Nigeria’s President Goodluck Jonathan has called on Nigerians to join forces against terrorism as he visited the Abuja offices of the newspaper This Day that were destroyed in a bomb attack this week. During his visit Saturday, Mr. Jonathan said the country is pouring every possible resource to fight the militant Islamist group Boko Haram, […]
Nigerian President Visits Bombing Site in Abuja
Posted April 28th, 2012 at 3:35 pm (UTC-5)
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Syrian Death Toll Climbs; Ships with Weapons Intercepted
Posted April 28th, 2012 at 1:40 pm (UTC-5)
The Syrian government and opposition activists traded accusations of violence on Saturday, as a handful of U.N. monitors spread out across the country to assess compliance with a fragile cease-fire. Rights groups say Syrian forces killed at least 10 people during raids in the Damascus area. Activists also say clashes between government and opposition forces […]
EU Foreign Policy Chief Meets With Aung San Suu Kyi
Posted April 28th, 2012 at 1:35 pm (UTC-5)
European Union Foreign Policy Chief Catherine Ashton has met with Burmese opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi in Rangoon. Standing next to the Nobel Peace laureate at a news conference Saturday in Burma’s main city, Ashton urged the Burmese government to continue its progress toward democracy. Ashton also opened a new EU office in Rangoon […]
Sudan Arrests Foreigners in Disputed Oil Town
Posted April 28th, 2012 at 1:15 pm (UTC-5)
Reports from Sudan say Sudanese officials have arrested three foreigners in the disputed oil town of Heglig. The French news agency, AFP, quotes an army spokesman (( Sawarmi Khaled Saad) as saying a Briton, a Norwegian, and a South African were arrested and flown to Khartoum for questioning. Earlier this week, forces from the new […]
China to Loan South Sudan $8 Billion
Posted April 28th, 2012 at 1:00 pm (UTC-5)
South Sudan’s information minister has announced China has granted the new country an $8 billion loan to fund major infrastructure projects. In a statement Saturday, Barnaba Marial Benjamin said the money will finance agriculture, telecommunications, and hydropower projects. The loan comes just days after South Sudanese President Salva Kiir made his first official visit to […]
China Rights Group: Missing Dissident is Under U.S. Protection
Posted April 28th, 2012 at 10:05 am (UTC-5)
A U.S.-based China rights organization says the blind Chinese dissident Chen Guangcheng is under U.S. protection and that talks are underway between U.S. and Chinese officials. The group ChinaAid released the statement Saturday, citing sources close to Chen, although there were few details. ChinaAid President Bob Fu, a former Tiananmen Square activist, called the Chen […]
4 Killed in Attack on Afghan Governor Compound
Posted April 28th, 2012 at 10:00 am (UTC-5)
Two suicide attackers and two bodyguards have died in a gunfight in the governor’s compound in Afghanistan’s southern Kandahar province. Authorities say the militants entered the compound Saturday without their weapons being detected, killing the guards and taking their rifles. An ensuing gunfight with security forces lasted about 30 minutes. Police also found an explosives-laden […]
Syrian Death Toll Climbs; Ships with Weapons Intercepted
Posted April 28th, 2012 at 9:40 am (UTC-5)
The Syrian government and opposition activists traded accusations of violence on Saturday, as a handful of U.N. monitors spread out across the country to assess compliance with a fragile cease-fire. Rights groups say Syrian forces killed at least 10 people during raids in the Damascus area. Activists also say clashes between government and opposition forces […]
Syrian Death Toll Climbs; Ships with Weapons Intercepted
Posted April 28th, 2012 at 6:00 am (UTC-5)
The death toll in Syria is again edging higher, this time following fighting between government and pro-democracy forces outside the capital. Activists say 10 people died early Saturday in the region surrounding Damascus. Activists also warned of fighting in the Latakia region along the Mediterranean coast, but had no information on casualties. The fighting comes […]
Malaysian Police Disperse Protesters with Tear Gas, Water Cannon
Posted April 28th, 2012 at 5:50 am (UTC-5)
Malaysian police fired tear gas and water cannon at tens of thousands of protesters who flooded into the center of Kuala Lumpur Saturday to demand election reforms. At least 25,000 protesters trampled through barbed wire barricades as they poured into the heavily guarded Independence Square, defying a ban on holding the rally at the venue […]
