Two almost simultaneous grenade attacks in the Kenyan port city of Mombasa and a nearby small town late Saturday killed one person and wounded at least 24 others. Officials say unidentified attackers threw a grenade at a Christian religious gathering in Mtwapa, a town north of Mombasa, killing a woman and wounding 10 people. In […]
Kenyan Coast Explosions Kill 1, Wound Dozens
Posted March 31st, 2012 at 11:15 pm (UTC-5)
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Kenyan Coast Explosions Kill 1
Posted March 31st, 2012 at 9:35 pm (UTC-5)
Two almost simultaneous grenade attacks in the Kenyan port city of Mombasa and a nearby small town late Saturday killed one person and wounded at least 24 others. Officials say unidentified attackers threw a grenade at a Christian religious gathering in Mtwapa, a town north of Mombasa, killing a woman and wounding more than 20 […]
Burma’s Polls Open for Parliamentary Elections
Posted March 31st, 2012 at 8:25 pm (UTC-5)
Voters in Burma have begun casting ballots in parliamentary elections seen as a crucial test of the country’s democratic reform progress. Candidates in Sunday polls are vying for 45 seats in the 664-seat parliament in the first by-elections since the new nominally civilian government took office in March of last year. Main opposition leader Aung […]
US Committed to Gulf Security
Posted March 31st, 2012 at 7:10 pm (UTC-5)
U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton says Washington is committed to strengthen the defense capabilities of its Arab allies in the Persian Gulf in the face of growing threat of Iran. Speaking Saturday at the launch of a “strategic forum” between Washington and the six-nation Gulf Cooperation Council in the Saudi capital, Riyadh, Clinton said […]
Burma Holding Parliamentary Elections Sunday
Posted March 31st, 2012 at 6:40 pm (UTC-5)
Voters in Burma go to parliamentary elections Sunday, which are seen as a crucial test of the country’s democratic reform progress. Candidates are vying for 45 seats in the 664-seat parliament in the first by-elections to be held since the new nominally civilian government took office in March of last year. Main opposition leader Aung […]
Diplomats Push for End to Syria’s Violence
Posted March 31st, 2012 at 5:10 pm (UTC-5)
U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton attended a “strategic forum” between the United States and the six-nation Gulf Cooperation Council in Saudi Arabia Saturday to discuss issues that included bringing an end to Syria’s crackdown on dissent and countering the growing threat of Iran. The forum took place on the eve the 60-nation “Friends of […]
30 Killed in Clashes in Yemen
Posted March 31st, 2012 at 4:00 pm (UTC-5)
Suspected al-Qaida-linked militants stormed a Yemeni army garrison along the southern coast in Lahij province Saturday, setting off fierce clashes that left at least 30 people dead on both sides — most of them government soldiers. Yemeni officials say air force planes bombed militant positions following the attack, forcing the militants to retreat. The area […]
Luxury Cruise Ship No Longer Adrift
Posted March 31st, 2012 at 3:40 pm (UTC-5)
A luxury cruise ship left drifting in Philippine waters is back under its own power, heading for Malaysia. Philippine coast guard officials said Saturday the Azamara Quest hopes to reach port in Sandakan in the next 24 to 48 hours. The ship first starting drifting late Friday after a fire broke out in one of […]
Tuareg Rebels, Army Clash in Northern Mali
Posted March 31st, 2012 at 12:50 pm (UTC-5)
Witnesses tell VOA that separatist rebels in Mali have entered the strategic northern town of Gao, one day after they seized the provincial capital of Kidal. A VOA reporter in Mali says there are eyewitness accounts of Tuareg rebels in vehicles entering Gao, carrying the Azawad flags of their planned homeland. Heavy gunfire could be […]
Violence, Killings Shut Down Karachi
Posted March 31st, 2012 at 12:30 pm (UTC-5)
A 24-hour span of violence and killings has shut down Pakistan’s largest city. Most shops and businesses in Karachi closed Saturday, after gangs of gunmen shot and killed 14 people in a spree that started Friday and continued through the overnight hours. The leader of one of the city’s biggest political parties, Waseem Ahmed with […]
