A leading dissident monk in Burma is facing new legal problems just weeks after he was released from prison. Burma’s state media, New Light, says Shin Gambira stands accused of illegally “squatting” in one monastery in the country’s main city, Rangoon, that had been sealed by authorities and then breaking into two others. Gambira played […]
Leading Burmese Monk Detained, Facing Charges
Posted February 19th, 2012 at 1:50 pm (UTC-5)
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Violence Breaks Out at Protest Against Senegal’s President
Posted February 19th, 2012 at 1:25 pm (UTC-5)
The western African nation of Senegal was the scene of more protests Sunday against plans by President Abdoulaye Wade to seek a third term in office in an election one week away. Police in the capital Dakar fired tear gas and rubber bullets against rock-throwing demonstrators. Several injuries were reported. The protests began late last […]
Iran Halts Oil Sales to France, Britain
Posted February 19th, 2012 at 1:00 pm (UTC-5)
Iran says it has stopped selling crude oil to France and Britain, in an apparent retaliatory move against the European Union for its phased ban on Tehran’s crucial fuel exports. Iran’s Oil Ministry said Sunday that all shipments to French and British companies have ceased and that the Islamic Republic has taken steps to deliver […]
Bomb Explodes Outside Church in Central Nigeria
Posted February 19th, 2012 at 12:30 pm (UTC-5)
Several people were reported wounded in the central Nigerian town of Sulega when a bomb exploded outside a church. A police spokesman said the explosion came from a parked car. He described it as minor and said an investigation is underway. Sulega is located on the edge of the nation’s capital, Abuja. Suspicion immediately fell […]
Suicide Attack Kills 19 at Iraqi Police Academy
Posted February 19th, 2012 at 12:00 pm (UTC-5)
Iraqi security officials say a car bomb blast outside a police academy in Baghdad has killed at least 19 recruits and officers and wounded more than 26 in the deadliest attack for weeks in the capital. Police say a suicide bomber detonated his car as the recruits exited the compound’s security barriers in northeastern Baghdad […]
Leading Burmese Monk Detained, Facing Charges
Posted February 19th, 2012 at 11:30 am (UTC-5)
A leading dissident monk in Burma is facing new legal problems just weeks after he was released from prison. Burma’s state media, New Light, says Shin Gambira stands accused of illegally “squatting” in one monastery in the country’s main city, Rangoon, that had been sealed by authorities and then breaking into two others. Gambira played […]
Syrian Forces Clamp Down on Damascus
Posted February 19th, 2012 at 11:15 am (UTC-5)
Syrian security forces have deployed heavily in a tense Damascus neighborhood, preventing a repeat of one of the largest anti-government rallies seen in the capital, as violence continued in protest hubs elsewhere in the country. Activists said Sunday that police forced the family of a young protester killed the day before during a mass protest […]
China’s Crackdown on Tibetan Acitivists Leads to Writer’s Arrest
Posted February 19th, 2012 at 9:05 am (UTC-5)
Authorities in Tibetan regions of southwestern China are continuing a recent crackdown against anti-Chinese government activists ahead of this week’s celebration of the Tibetan New Year and in advance of the March anniversary of the Dalai Lama’s flight into exile. News reports from Sichuan province say a Tibetan writer, identified as 33-year-old Gangkye Drubpa Kyab, […]
Iran Halts Oil Sales to France, Britain
Posted February 19th, 2012 at 9:00 am (UTC-5)
Iran says it has stopped selling crude oil to France and Britain, a move seen as retaliation for a phased European Union ban on Iranian oil that has yet to take effect. Iran’s Oil Ministry said Sunday that all exports to French and British companies have ceased and that Tehran has taken steps to deliver […]
Cars Circle Moscow in Anti-Putin Protest
Posted February 19th, 2012 at 8:45 am (UTC-5)
Hundreds of Russian drivers are circling central Moscow to demand that Prime Minister Vladimir Putin allow free elections in Russia. Cars festooned with white balloons and ribbons traveled along the Garden Ring, a 16-kilometer loop around the Kremlin. The Sunday protest comes two weeks before the presidential election that Mr. Putin is expected to win. […]
