Sierra Leone’s main opposition party says the November 17 polls won by by incumbent President Ernest Bai Koroma were marred by widespread fraud, and says party leaders will meet Tuesday to consider a possible appeal. The opposition Sierra Leone People’s Party stopped short of outright rejecting election results, which showed Mr. Koroma winning a second […]
Sierra Leone Opposition May Dispute Election Results
Posted November 24th, 2012 at 9:00 pm (UTC-5)
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Mauritania’s President Returns Home After Shooting
Posted November 24th, 2012 at 7:20 pm (UTC-5)
Mauritania’s President Mohamed Ould Abdelaziz has returned home from France for the first time since being wounded by one of his own soldiers last month. Thousands of people gathered at the airport Saturday to greet the president on his return to the capital, Nouakchott. Large crowds also lined the route between the airport and the […]
Egypt’s ElBaradei Calls On President To Rescind Near Absolute Powers
Posted November 24th, 2012 at 7:00 pm (UTC-5)
Prominent Egyptian democracy advocate Mohammed ElBaradei has called on Egypt’s president to rescind the near absolute powers he has granted himself to avoid the possibility of increased turmoil in the country that has recently shed its longtime repressive government. The Nobel laureate addressed crowds that have gathered Saturday in Cairo’s central square to protest President […]
Egypt’s ElBaradei Calls On President To Rescind Near Absolute Powers
Posted November 24th, 2012 at 6:30 pm (UTC-5)
Prominent Egyptian democracy advocate Mohammed ElBaradei has called on Egypt’s to rescind the near absolute powers he has granted himself to avoid the possibility of increased turmoil in the country that has recently shed its longtime repressive government. The Nobel laureate addressed crowds that have gathered Saturday in Cairo’s central square to protest President Mohamed […]
Spain’s Terrorist Group: Ready to Discuss Disbanding
Posted November 24th, 2012 at 5:40 pm (UTC-5)
Spain’s armed Basque separatist group ETA says it is ready to discuss disbanding and disarming with the French and Spanish authorities. The group posted a statement on its website Saturday, saying that it is ready to negotiate a definitive end to military operations and a handover of its arms if certain conditions are met. Among […]
Pope Elevates 6 Non-European Cardinals
Posted November 24th, 2012 at 4:25 pm (UTC-5)
Pope Benedict has formally appointed six new cardinals from around the world to serve in an elite group of prelates who will one day select a new pontiff. The six newest members of the Vatican’s College of Cardinals come from Colombia, India, Lebanon, Nigeria, the Philippines and the United States. During Saturday’s ceremony — called […]
Three-time World Boxing Champ ‘Macho’ Camacho Dead at Age 50
Posted November 24th, 2012 at 2:50 pm (UTC-5)
Former world boxing champion Hector “Macho” Camacho died Saturday after being removed from life support just days after he was shot in the face. The director of the hospital treating him in Puerto Rico says Camacho went into cardiac arrest overnight and died soon after being disconnected from life support. The 50-year-old Puerto Rican boxing […]
Israel Lifts Some Gaza Restrictions
Posted November 24th, 2012 at 2:00 pm (UTC-5)
Palestinians in Gaza say Israel has relaxed some border restrictions since the two sides implemented an Egyptian-brokered cease-fire late Wednesday. Palestinian fishermen said they were able to travel as far as seven kilometers offshore without being harassed by Israeli officials, after Israel announced it was doubling the allowable distance. Israel says the blockade is meant […]
7 Killed in Pakistan Shi’ite Procession
Posted November 24th, 2012 at 12:20 pm (UTC-5)
Pakistani officials say a roadside bomb blast near a minority Shi’ite religious procession has killed at least seven people, including three children. Authorities say 30 people were wounded in the attack Saturday in the northwestern city of Dera Ismail Khan. The Pakistani Taliban often carries out such attacks. The attack came as Shi’ites are observing […]
African Leaders Call on DR Congo Rebels to Withdraw
Posted November 24th, 2012 at 12:05 pm (UTC-5)
A group of African heads of state met Saturday to try to resolve the rebel crisis in the Democratic Republic of Congo — and called on the rebels to “stop all war activities” and withdraw from the key city of Goma, which they took over earlier this week. Saturday’s statement also called on the rebels […]
