Greek health workers are disrupting state hospital services in a renewed protest against the government’s austerity measures and delays in receiving their paychecks. Doctors and staff walked off the job for several hours Wednesday and engaged in a work slowdown. They demanded that the government pay them for their overtime work from the last four […]
Greek Health Workers Protest Government Austerity
Posted March 21st, 2012 at 11:40 am (UTC-5)
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French Police Negotiate Surrender of School Shooting Suspect
Posted March 21st, 2012 at 11:30 am (UTC-5)
French police are negotiating the surrender of a man suspected in the shooting deaths of seven people, including three Jewish children at a school in Toulouse. Officials say the suspect is 24-year-old Mohammed Merah, a Frenchman of Algerian origin, who claims to have links to al-Qaida. A French prosecutor says Merah spent time in Pakistan […]
Mali Soldiers Demand Better Arms to Fight Rebels
Posted March 21st, 2012 at 11:20 am (UTC-5)
Witnesses report unrest at an army camp near Mali’s capital, where soldiers are demanding better weapons to fight Tuareg rebels. Soldiers at the Kati military camp outside the capital, Bamako, began firing into the air Wednesday, after a meeting with Mali’s defense minister went badly. VOA’s French to Africa Service reports that two soldiers were […]
Romney Wins Illinois, Santorum Focuses on South
Posted March 21st, 2012 at 11:05 am (UTC-5)
U.S. Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney has increased his lead in the race for the party nomination, while his closest rival focuses on an upcoming contest in the conservative South, where Romney has struggled to win support. Romney scored a convincing victory Tuesday in the Republican primary in the state of Illinois. With nearly all […]
British Hostage Freed in Somalia
Posted March 21st, 2012 at 10:40 am (UTC-5)
A British woman is free and has arrived in Kenya’s capital after being held captive in Somalia for more than half a year. Somali gunmen kidnapped 56-year-old Judith Tebbutt from a remote Kenyan beach resort last September. Witnesses say Tebbutt was released in the Somali town of Addado Wednesday and put on a plane to […]
Khmer Rouge Judge Spells Out Grievances
Posted March 21st, 2012 at 10:15 am (UTC-5)
The Khmer Rouge tribunal judge who quit his post in protest earlier this week has released a statement spelling out what he describes as improper interference in his work. Laurent Kaspar-Ansermet said Monday he could not continue his duties because of repeated challenges to his authority by Cambodian counterpart on the tribunal, You Bunleng. Kaspar-Ansermet’s […]
UN Security Council Endorses Syria Peace Plan
Posted March 21st, 2012 at 10:05 am (UTC-5)
The United Nations Security Council has adopted a statement supporting U.N.-Arab League envoy Kofi Annan’s plan to try to end Syria’s year-long unrest. The statement says Syria will face “further steps” if Mr. Annan’s six-point peace proposal is rejected. The plan calls for a cease-fire, political dialogue between the government and opposition, and access for […]
Guinea-Bissau Moves to Presidential Run-Off
Posted March 21st, 2012 at 9:45 am (UTC-5)
Guinea-Bissau is headed toward a presidential run-off election after no candidate won a majority in Sunday’s first-round voting. Official provisional results released Wednesday showed former prime minister Carlos Gomes Junior barely missed an outright victory, taking just under 49 percent. Gomes, the ruling party candidate, will now face opposition leader and former president Kumba Yala, […]
Greek Health Workers Protest Government Austerity
Posted March 21st, 2012 at 9:25 am (UTC-5)
Greek health workers are disrupting state hospital services in a renewed protest against the government’s austerity measures and delays in receiving their paychecks. Doctors and staff walked off the job for several hours Wednesday and engaged in a work slowdown. They demanded that the government pay them for their overtime work from the last four […]
UN Security Council Endorses Syria Peace Plan
Posted March 21st, 2012 at 9:10 am (UTC-5)
The United Nations Security Council has adopted a presidential statement supporting U.N.-Arab League envoy Kofi Annan’s plan to try to end Syria’s year-long unrest. The statement says Syria will face “further steps” if Mr. Annan’s six-point peace proposal is rejected. The plan calls for a cease-fire, political dialogue between the government and opposition, and access […]
