Greek leaders are issuing new pleas – and warnings – ahead of a crucial vote that will determine whether Europe comes to the rescue with another bailout loan. In a televised address on Saturday, Prime Minister Lucas Papademos defended the thousands of job cuts, drop in the minimum wage and other austerity measures that would […]
Greek Leaders Push for Cuts; Anguish on the Streets
Posted February 11th, 2012 at 7:40 pm (UTC-5)
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Bahrain Expels 2 US Activists
Posted February 11th, 2012 at 7:40 pm (UTC-5)
Authorities in Bahrain on Saturday expelled two American human rights activists, accusing them of violating tourist visa rules by joining anti-government demonstrations in the Persian Gulf kingdom. The authorities said the women, identified as Huwaida Arraf and Radhika Sainath, were ordered out of the country after being arrested during a protest in the capital Manama, […]
Romney Wins Maine’s Caucuses on Top of CPAC Straw Vote
Posted February 11th, 2012 at 7:00 pm (UTC-5)
The Republican Party’s race to find a challenger to U.S. President Barack Obama in November’s election got somewhat clearer Saturday when the frontrunner, Mitt Romney, scored two victories. The first came in a straw vote at an annual convention of conservative Republican activists in Washington where Romney won 38 percent of the vote. Later in […]
Syrian Unrest Intensifies
Posted February 11th, 2012 at 6:20 pm (UTC-5)
Syrian forces moved into several districts of the flashpoint city of Homs Saturday, in their drive to crush a nearly year-old revolt against President Bashar al-Assad. At least 10 people were killed. In Damascus and in the southern city of Douma, overnight clashes between the Free Syrian Army and government troops killed at least three […]
Romney Wins CPAC Straw Vote
Posted February 11th, 2012 at 5:45 pm (UTC-5)
The frontrunner in the Republican Party’s race to select an opponent to face U.S. President Barack Obama in November’s election, Mitt Romney, was seeking a boost in his campaign Saturday and he got one. The former Massachusetts governor came out on top in a straw vote of participants at a Washington convention of conservative Republican […]
Reports: Tibetan Nun Sets Herself on Fire
Posted February 11th, 2012 at 5:25 pm (UTC-5)
Tibetans in exile say a teenage nun has set herself on fire in China’s southwestern Sichuan province. Reports say 18-year-old Tenzin Choedron self-immolated Saturday near the Mamae convent, outside the besieged town of Ngaba. Witnesses said she did not die, and was taken away by Chinese authorities. Her condition is not known. Tibetan exile groups […]
Bahrain Expels 2 Foreign Activists
Posted February 11th, 2012 at 4:10 pm (UTC-5)
Authorities in Bahrain on Saturday expelled two foreign human rights activists, accusing them of violating tourist visa rules by joining anti-government demonstrations in the Persian Gulf kingdom. The authorities said the two women were ordered out of the country after being arrested during a protest in the capital Manama, ahead of Tuesday’s one-year anniversary of […]
Gunmen Assassinate Syrian Army General
Posted February 11th, 2012 at 3:05 pm (UTC-5)
Syria’s state-run news agency says gunmen have shot and killed a high ranking Syrian military officer in the capital, Damascus. The SANA news agency says three gunmen opened fire on Brigadier-General Issa al-Khouli Saturday morning as he left his home. Al-Khouli was a doctor and head of a Damascus military hospital. No one has claimed […]
Low Turnout for 1st Anniversary of Mubarak’s Ouster
Posted February 11th, 2012 at 3:00 pm (UTC-5)
Activists across Egypt held strikes and demonstrations Saturday to mark the first anniversary of President Hosni Mubarak’s ouster, but the turnout was modest. The day of civil disobedience was called to demand that the ruling military council hand over power to civilian authority. But the strikes seemed to cause little disruption and only a few […]
Low Turnout for 1st Anniversary of Mubarak’s Ouster
Posted February 11th, 2012 at 2:35 pm (UTC-5)
Activists across Egypt held strikes and demonstrations Saturday to mark the first anniversary of President Hosni Mubarak’s ouster, but the turnout was modest. The day of civil disobedience was called to demand that the ruling military council hand over power to civilian authority. But the strikes seemed to cause little disruption and only a few […]
