Witnesses in northern Mali report a clash between protesters and one of the militant groups that controls the area’s major cities. A youth leader in the city of Gao tells VOA that members of the Tuareg separatist group MNLA fired on about 200 protesters who had marched to the group’s local headquarters Tuesday. He says […]
Protesters Clash with Rebel Rulers in Northern Mali Town
Posted June 26th, 2012 at 11:40 am (UTC-5)
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Egypt Court: Military Cannot Arrest Civilians
Posted June 26th, 2012 at 11:40 am (UTC-5)
An Egyptian court has overturned a government decree that gave the military powers to arrest civilians. The decree was issued by the army-backed interim government before this month’s presidential run-off election. Rights groups, lawyers and politicians challenged the decree, accusing the ruling Supreme Council of the Armed Forces of reviving an unpopular emergency law that […]
Egypt Court: Military Cannot Arrest Civilians
Posted June 26th, 2012 at 11:25 am (UTC-5)
An Egyptian court has overturned a government decree that gave the military powers to arrest civilians. The decree was issued by the army-backed interim government before this month’s presidential run-off election. Rights groups, lawyers and politicians challenged the decree, accusing the ruling Supreme Council of the Armed Forces of reviving an unpopular emergency law that […]
India’s Finance Minister Resigns to Run for President
Posted June 26th, 2012 at 11:00 am (UTC-5)
India’s finance minister has stepped down to run for president. Pranab Mukherjee submitted his formal resignation to Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Tuesday. He will be the ruling coalition’s candidate in the July 19 presidential election. In India, the president’s position is largely ceremonial and is currently held by Pratibha Patil, whose five-year term is […]
Aung San Suu Kyi in France on Final Leg of European Tour
Posted June 26th, 2012 at 9:55 am (UTC-5)
Burmese democracy icon Aung San Suu Kyi has arrived in France, on the final leg of her historic European tour. The 67-year-old Nobel prize laureate arrived in Paris by train from London Tuesday afternoon. She is scheduled to meet with President Francois Hollande for dinner and a press conference. During her trip, she will also […]
Key European Leaders Call for Tighter Financial Control
Posted June 26th, 2012 at 9:45 am (UTC-5)
Key European leaders are calling for much tighter central control of spending by the 17 countries that use the euro in the latest effort to resolve the continent’s unrelenting debt crisis. Four officials produced the plan Tuesday — European Council President Herman Van Rompuy, European Commission President Jose Manuel Barroso, Eurogroup President Jean-Claude Juncker and […]
British Monarch Arrives in Northern Ireland
Posted June 26th, 2012 at 8:40 am (UTC-5)
Britain’s Queen Elizabeth has arrived in Northern Ireland at the start of a two-day visit marking her 60th year on the throne — as well as the peace that has generally held there since the 1998 Good Friday accords. The 86-year-old monarch and her husband, Prince Philip, arrived in the small seaside village of Enniskillen […]
Japan’s Ruling Party Split as Lawmakers Approve Controversial Tax Hike
Posted June 26th, 2012 at 6:15 am (UTC-5)
Japanese lawmakers have approved a controversial tax hike plan to help curb growing public debt, despite a rebellion by some in Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda’s ruling party. The plan to double the sales tax to 10 percent over three years easily cleared Japan’s lower house of parliament Tuesday. But 57 members of the ruling Democratic […]
Four Eurozone Finance Ministers to Meet in Paris
Posted June 26th, 2012 at 5:55 am (UTC-5)
The finance ministers of France, Germany, Italy and Spain will discuss the ongoing eurozone sovereign debt crisis Tuesday in Paris. The meeting is taking place on the eve of joint talks between French President Francois Hollande and German Chancellor Angela Merkel aimed at reaching some sort of accord before a crucial European Union summit begins […]
