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 […]
Aung San Suu Kyi Refuses to Take Sides in Burma Ethnic Violence
Posted November 4th, 2012 at 6:35 am (UTC-5)
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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 […]
Power Back on in Lower Manhattan, New York City
Posted November 3rd, 2012 at 8:25 pm (UTC-5)
The lights are back on in New York City’s lower Manhattan while other parts of the city still struggle with no electricity, no gasoline, and falling temperatures. Cheers could be heard throughout lower Manhattan as the power came back Saturday. The neighborhood has been in the dark since Superstorm Sandy caused an explosion at a […]
Peacekeepers Say Sudanese Army Stopping Probe of Alleged Attack in Darfur
Posted November 3rd, 2012 at 6:50 pm (UTC-5)
Peacekeepers in Sudan say the army is stopping them from investigating an alleged attack on civilians in Darfur. At least 10 people were reportedly killed when when a local militia opened fire Friday in the village of Sigili. U.N. and African Union peacekeepers say residents brought 10 bodies to their headquarters Saturday. But they say […]
Eastern US Continues to Recover From ‘Superstorm’
Posted November 3rd, 2012 at 12:25 pm (UTC-5)
Many New Yorkers are still without critical resources, including power, heat and food, days after “superstorm” Sandy thrashed the U.S. East Coast. U.S. President Barack Obama said Saturday that the country still has “a long way to go” to make sure that the people of New York, New Jersey, Connecticut and surrounding areas get their […]
Syrian Activists: 6 People Died Each Hour of October
Posted November 3rd, 2012 at 11:00 am (UTC-5)
Syrian activists say an average of six people died every hour last month in the war-torn country. The Syrian Network for Human Rights released a statement Saturday saying 4,532 people died from unrest in Syria during the month of October. This equates to 147 people dying each day and six dying each hour. Meanwhile, the […]
