Gabon’s president has selected a new prime minister from a region never before represented in the post. President Ali Bongo announced the appointment of former agricultural minister Raymond Ndong Sima late Monday. Presidential advisor Igor Simard told VOA that the new prime minister was chosen because of his dual background in government and the private […]
Gabon’s President Names Prime Minister From North
Posted February 28th, 2012 at 6:45 am (UTC-5)
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UN Human Rights Council Expected to Condemn Syria
Posted February 28th, 2012 at 6:30 am (UTC-5)
The United Nations’ top human rights body is meeting in Geneva to consider a condemnation of Syria. At the Tuesday session the U.N. Human Rights Council is expected to support a resolution that accuses Syria of widespread human rights violations, persecution of anti-government activists and the use of heavy weapons in residential areas. The resolution […]
London Police Dismantle ‘Occupy’ Protest From Cathedral Courtyard
Posted February 28th, 2012 at 6:05 am (UTC-5)
British authorities have evicted dozens of “Occupy London” protesters from the courtyard of St. Paul’s Cathedral, where the anti-capitalist activists had held continuous demonstrations since October. City officials accompanied by riot police dismantled about 50 tents at the makeshift campsite outside the world-famous cathedral early Tuesday. Police said they arrested about 20 protesters, some of […]
Proview Escalates iPad Trademark Dispute with Apple
Posted February 28th, 2012 at 6:00 am (UTC-5)
A Chinese electronics company is claiming in a U.S. court that technology giant Apple deceived it into selling the rights to the name iPad for its popular tablet computers. Proview Technology said Monday that Apple had an intermediary establish a company called IP Application Development Limited, or IPAD Ltd . It said the only purpose […]
Sudan Appeals for Chinese Help in Settling Oil Dispute
Posted February 28th, 2012 at 5:25 am (UTC-5)
Sudan has asked China for help in resolving a long-running dispute about oil revenues with newly independent South Sudan, while the south says it is looking for alternative sources of income. After meetings in Beijing Tuesday, Sudanese Foreign Minister Ali Ahmed Karti said Sudan will also consult with other partners, as it tries to end […]
Romney Trying to Avoid Home-State Primary Loss
Posted February 28th, 2012 at 4:55 am (UTC-5)
U.S. Republican presidential hopeful Mitt Romney is trying to avoid a primary defeat in his native state, Michigan, where he once held a commanding lead in the polls and where his father was a popular governor. The contest is one of two key primaries Tuesday as Republicans choose their candidate to face Democratic President Barack […]
Israeli Forces Kill Armed Infiltrator From Sinai
Posted February 28th, 2012 at 4:20 am (UTC-5)
Israeli forces have killed a gunman who illegally crossed into Israel through the porous border with Egypt’s Sinai peninsula. Israel’s military said Tuesday soldiers patrolling the border overnight spotted a group of armed people who entered Israel. A statement says the gunmen opened fire, drawing return fire from Israeli troops who killed one man. The […]
Stranded Italian Cruise Ship Being Towed to Seychelles
Posted February 28th, 2012 at 4:15 am (UTC-5)
A crippled Italian cruise ship that had been floating adrift off the coast of Seychelles is now being towed by a French fishing boat to a nearby island. Officials said it will take until Wednesday for the Costa Allegra to reach land. The ship lost power and became stranded in the Indian Ocean Monday after […]
Stranded Italian Cruise Ship Being Towed to Seychelles
Posted February 28th, 2012 at 4:03 am (UTC-5)
A crippled Italian cruise ship that had been floating adrift off the coast of Seychelles is now being towed by a French fishing boat to a nearby island. Officials said it will take until Wednesday for the Costa Allegra to reach land. The ship lost power and became stranded in the Indian Ocean Monday after […]
Pakistan: Gunmen Kill 18 in Attack on Passenger Bus
Posted February 28th, 2012 at 3:30 am (UTC-5)
Pakistani officials say gunmen have opened fire on a passenger bus in a northern province, killing at least 18 people. Police say the bus was travelling in the mountainous district of Kohistan early Tuesday when it was ambushed by a group of armed men. Officials say the attack appeared to be sectarian. They say the […]
