Pakistani officials say gunmen disguised in military uniforms have flagged down a convoy of commuter buses in a northern province and shot dead 18 Shi’ite passengers. Police said the gunmen ambushed the four buses early Tuesday in the mountainous district of Kohistan. The attackers boarded the buses, checked the identity of the passengers, and opened […]
Gunmen Kill 18 Shi’ites in NW Pakistan
Posted February 28th, 2012 at 8:30 am (UTC-5)
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China Laments Oscar Snub of Christian Bale Epic
Posted February 28th, 2012 at 7:50 am (UTC-5)
China’s state media are bemoaning the failure of the nation’s most ambitious movie to make an impact at this year’s Academy Awards. The Communist Party-affiliated Global Times newspaper laments on its website Tuesday that Chinese dreams of taking home a golden statuette have once again “been shattered.” The newspaper notes that Hollywood’s film community failed […]
Aung San Suu Kyi Clears Last Hurdle to Electoral Bid
Posted February 28th, 2012 at 7:10 am (UTC-5)
Burma’s most prominent opposition party says the last obstacle to a run for parliament by party leader Aung San Suu Kyi has been removed. National League for Democracy spokesman Nyan Win told VOA’s Burmese service Rangoon election-commission officials announced the decision Tuesday. He said the decision was posted on an election-commission notice board in accordance […]
Pakistan: Gunmen Kill 18 Shi’ites in Attack on Passenger Bus
Posted February 28th, 2012 at 7:05 am (UTC-5)
Pakistani officials say gunmen disguised in military uniforms have flagged down a convoy of commuter buses in a northern province and shot dead 18 Shi’ite passengers. Police said the gunmen ambushed the four buses early Tuesday in the mountainous district of Kohistan. The attackers boarded the buses, checked the identity of the passengers, and opened […]
Gabon’s President Names Prime Minister From North
Posted February 28th, 2012 at 6:45 am (UTC-5)
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 […]
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 […]
