Egyptians will finally have a new president Sunday, 500 days after they ousted Hosni Mubarak at the beginning of their popular uprising in February, 2011. Tensions were high as the secretary-general of Egypt’s election commission, Hatem Bagato, said Saturday that commission head Faruk Sultan will announce the results at 3 p.m. local time Sunday. Thousands […]
Chinese Astronauts to Attempt Manual Space Docking
Posted June 23rd, 2012 at 6:40 pm (UTC-5)
China is planning to conduct its first manual docking between a spacecraft and an orbiting space module Sunday. Astronauts on the Shenzhou-9 spacecraft will try to dock with the Tiangong-1 lab module without using an automated system. One of the three is China’s first female astronaut, Liu Yang. The Shenzhou-9 spacecraft was launched June 16 […]
Tropical Storm Forms in Gulf of Mexico
Posted June 23rd, 2012 at 6:15 pm (UTC-5)
Tropical Storm Debby, the fourth storm of the 2012 hurricane season, has formed in the Gulf of Mexico about 355 kilometers southeast of the mouth of the Mississippi River. The U.S. National Hurricane Center said Saturday the storm has maximum sustained winds of 85 kilometers per hour and is expected to move over the northern […]
2 Palestinians Killed in Israeli Strikes on Gaza
Posted June 23rd, 2012 at 5:40 pm (UTC-5)
Israel’s military said Saturday it carried out a series of airstrike in the Gaza Strip, ruled by the Palestinian militant group Hamas, in response to more than 20 Palestinians rockets that crashed into Israel Saturday. One of the rockets, which brought the week’s total to 150, injured an Israeli man in the town of Sderot. […]
Protesters Clash With Police During Austerity Protests in Sudan
Posted June 23rd, 2012 at 5:15 pm (UTC-5)
Protesters clashed with police in Sudan’s capital Khartoum Saturday as demonstrations against spending cuts in Sudan continue into a second week. Security forces have been using tear gas and batons to break up the demonstrations which have spread into several neighborhoods. Reports say some people have been arrested. Activists are trying to spark an “Arab […]
Turkey Says Its Warplane May Have Crossed Syrian Border
Posted June 23rd, 2012 at 4:45 pm (UTC-5)
Turkish President Abdullah Gul said Saturday his country’s fighter jet shot down by Syrian air defense forces may have violated Syria’s air space. Mr. Gul said it is “routine” for warplanes flying at high speed to cross borders for short distances. He said a probe would determine if the U.S.-made F-4 jet was brought down […]
Poland Protests Arrest of Journalist In Belarus
Posted June 23rd, 2012 at 4:30 pm (UTC-5)
A reporter working for a Polish daily newspaper has been accused of defaming hardline Belarus President Alexander Lukashenko and has been arrested. Warsaw has demanded the “immediate release of Andrzej Poczobut”, a journalist for Poland’s leading liberal Gazeta Wyborcza daily, according to a Friday foreign ministry statement. Poland’s Foreign Ministry summoned the Belarus ambassador over […]
Poland Protests Arrest of Journalist In Belarus
Posted June 23rd, 2012 at 3:45 pm (UTC-5)
A reporter working for a Polish daily newspaper has been accused of defaming hardline Belarus President Alexander Lukashenko and has been arrested. Warsaw has demanded the “immediate release of Andrzej Poczobut”, a journalist for Poland’s leading liberal Gazeta Wyborcza daily, according to a Friday foreign ministry statement. Poland’s Foreign Ministry summoned the Belarus ambassador over […]
Turkey’s President: Warplane May Have Crossed Syrian Border
Posted June 23rd, 2012 at 1:50 pm (UTC-5)
Turkish President Abdullah Gul says his country’s fighter jet shot down by Syrian air defense forces may have violated Syria’s air space. Mr. Gul said Saturday it is “routine” for warplanes flying at high speed to cross borders for short distances. He said a probe would determine if the U.S.-made F-4 jet was brought down […]
Greece Outlines Plan for Bailout Revisions
Posted June 23rd, 2012 at 1:45 pm (UTC-5)
Greece’s new coalition government is developing proposed revisions to tough austerity measures that were imposed under an international bailout agreement. The cash-strapped government issued a statement on Saturday that says it would try to repeal some taxes, freeze public sector layoffs and extend deadlines for imposing fiscal reforms by at least two years. The government […]
