Libyans are preparing to cast ballots in the country’s first multi-party election in 60 years. Saturday’s polling will take place less than a year after long-time leader Moammar Gadhafi died shortly after being captured by Libyan anti-government fighters. Voters will choose candidates for a 200-seat National Assembly. The assembly will form a temporary government and […]
Suspected US Drone Strike Kills 19 in Pakistan
Posted July 6th, 2012 at 2:25 pm (UTC-5)
Pakistani officials say a U.S. drone strike has killed at least 19 suspected militants in the country’s northwest. Friday’s strike took place near Miran Shah, the main town in the North Waziristan tribal region — a known hub of Taliban and al-Qaida-linked militants. Officials told VOA foreigners were among those killed when missiles hit a […]
Call for More Sanctions on Syria as Top Assad General Departs
Posted July 6th, 2012 at 1:00 pm (UTC-5)
World leaders meeting in Paris have called for new global sanctions against Syria, as news emerged that a top Syrian general has defected. Representatives of more than 100 nations called for “broader and tougher” penalties against Damascus as part an effort to pressure the Syrian government to end a deadly crackdown on dissent. The so-called […]
US Job Growth Weak in June
Posted July 6th, 2012 at 12:40 pm (UTC-5)
The sluggish U.S. labor market added just 80,000 new jobs in June, as the country’s jobless rate stayed at 8.2 percent. Some economists had projected that the American jobs market might regain more strength. But the government reported Friday that the American economy has now added an average of only 75,000 jobs a month over […]
DR Congo Rebels Take Town Near Uganda Border
Posted July 6th, 2012 at 12:30 pm (UTC-5)
A U.N. peacekeeper has been killed in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, where rebels fought government troops and seized a key border crossing Friday. A spokesman for the U.N. mission in Congo says a peacekeeper from India was hit and killed during fighting in the town of Bunagana, near the Ugandan border. Vianney Kazarama, […]
US Job Growth Weak in June
Posted July 6th, 2012 at 11:25 am (UTC-5)
The sluggish U.S. labor market added just 80,000 new jobs in June, as the country’s jobless rate stayed at 8.2 percent. Some economists had projected that the American jobs market might regain more strength. But the government reported Friday that the American economy has now added an average of only 75,000 jobs a month over […]
Weak US Jobs Report Casts Cloud over Obama Campaign Trip
Posted July 6th, 2012 at 10:55 am (UTC-5)
U.S. President Barack Obama is suffering the blow of another disappointing monthly jobs report as he wraps up a two-day campaign bus tour Friday in Ohio and Pennsylvania. The government reported Friday that the sluggish U.S. labor market added just 80,000 new jobs in June, as the country’s jobless rate stayed at 8.2 percent. This […]
US Job Growth Weak in June
Posted July 6th, 2012 at 10:50 am (UTC-5)
The sluggish U.S. labor market added just 80,000 new jobs in June, as the country’s jobless rate stayed at 8.2 percent. Some economists had projected that the American jobs market might regain more strength. But the government reported Friday that the American economy has now added an average of only 75,000 jobs a month over […]
Mali Focus of West African Leaders’ Meeting
Posted July 6th, 2012 at 10:50 am (UTC-5)
Several West African leaders meet Saturday to review the situation in Mali and discuss ways of retaking the north from Islamist militants. Malian military officers and political parties have been invited to the meeting, hosted by regional bloc ECOWAS in Burkina Faso’s capital, Ouagadougou. ECOWAS director of external relations, Abdel Fatau Musah, said participants will […]
US Job Growth Weak in June
Posted July 6th, 2012 at 9:50 am (UTC-5)
The sluggish U.S. labor market added just 80,000 new jobs in June, as the country’s jobless rate stayed at 8.2 percent. Some economists had projected that the American jobs market might regain more strength. But the government reported Friday that the American economy has now added an average of only 75,000 jobs a month over […]
