Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir Saturday condemned the International Criminal Court for ordering the arrest of his defense minister. Mr. Bashir addressed the crowd during a rally in Khartoum, accusing the ICC of trying to undermine a symbol of the country’s armed forces. He then said he and his minister would defend the dignity and pride […]
Sudan’s Bashir Lashes Out at ICC
Posted March 3rd, 2012 at 3:40 pm (UTC-5)
Sudanese President Omar Omar al-Bashir Saturday condemned the International Criminal Court for ordering the arrest of his defense minister. Mr. Bashir addressed the crowd during a rally in Khartoum, accusing the ICC of trying to undermine a symbol of the country’s armed forces. He then said he and his minister would defend the dignity and […]
Polls Open in Russia’s Far East for Presidential Election
Posted March 3rd, 2012 at 3:40 pm (UTC-5)
(new head and lede)) Polls opened in the eastern parts of Russia Sunday in a presidential election likely to return Vladimir Putin to the Kremlin for a third term. Ahead of the polls, the opposition held unprecedented protests across the country against him and his ruling United Russia Party. Hundreds of thousands of Russians have […]
North Korea: Military Exercises Show US is ‘Double Faced’
Posted March 3rd, 2012 at 3:30 pm (UTC-5)
North Korea is lashing out at the the United States, charging that military drills with South Korea show Washington is not serious about peace. Major General Kwak Chol Hui with the North’s National Defense Commission blasted the ongoing U.S. war games with Seoul during a news conference in Pyongyang Saturday. “The true character of the […]
Early Iran Results: Ahmadinejad Faction Losing in Parliamentary Vote
Posted March 3rd, 2012 at 3:30 pm (UTC-5)
Partial results Saturday from Iran’s parliamentary elections show that conservative rivals of President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad appear on course to gain firm control of the 290-seat parliament, after winning in several constituencies across the country. Early returns from provincial towns suggest that loyalist supporters of Supreme Leader Ayatollah Khamenei are in the lead and that the […]
Militants Losing Ground, Fighting Back in Somalia
Posted March 3rd, 2012 at 2:40 pm (UTC-5)
Forces loyal to the militant group al-Shabaab have attacked a Somali army checkpoint, killing at least nine people. Somali and al-Shabaab officials said the fighting took place late Friday and early Saturday near Bosasso, in the Puntland region. A military spokesman for al-Shabaab, Sheikh Abdiasis Abu Musab, told media organizations the militant group attack killed […]
ICRC To Attempt To Enter Baba Amr Sunday
Posted March 3rd, 2012 at 2:05 pm (UTC-5)
The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) is pressing Syrian authorities to allow aid workers enter the battered district of Baba Amr in the Syrian city of Homs. The ICRC said on Twitter Saturday that it will work with the Syrian Red Crescent to attempt to deliver aid on Sunday to Baba Amr. Activists […]
North Korea: Military Exercises Show US is ‘Double Faced’
Posted March 3rd, 2012 at 1:25 pm (UTC-5)
North Korea is lashing out at the the United States, charging that military drills with South Korea show Washington is not serious about peace. Major General Kwak Chol Hui with the North’s National Defense Commission blasted the ongoing U.S. war games with Seoul during a news conference in Pyongyang Saturday. “The true character of the […]
Aung San Suu Kyi Falls Ill, Leaves Rally
Posted March 3rd, 2012 at 1:15 pm (UTC-5)
Burmese opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi left one of the biggest rallies of her election campaign, telling aides she felt unwell. The 66-year-old pro-democracy leader flew from Rangoon to Mandalay, Burma’s second largest city, Saturday, part of a rigorous campaign schedule ahead of by-elections on April 1. But after speaking for several minutes, Aung […]
Suicide Bomber Targets Party Chief
Posted March 3rd, 2012 at 1:10 pm (UTC-5)
A suicide bomber in northwestern Pakistan attacked the convoy of a senior politician Saturday, killing a policeman and injuring a local lawmaker. Local authorities say the attacker approached the convoy of Aftab Khan Sherpao on foot and detonated his bomb near the vehicles. Sherpao, who heads a splinter group of the Pakistan People’s Party, was […]
