U.S. President Barack Obama has arrived in Afghanistan on a secret trip to mark the first anniversary of the killing of al-Qaida leader Osama bin Laden. Mr. Obama is expected to sign a strategic partnership agreement setting conditions for a U.S. presence there after a 2014 deadline for the withdrawal of most NATO combat forces. […]
Obama in Afghanistan to Mark Bin Laden Death Anniversary
Posted May 1st, 2012 at 3:20 pm (UTC-5)
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Gingrich to Drop Out of Republican Race Wednesday
Posted May 1st, 2012 at 2:50 pm (UTC-5)
U.S. Republican presidential candidate Newt Gingrich has notified his supporters that he is dropping out of the race, a day before he makes his official announcement. Gingrich posted a video on his website Tuesday thanking the nearly 180,000 people who donated to his campaign and the nearly 2.5 million who voted for him in the […]
Mali Junta Takes Control of Loyalist Base
Posted May 1st, 2012 at 2:50 pm (UTC-5)
Soldiers from Mali’s ruling junta have taken control of the main base for troops loyal to ousted President Toumani Toure after a second day of heavy fighting. Gunfire erupted Tuesday in the Malian capital, Bamako, outside of the national broadcaster, the airport and the army bases of both sides. Hospital officials say at least 15 […]
Boko Haram Threatens Media in Nigeria
Posted May 1st, 2012 at 2:45 pm (UTC-5)
Nigerian radical sect Boko Haram has purportedly threatened several domestic and international news organizations, including the Hausa service of Voice of America. The threats are contained in an 18-minute video posted to YouTube on Tuesday. The video shows a car bomb exploding in Abuja last Thursday outside an office of This Day, one of Nigeria’s […]
British Parliament: Murdoch Unfit to Lead Company
Posted May 1st, 2012 at 2:35 pm (UTC-5)
Britain’s parliament has released a report on the phone-hacking at the News of the World tabloid newspaper, saying owner Rupert Murdoch had shown willful blindness in the scandal and is not fit to run a global media company. In its report Tuesday, the bipartisan committee also said Murdoch’s News Corporation had misled parliament and tried […]
May Day Rallies Draw Protesters Around the World
Posted May 1st, 2012 at 1:30 pm (UTC-5)
Hundreds of thousands of workers are taking to the streets in cities around the world to mark International Workers Day with marches and calls for higher pay and better working conditions. In Europe, workers filled the streets in Athens, Paris, Madrid and elsewhere, where protests were fueled by growing anger at the austerity measures governments […]
Guinea Bissau Junta Reject Calls for Interim President’s Return
Posted May 1st, 2012 at 1:10 pm (UTC-5)
Guinea-Bissau’s ruling junta says talks with regional bloc ECOWAS stalled because it rejected the proposed return of the country’s interim president. On Monday, the Economic Community of West African States imposed diplomatic and economic sanctions on the country and its military rulers after they refused to make a written commitment to restore constitutional rule. A […]
US Arrests 5 in Plot to Bomb Ohio Bridge
Posted May 1st, 2012 at 12:25 pm (UTC-5)
Five men have been arrested by federal authorities for allegedly plotting to blow up a bridge near the city of Cleveland, Ohio. Special Agent in Charge of the FBI’s Cleveland division, Stephen Anthony, says the five were taken into custody late Monday, after they attempted to remotely detonate devices they bought from undercover FBI agents. […]
UN, AU, IGAD Warn Against Spoiling Somali Transition
Posted May 1st, 2012 at 12:05 pm (UTC-5)
The United Nations, African Union and an East African bloc are warning they will impose sanctions on anyone who tries to disrupt Somalia’s move toward a new constitution. In a joint statement Tuesday, the U.N., AU, and the Intergovernmental Agency on Development, or IGAD, said Somalia is at a critical juncture, and too much is […]
In-laws of Tortured Afghan Girl Get Prison Terms
Posted May 1st, 2012 at 11:55 am (UTC-5)
Three in-laws of an Afghan girl who was locked up and brutally tortured have each been sentenced to 10 years in prison for abusing her. A family court in Kabul sentenced the father-in-law, mother-in-law, and sister-in-law of Sahar Gul on Tuesday. Gul’s husband remains at large and the court said he must also be brought […]
