Republican presidential candidates are lashing out at Iran, promising a pro-Israel group they will not hesitate to use America’s military might against Tehran. Former Senator Rick Santorum, former Massachusetts Governor Mitt Romney and former speaker of the House of Representatives Newt Gingrich spoke to the American Israel Public Affairs Committee Tuesday, as Americans in 10 […]
Republican Presidential Candidate Promise Hard Line on Iran
Posted March 6th, 2012 at 11:00 am (UTC-5)
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Turkish Airlines Begins Flights to Somalia
Posted March 6th, 2012 at 10:55 am (UTC-5)
Turkish Airlines has started flights to Somalia’s capital, making it the first commercial carrier outside East Africa to fly there in more than two decades. Turkey’s Deputy Prime Minister Bekir Bosdag took the maiden flight from Turkey’s Ataturk airport into Mogadishu on Tuesday. After arriving in the conflict-ridden capital, Bosdag said Turkish Airlines has provided […]
Russian Opposition Calls for Civil Disobedience
Posted March 6th, 2012 at 10:50 am (UTC-5)
Prominent Russian activist Alexei Navalny is promising a campaign of civil disobedience against what he says was a stolen presidential election by Vladimir Putin. Navalny says tens of thousands of people will turn out for street protests in Russian cities and will keep up the protests until their demands are met. Police arrested Navalny and […]
Saudi Diplomat Killed in Bangladesh
Posted March 6th, 2012 at 10:40 am (UTC-5)
Bangladeshi authorities say an unknown gunman killed a Saudi diplomat early Tuesday in the streets of the country’s capital, Dhaka. Police say they found Khalaf al-Ali, an official with Saudi Arabia’s embassy in Dakha, after he was shot in the chest near his home in the Gulshan neighborhood. He was taken to the hospital, where […]
Aung San Suu Kyi Reaches Out to Burmese Military
Posted March 6th, 2012 at 10:35 am (UTC-5)
Burmese pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi sought Tuesday to assure the country’s powerful military that her opposition party seeks no confrontation with it, as she campaigned ahead of April by-elections in the capital city. The Nobel laureate spoke twice to several thousand cheering supporters in the military stronghold of Naypyitaw. In a message to […]
India’s Ruling Party Trails Badly in Key Election
Posted March 6th, 2012 at 10:10 am (UTC-5)
Early returns from India’s state elections point to a major mid-term defeat for the country’s ruling Congress party and famed Gandhi political dynasty. Figures released Tuesday showed Congress winning clearly in only one of five states and facing a landslide defeat in India’s most populous state, Uttar Pradesh. The party is likely to win just […]
Eurozone Confirms Its Economy Slid in Late 2011
Posted March 6th, 2012 at 10:10 am (UTC-5)
The European Union is confirming that the economy for the 17-nation euro currency bloc contracted in the last three months of 2011. The EU’s economic commissioner, Olli Rehn, said Tuesday that the eurozone “is currently in a mild recession.” The region’s economy dipped three-tenths of a percentage point in the October-to-December period and eurozone leaders […]
Santorum, Romney Lash Out at Iran
Posted March 6th, 2012 at 10:05 am (UTC-5)
Republican presidential candidates are lashing out at Iran, promising a pro-Israel group they will not hesitate to use America’s military might against Tehran. Former Senator Rick Santorum and former Massachusetts Governor Mitt Romney spoke to the American Israel Public Affairs Committee Tuesday, as Americans in 10 states went to the polls to vote in the […]
US Representative Donald Payne Dead at 77
Posted March 6th, 2012 at 9:55 am (UTC-5)
The U.S. state of New Jersey’s first black congressman, Representative Donald Payne, has died after a battle with colon cancer. Sources close to the 77-year-old Payne say he died Tuesday at a New Jersey hospital. Payne announced last month that he was undergoing cancer treatment, but said he would continue to represent his district. The […]
Russian Opposition Calls for Civil Disobedience
Posted March 6th, 2012 at 9:40 am (UTC-5)
Prominent Russian activist Alexei Navalny is promising a campaign of civil disobedience against what he says was a stolen presidential election by Vladimir Putin. Navalny says tens of thousands of people will turn out for street protests in Russian cities and will keep up the protests until their demands are met. Police arrested Navalny and […]
