Egyptians have gathered in Cairo’s Tahrir Square Friday for an eighth straight day of demonstrations against President Mohamed Morsi, as an Islamist-dominated panel approved Egypt’s new draft constitution that must now be voted on in a nationwide referendum. The panel, boycotted by several Christian and liberal members, retained the principles of Islamic law as the […]
Egyptian Panel Approves Draft Constitution
Posted November 30th, 2012 at 8:20 am (UTC-5)
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Obit: Inder Kumar Gujral, Former Indian Prime Minister
Posted November 30th, 2012 at 7:50 am (UTC-5)
Former Indian Prime Minister Inder Kumar Gujral has died at the age of 92. He died Friday after being admitted to a hospital earlier this month with a lung infection. Mr. Gujral, India’s 12th prime minister, served in that post for one year, beginning in April 1997. He is probably best known for the so-called […]
Nephew of Blind Chinese Activist Sentenced to Prison
Posted November 30th, 2012 at 7:35 am (UTC-5)
The nephew of blind Chinese dissident Chen Guangcheng has been sentenced to more than three years in prison in a case seen by rights groups as retaliation for Chen’s escape from house arrest earlier this year. The Yinan County People’s Court convicted Chen Kegui Friday of assaulting officials earlier this year who stormed into his […]
Nephew of Blind Chinese Activist on Trial
Posted November 30th, 2012 at 5:55 am (UTC-5)
The nephew of blind Chinese dissident Chen Guangcheng has gone on trial in a case seen by rights groups as retaliation for Chen’s escape from house arrest earlier this year. The father of Chen Kegui said his son faced charges Friday in the northeastern Yinan County Court that he assaulted officials who stormed into his […]
Reports Say Noda Postpones Meeting with Putin, Citing Russian President’s Health Problems
Posted November 30th, 2012 at 5:20 am (UTC-5)
News reports in Japan say Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda has postponed a meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin next month because of the Russian leader’s poor health. Japan’s Kyodo and Jiji newspapers reported Friday that the mayor of a northern Japanese town told Mr. Noda Friday that Mr. Putin’s health condition is bad. However, the […]
Nephew of Blind Chinese Activist on Trial
Posted November 30th, 2012 at 5:20 am (UTC-5)
The nephew of blind Chinese dissident Chen Guangcheng has gone on trial in a case seen by rights groups as retaliation for Chen’s escape from house arrest earlier this year and subsequent asylum in the United States. The father of Chen Kegui said his son faced charges Friday in the northeastern Yinan County Court that […]
Obama Campaigns for Plan to Avoid Fiscal Cliff
Posted November 30th, 2012 at 4:50 am (UTC-5)
U.S. President Barack Obama is making a campaign-style trip Friday aimed at winning public support for his plan to avert a potential fiscal crisis. Mr. Obama’s visit to a toy factory in Pennsylvania is part of a series of public events to sell the nation on his strategy to avoid the $600 billion in spending […]
Egyptian Panel Approves Draft Constitution
Posted November 30th, 2012 at 1:45 am (UTC-5)
An Islamist-dominated panel has approved Egypt’s new draft constitution that must now be voted on in a nationwide referendum. The panel, boycotted by several Christian and liberal members, has retained the principles of Islamic law as the main source of legislation. The group hastily rushed through the approval of the 234 articles in a meeting […]
Two More Tibetans Set Themselves On Fire
Posted November 29th, 2012 at 8:45 pm (UTC-5)
Tibetans in exile say two more of their compatriots have died after setting themselves on fire in protest of China’s policies in their region. VOA’s Tibetan Service learned that 31-year-old Tsering Namgyal, a father of two, died Thursday in the town of Luchu in the northeastern part of Tibet, after self-immolating in front of a […]
WikilLeaks Suspect Testifies in Pre-Trial Hearing
Posted November 29th, 2012 at 8:05 pm (UTC-5)
A U.S. Army analyst, charged in the largest security breach in U.S. military history, has taken the stand for the first time in a pre-trial hearing on his detention conditions. Bradley Manning testified Thursday about restrictions he endured while in custody at an army base in Kuwait and later in Quantico, Virginia (near Washington). During […]
