Sudan has declared a state of emergency along the border with South Sudan, giving Khartoum broader powers to arrest and try suspects in the volatile region. Khartoum’s official news agency SUNA reports Sunday the decree allows President Omar al-Bashir and “anyone with his mandate” to set up “special courts” to handle criminal and terror cases. […]
Sudan Declares State of Emergency Along Southern Border
Posted April 29th, 2012 at 1:30 pm (UTC-5)
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Malaysian Police Release Protesters
Posted April 29th, 2012 at 12:15 pm (UTC-5)
Police in Malaysia say they have released some 500 people arrested during a demonstration for election reforms. Officials say they would decided later whether to press charges on any of them. Tens of thousands of protesters gathered Saturday in Kuala Lumpur’s Independence Square, despite a ban on holding the rally there. The activists say the […]
Grenade Attack at Kenya Church Kills 1
Posted April 29th, 2012 at 12:05 pm (UTC-5)
Kenyan police say it is “rather unlikely” a deadly grenade attack at a downtown Nairobi church is linked to the Islamist militant group al-Shabab. Officials say the attack on Sunday at God’s House of Miracles International Church killed one person and wounded 16 others. Police spokesman Eric Kiraithe told VOA the armed attacker walked into […]
UN-Appointed Norwegian General in Syria, Urges End to Violence
Posted April 29th, 2012 at 11:40 am (UTC-5)
A Norwegian general appointed by the United Nations to lead an observer mission in Syria has taken command of the operation and called on all sides in the country’s year-long conflict to stop the violence. Major-General Robert Mood arrived in Damascus on Sunday to lead the advance team of about 15 unarmed U.N. soldiers tasked […]
Kidnapped British Doctor Beheaded in Pakistan
Posted April 29th, 2012 at 11:15 am (UTC-5)
The beheaded body of a British doctor working for the Red Cross has been found by the roadside in Quetta, Pakistan nearly four months after he was kidnapped by suspected militants. Red Cross officials said 60-year-old Khalil Rasjed Dale had been managing a health program in Quetta for almost a year when he was kidnapped […]
Witnesses: 15 Killed During Christian Service in Northern Nigeria
Posted April 29th, 2012 at 10:35 am (UTC-5)
Witnesses in northern Nigeria say attackers tossed homemade bombs at worshippers during a Christian service and then opened fired as they tried to flee, killing at least 15 people. Security officials say the gunmen were riding motorcycles when they launched an assault at Bayero University in Kano, where the service was taking place on Sunday. […]
UN Chief in Burma for Talks
Posted April 29th, 2012 at 10:10 am (UTC-5)
U.N. Secretary General Ban Ki-moon is in Burma for talks aimed at encouraging the government to continue carrying out democratic reforms. Mr. Ban arrived in Rangoon, Burma’s main city, Sunday and was due to travel to the administrative capital, Naypyidaw, later in the day. He is expected to meet with President Thein Sein on Monday […]
Kidnapped British Doctor Killed in Pakistan
Posted April 29th, 2012 at 9:25 am (UTC-5)
The body of a British doctor working for the Red Cross has been found in Quetta, Pakistan nearly four months after he was kidnapped by suspected militants. Red Cross officials said 60-year-old Khalil Rasjed Dale had been managing a health program in Quetta for almost a year when he was kidnapped on January 5 while […]
Aid Group Rejects Sudan’s Suspicions About Detained Foreigners
Posted April 29th, 2012 at 9:15 am (UTC-5)
Sudan says three foreigners and a South Sudanese arrested in the disputed Heglig region were apparently spying, but an aid group say the detainees were de-mining the area. Khartoum arrested a Briton, a Norwegian, and a South African on Saturday, in the latest flare-up along Sudan and South Sudan’s volatile border. Sudanese officials claim the […]
Witness Say 15 Killed in Nigerian Church Attack
Posted April 29th, 2012 at 8:15 am (UTC-5)
The group has said it wants to establish an Islamic state in northern Nigeria and does not recognize the government or the country’s constitution. Nigeria’s population of 150 million is about evenly divided between Muslims, who mostly live in the north, and Christians who dominate in the south. Hundreds of others died last year in […]
