Former South African President Nelson Mandela has been admitted to a Johannesburg hospital for what is described as “long-standing abdominal complaint.” A spokesman for South Africa’s ruling party, Keith Khosa, says the 93-year-old anti-apartheid icon is in the hospital for a planned checkup and that surgery is not planned. He said “there is no need […]
Mandela Hospitalized But ‘No Need to Worry’
Posted February 25th, 2012 at 9:15 am (UTC-5)
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Deadly Car Bomb Hits Yemen as New President Sworn In
Posted February 25th, 2012 at 8:30 am (UTC-5)
A suicide car bombing has killed 26 people outside a presidential palace in southern Yemen hours after longtime vice president Abd-Rabbu Mansour Hadi was sworn-in as the country’s new leader. Security officials say at least 26 people were killed and at least 20 wounded in Saturday’s bombing, which occurred in southern Hadramawt province, located about […]
Two Dead in Afghanistan Shooting
Posted February 25th, 2012 at 7:50 am (UTC-5)
Afghan officials say gunmen have killed two Westerners inside the Interior Ministry building in Kabul. The shooting took place as violence erupted across Afghanistan Saturday, the fifth straight day of protests over the burning of Qurans. Hundreds of rock-throwing protesters attacked a United Nations compound in northern Afghanistan. Officials say at least three people died […]
Deadly Car Bomb Hits Yemen as New President Sworn In
Posted February 25th, 2012 at 7:20 am (UTC-5)
A suicide car bomber detonated a vehicle outside a presidential palace in southern Yemen, hours after the longtime vice president, Abd-Rabbu Mansour Hadi, was officially sworn-in as the country’s new leader. Security officials say at least 21 people were killed and several wounded in Saturday’s bombing, which occurred in southern Hadramawt province, located about 400 […]
SAF Political Spokesman Says Nelson Mandela Hospital Admission Was Planned
Posted February 25th, 2012 at 7:05 am (UTC-5)
A spokesman for South Africa’s ruling party says former president Nelson Mandela’s admission to a hospital in Johannesburg Saturday was planned on advice from his doctors. Keith Khosa of the African Nation Congress said an operation is not part of Mr. Mandela’s care for an ongoing stomach ailment. Earlier Saturday, President Jacob Zuma issued a […]
Red Cross Continues Rescue Attempt in Syria’s Homs
Posted February 25th, 2012 at 6:25 am (UTC-5)
The Red Cross on Saturday made fresh attempts to continue medical evacuations out of the besieged Syrian city of Homs. A spokesman for the the International Committee of the Red Cross said negotiations have resumed with Syrian authorities and the opposition in order to continue evacuating anyone in need of help. On Friday, the Red […]
At Least 17 Killed In Nigeria Violence
Posted February 25th, 2012 at 5:55 am (UTC-5)
A series of bomb blasts and shootings in northern Nigeria has killed at least 17 people, including five worshippers. At least 12 people were killed at police headquarters in Gombe, in the northeast. Police have not confirmed if all the victims were officers, but they do suspect members of the radical Islamic group Boko Haram […]
India Removed from WHO’s Polio Endemic List
Posted February 25th, 2012 at 5:30 am (UTC-5)
The World Health Organization has removed India from the list of polio endemic countries. India’s health minister says WHO removed India from the list Saturday after the country passed one year without registering any new polio cases. India must go another two years without new cases to be declared polio-free. Prime Minister Manmohan Singh said […]
Former S. African President Nelson Mandela Hospitalized
Posted February 25th, 2012 at 4:55 am (UTC-5)
Former South African President Nelson Mandela has been admitted to a hospital in Johannesburg on advice from his doctors. President Jacob Zuma issued a statement Saturday saying that Mr. Mandela has had “a long-standing abdominal complaint and doctors feel it needs proper specialist medical attention.” Mr. Zuma expressed get-well wishes from the South African people […]
New Yemen President Takes Oath of Office
Posted February 25th, 2012 at 4:00 am (UTC-5)
Yemen’s longtime vice president, Abd-Rabbu Mansour Hadi, has been officially sworn-in as the country’s new leader, replacing Ali Abdullah Saleh in a power transfer deal aimed at ending a year of instability. Mr. Hadi took the oath of office during a ceremony at parliament Saturday. In his televised speech, Mr. Hadi pledged to continue the […]
