Voting has ended in Russia’s presidential election with exit polls showing Vladimir Putin winning a landslide victory for a record third term in office. A state-run polling institute gives Mr. Putin 58.3 percent of the vote, enough to avoid a second-round runoff. Mr. Putin, who served as Russian president from 2000 to 2008, faced four […]
Exit Polls: Putin Wins Russian Presidential Elections
Posted March 4th, 2012 at 12:35 pm (UTC-5)
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200 Reported Dead in Republic of Congo Blasts
Posted March 4th, 2012 at 11:55 am (UTC-5)
Government and hospital officials in the Republic of Congo say a series of explosions at a weapons depot in the capital, Brazzaville, has killed about 200 people and injured about 200 more. Authorities say the arms facility, located on the banks of the Congo River, caught fire early Sunday causing the powerful blasts. The explosions […]
Ahmadinejad’s Rivals Defeat His Supporters in Election Results
Posted March 4th, 2012 at 11:45 am (UTC-5)
Iranian conservative critics of President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad have defeated his supporters in most of the parliamentary seats whose winners have been declared in the country’s parliamentary election. Iran’s state-run Press TV news agency said Sunday results have been declared for more than 200 of parliament’s 290 seats following Friday’s vote. More than half of the […]
Putin Seeking to Regain Russian Presidency
Posted March 4th, 2012 at 9:45 am (UTC-5)
People across Russia are voting in a presidential election that is likely to return Vladimir Putin to the Kremlin for a record third term, following a four-year stint as prime minister. Mr. Putin, who served as Russian president from 2000 to 2008, faces four challengers in the vote, which has been marred by accusations of […]
Officials: Death Count Soars in Republic of Congo Blasts
Posted March 4th, 2012 at 9:45 am (UTC-5)
Diplomats and government officials say at least 150 people, including Chinese workers, have been killed in a series of blasts in the Republic of Congo capital, Brazzaville. Authorities say a series of powerful explosions at a weapons depot along the Congo River rocked the city early Sunday. A Chinese consulate official in Brazzaville told Beijing’s […]
Aid Delivered to Displaced Syrians Near Baba Amr
Posted March 4th, 2012 at 9:35 am (UTC-5)
The International Committee of the Red Cross says aid workers in Syria have begun delivering relief supplies to a village sheltering refugees from a month-long government assault on the Homs district of Baba Amr. ICRC officials said Sunday that Red Cross and Syrian Arab Red Crescent teams distributed aid to the Baba Amr refugees in […]
Death Toll in Polish Train Crash Climbs to 16
Posted March 4th, 2012 at 9:00 am (UTC-5)
Polish rescue workers have pulled another victim from the wreckage of a head-on collision between two passenger trains, raising the death toll to 16. Rescuers worked through the night to pull survivors and recover bodies from the site of the crash, which took place late Saturday. At least 56 of the estimated 350 people on […]
China Boosts Military Spending by 11.2 Percent in 2012
Posted March 4th, 2012 at 8:50 am (UTC-5)
China says its defense budget will rise 11.2 percent in 2012 to $106.7 billion, as strong economic growth continues to fuel rapid military expansion. Chinese parliamentary spokesman Li Zhaoxing told reporters Sunday that defense spending would increase about $10.6 billion over actual spending in 2011. Li said “China has 1.3 billion people, a large territory […]
Powerful Blasts Rattle Republic of Congo’s Capital
Posted March 4th, 2012 at 8:20 am (UTC-5)
A series of powerful blasts shook Brazzaville, the capital of the Republic of Congo, early Sunday, sparking panic in the city and also in neighboring Kinshasa across the Congo River. Diplomats and government officials say the explosions took place at a weapons depot along the Congo River in the northern part of Brazzaville. Witnesses reported […]
Putin Seeking to Regain Russian Presidency
Posted March 4th, 2012 at 6:40 am (UTC-5)
Russians are voting in a presidential election that is likely to return Vladimir Putin to the Kremlin for a record third term. More then 200,000 volunteer poll watchers are keeping a close eye on the voting, hoping to avoid allegations of fraud like those the opposition leveled against the December 4 parliamentary elections. Another 600,000 […]
