Former U.S. House of Representatives speaker Newt Gingrich appears poised to drop out of the race for the U.S. Republican presidential nomination, after front-runner Mitt Romney swept five state primary elections in one day Tuesday. Several media outlets quoted unnamed Republican officials Wednesday saying Gingrich is expected to suspend his campaign next week. Following his […]
Reports: Newt Gingrich to End US Presidential Campaign
Posted April 25th, 2012 at 12:00 pm (UTC-5)
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Mali Interim Leaders Form Government
Posted April 25th, 2012 at 12:00 pm (UTC-5)
Mali’s interim leaders have announced the formation of a new government, a month after the country’s democratically elected president was toppled in a military coup. A joint announcement, made Thursday by the interim president and interim prime minister, says military officers will hold three posts in the new government – defense, interior security and interior […]
Napolitano: Secret Service Incident Did Not Put Obama at Risk
Posted April 25th, 2012 at 11:40 am (UTC-5)
U.S. Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano says there was no risk to President Barack Obama as a result of the prostitution scandal involving Secret Service agents in Colombia earlier this month. Napolitano addressed the scandal at a Senate Judiciary Committee hearing Wednesday. She called the allegations of misconduct “inexcusable” and said a “full and thorough […]
US Gives $120 Million More to Drought-Stricken Horn of Africa
Posted April 25th, 2012 at 11:35 am (UTC-5)
The United States is providing an additional $120 million in aid to the Horn of Africa, where a lack of rain is again threatening food supplies. This is the second time this month the United States has announced major humanitarian aid to the Horn, following a $50-million contribution April 5. The White House says the […]
Seven Killed in Syria as More UN Monitors Arrive
Posted April 25th, 2012 at 11:35 am (UTC-5)
Activists say Syrian forces killed at least seven people on Wednesday as a small group of U.N. observers resumed their mission to monitor a shaky truce in the government’s year-long conflict with rebels. The Britain-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights says four people were killed and several wounded when security forces opened fire on a […]
Report: NATO Misleads with ‘Afghan-led’ Security Label
Posted April 25th, 2012 at 11:15 am (UTC-5)
A Kabul-based think tank has accused international forces in Afghanistan of misleading the public by calling military operations “Afghan-led,” even when Afghan forces do not take a leading role. The Afghanistan Analysts’ Network charges in its report issued Wednesday that NATO applies the term so broadly that it has, in at least one instance, used […]
Ukrainian Official: Tymoshenko’s Body Shows Bruises
Posted April 25th, 2012 at 10:45 am (UTC-5)
Ukraine’s commissioner for human rights says a personal inspection has found the country’s jailed former prime minister, Yulia Tymosheko, has bruises on her body. Nina Karpachyova announced the findings Wednesday, a day after a lawyer for Ms. Tymoshenko said prison guards beat her up while moving her to a hospital last week. The lawyer, Serhiy […]
Romney Sweeps Tuesday Primaries; Looks Ahead to November
Posted April 25th, 2012 at 10:15 am (UTC-5)
Republican presidential hopeful Mitt Romney is turning his attention toward the November general election — and U.S. President Barack Obama — after effectively securing his party’s nomination with five state primary election victories Tuesday. Romney easily won the northeastern states of Connecticut, Delaware, Rhode Island, Pennsylvania and New York. In a victory speech in New […]
Britain Slips into Recession
Posted April 25th, 2012 at 9:40 am (UTC-5)
Britain is back in recession. The Office for National Statistics on Wednesday said the country’s economy shrank by two-tenths of a percent for the first three months of the year. That drop follows a three-tenths of a percent decline over the last three months of 2011. A recession is defined as two consecutive three-month periods […]
Son of Disgraced Chinese Politician Defends Himself Against Rumors
Posted April 25th, 2012 at 9:15 am (UTC-5)
The son of disgraced Chinese politician Bo Xilai is defending himself against accusations that his overseas education and reportedly luxurious lifestyle have been funded by family corruption. In a statement published Tuesday in the Harvard Crimson newspaper, Bo Guagua says his tuition and living expenses at Harvard and the University of Oxford have been funded […]
