Parliamentary elections are under way in Romania, with polls indicating the center-left ruling alliance is expected to win. Opinion polls put Prime Minister Victor Ponta’s ruling Social-Liberal Union at about 57 percent, with President Traian Basecu’s Right Romania Alliance trailing at a distant second with around 20 percent. The two candidates have been locked in […]
Parliamentary Elections Under Way in Romania
Posted December 9th, 2012 at 2:00 am (UTC-5)
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Killer Storm Threatens Philippines a Second Time
Posted December 8th, 2012 at 11:40 pm (UTC-5)
Weather forecasters say a typhoon that swept through the southern Philippines last week, killing hundreds of people and leaving hundreds of thousands homeless, has made landfall again, this time in the north. The Philippine state weather service said Sunday that former Typhoon Bopha has weakened to a tropical depression and has brushed across the northern […]
Coalition Forces Rescue Doctor Abducted by Taliban
Posted December 8th, 2012 at 8:45 pm (UTC-5)
A coalition of U.S. and Afghan forces has rescued an American doctor kidnapped by the Taliban. Dr. Dilip Joseph was rescued Saturday in an operation ordered after intelligence showed that he was in imminent danger of injury or possible death. Dr. Joseph was abducted Wednesday outside the Afghan capital, in the Sarobi district of Kabul […]
Egyptian President Rescinds Emergency Decree
Posted December 8th, 2012 at 8:30 pm (UTC-5)
Egyptian President Mohamed Morsi has annulled a formal declaration he issued last month granting him sweeping emergency powers, in a push to defuse political tensions and deadly violence gripping the divided country. But a spokesman, speaking late Saturday in Cairo, said a referendum on a controversial draft constitution will still go forward as planned December […]
Egyptian President Rescinds Emergency Decree
Posted December 8th, 2012 at 6:15 pm (UTC-5)
Egyptian President Mohamed Morsi has annulled a decree he issued last month granting him sweeping emergency powers, in a push to defuse political tensions and deadly violence gripping the country. But a spokesman, speaking late Saturday in Cairo, said a referendum on a controversial draft constitution will still go forward as planned December 15. There […]
Italy’s Prime Minister to Resign
Posted December 8th, 2012 at 5:05 pm (UTC-5)
Italian Prime Minister Mario Monti says he will resign after parliament passes next year’s budget law. The prime minister’s office announced the plan Saturday. Mr. Monti said if the budget law can be passed “quickly,” he would immediately confirm his resignation. Mr. Monti’s announcement came after a two-hour meeting with President Giorgio Napolitano, who has […]
Egyptian Islamist Parties Reject Referendum Delay
Posted December 8th, 2012 at 4:15 pm (UTC-5)
Egypt’s prime minister says President Mohamed Morsi is preparing to amend a controversial decree that gives the president sweeping powers, in a push to defuse political tensions and deadly violence gripping the country. Speaking Saturday on an Egyptian television, Hisham Qandil said a freshly appointed committee was drafting a new decree that could be approved […]
Egyptian Islamist Parties Reject Referendum Delay
Posted December 8th, 2012 at 3:55 pm (UTC-5)
Egypt’s prime minister says President Mohamed Morsi is preparing to amend a controversial decree that gives the president sweeping powers, in a push to defuse political tensions and deadly violence gripping the country. Speaking Saturday on an Egyptian television, Hisham Qandil said a freshly appointed committee was drafting a new decree that could be approved […]
Hamas Leader Vows Never to Recognize Israel
Posted December 8th, 2012 at 1:15 pm (UTC-5)
Hamas leader Khaled Meshaal has vowed never to cede any territory to Israel or to recognize the Jewish state, in a speech in Gaza marking the 25th anniversary of the Palestinian militant group. Speaking to more than 100,000 people in Gaza City, Meshaal said Palestine belongs to the Palestinian people, from the Mediterranean Sea to […]
Killer Typhoon Threatens Philippines a Second Time
Posted December 8th, 2012 at 1:00 pm (UTC-5)
Weather forecasters say a typhoon that swept through the southern Philippines, killing hundreds of people and leaving hundreds of thousands homeless, has turned back towards the islands and could make landfall again on Sunday. The Philippine state weather service said Saturday that Typhoon Bopha could slam into the northern tip of the main island of […]
