Employment figures from the European Union show the jobless rate for countries using the euro has climbed to a 15-year high. The Eurostat data agency reported Wednesday that unemployment reached 10.9 percent in March, up from 10.8 percent in February. The March figure translates to 17.4 million people unemployed in the eurozone. Unemployment was the […]
Pre-Election Violence Kills At Least 11 in Egypt’s Capital
Posted May 2nd, 2012 at 11:00 am (UTC-5)
Pre-election violence has erupted in the Egyptian capital, Cairo, killing at least 11 people, wounding more than 100 others, and prompting several presidential candidates to suspend their campaigns. Egyptian medical and security sources confirmed the death toll in Wednesday’s fighting, which began at dawn when assailants raided a protest camp occupied by hundreds of activists […]
Taliban Kills 7 in Kabul After Obama Visit
Posted May 2nd, 2012 at 10:35 am (UTC-5)
Insurgents killed at least seven people in an attack targeting foreigners in Kabul Wednesday, just two hours after U.S. President Barack Obama left Afghanistan following a brief unannounced visit. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the assault on the heavily secured compound housing hundreds of international workers on the eastern outskirts of the capital. They said […]
Hungary Confirms Orban Ally Ader as President
Posted May 2nd, 2012 at 10:20 am (UTC-5)
The Hungarian parliament has confirmed Janos Ader, a member of the ruling Fidesz party, as the country’s new president, angering opposition parties that say the move gives the party too much power. Several opposition parties boycotted Wednesday’s vote, while the far-right Jobbik party voted against him. But Fidesz has a two-thirds majority in parliament, so […]
Hungary Confirms Orban Ally Ader as President
Posted May 2nd, 2012 at 9:55 am (UTC-5)
The Hungarian parliament has confirmed Janos Ader, a member of the ruling Fidesz party, as the country’s new president, angering opposition parties that say the move gives the party too much power. Several opposition parties boycotted Wednesday’s vote, while the far-right Jobbik party voted against him. But Fidesz has a two-thirds majority in parliament, so […]
Blind Activist Leaves US Embassy in Beijing, to be Transferred to ‘Safe’ Location
Posted May 2nd, 2012 at 8:40 am (UTC-5)
U.S. officials say a blind Chinese dissident who escaped house arrest and went to the U.S. embassy in Beijing has left the facility to seek medical care and be reunited with his family. A U.S. official said Wednesday China’s government has agreed to relocate Chen Guangcheng to a “safe” location in China. The official said […]
Obama: US Remains Committed to Afghanistan as War Winds Down
Posted May 2nd, 2012 at 8:40 am (UTC-5)
U.S. President Barack Obama has marked the one year anniversary of al-Qaida leader Osama bin Laden’s death with a quick trip to Afghanistan, signing a strategic pact with Kabul and delivering an election-year message to the American people that the Afghan war is winding down. In televised remarks broadcast to Americans late Tuesday from Bagram […]
Pre-Election Violence Kills At Least 11 in Egypt
Posted May 2nd, 2012 at 8:15 am (UTC-5)
Pre-election violence has erupted in Cairo, triggering street battles that killed at least 11 people and prompting several presidential candidates to suspend their campaigns. Egyptian medical and security sources confirmed the death toll in Wednesday’s fighting, which began at dawn when assailants raided a site where hundreds of people, protesting against the military-led government, had […]
Blind Activist Leaves Embassy in Beijing, to be Transferred to ‘Safe’ Location
Posted May 2nd, 2012 at 7:20 am (UTC-5)
U.S. officials say a blind Chinese dissident who escaped house arrest and went to the U.S. embassy in Beijing has left the facility to seek medical care and be reunited with his family. A U.S. official said Wednesday that the Chinese government has agreed to relocate Chen Guangcheng to a “safe” location in China. The […]
Rights Group Says Syria Committed War Crimes
Posted May 2nd, 2012 at 7:15 am (UTC-5)
An international rights group Wednesday accused the Syrian government of committing war crimes, while opposition groups said rebels killed 15 security force members as a U.N.-brokered cease-fire continues to unravel. Human Rights Watch says Syrian forces and pro-government militias killed at least 95 civilians between late March and early April in the northwestern province of […]
