Official results from Senegal’s presidential runoff give opposition leader Macky Sall more than 65 percent of the vote. Sunday’s vote pitted Mr. Sall against outgoing President Abdoulaye Wade, who received 34 percent. The 85-year-old Wade conceded defeat within hours of the polls closing, easing concerns that he was attempting to serve a third term despite […]
Senegal’s Macky Sall Receives 65.8% in Presidential Vote
Posted March 27th, 2012 at 12:25 pm (UTC-5)
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ECOWAS Chair: ‘Strong Signal’ Needed on Mali Crisis
Posted March 27th, 2012 at 12:25 pm (UTC-5)
The head of a West African regional bloc says the group must send a “strong signal” to renegade soldiers who carried out a coup in Mali last week. Ivory Coast President Alassane Ouattara told representatives of 15 member states they must take immediate steps to defend democracy in Mali and send a message to all […]
German Court Approves Random Checks Based on Skin Color
Posted March 27th, 2012 at 12:25 pm (UTC-5)
A German court has ruled police can conduct random identity checks on train passengers based on skin color as part of efforts to track down illegal immigrants. A court in the western city of Koblenz issued the ruling on Tuesday in response to a complaint filed by a black German rail passenger who was approached […]
Landmark US Health Care Law Faces Crucial Court Session
Posted March 27th, 2012 at 12:05 pm (UTC-5)
The U.S. Supreme Court is holding another day of discussions on whether a key provision of President Barack Obama’s health care reform, the individual mandate, is permitted under the U.S. Constitution. Tuesday is the second of three days of arguments on Mr. Obama’s signature domestic policy. Under the law, nearly every American will be required […]
US Space Agency Launches Rockets to Study High-Altitude Jet Stream
Posted March 27th, 2012 at 11:40 am (UTC-5)
The U.S. space agency NASA has launched five rockets from the eastern state of Virginia as part of a study of the upper level jet stream. The rockets blasted off early Tuesday morning more than a minute apart. NASA says the mission, known as the Anomalous Transport Rocket Experiment (ATREX), will help scientists understand the […]
Former Turkish Army Chief Storms Out of Terrorism Trial
Posted March 27th, 2012 at 11:30 am (UTC-5)
A former Turkish military chief on trial for allegedly plotting to overthrow the government walked out of court on Tuesday, saying the charges against him are frivolous. Former army chief Ilker Basbug stormed out of the hearing after prosecutors played tapes of phone conversations between two other suspects in the alleged plot against Prime Minister […]
Syria Accepts Envoy Peace Plan But Fighting Persists
Posted March 27th, 2012 at 10:50 am (UTC-5)
International peace envoy Kofi Annan says Syria has accepted his plan to resolve the country’s year-long opposition uprising, but fighting between government and rebel forces continues. A spokesman for the former U.N. secretary-general said Mr. Annan has stressed implementation, and urged President Bashar al-Assad to put his commitments into “immediate effect.” Mr. Annan was in […]
OECD Says Eurozone Needs Much Bigger Bailout Fund
Posted March 27th, 2012 at 10:45 am (UTC-5)
The Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development says the euro currency bloc needs to create a much bigger rescue fund for future financial emergencies, even larger than economic powerhouse Germany is willing to accept. German Chancellor Angela Merkel said earlier this week that she would assent to creation of a $930 billion bailout fund. That […]
South Sudan, Sudan Clash Along Tense, Disputed Border
Posted March 27th, 2012 at 10:15 am (UTC-5)
South Sudan is accusing Sudan of launching a second day of airstrikes on oil-rich territory along their disputed border, one day after a rare direct military confrontation between the two rivals. South Sudan’s President Salva Kiir said the north’s air force bombed two areas in the south’s Unity state. After the bombing he says South […]
Obama: Pakistan Review of Ties Should Respect US Security Needs
Posted March 27th, 2012 at 10:15 am (UTC-5)
U.S. President Barack Obama says Pakistan’s review of its ties with the United States should not only respect Pakistan’s sovereignty but also U.S. security needs. Mr. Obama spoke to reporters Tuesday moments before private talks with Pakistani Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani on Tuesday. The two leaders met on the sidelines of an international nuclear […]
