The French president is in Lebanon for a short visit to show support for the country amid ongoing violence in neighboring Syria. That violence has spilled across the border into Lebanon, and has been growing worse in recent months. Francois Hollande arrived in Beirut Sunday where he held talks with his Lebanese counterpart Michel Suleiman. […]
France’s Hollande in Beirut to Discuss Syria
Posted November 4th, 2012 at 6:35 am (UTC-5)
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Aung San Suu Kyi Refuses to Take Sides in Burma Ethnic Violence
Posted November 4th, 2012 at 6:35 am (UTC-5)
Burmese democracy icon Aung San Suu Kyi has urged tolerance in response to a wave of ethnic violence in the west of the country, but says she will not take sides. In an interview with the BBC Saturday, the Nobel Peace laureate said she does “not think one should use one’s moral leadership” to promote […]
Egypt’s Coptics Choose New Pope
Posted November 4th, 2012 at 6:25 am (UTC-5)
Egypt’s Coptic Christian Church has chosen a new pope. Bishop Tawadros became the new head the church early Sunday when a blindfolded boy picked his name from a transparent container in a ceremony at Cairo’s Coptic Cathedral. Bishop Tawadros, who is 60 years old, succeeds Pope Shenouda the Third who died in March at the […]
Grenade Wounds Several at Kenyan Church
Posted November 4th, 2012 at 6:05 am (UTC-5)
Officials in eastern Kenya say a grenade attack on a church Sunday has wounded at least eight people, some seriously. The pastor of the Church in the town of Garissa is reported to be among the victims, along with several police officers. The attack took place at a church inside a police compound. There has […]
Beijing Hit by Early Snows
Posted November 4th, 2012 at 5:50 am (UTC-5)
Beijing has issued its second-highest blizzard alert, after the Chinese capital was hit by an unusually early snowstorm. China’s National Meteorological Center issued an orange alert Sunday, predicting that heavy snow will also hit central and eastern parts of Inner Mongolia and in the northern provinces surrounding Beijing through Tuesday. The official Xinhua news agency […]
France’s Hollande in Beirut to Discuss Syria
Posted November 4th, 2012 at 5:45 am (UTC-5)
The French president is in Lebanon for a short visit to show support for the country amid ongoing violence in neighboring Syria. That violence has spilled across the border into Lebanon, and has been growing worse in recent months. Francois Hollande arrived in Beirut Sunday where he held talks with his Lebanese counterpart Michel Suleiman. […]
Clinton Joins Obama on Campaign Trail
Posted November 4th, 2012 at 1:25 am (UTC-5)
Former U.S. president Bill Clinton was on the campaign trail Saturday night with U.S. President Barack Obama as the race for the White House enters its final days before Tuesday’s election. Mr. Clinton, his voice hoarse from his exhaustive campaigning for Mr. Obama, said he has literally given “my voice in the service of my […]
