An influential group of Egyptian judges says it will not oversee a December 15 referendum on a new constitution, a move that could undermine the legitimacy of the charter supported by the nation’s Islamist president. In a statement published Sunday by state news agency MENA, the Judges Club said its members unanimously agreed to boycott […]
Egyptian Judges to Boycott Referendum on Islamist-Backed Constitution
Posted December 2nd, 2012 at 10:10 pm (UTC-5)
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Suspected Islamic Militants Kill 10 Christians in Northern Nigeria
Posted December 2nd, 2012 at 6:50 pm (UTC-5)
Suspected Islamic militants have gone on a murderous rampage in a village in northern Nigeria, killing at least 10 Christians. Residents of Chibok in Borno state say the gunmen stormed into the village late Saturday and targeted Christians. Witnesses say the suspects killers slit the throats of their victims and burned down their homes. Nigerian […]
Ex-PM Borut Pahor Wins Slovenian Presidential Election
Posted December 2nd, 2012 at 6:05 pm (UTC-5)
Left-wing former Prime Minister Borut Pahor has won Slovenia’s presidential election by a landslide. Official results give Mr. Pahor 67 percent of the vote in Sunday’s second round election, to incumbent President Danilo Turk’s 33 percent. Mr. Pahor also won the first round on November 11. He called his win a time of new hope […]
Egyptian Judges to Boycott Referendum on Islamist-Backed Constitution
Posted December 2nd, 2012 at 5:45 pm (UTC-5)
An influential group of Egyptian judges says it will not oversee a December 15 referendum on a new constitution, a move that could undermine the legitimacy of the charter supported by the nation’s Islamist president. In a statement published Sunday by state news agency MENA, the Judges Club said its members unanimously agreed to boycott […]
Exit Polls: Ex-PM Borut Pahor Wins Slovenian Presidential Election
Posted December 2nd, 2012 at 4:45 pm (UTC-5)
Exit poll show left-wing former Prime Minister Borut Pahor winning Slovenia’s presidential election by a landslide. The surveys of voters gives Mr. Pahor 67 percent of the vote in Sunday’s runoff, to incumbent President Danilo Turk’s 33 percent. Official results are expected later Sunday. Mr. Pahor called his apparent win a time of new hope […]
Tibetan Teen Injured in Self-Immolation
Posted December 2nd, 2012 at 3:50 pm (UTC-5)
Tibetan sources tell VOA that a 17-year old Tibetan man has set himself on fire as part of a protest against Chinese rule in ethnic Tibetan areas of western China. Sources say Songdhi Kyab from the Gannan region of Gansu province self-immolated around 3:30 p.m. local time Sunday. Witnesses say he was alive but appeared […]
Two Killed in Raid on Sudanese Extremist Camp
Posted December 2nd, 2012 at 3:15 pm (UTC-5)
Sudanese officials say two people were killed in a raid on a militant Islamist training camp in the country’s southeast. Sinnar state governor Ahmed Abbas says two extremists were killed and four police officers were injured during the two-day raid that was launched Friday. At least 20 people were also arrested, including the group’s leader. […]
South Sudan Hold Talk with Khartoum Over Border Pullout
Posted December 2nd, 2012 at 1:55 pm (UTC-5)
South Sudan’s chief negotiator has met with Sudanese officials for talks on security and economic concerns. Pagan Amum described Sunday’s meeting with Sudan’s Defense Minister Abdelrahim Mohamed Hussein and senior official Nafie Alie Nafie as successful, but gave no further details on the specifics of the talks. Sudan and South Sudan signed a deal in […]
Syrian Forces Pound Damascus Suburbs
Posted December 2nd, 2012 at 12:40 pm (UTC-5)
Syrian security forces attacked rebel-held suburbs of Damascus with fighter jets and rockets Sunday, killing at least ten people and wounding dozens in an offensive to stop rebels closing in on the capital. The Britain-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said fighter jets carried out two airstrikes on the Damascus suburb of Daraya, while heavy […]
China Imprisons Local ‘Interceptors’
Posted December 2nd, 2012 at 11:50 am (UTC-5)
China is denying reports that a Beijing court has imprisoned 10 men for illegally detaining citizens who tried to lodge complaints with the central government. Chinese media reported Sunday that 10 officials from central Henan province hired men to stop petitioners from airing their grievances in Beijing in an effort to cover up abuses. In […]
