The U.S. Republican Party has formally opened its national convention to nominate presidential candidate Mitt Romney, but it postponed most of the first day’s proceedings Monday as a tropical storm skirted the coastline of Florida, the southeastern state hosting the event. “So it is my privilege to proclaim the 2012 Republican National Convention in session […]
Republican Party Opens Shortened Convention as Storm Skirts Florida
Posted August 27th, 2012 at 3:20 pm (UTC-5)
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Uganda President Promotes Son to One-Star General
Posted August 27th, 2012 at 2:15 pm (UTC-5)
Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni has made his son a brigadier-general and chief of the country’s Special Forces Command. Mr. Museveni — one of Africa longest-serving leaders — announced the promotion on Monday, along with the reshuffling of other military leaders. President Museveni’s son, Colonel Muhoozi Kainerugaba, is now a one-star general who oversees protection for […]
Republican Party Shortens Convention as Storm Skirts Florida
Posted August 27th, 2012 at 1:35 pm (UTC-5)
The U.S. Republican Party has shortened its national convention for the nomination of its presidential candidate Mitt Romney, as a tropical storm skirts the coastline of Florida, the southeastern state hosting the event. The four-day convention in the city of Tampa was due to begin Monday, but Republican party officials rescheduled most of the day’s […]
Syria Helicopter Downed in Damascus
Posted August 27th, 2012 at 1:35 pm (UTC-5)
Syrian rebels say they shot down a military helicopter during heavy fighting with government forces in Damascus Monday. Amateur video posted online shows what activists are claiming is a government helicopter falling to the ground in a ball of fire and crashing in a plume of black smoke. The video has not been independently verified. […]
Typhoon Bolaven Heads for Korean Peninsula
Posted August 27th, 2012 at 1:35 pm (UTC-5)
South Korea is on high alert as a powerful typhoon makes its way up the Korean peninsula after lashing Japan’s southern islands. Typhoon Bolaven moved into the East China Sea Monday after bringing rain and heavy winds to Okinawa and Amami, injuring five people and leaving thousands without power. The storm will strike South Korea’s […]
BBG Demands Syria Release Correspondent, Turkish Cameraman
Posted August 27th, 2012 at 1:20 pm (UTC-5)
The U.S. Broadcasting Board of Governors called Monday for the release of a correspondent and a Turkish cameraman who went missing in northern Syria while on assignment for the U.S.-funded Alhurra television channel. The cameraman, Cuneyt Unal, appeared in a video Monday aired on a pro-government Syrian news channel, al-Ikhbariya. Unal said in a statement […]
UN Humanitarian Chief to Visit Mali
Posted August 27th, 2012 at 1:05 pm (UTC-5)
U.N. humanitarian chief Valerie Amos is going to Mali, where a food crisis and unrest in the north have affected millions of people. The United Nations says Amos will visit the capital of Bamako and the central town of Mopti during a three-day visit beginning Tuesday. Amos is to assess efforts to aid an estimated […]
Taliban Beheads 17 Afghan Civilians
Posted August 27th, 2012 at 1:05 pm (UTC-5)
Officials in southern Afghanistan say Taliban insurgents have beheaded 17 Afghan civilians, including two women. The Interior Ministry says the civilians were killed late Sunday in the Kajaki district of Helmand province. There were conflicting reports about the reasons behind the killings. Earlier, Afghan officials said the Taliban attacked a late-night party because insurgents disapprove […]
UN Humanitarian Chief to Visit Mali
Posted August 27th, 2012 at 12:55 pm (UTC-5)
U.N. humanitarian chief Valerie Amos is going to Mali, where a food crisis and unrest in the north have affected millions of people. The United Nations says Amos will visit the capital of Bamako and the central town of Mopti during a three-day visit beginning Tuesday. Amos is to assess efforts to aid an estimated […]
Riots in Kenyan City After Muslim Cleric Killed
Posted August 27th, 2012 at 11:45 am (UTC-5)
Riots broke out in the Kenyan city of Mombasa Monday after gunmen killed a radical Muslim cleric who allegedly supported Somali militant group al-Shabab. Mombasa police tell VOA that at least two people were killed as protesters battled police officers, burned several churches and blocked off major streets in the port city. The protesters were […]
