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 […]
French Socialists Projected to Win Parliamentary Election
Posted June 17th, 2012 at 2:30 pm (UTC-5)
French President Francois Hollande’s Socialist Party has taken a solid majority in Sunday’s runoff parliamentary elections. Early 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 […]
Greece Conservatives, Leftists in Tight Race
Posted June 17th, 2012 at 2:10 pm (UTC-5)
Exit polls show Greece’s Conservative New Democracy party taking a small lead in the country’s parliamentary elections which could decide the future of the debt-laden country in the 17-nation eurozone. Polls show New Democracy taking between 28.6 and 30 percent of the vote, with the the leftist Syriza party trailing closely behind with 27.5 and […]
21 Killed in Nigeria Church Blasts
Posted June 17th, 2012 at 1:15 pm (UTC-5)
Blasts have rocked three churches in northern Nigeria, killing 21 and injuring at least 100. The blasts took place Kaduna state, which divides the predominantly Muslim north and Christian-dominated south. Two blasts hit churches in the city of Zaria, according to local officials. A third explosion took place at a church in Kaduna city. A […]
Egyptians Vote on Final Day of Historic Presidential Election
Posted June 17th, 2012 at 11:20 am (UTC-5)
Egyptian voters are at the polls for the second and final day of a runoff to choose the country’s next president after massive protests led to former leader Hosni Mubarak’s resignation last year. The voters have a choice between a Mubarak era candidate, former prime minister Ahmed Shafiq – and an Islamist, the Muslim Brotherhood […]
