American Webb Simpson has won the U.S. Open golf tournament, shooting a 68 in the final round to claim his first major championship. Simpson watched from the clubhouse after his 2-under-par round Sunday at the Olympic Club in San Francisco as a pair of golfers tried to match his score. American Jim Furyk and Graeme […]
Muslim Brotherhood Declares Victory, Military Asserts Power
Posted June 17th, 2012 at 10:10 pm (UTC-5)
Egypt’s Muslim Brotherhood says its candidate has won a presidential runoff vote, while the ruling military has issued an interim constitution handing itself sweeping powers after a court dissolved the Islamist-led parliament. The Brotherhood announced Monday Mohammed Morsi defeated Ahmed Shafiq, a Mubarak-era representative whose aides also claimed their candidate was in the lead after […]
EVote Counting Begins in Egypt, Military Asserts Power
Posted June 17th, 2012 at 8:50 pm (UTC-5)
As election officials began counting ballots in Egypt’s presidential runoff, the ruling military issued an interim constitution handing itself sweeping powers, including legislative authority, after a court dissolved the Islamist-led parliament. Egyptian state television reported late Sunday that the Supreme Council of the Armed Forces would explain the widely anticipated declaration at a news conference […]
Greece Conservatives Win Parliamentary Elections
Posted June 17th, 2012 at 7:35 pm (UTC-5)
Greece’s pro-bailout parties won a slim parliamentary majority in Sunday’s elections, after an inconclusive general election in May failed to produce a government. The radical leftists who had vied for first place conceded defeat, after official estimates showed the conservative New Democracy party winning 29.5 percent of the vote, the radical leftist Syriza party receiving […]
Egypt Polls Close, Military Asserts Power
Posted June 17th, 2012 at 5:45 pm (UTC-5)
Polls have closed in the final day of Egypt’s presidential runoff as the military leadership issued an interim “constitutional declaration” expected to formally hand the generals legislative authority following the dissolution of the Islamist-led parliament. Egyptian state television reported late Sunday that the Supreme Council of the Armed Forces would explain the widely anticipated declaration […]
Greece Conservatives Win Parliamentary Elections
Posted June 17th, 2012 at 5:15 pm (UTC-5)
Greece’s pro-bailout parties were on course to secure a slim parliamentary majority in Sunday’s elections, after an inconclusive general election in May failed to produce a government. The radical leftists who had vied for first place conceded defeat, after official estimates showed the conservative New Democracy party winning 29.5 percent of the vote, the radical […]
French Socialists Win Majority in Parliamentary Vote
Posted June 17th, 2012 at 4:20 pm (UTC-5)
French President Francois Hollande’s Socialist Party has taken a solid majority in Sunday’s runoff parliamentary elections. Partial polling results show the Socialists’ bloc taking up to 320 seats in the 577-member National Assembly, well above the 289 needed for a majority. The conservative UMP party of former president Nicolas Sarkozy was expected to win at […]
UN Demands Evacuation of Civilians from Syrian City of Homs
Posted June 17th, 2012 at 3:25 pm (UTC-5)
The head of the United Nations observers’ mission in Syria has demanded government and rebel forces take immediate action to allow the evacuation of women, children, the elderly and the injured from the besieged city of Homs and other conflict zones. Major General Robert Mood said Sunday that neither of the warring parties has been […]
Greece Conservatives Win Parliamentary Vote
Posted June 17th, 2012 at 2:45 pm (UTC-5)
Greece’s conservative New Democracy party is projected to win the country’s parliamentary elections. Official estimates show New Democracy winning 29.5 percent of the vote, with the leftist Syriza party receiving 27.1 percent. Both have promised to renegotiate the harsh austerity conditions of Greece’s bailout by the European Union and International Monetary Fund. But, Antonis Samaras, […]
Egyptians Vote in Historic Presidential Election
Posted June 17th, 2012 at 2:40 pm (UTC-5)
Egyptian voters are at the polls on the final day of a presidential runoff after massive protests led to former leader Hosni Mubarak’s resignation last year. Officials extended the polling deadline Sunday by two hours . Turnout was mixed in the first day of voting Saturday, and the mood appeared less enthusiastic than it was […]
