Russian President Vladimir Putin has fired the defense minister to clear the way for an investigation into a corruption scandal. Mr. Putin said Tuesday that he has dismissed Anatoly Serdyukov from the powerful position and replaced him with former emergency minister and regional governor Sergei Shoigu, a staunch Putin ally. The move comes just weeks […]
Putin Replaces Defense Minister Amid Corruption Scandal
Posted November 6th, 2012 at 8:10 am (UTC-5)
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Voting Begins in 2012 US Presidential Election
Posted November 6th, 2012 at 7:05 am (UTC-5)
Voting precincts in the eastern United States have begun to open their doors to citizens who will cast votes for President Barack Obama or Republican challenger Mitt Romney in the hotly contested 2012 presidential election. Millions of voters across the country have already cast ballots under early-voting rules. But the vast majority of the electorate […]
Gunmen Kill Brother of Syrian Parliamentary Speaker
Posted November 6th, 2012 at 7:05 am (UTC-5)
Syrian state television is reporting that the brother of the speaker of parliament has been assassinated. The SANA news agency says Mohammed Osama Laham, brother to parliament speaker Jihad Laham, was shot dead early Tuesday as he drove to work in the capital, Damascus. The shooting follows some of the fiercest fighting Syria has seen […]
Greek Workers Strike as Parliament Debates Cuts
Posted November 6th, 2012 at 6:55 am (UTC-5)
A 48-hour public workers’ strike has begun in Greece, as lawmakers discuss a new round of austerity measures required for another infusion of bailout funding from the European Union. It is the third general strike in the past six weeks. Lawmakers began Tuesday to debate the austerity bill, which includes $17 billion in spending, benefit […]
Blast Near Iraqi Army Base Kills 25
Posted November 6th, 2012 at 6:50 am (UTC-5)
Iraqi officials say a car bomb at an army base near Baghdad has killed at least 27 people and wounded many others. The blast occurred midday Tuesday in the town of Taji, about 25 kilometers north of the capital. There has been no immediate claim of responsibility.
Difficult Election Day Ahead for NYC, NJ
Posted November 6th, 2012 at 4:45 am (UTC-5)
As the residents of New York and New Jersey struggle to recover from last week’s “superstorm” Sandy, election officials are struggling to make sure that those residents get a chance to cast their votes Tuesday. Both New York and New Jersey state governments have enacted measures letting voters vote at polling places other than their […]
China Sentences 4 Members of Burmese Drug Gang to Death
Posted November 6th, 2012 at 4:20 am (UTC-5)
A court in southern China has sentenced four members of a Burmese drug smuggling gang to death for last year’s kidnapping and murder of 13 Chinese sailors on the Mekong River. China’s official Xinhua news agency said Tuesday the gang leader, Naw Kham, and three of his associates were guilty of hijacking two Chinese cargo […]
Voting Begins in 2012 US Presidential Election
Posted November 6th, 2012 at 3:15 am (UTC-5)
U.S. President Barack Obama and Republican challenger Mitt Romney have made their final arguments to voters in key political battleground states on the eve of the 2012 presidential campaign. Mr. Obama made campaign stops Monday in Wisconsin and Ohio, before holding a final rally in Iowa, the state that gave him his first primary victory […]
Murdered Briton in China Political Scandal Was MI6 Informant: Report
Posted November 6th, 2012 at 2:10 am (UTC-5)
A major U.S. newspaper says it has found evidence that a British businessman murdered by the wife of Bo Xilai, once one of China’s top politicians, was working as an informant for Britain’s spy agency, MI6. The Wall Street Journal said Tuesday its investigation found that Neil Heywood was providing MI6 information on the Bo […]
Laos Gives Go-Ahead to Build Controversial Dam
Posted November 6th, 2012 at 12:10 am (UTC-5)
The United States says it is concerned at Laos’ plan to start building a controversial dam that has raised environmental concerns from neighboring countries. The State Department said in a statement Monday that the impact of the $3.5 billion Xayaburi hydroelectric dam on the Mekong River area is “still unknown.” Laos, one of Asia’s poorest […]
