Voting has ended in Iran’s parliamentary elections after the interior ministry kept the polling stations open for several additional hours because of the long lines of people waiting to cast their ballots. Iranian state media claim a “massive turnout” for the Friday elections, which are likely to solidify Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei’s control over […]
Voting Ends in Iran’s Parliamentary Elections
Posted March 2nd, 2012 at 3:20 pm (UTC-5)
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Tornadoes Touch Down in Southeastern US
Posted March 2nd, 2012 at 2:55 pm (UTC-5)
Residents in parts of the southeastern United States are bracing for another round of violent storms, as a large mass of severe weather moves over a seven-state region. Two apparent tornadoes were reported to have destroyed homes in northeastern Alabama, sending some residents to hospitals. One of the twisters damaged the roof of a maximum-security […]
EU Leaders Sign Treaty Requiring Its Governments to Constrain Spending
Posted March 2nd, 2012 at 1:25 pm (UTC-5)
European Union leaders signed a treaty in Brussels Friday to require their individual governments to balance their budgets or face economic sanctions if they do not. The treaty is the latest response by Europe’s leaders to contain the continent’s two-year debt crisis that twice has forced Greece, and Ireland and Portugal once apiece, to secure […]
Tornadoes Touch Down in US Southeast
Posted March 2nd, 2012 at 12:55 pm (UTC-5)
Residents in some parts of the southeastern U.S. are bracing for another round of violent storms this week, as severe weather moves over the states of Alabama and Tennessee. Two apparent tornadoes were reported to have destroyed homes in northeast Alabama. There are no immediate reports of injuries. Local reports in Huntsville, Alabama say a […]
Humanitarian Aid Blocked From Reaching Battered Syrian District
Posted March 2nd, 2012 at 12:30 pm (UTC-5)
The International Committee of the Red Cross says Syrian authorities have blocked its workers from delivering medical supplies and humanitarian aid to the Baba Amr neighborhood in the battered city of Homs. ICRC President Jakob Kellenberger said in a statement Friday that a convoy of seven trucks carrying aid were not allowed to enter Baba […]
US Republican Presidential Hopefuls Look Ahead to Super Tuesday
Posted March 2nd, 2012 at 12:00 pm (UTC-5)
U.S. Republican presidential candidates are days away from the crucial “Super Tuesday” vote, when 10 states hold nominating contests and a clear front-runner could be established. Former Massachusetts governor Mitt Romney is leading in a national poll, while former U.S. senator Rick Santorum is ahead in a survey in the key state of Ohio. In […]
Nigeria Bomb Factory Blasts Kill 3; Authorities Blame Boko Haram
Posted March 2nd, 2012 at 12:00 pm (UTC-5)
Officials in northern Nigeria say three young men were killed Friday when explosions went off at a secret bomb factory in the restive city of Maiduguri. A commander of Nigeria’s anti-terrorism Joint Task Force, Colonel Victor Oheneme, told VOA the three men were members of the radical Islamic sect Boko Haram. Joint Task Force members […]
‘Massive Turnout’ in Iran, Voting Extended
Posted March 2nd, 2012 at 11:25 am (UTC-5)
Iranian state media claim a “massive turnout” for the country’s parliamentary elections , which are likely to solidify Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei’s control over conservative rivals tied to President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad. The semi-official Fars news agency reports that Iran’s interior ministry is keeping polling stations open for two additional hours because of the long […]
Somalia, AU Troops Capture al-Shabab Stronghold
Posted March 2nd, 2012 at 10:20 am (UTC-5)
Somali government and African Union forces have seized an area on the outskirts of Mogadishu from al-Qaida-linked rebels. Officials say the forces launched an attack to seize Maslah from militant group al-Shabab early Friday. Witnesses report the troops seized control of the northern area after a gunbattle that lasted several hours. The African Union force, […]
Afghan Clerics to US: Quran Burning Unforgivable
Posted March 2nd, 2012 at 10:15 am (UTC-5)
Senior Afghan clerics have condemned the United States for the burning of Qurans at a NATO base last month, in a move that threatens to spark a new wave of outrage and violence. The Ullema Council called the burning of the Muslim holy books at Bagram Air Base a “crime” and “inhumane.” It also said […]
