Malawi state media say President Bingu wa Mutharika was to be taken to South Africa for additional treatment after collapsing. He was rushed to a hospital in Malawi’s capital, Lilongwe, after becoming ill on Thursday. The government has not disclosed the nature of the illness, but diplomatic sources say the 78-year-old leader was suffering from […]
Ailing Malawian President To Be Transported to South African Hospital
Posted April 5th, 2012 at 11:25 pm (UTC-5)
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Russian Arms Dealer Gets 25 Years in Prison
Posted April 5th, 2012 at 9:05 pm (UTC-5)
A U.S. judge has sentenced Russian arms dealer Viktor Bout to 25 years in prison on terrorism charges for attempting to sell missiles to Colombian rebels. Bout, who prosecutors dubbed the “Merchant of Death,” shouted during the sentencing hearing that charges against him were a lie. He called himself a legitimate businessman. His lawyer says […]
US Coast Guard to Sink Japanese ‘Ghost Ship’
Posted April 5th, 2012 at 8:50 pm (UTC-5)
An abandoned Japanese ship that drifted thousands of kilometers across the Pacific after last year’s tsunami is about to meet its final resting place. The U.S. Coast Guard began firing on the vessel in the Gulf of Alaska Thursday, looking to sink it. Coast Guard officials call the vessel a “ghost ship.” It is about […]
White House Defends Meeting with Egypt’s Muslim Brotherhood
Posted April 5th, 2012 at 7:30 pm (UTC-5)
The White House has defended Thursday meetings between mid-level officials from the U.S. National Security Agency and representatives of Egypt’s Islamist political party, Muslim Brotherhood. White House spokesman Jay Carney told reporters the United States in engaging with a variety of Egypt’s emerging political groups as the country’s political situation evolves following last year’s ouster […]
UN Chief: Syria Crisis Deepening as Deadline Nears
Posted April 5th, 2012 at 7:25 pm (UTC-5)
U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon says Syria’s conflict is deepening and attacks by government forces on civilian areas show no sign of abating, despite assurances from Damascus that it has begun withdrawing troops ahead of a U.N. deadline to end the violence. Mr. Ban Ki-moon told the General Assembly Thursday that the Syrian people had been […]
Google Introduces Internet Glasses, Washington Post
Posted April 5th, 2012 at 7:15 pm (UTC-5)
Google has unveiled a glimpse of what the very near future could look like. The Internet giant this week introduced “Project Glass” — a pair of futuristic-looking glasses connected to the Internet. Google demonstrated the new glasses during a stroll in New York City. The glasses let users have a Web-chat while they walk, see […]
Malawi’s President – in Power Since 2004
Posted April 5th, 2012 at 7:00 pm (UTC-5)
President Bingu wa Mutharika has ruled Malawi, a landlocked country in southeast Africa, since 2004. The country was formerly known as Nyasaland. Mr. Mutharika is the head of the ruling Democratic Progressive Party, which won a landslide victory in 2009 general elections and has the majority in parliament. An economist by education, Mr. Mutharika was […]
Russian Arms Dealer Gets 25 Years in Prison
Posted April 5th, 2012 at 6:35 pm (UTC-5)
A U.S. judge has sentenced Russian arms dealer Viktor Bout to 25 years in prison on terrorism charges for attempting to sell missiles to Colombian rebels. Bout, who prosecutors dubbed the “Merchant of Death,” shouted during the sentencing hearing that charges against him were a lie. He called himself a legitimate businessman. His lawyer says […]
Russian Arms Dealer Gets 25 Years in Prison
Posted April 5th, 2012 at 6:10 pm (UTC-5)
A U.S. federal judge has sentenced Russian arms dealer Viktor Bout to 25 years in prison on terrorism charges for selling weapons. Bout, who prosecutors call a “merchant of death,” shouted during the sentencing hearing that charges against him were a lie. He again asserted that he never intended to kill anyone and called himself […]
UN Chief: Syria Crisis Deepening as Deadline Nears
Posted April 5th, 2012 at 5:45 pm (UTC-5)
U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon says Syria’s conflict is deepening and attacks by government forces on civilian areas show no sign of abating, despite assurances from Damascus that it has begun withdrawing troops ahead of a U.N. deadline to end the violence. Mr. Ban Ki-moon told the General Assembly Thursday that the Syrian people had been […]
