MULUZI ACT PART 1, PART 2 in Dalet House Shared Friday VIDEO: see asset manager WEB: TYPE: CN )) Malawians are still waiting for official word about President Bingu wa Mutharika, amid multiple reports that the president has died. Mr. Mutharika was rushed to a hospital in the capital, Lilongwe, on Thursday after falling ill […]
Malawians Still Awaiting Word on President
Posted April 6th, 2012 at 1:40 pm (UTC-5)
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Malawians Still Awaiting Word on President
Posted April 6th, 2012 at 12:50 pm (UTC-5)
MULUZI ACT PART 1, PART 2 in Dalet House Shared Friday VIDEO: WEB: TYPE: CN )) Malawians are still waiting for official word about President Bingu wa Mutharika, amid multiple reports that the president has died. Mr. Mutharika was rushed to a hospital in the capital, Lilongwe, on Thursday after falling ill at his home. […]
Obama: Women’s Issues ‘Impact All of Us’
Posted April 6th, 2012 at 12:30 pm (UTC-5)
U.S. President Barack Obama used a White House conference on women Friday to highlight steps his administration has taken to improve opportunities and access for women in areas such as education, business and health care. Addressing Friday’s Forum on Women and the Economy, President Obama said women are not some monolithic bloc or “interest group” […]
Pakistanis Protest US Bounty on Militant Group Founder
Posted April 6th, 2012 at 11:55 am (UTC-5)
Protesters across Pakistan rallied in the streets Friday to condemn the United States’ $10 million bounty for information leading to the arrest or conviction of Hafiz Mohammad Saeed. Saeed founded Pakistan-based militant group Lashkar-e-Taiba, which allegedly plotted the 2008 terrorist attack in India’s financial hub, Mumbai. The siege killed 166 people, including six Americans. The […]
US Jobless Rate Edges Down, but Hiring Pace Slows
Posted April 6th, 2012 at 11:25 am (UTC-5)
The U.S. unemployment rate edged down last month, but employers slowed their robust hiring pace of the past few months. The government’s Labor Department said the jobless rate dropped one-tenth of one percentage point in March, to 8.2 percent. That is the lowest unemployment rate since January 2009, just before the U.S. faced its worst […]
Suicide Bomber Kills Afghan Peace Envoy
Posted April 6th, 2012 at 11:15 am (UTC-5)
Authorities in eastern Afghanistan say a suicide bomber has killed the head of a provincial peace council and his son. The peace envoy was on his way home from Friday prayers in Kunar province at the time of the attack. Their bodyguard was wounded. The peace council works to bring Taliban fighters to the negotiating […]
White House Hosts Forum on Women and the Economy
Posted April 6th, 2012 at 10:40 am (UTC-5)
The White House is hosting a conference Friday to highlight ways the Obama administration has “helped create economic security for women.” Valerie Jarrett, chair of the White House Council on Women and Girls, opened Friday’s Forum on Women and the Economy. She said President Barack Obama has taken “historic steps” to appoint more women to […]
Clashes Erupt in Syria, Despite UN-Backed Peace Plan
Posted April 6th, 2012 at 10:15 am (UTC-5)
Syrian opposition groups reported fresh violence in several areas of Syria on Friday, less than a week before a U.N.-backed cease-fire is to take effect. The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights told VOA that government troops battled rebel forces in several suburbs of Damascus. It said three members of the military were killed. Clashes also […]
Reports: Malawian President Dies After Suffering Heart Attack
Posted April 6th, 2012 at 9:40 am (UTC-5)
MULUZI ACT PART 1, PART 2 in Dalet House Shared Friday VIDEO: WEB: TYPE: CN )) Medical sources say Malawian President Bingu wa Mutharika has died after suffering a heart attack, but there has been no official announcement of his death. Diplomatic sources say the 78-year-old president collapsed after falling ill at his home in […]
US Jobless Rate Edges Down, but Hiring Pace Slows
Posted April 6th, 2012 at 9:35 am (UTC-5)
The U.S. unemployment rate edged down last month, but employers slowed the robust hiring pace of the past few months. The government’s Labor Department said the jobless rate dropped one-tenth of one percentage point in March , to 8.2 percent. That is the lowest unemployment rate since January 2009, just before the U.S. faced its […]
