Protesters and soldiers clashed in Egypt Friday, as thousands rallied against the country’s ruling military council prior to landmark presidential elections later this month. Medical sources say at least 40 people were wounded in the violence near the Defense Ministry in Cairo’s Abbassiya district. Egypt’s ruling military late Friday announced a curfew in the area […]
Dozens Wounded in Clashes Between Protesters, Soldiers in Egypt
Malawi: Omar Bashir Not Welcome
Malawi’s new president wants nothing to do with Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir. President Joyce Banda said Friday she does not want Mr. Bashir coming to Malawi in July for an upcoming African Union summit. She said the last time the Sudanese leader visited, her country lost out on substantial amounts of foreign aid and that […]
Dozens Wounded in Clashes Between Protesters, Soldiers in Egypt
Protesters and soldiers clashed in Egypt Friday, as thousands rallied against the country’s ruling military council prior to landmark presidential elections later this month. Medical sources say at least 40 people were wounded in the violence near the Defense Ministry in Cairo’s Abbassiya district. Demonstrators threw rocks at the soldiers, who responded by firing tear […]
Kenyan Police Issue New Terror Warning
Kenya’s top cop now says a deadly attack on a church in Nairobi appears the be the work of al-Qaida-linked terrorists. Police Commissioner Mathew Iteere Friday released a photo of the main suspect, known only by the alias Amar. Police officials said Amar is a native Kenyan but trained with al-Shabaab, a Somali militant group […]
US Jobless Rate Dips, but Job Growth Modest
The U.S. jobless rate edged lower in April, but the government said Friday that job growth in the world’s largest economy was modest. The Labor Department said the unemployment rate fell a tenth of a percentage point from March to 8.1 percent last month. But for the second straight month, more workers left the labor […]
China Says Dissident Can Apply To Study Overseas, Clinton Sees ‘Progress’
China says dissident Chen Guangcheng is free to apply to study abroad, signaling a possible breakthrough in a diplomatic dispute that began when he escaped house arrest and fled to the U.S. embassy in Beijing. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton told reporters in Beijing Friday that she sees progress in the Chen case, and is […]
Burundi Rebel Chief Shot, Killed in DRC
A Burundian rebel leader blamed for organizing last year’s deadly attack on a bar that killed 36 people is dead. Burundian Army Colonel Kabisa Domitien told reporters Friday that the rebel chief, known by the names “Carmel” and “Mukono,” was killed in a shootout with government forces in the Democratic Republic of Congo. He said […]
China Says Dissident Can Apply To Study Overseas, Clinton Sees ‘Progress’
China says blind dissident Chen Guangcheng is free to apply to study abroad, signaling a possible breakthrough in a diplomatic dispute that began when he escaped house arrest and fled to the U.S. embassy in Beijing. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton told reporters in Beijing Friday that she sees progress in the Chen case, and […]
Tensions Boiling Along Sudan-South Sudan Border
Renewed accusations and continued distrust are threatening to sabotage a promised cease-fire involving the world’s newest country. South Sudan – which gained independence last July – and Sudan traded allegations Friday of continued violations and attacks along their volatile border. Southern army spokesman Philip Aguer repeated allegations made to VOA Thursday that Sudan resumed its […]
Protesters, Soldiers Clash in Renewed Violence in Egypt
Protesters and soldiers clashed near Egypt’s Defense Ministry in Cairo Friday, in renewed tensions leading up to the country’s landmark presidential election later this month. Demonstrators in Cairo’s Abbassiya district threw rocks at the soldiers, who responded by firing water cannons. Some protesters were shown on television setting fires. The violence comes two days after […]