Police in India’s capital Sunday used tear gas and water cannons for a second day on demonstrators who are demanding speedy action against the six detainees accused of a gang rape and beating of a 23-year-old female student. Sonia Gandhi, chief of the ruling Congress party, emerged from her residence after midnight to talk to […]
Police Clash with Rape Protesters
Posted December 23rd, 2012 at 6:05 am (UTC-5)
Police in India’s capital Sunday used tear gas and water cannons for a second day on demonstrators who are demanding speedy action against the six detainees accused of a gang rape and beating of a 23-year-old female student. Sonia Ghandi, chief of the ruling Congress party, emerged from her residence after midnight to talk to […]
South Korea Says Pyongyang has ICBM Technology
Posted December 23rd, 2012 at 4:20 am (UTC-5)
South Korea says debris from a rocket fired by the North this month shows Pyongyang has significantly advanced it ballistic missile technology. South Korean Defense Ministry officials said Sunday their reclusive North Korean neighbor has developed a rocket that has a range of more than 10,000 kilometers, if it were to carry a warhead of […]
Gandhi Meets Delhi Rape Protesters
Posted December 23rd, 2012 at 3:05 am (UTC-5)
India’s ruling Congress party chief has met with protesters demonstrating outside her New Delhi residence about the recent gang rape of a female student. Sonia Gandhi met early Sunday with the demonstrators who are demanding that action be taken against the rapists. Police have arrested all six suspects. Police said Sunday they have banned protests […]
South Korea Lights Border Christmas Tree
Posted December 23rd, 2012 at 1:10 am (UTC-5)
South Korea has allowed a Christian group to light a massive steel Christmas tree tower near the country’s tense border with North Korea. The holiday display is thought to be in response to North Korea’s recent launching of a long-range rocket that South Korea and the U.S. say was a test of banned missile technology. […]
Muslim Brotherhood: Egypt Constitution Approved
Posted December 23rd, 2012 at 1:05 am (UTC-5)
Egypt’s Islamist Muslim Brotherhood says voters have approved the country’s new controversial constitution. The Brotherhood said about 64 percent of the voters cast a “yes” ballot for the charter over two days of voting. The first round was held on December 15 and a second round took place Saturday. Voter turnout was reported to be […]
Muslim Brotherhood: Egypt Constitution Approved
Posted December 22nd, 2012 at 10:15 pm (UTC-5)
Egypt’s Islamist Muslim Brotherhood says voters have approved the country’s new controversial constitution. The Brotherhood said more than 71 percent of the voters cast a “yes” ballot for the charter on Saturday, bringing the two-day total to about 64 percent. The Muslim Brotherhood, the former party of Egyptian President Mohamed Morsi, supports the new constitution. […]
Candlelight Vigil Held for India Gang Rape Victim
Posted December 22nd, 2012 at 7:40 pm (UTC-5)
Title: INDIA PROTEST 1st UPD – V HEAD: Candlelight Vigil Held for India Gang Rape Victim DATE: 12/22/2012 PUBLISHED AT: Saturday, December 22, 2012 7:34:27 PM NUMBER: 3873884 AUDIO: VIDEO: ATTACHED BELOW WEB: TYPE: CN )) Protesters in India’s capital have held a candlelight vigil Saturday for a 23-year-old female student who was gang raped. […]
Polls Close in Egyptian Referendum on Constitution
Posted December 22nd, 2012 at 6:35 pm (UTC-5)
The polls have closed in Egypt in the second and final round of a referendum on an Islamist-backed constitution that has sparked weeks of violence and protests. About 25 million Egyptians were eligible to cast ballots Saturday. Election officials extended the voting to 11 p.m. local time, as they did in the first round of […]
Death Toll Rises in Kenya Tribal Attacks
Posted December 22nd, 2012 at 3:45 pm (UTC-5)
Authorities in Kenya say the death toll from new tribal clashes in the southeastern Tana River region has risen to 45. A local police official says the clashes started before dawn Friday, when a group of ethnic Pokomo, armed with spears and firearms, raided a village belonging to the Orma people. The Kenya Red Cross […]
