The Pacific island nation of Fiji is bracing for a powerful cyclone that ripped through Samoa last week, leaving at least three people dead, several others missing and thousands homeless. Officials said Sunday that dozens of evacuation shelters have been set up in northern Fiji, ahead of 300-kilometer winds approaching the Pacific nation. The storm […]
Japan Votes in Key Parliamentary Polls
Posted December 15th, 2012 at 8:55 pm (UTC-5)
Japanese voters are casting ballots Sunday in parliamentary elections that analysts say could return once-dominant conservatives to power after three years of center-left rule. Pre-election polling by major Japanese newspapers show the conservative Liberal Democratic Party — led by hawkish former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe — in line to win the majority of seats in […]
Obama to Visit Town Shattered by School Shooting
Posted December 15th, 2012 at 8:00 pm (UTC-5)
U.S. President Barack Obama travels on Sunday to Newtown, Connecticut, in an effort to comfort a shattered town reeling from a school shooting that left 20 young children and six adults dead. A White House statement released Saturday said Mr. Obama will meet with the families of those who lost loved ones at Sandy Hook […]
Egyptians Vote for Controversial Constitution
Posted December 15th, 2012 at 8:00 pm (UTC-5)
The polls have closed in the first round of voting in a referendum on Egypt’s controversial new constitution. Half of Egypt’s eligible voters cast ballots Saturday for the draft constitution that has sparked weeks of violence and protests. Men and women are voting separately at schools in Cairo and nine other provinces. Egyptian President Mohamed […]
4 Dead in Airport Attack in NW Pakistan
Posted December 15th, 2012 at 7:20 pm (UTC-5)
At least four people have been killed and dozens more wounded in northwest Pakistan, in a suicide attack on an international airport in Peshawar province. A VOA reporter in Islamabad said the airport was hit Saturday by rockets as well as explosives from the suicide bomber. The provincial minister said the militants, including the bomber, […]
4 Dead in Airport Attack in NW Pakistan
Posted December 15th, 2012 at 6:35 pm (UTC-5)
At least four people have been killed and dozens more wounded in northwest Pakistan, in a suicide attack on an international airport in Peshawar province. A VOA reporter in Islamabad said the airport was hit by rockets as well as explosives from the bomber. The provincial minister said the militants, including a suicide bomber, were […]
Police Release names of Dead in School Massacre
Posted December 15th, 2012 at 5:55 pm (UTC-5)
Connecticut state police have released the names of 26 people — including 20 small children — shot dead Friday in a school massacre that sent shock waves across the United States and beyond. A police spokesman released the names Saturday afternoon, pleading with journalists in the shattered community of Newtown to respect the privacy of […]
Police Release names of Dead in School Massacre
Posted December 15th, 2012 at 5:20 pm (UTC-5)
Connecticut state police have released the names of 26 people — including 18 small children — shot dead Friday in a school massacre that sent shock waves across the United States and beyond. A police spokesman released the names Saturday afternoon, pleading with journalists in the shattered community of Newtown to respect the privacy of […]
Police Release names of Dead in School Massacre
Posted December 15th, 2012 at 4:50 pm (UTC-5)
Connecticut state police have released the names of 26 people — including 18 small children — shot dead Friday in a school massacre that sent shock waves across the United States and beyond. A police spokesman released the names Saturday afternoon, pleading with journalists in the shattered community of Newtown to respect the privacy of […]
Egyptians Vote for Controversial Constitution
Posted December 15th, 2012 at 2:30 pm (UTC-5)
Half of Egypt’s eligible voters are casting ballots Saturday for a controversial draft constitution that has sparked weeks of violence and protests. Men and women are voting separately at schools in Cairo and nine other provinces. Egyptian President Mohamed Morsi has already cast his vote. Long lines outside polling stations prompted election officials to extend […]
