Partial results from Iran’s parliamentary elections show conservative rivals of President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad on course to take firm control of the 290-seat parliament, after winning in several constituencies. Early returns from provincial towns show loyalist supporters of Supreme Leader Ayatollah Khamenei in the lead, and also show the president’s supporters are losing ground. Final results […]
Early Iran Results: Ahmadinejad Faction Losing in Parliamentary Vote
Posted March 3rd, 2012 at 11:50 pm (UTC-5)
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RRomney Heading for Victory in Washington State Caucuses
Posted March 3rd, 2012 at 9:35 pm (UTC-5)
Former Massachusetts governor Mitt Romney is heading for big victory in the Washington state Republican caucuses. With about 60 percent of the vote counted, Romney had about 37 percent support in the straw poll. Texas Representative Ron Paul and former U.S. Senator Rick Santorum are battling for the second place with about 24 percent each, […]
50 Repprted Killed in Road Accident in Guinea
Posted March 3rd, 2012 at 9:25 pm (UTC-5)
About 50 people were killed and more than 20 others were injured in a road accident in eastern Guinea on Saturday. Local government official Alhassane Conde issued a statement saying a truck was involved in the accident. He expressed condolences to the family. The French news agency quotes a witness as saying that 46 bodies […]
Putin Seeks to Regain Kremlin in Russia Vote
Posted March 3rd, 2012 at 9:15 pm (UTC-5)
Voting began Sunday in presidential elections that are likely to return Vladimir Putin to the Kremlin for a record third six-year term. As voting started, over 200,000 volunteer poll watchers swung into action, hoping to reduce fraud, like that cited in the December 4 parliamentary elections. Another 600,000 Internet users have registered to monitor web […]
Bombings in Yemen Kill 4
Posted March 3rd, 2012 at 8:05 pm (UTC-5)
Two separate bombings in Yemen have killed at least four people, including two suicide bombers. Yemeni authorities said that, in the first incident Saturday, two suicide bombers drove a truck into a Republican Guard camp in the town of Bayda, killing one soldier and wounding five others. A local official blamed al-Qaida for the attack. […]
Romney Takes Early Lead in Washington Caucus
Posted March 3rd, 2012 at 8:00 pm (UTC-5)
Former Massachusetts governor Mitt Romney has taken an early lead in the Washington state caucus. Partial returns Saturday show Romney with 31 percent of the votes. Texas Representative Ron Paul followed with 27 percent and former U.S. senator Rick Santorum had 24 percent. Former House speaker Newt Gingrich trailed with 14 percent. The caucus comes […]
Baby Found Alive in US Field After Violent Tornadoes
Posted March 3rd, 2012 at 7:30 pm (UTC-5)
Authorities in the midwestern U.S. state of Indiana say they have found a baby girl alive in a field near her home, following Friday’s massive tornadoes there. She was hospitalized in critical condition Saturday, after being found in the field in the town of Salem. Officials say she is the only member of her family […]
Red Cross to Attempt to Enter Syria’s Rebel Stronghold Sunday
Posted March 3rd, 2012 at 7:05 pm (UTC-5)
The International Committee of the Red Cross on Saturday appealed to Syrian authorities to allow aid workers to enter the embattled city of Homs and deliver badly needed aid to thousands of people stranded in the besieged district of Baba Amr. The ICRC said it will work with the Syrian Red Crescent to attempt to […]
Baby Found Alive in US Field After Violent Tornadoes
Posted March 3rd, 2012 at 6:40 pm (UTC-5)
Authorities in the midwestern U.S. state of Indiana say they have found a baby girl alive in a field near her home, following Friday’s massive tornadoes there. She was hospitalized in critical condition Saturday, after being found in the field in the town of Salem. Rescue crews are searching for additional survivors from the string […]
Suicide Bomber Kills 1 in NW Pakistan
Posted March 3rd, 2012 at 6:40 pm (UTC-5)
A suicide bomber in northwestern Pakistan attacked the convoy of a senior politician Saturday, killing a policeman and wounding at least four others. Local authorities said the attacker approached the convoy of Aftab Khan Sherpao on foot and detonated his bomb near his vehicle. Sherpao, a former Pakistani interior minister, escaped unharmed. The French News […]
