Syrian activists now say more than 90 people, including many children, were killed Friday in a coordinated assault by government forces and militiamen on a village near the central city of Homs. Damascus did not deny the massacre but blamed unidentified “terrorists” for one of the deadliest incidents since an uprising against President Bashar al-Assad […]
Activists: Government Shelling Kills 90 in Syria
Posted May 26th, 2012 at 11:00 pm (UTC-5)
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Afghan Parliament Approves Strategic Partnership with US
Posted May 26th, 2012 at 10:15 pm (UTC-5)
#2542433 TYPE: OCN )) Afghanistan’s parliament on Saturday ratified a strategic partnership agreement between Kabul and Washington. The deal was approved in the Walasi Jirga with more than 150 lawmakers turning out for the vote. Only a handful of lawmakers voted against the measure. The pact covers security, economics and governance, and spells out the […]
Top 2 Egyptian Presidential Contenders Reach Out to Rivals
Posted May 26th, 2012 at 6:20 pm (UTC-5)
The top two vote-getters in Egypt’s first round of presidential elections reached out to their rivals Saturday and described their visions of building a new Egypt if elected in next month’s run-off. Former Prime Minister Ahmed Shafiq, a secularist, has praised the “glorious” revolution that toppled President Hosni Mubarak, and vowed there will be no […]
Activists: Government Shelling Kills More Than 90 in Syria
Posted May 26th, 2012 at 5:20 pm (UTC-5)
Syrian activists said Saturday more than 90 people, including many children, had been killed in the last 24 hours in a coordinated assault by government forces and militiamen on a village near the central city of Homs. Damascus did not deny the massacre but blamed unidentified “terrorists” for one of the deadliest incidents since an […]
Afghan Parliament Approves Strategic Partnership with US
Posted May 26th, 2012 at 3:30 pm (UTC-5)
Afghanistan’s parliament on Saturday ratified a strategic partnership agreement between Kabul and Washington. The deal was approved in the Walasi Jirga with more than 150 lawmakers turning out for the vote. Only a handful of lawmakers voted against the measure. The pact covers security, economics and governance, and spells out the U.S. relationship with Afghanistan […]
Vatican Confirms Arrest of Pope’s Butler in Leaks Scandal
Posted May 26th, 2012 at 2:45 pm (UTC-5)
The Vatican confirmed Saturday that Pope Benedict’s butler has been arrested on suspicion of leaking confidential documents and letters from the pontiff’s private quarters. Vatican spokesman Federico Lombardi said 46-year-old Paolo Gabriele was arrested Wednesday after secret documents were found in his Vatican City home. Gabriele had been the pope’s personal butler since 2006, one […]
Activists: More Than 90 Killed in Syrian Government Shelling
Posted May 26th, 2012 at 2:35 pm (UTC-5)
Activists say Syrian government shelling since Friday has killed at least 90 people, including many children, in some of the worst violence since an uprising against Syria’s regime began more than a year ago. The attacks on a residential area in the central town of Houla tarnished a fragile six-week-old cease-fire between government and opposition […]
Medvedev Elected Chief of Russia’s Ruling Party
Posted May 26th, 2012 at 2:15 pm (UTC-5)
Russia’s ruling United Russia party has confirmed Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev as its chief, at the behest of President Vladimir Putin. The party on Saturday approved Mr. Medvedev unanimously, by a show of hands. There was no apparent opposition and no other candidate vying for the post. In remarks at Saturday’s party congress, Mr. Putin […]
Egyptian Candidate Vows No Re-Creation of Old Regime
Posted May 26th, 2012 at 1:40 pm (UTC-5)
Egyptian presidential candidate Ahmed Shafiq has praised the “glorious” revolution that toppled President Hosni Mubarak, and he vowed there will be no “re-creation” of the old regime if he is elected. During a news conference at his campaign headquarters Saturday, Shafiq called for unity among the Egyptian people. He said nobody will be excluded or […]
ISS Astronauts Enter SpaceX Dragon Spacecraft
Posted May 26th, 2012 at 1:15 pm (UTC-5)
Astronauts at the International Space Station got their first glimpse inside the SpaceX corporation’s Dragon capsule Saturday, just one day after it made history as the first commercial spacecraft to reach the station. The crew members opened the cargo-filled Dragon Saturday morning, with U.S. astronaut Don Pettit commenting that the inside smelled like “a brand […]
