A militant group in Nigeria’s Niger Delta region has claimed responsibility for killing four police officers in an attack on a checkpoint. The Movement for the Emancipation of the Niger Delta (MEND) said in a statement Friday that it carried out Thursday’s attack on a marine police checkpoint in the southern state of Bayelsa. It […]
Nigerian Militants Claim Police Attack; Threaten Ships in Delta Region
Posted March 2nd, 2012 at 7:55 am (UTC-5)
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Iranians Vote in Parliamentary Elections
Posted March 2nd, 2012 at 7:50 am (UTC-5)
Iranians across the country are choosing a new parliament, in a vote seen as a test between conservatives who support and others who oppose President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad. Some 3,400 candidates are vying for seats in the 290-member parliament. Friday’s election, which is the first since the disputed 2009 presidential election, is being boycotted by Iran’s […]
Virginia Approves Restrictive Abortion Bill
Posted March 2nd, 2012 at 7:30 am (UTC-5)
A measure that would require women in Virginia to undergo an external ultrasound before having an abortion has cleared its final legislative hurdle. The bill was approved Thursday by the Republican-controlled House of Delegates . The bill initially mandated women seeking an abortion to undergo a more invasive vaginal ultrasound, or imaging probe, to determine […]
UN Alarmed at Reports of Syrian Executions
Posted March 2nd, 2012 at 6:40 am (UTC-5)
The United Nations’ human rights office has expressed alarm at reports that 17 executions have taken place after Syrian government forces took control of a rebel stronghold in the city of Homs. A spokesman for U.N. High Commissioner for Human Rights said the global body has received unconfirmed reports of “a particularly grizzly set of […]
European Union Leaders Sign Treaty Requiring Member Countries be Solvent
Posted March 2nd, 2012 at 6:15 am (UTC-5)
European Union leaders signed a treaty in Brussels Friday, requiring member states to balance their budgets or face a fine. The Treaty for Stability Coordination and Governance is a response to crushing debt that forced Greece, Portugal and Ireland to seek bailouts. EU Council President Herman Van Rompuy was quoted as saying the treaty will […]
Zimbabwe Leaders Give 2-Week Ultimatum for New Constitution
Posted March 2nd, 2012 at 5:50 am (UTC-5)
Zimbabwe’s state media say President Robert Mugabe and Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangirai are calling for a new constitution to be drafted within two weeks. The government-owned Herald newspaper said Friday the two leaders are “deeply perturbed” by the slow pace of the constitutional drafting process. They have given a committee until March 15 to submit […]
Somalia, AU Troops Attack al-Shabab Bases in Mogadishu
Posted March 2nd, 2012 at 3:40 am (UTC-5)
Somali forces backed by African Union troops have begun an operation against al-Shabab rebels in northern Mogadishu, as the U.N.-supported coalition aims to continue recent advances against the al-Qaida-linked insurgent group. The African Union Mission in Somalia said the operation launched early Friday is meant to clear al-Shabab fighters from the northern fringes of the […]
10 Pakistani Soldiers Killed
Posted March 2nd, 2012 at 3:40 am (UTC-5)
Pakistani officials say militants have clashed with security forces in the volatile northwest region of the country, leaving at least 10 soldiers and 23 militants dead. The early Friday militant attack happened in the Tirah valley of the restive Khyber tribal district along the porous Afghanistan border. Insurgents have taken advantage of the area’s lawlessness […]
Putin Voices Confidence in Presidential Win Sunday
Posted March 2nd, 2012 at 3:15 am (UTC-5)
Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin is expressing confidence he will win Sunday’s presidential election. Mr. Putin told a group of foreign newspaper editors Friday in Moscow that anti-Putin protests since parliamentary elections in December were “a very good experience for Russia.” Mr. Putin has refused to nullify the December elections amid allegations of massive fraud. […]
10 Pakistani Soldiers Killed
Posted March 2nd, 2012 at 3:15 am (UTC-5)
Pakistani officials say militants have clashed with security forces in the volatile northwest region of the country, leaving at least 10 soldiers and 23 militants dead. The early Friday militant attack happened in the Tirah valley of the restive Khyber tribal district along the porous Afghanistan border. Insurgents have taken advantage of the area’s lawlessness […]
