Tens of thousands of Egyptians demonstrated Friday against a draft constitution approved by an Islamist panel. Protesters gathered in Cairo’s Tahrir Square for an eighth straight day of demonstrations against President Mohamed Morsi and the draft constitution set to to for a vote in a nationwide referendum. Massive protests also took place in the coastal […]
Egyptians Protest Draft Constitution, State Court On Strike
Posted November 30th, 2012 at 11:55 pm (UTC-5)
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Egyptians Protest Draft Constitution, State Court On Strike
Posted November 30th, 2012 at 8:35 pm (UTC-5)
Thousands of people are demonstrating in Egypt and state courts have gone on strike to protest the decree giving President Mohamed Morsi extraordinary powers as well as a draft constitution approved by an Islamist panel. Protesters gathered in Cairo’s Tahrir Square for an eighth straight day of demonstrations against President Morsi, as an Islamist-dominated panel […]
Israel Reveals Plans to Expand Settlements After UN Vote
Posted November 30th, 2012 at 4:00 pm (UTC-5)
Israel has revealed plans to build 3,000 new homes for its settlers in the occupied West Bank and east Jerusalem, following the Palestinian Authority’s successful United Nations recognition bid. Israeli officials, speaking to the media on condition of anonymity, said Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s government had authorized the building plans, as well as preliminary zoning […]
Obama Campaigns for Plan to Avoid Fiscal Cliff
Posted November 30th, 2012 at 3:05 pm (UTC-5)
U.S. President Barack Obama made a campaign-style trip Friday aimed at winning public support for his plan to avert a year-end crisis over government spending and tax policies. Mr. Obama, newly re-elected, told toy factory workers in Pennsylvania that he thinks he and congressional lawmakers can reach a compromise to avoid $600 billion in spending […]
Russia: New Proof in Foreign-Backed Riot Plot
Posted November 30th, 2012 at 2:05 pm (UTC-5)
Russian investigators say there is new evidence proving key opposition leaders were working with foreign backers to help overthrow the government. Investigative Committee spokesman Vladimir Markin said Friday said the new information confirms that activists Sergey Udaltsov, Leonid Razvozzhayev and Konstantin Lebedev met with officials from Georgia in order to plot mass riots. Markin also […]
Chinese, US Soldiers Complete Joint Disaster Exercises
Posted November 30th, 2012 at 1:10 pm (UTC-5)
The Chinese and U.S. militaries are getting to know each other better, even as tensions rise across the Asia-Pacific region. Officers from the two countries completed a joint exercise Friday in Chengdu with the goal of finding ways to better coordinate a response to a natural disaster. The United States and China have spoken several […]
ASEAN Chief Worries Beijing Raising Stakes in South China Sea
Posted November 30th, 2012 at 12:45 pm (UTC-5)
South-East Asia’s leading diplomat is joining those worried China is dangerously raising tensions over the disputed South China Sea. ASEAN Secretary General Surin Pitsuwan says Beijing’s plan to possibly board and search foreign ships is alarming. “Certainly it has raised a lot of concern and anxiety and I think it is creating a bit of […]
Palestinians, Israelis Divided on UN Decision
Posted November 30th, 2012 at 11:45 am (UTC-5)
Palestinians in the West Bank and Gaza Strip celebrated into the early hours Friday morning after the United Nations General Assembly endorsed the Palestinian Authority’s bid to upgrade its status to that of a non-member observer state. Palestinians were especially cheered by the 138 U.N. members that voted in favor late Thursday. They said it […]
Mauritania’s Aziz Leaves for Paris, Warns Against Mali Intervention
Posted November 30th, 2012 at 11:05 am (UTC-5)
Mauritanian President Mohamed Ould Aziz is heading back to France for more medical treatment for the bullet wounds he sustained last month. In a news conference late Thursday, Mr. Aziz said he would spend five to ten days undergoing medical tests in Paris. He returned to Mauritania from France less than a week ago, after […]
Eurozone Jobless Rate Still Worsening
Posted November 30th, 2012 at 10:25 am (UTC-5)
The jobless rate in Europe’s euro currency bloc is continuing to worsen. The latest eurozone report Friday pegged the unemployment rate at 11.7 percent in October, the highest level since the currency union was formed in 1999. Another 173,000 workers were added to the unemployment rolls, pushing the total in the 17-nation region to nearly […]
