Some 150 people took to the streets of Kabul on Wednesday to protest the apparent public execution of a woman that was captured on video. The footage, which was obtained by news outlets and circulated on the Internet, shows a woman in Parwan province being shot dead at close range as male spectators cheer. Local […]
Afghan Activists Protest Woman’s Public Execution
Posted July 11th, 2012 at 8:35 am (UTC-5)
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Blast at Yemen Police Academy Kills 22
Posted July 11th, 2012 at 8:20 am (UTC-5)
Yemeni security officials say a suicide bomber has killed at least 22 people at a police academy in the capital, Sanaa. Officials said dozens more were wounded in the blast, which occurred as police cadets were leaving at the end of their school day. There was no immediate claim of responsibility. Al-Qaida linked militants seized […]
Romney to Speak at NAACP Convention
Posted July 11th, 2012 at 8:20 am (UTC-5)
Mitt Romney, the presumptive U.S. Republican presidential nominee, will address the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People Wednesday at its annual convention in Houston, Texas. Romney’s speech before the nation’s oldest civil rights group is aimed at drawing support from African American voters, who, in polls, overwhelmingly favor incumbent President Barack Obama, the […]
Blast in Yemen Kills 22
Posted July 11th, 2012 at 7:50 am (UTC-5)
Yemeni security officials say a suicide bomber has killed at least 22 people at a police academy in the capital, Sanaa. Officials said dozens more were wounded in the blast. Further details were not immediately available.
Spanish PM Unveils $80 Billion Austerity Plan
Posted July 11th, 2012 at 6:40 am (UTC-5)
Spain’s prime minister has announced a package of spending cuts and higher taxes that he says will save the country $80 billion by the end of 2014. Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy unveiled the austerity plan to lawmakers Wednesday, saying the country is at a “crucial” moment and must end its budget crisis as soon as […]
Russia Hosts Talks with Syrian Opposition
Posted July 11th, 2012 at 6:20 am (UTC-5)
Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov is hosting talks with the head of the Syrian National Council, the main opposition group to Syrian President Bashar al-Assad’s rule. Lavrov on Wednesday reaffirmed Russia’s position that both the government and opposition must halt all violence and that the Syrian people must decide the future of their country. Diplomats […]
Spanish PM Unveils $80 Billion Austerity Plan
Posted July 11th, 2012 at 6:05 am (UTC-5)
Spain’s prime minister has announced a package of spending cuts and higher taxes that he says will save the country $80 billion by the end of 2014. Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy unveiled the austerity plan to lawmakers Wednesday, saying the country is at a “crucial” moment and must end its budget crisis as soon as […]
AU, Somali Forces Target al-Shabab Training Camp
Posted July 11th, 2012 at 5:55 am (UTC-5)
African Union and Somali forces have launched a military operation against what they say is a major training camp for al-Shabab militants outside Somalia’s capital. The African Union Mission for Somalia (AMISOM) said in a statement Wednesday the operation aims to capture Lanta-Buro village, 40 kilometers west of Mogadishu. Officials hope capturing the village will […]
US Health Care Law Faces Repeal Vote in Congress
Posted July 11th, 2012 at 4:30 am (UTC-5)
The Republican-controlled U.S. House of Representatives will hold a vote Wednesday to repeal the Affordable Care Act, the new national health care reform law. The vote is taking place two weeks after the U.S. Supreme Court upheld the law, the signature domestic achievement of President Barack Obama’s tenure. The court ruled that the key part […]
Forced Abortion Case Highlights Struggle Against China’s One-Child Policy
Posted July 11th, 2012 at 4:20 am (UTC-5)
The Chinese government has reached a cash settlement with the family of a woman forced by local officials to abort her baby. But activists say the case is only the beginning of a long battle to reverse China’s decades-long one-child policy. Authorities in China’s northern Shaanxi province abducted Feng Jianmei last month and forced her […]
