Zimbabwe’s state media say President Robert Mugabe and Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangirai are calling for a new constitution to be drafted within two weeks. The government-owned Herald newspaper said Friday the two leaders are “deeply perturbed” by the slow pace of the constitutional drafting process. They have given a committee until March 15 to submit […]
Zimbabwe Leaders Give 2-Week Ultimatum for New Constitution
Posted March 2nd, 2012 at 5:50 am (UTC-5)
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Somalia, AU Troops Attack al-Shabab Bases in Mogadishu
Posted March 2nd, 2012 at 3:40 am (UTC-5)
Somali forces backed by African Union troops have begun an operation against al-Shabab rebels in northern Mogadishu, as the U.N.-supported coalition aims to continue recent advances against the al-Qaida-linked insurgent group. The African Union Mission in Somalia said the operation launched early Friday is meant to clear al-Shabab fighters from the northern fringes of the […]
10 Pakistani Soldiers Killed
Posted March 2nd, 2012 at 3:40 am (UTC-5)
Pakistani officials say militants have clashed with security forces in the volatile northwest region of the country, leaving at least 10 soldiers and 23 militants dead. The early Friday militant attack happened in the Tirah valley of the restive Khyber tribal district along the porous Afghanistan border. Insurgents have taken advantage of the area’s lawlessness […]
Putin Voices Confidence in Presidential Win Sunday
Posted March 2nd, 2012 at 3:15 am (UTC-5)
Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin is expressing confidence he will win Sunday’s presidential election. Mr. Putin told a group of foreign newspaper editors Friday in Moscow that anti-Putin protests since parliamentary elections in December were “a very good experience for Russia.” Mr. Putin has refused to nullify the December elections amid allegations of massive fraud. […]
10 Pakistani Soldiers Killed
Posted March 2nd, 2012 at 3:15 am (UTC-5)
Pakistani officials say militants have clashed with security forces in the volatile northwest region of the country, leaving at least 10 soldiers and 23 militants dead. The early Friday militant attack happened in the Tirah valley of the restive Khyber tribal district along the porous Afghanistan border. Insurgents have taken advantage of the area’s lawlessness […]
Bob Carr Named Australia’s New Foreign Minister
Posted March 2nd, 2012 at 2:30 am (UTC-5)
Australian Prime Minister Julia Gillard named former state premier Bob Carr as foreign minister to replace Kevin Rudd, who quit the post last week and then lost a leadership challenge against Ms. Gillard on Monday. Carr retired from politics in 2005 after 10 years as premier of New South Wales state, where he played a […]
Polls Open In Iran’s Parliamentary Election
Posted March 2nd, 2012 at 12:45 am (UTC-5)
Polls have opened in Iran’s parliamentary elections, in what is seen as a test between conservatives who support or oppose President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad. Few Iranian reformists are among the 3,400 candidates vying for seats in the 290-member parliament. Iran’s conservative government and clerical leaders have pursued a crackdown on the reformist movement since it staged […]
EU Grants Serbia Membership Candidate Status
Posted March 1st, 2012 at 8:40 pm (UTC-5)
The European Union has granted Serbia membership candidate status, citing the country’s improved ties with Kosovo. The 27 EU leaders announced their decision at Thursday’s summit in Belgrade. European Council Herman Van Rompuy calls it a remarkable achievement for Serbia — a country that was bombed by NATO forces just 13 years ago because of […]
Syrian Rebels Retreat From Besieged Homs Stronghold
Posted March 1st, 2012 at 6:00 pm (UTC-5)
Syrian rebel fighters say they have pulled out of the besieged Baba Amr district of Homs after a punishing, monthlong military assault by President Bashar al-Assad’s security forces. Calling themselves the Baba Amr Revolutionary Brigades, the rebels Thursday said they are leaving to spare some 4,000 civilians who have insisted on remaining in their homes. […]
US Senate Defeats Attempt to Reverse Birth Control Coverage Mandate
Posted March 1st, 2012 at 5:40 pm (UTC-5)
Lawmakers in the U.S. Senate have narrowly blocked a Republican party challenge to President Barack Obama’s order that most employers or their insurers cover the cost of contraceptives. The Democratic-led Senate defeated the measure by a vote of 51-48 Thursday. The Republican measure sought to allow employers and insurers to opt out of parts of […]
