Greece’s financial plight is easing a bit, with the government receiving the first segment of its new bailout and at the same time attracting investors for a bond offering. Greek officials said Tuesday the Athens government has received $10 billion from its European neighbors and the International Monetary Fund. The payment kept Greece from defaulting, […]
Somalia Theater Re-Opens in Mogadishu After 20 years
Posted March 20th, 2012 at 9:10 am (UTC-5)
Somali officials have re-opened the country’s national theater after more than 20 years, despite continuing attacks by the Islamist militant group al-Shabab. The venue in the capital, Mogadishu, formally opened on Monday, with hundreds gathering under an open roof destroyed during the country’s civil war. Colorfully dressed artists performed during a televised concert, which was […]
Coptic Faithful Fill Cathedral for Pope Shenouda’s Funeral
Posted March 20th, 2012 at 9:00 am (UTC-5)
Thousands of Egyptian Coptic Christians have joined a funeral mass in Cairo for their patriarch, Pope Shenouda the Third, who died of illness on Saturday at the age of 88. Mourners, many of them in tears, packed St. Mark’s Cathedral for the service, also attended by representatives of Egypt’s ruling military council and prominent political […]
Russia Willing to Back Annan Plan for Syria at UN Security Council
Posted March 20th, 2012 at 8:10 am (UTC-5)
( Title: SYRIA, 2nd UPD – V HEAD: Russia Willing to Back Annan Plan for Syria at UN Security Council DATE: 03/20/12 PUBLISHED AT: Tuesday, March 20, 2012 9:03:33 AM NUMBER: 2191293 AUDIO: Dalet 5.1/House Shared Tuesday/CN SYRIA BAN VIDEO: APTN attached below, shotlist in asset manager WEB: PHOTO GALLERY http://www.voanews.com/english/news/photo-galleries/143308496.html TYPE: CN )) Russia […]
UN: DRC Security Forces Killed 33 During Elections
Posted March 20th, 2012 at 7:40 am (UTC-5)
The U.N. human rights office says Democratic Republic of Congo security forces killed at least 33 people during the country’s election period late last year. A report released Tuesday accuses DRC police, Republican Guards, intelligence agents, and soldiers of committing serious human rights violations in the capital, Kinshasa. The U.N. report says security forces wounded […]
Manhunt Under Way in France For Gunman Who Killed 4 at Jewish School
Posted March 20th, 2012 at 7:35 am (UTC-5)
Hundreds of police officers have joined in the manhunt for the suspected gunman in Monday’s fatal shooting of a rabbi and three children at a Jewish school in the southern French city of Toulouse, as schools across the nation observed a moment of silence for the victims. Interior Minister Claude Gueant told reporters Tuesday the […]
Romney Looks to Widen Lead with Illinois Primary Win
Posted March 20th, 2012 at 6:15 am (UTC-5)
U.S. Republican presidential hopeful Mitt Romney is looking to widen his lead over top rival Rick Santorum Tuesday, as the contest to pick the party’s nominee moves to the central state of Illinois. Opinion polls show Romney 15 points ahead of Santorum in Illinois as voters prepare to take part in the state’s primary. Fifty-four […]
Russia Willing to Back Annan Plan for Syria
Posted March 20th, 2012 at 5:30 am (UTC-5)
( Title: SYRIA, 1st UPD – V HEAD: Russia Willing to Back Annan Plan for Syria DATE: 03/20/12 PUBLISHED AT: Tuesday, March 20, 2012 6:26:18 AM NUMBER: 2190769 AUDIO: Dalet 5.1/House Shared Tuesday/CN SYRIA BAN VIDEO: APTN attached below, shotlist in asset manager WEB: PHOTO GALLERY http://www.voanews.com/english/news/photo-galleries/143308496.html TYPE: CN )) Russia says it would support […]
Burma Invites ASEAN Observers to Witness Special Elections
Posted March 20th, 2012 at 5:10 am (UTC-5)
The Association of Southeast Asian Nations says it has been invited by Burma to send a team of observers to next month’s by-elections. The regional bloc announced Tuesday the country’s new civilian government has invited a five-member observer delegate team, accompanied by three media personnel. ASEAN says separate teams of two legislators and three media […]
Bomb Blasts Across Iraq Kill 38
Posted March 20th, 2012 at 4:50 am (UTC-5)
A series of near simultaneous bombings in nearly a dozen Iraqi cities has killed at least 38 people and wounded 160. Iraqi police say car and roadside bombs went off early Tuesday in a number of places, including Baghdad, Kirkuk, and the holy Shi’ite city of Karbala. It is unclear who was targeted by the […]
