Sudan says it will remove its troops from the oil-producing Abyei region, one day before critical talks with South Sudan, which also claims the region. A spokesman for the Sudanese defense ministry, Alsawarmi Khalid Saad, made the announcement Monday. “… (T)he Sudanese armed forces has decided to redeploy its troops outside Abyei, as a good-will […]
Sudan to Pull Troops From Disputed Abyei Region
Posted May 28th, 2012 at 12:00 pm (UTC-5)
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Brother Urges New Trial for Pakistani Doctor Jailed for Helping CIA
Posted May 28th, 2012 at 11:55 am (UTC-5)
The brother of a Pakistani doctor jailed for helping the United States track down Osama bin Laden says he is innocent and should be granted a new trial. A tribal court in northwest Pakistan last week sentenced Shakil Afridi to 33 years in prison for treason. Afridi was accused of running a fake vaccination campaign […]
Helicopter Crash Kills 2 NATO Soldiers in Afghanistan
Posted May 28th, 2012 at 11:25 am (UTC-5)
NATO officials said two coalition members were killed in a helicopter crash in eastern Afghanistan Monday. The coalition said it is investigating the cause of the crash. Initial reports said there was no enemy activity in the area. Earlier, another coalition aircraft also crashed in eastern Afghanistan. There were no fatalities in that crash. Also […]
Islamist, Oldliner Confirmed for Egyptian Presidential Run-off
Posted May 28th, 2012 at 11:15 am (UTC-5)
Egyptian election officials on Monday confirmed presidential vote results setting up a polarizing run-off between the Islamist Muslim Brotherhood’s candidate and one with strong ties to the rule of former President Hosni Mubarak. The count from Egypt’s first free presidential race last week show the Brotherhood’s Mohammed Morsi as the top vote-getter and former prime […]
Former Japanese PM Tells Parliament to Scrap Nuclear Power
Posted May 28th, 2012 at 11:05 am (UTC-5)
Former Japanese prime minister Naoto Kan has told the Japanese parliament to abandon nuclear power, and says he was partly responsible, as the head of government, for the nuclear disaster triggered by last year’s devastating earthquake and tsunami. Mr. Kan spoke Monday to lawmakers, criticizing the role of the Tokyo Electrical Power Company and decades […]
Peace Envoy in Syria, 34 Dead in Hama Assault
Posted May 28th, 2012 at 11:00 am (UTC-5)
International peace envoy Kofi Annan is in Syria to salvage a peace plan that he admits is not being “implemented comprehensively,” as rights activists report a government assault on the central city of Hama that killed at least 34 people. After arriving in the Syrian capital, Damascus on Monday, Mr. Annan urged “everyone with a […]
Spanish Bank Bailout Heightens Pressure on Madrid
Posted May 28th, 2012 at 10:55 am (UTC-5)
Economic pressures are heightening on Spain after the government took over the country’s third largest bank with a $24 billion bailout to account for its toxic real estate loans. Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy said Monday that the debt-ridden government’s takeover of Bankia would not force the Spanish government to seek a bailout from its European […]
Egypt Set to Release Presidential Election Results
Posted May 28th, 2012 at 10:00 am (UTC-5)
Egyptian election officials are expected late Monday to announce results from the first round of presidential elections, confirming a polarizing runoff between the Islamist Muslim Brotherhood’s candidate and another with strong ties to former President Hosni Mubarak’s regime. The preliminary counts from Egypt’s first free presidential race last week show the Brotherhood’s Mohammed Morsi in […]
Kenya PM Says Nairobi Blast Was Terrorist Act
Posted May 28th, 2012 at 9:55 am (UTC-5)
Kenyan Prime Minister Raila Odinga says a blast in central Nairobi on Monday was an act of terrorism, contradicting police who blamed the explosion on an electrical fault. Speaking at the blast site a few hours the explosion occurred, Mr. Odinga said Kenya is “under threat” but will “not be cowed.” The explosion Monday injured […]
Peace Envoy in Syria, 34 Dead in Hama Assault
Posted May 28th, 2012 at 9:35 am (UTC-5)
International peace envoy Kofi Annan is in Syria to salvage a peace plan that he admits is not being “implemented comprehensively,” as rights activists report a government assault on the central city of Hama that killed at least 34 people. After arriving in the Syrian capital, Damascus on Monday, Mr. Annan urged “everyone with a […]
