assess the humanitarian situation. The refugee agency estimates 10,000 people have fled from Mali into Nigeria, with […]
Sudanese Rebels Free Abducted Chinese Workers
Posted February 7th, 2012 at 7:40 am (UTC-5)
Sudanese rebels have released a group of Chinese workers kidnapped 10 days ago in Southern Kordofan state. Sudan’s foreign ministry said Tuesday that the workers were being flown by a Red Cross plane to Kenya, where they will be handed over to Chinese embassy officials. The ministry did not indicate how many workers were freed. […]
Survey: Nearly Quarter of Chinese Farmers Not Compensated for Land Seizures
Posted February 7th, 2012 at 7:15 am (UTC-5)
A new survey published Tuesday suggests that a rising number of Chinese residents have become victims of government land seizures. The study found that more than 43 percent of rural farmers have been the victims of land grabs since the late 1990s. The survey showed a dramatic increase in such cases since 2007. Nearly a […]
Russian FM Lavrov Meets With Syrian President
Posted February 7th, 2012 at 6:50 am (UTC-5)
Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov has told Syrian President Bashar al-Assad that Moscow wants Arab people to “live in peace,” as the two men met amid Western and Arab pressures for a solution to the crisis in Syria and reports of continued violence. Lavrov traveled to Damascus Tuesday along with Russia’s foreign intelligence chief. His […]
Britain Marks Charles Dickens’ 200th Birthday
Posted February 7th, 2012 at 6:50 am (UTC-5)
Britain’s Prince Charles is leading ceremonies marking the 200th anniversary of the birth of Charles Dickens, one of English literature’s most famous and celebrated novelists. The prince will lay a wreath at Dickens’ grave Tuesday at Westminster Abbey’s Poets’ Corner, where the writer was buried in 1870 alongside Geoffrey Chaucer, Tennyson, Samuel Johnson and other […]
Maldives President Resigns Following Police Mutiny, Protests
Posted February 7th, 2012 at 5:50 am (UTC-5)
Maldives President Mohamed Nasheed has resigned following weeks of opposition protests over his controversial decision to arrest a senior judge. Mr. Nasheed’s resignation Tuesday came after mutinous police took over state television headquarters in the capital, Male, and broadcasted calls for him to step down. Earlier, a group of police had joined an opposition protest […]
