Egypt’s Muslim Brotherhood has called for a support rally for Egyptian President Mohamed Morsi, as anti-Morsi demonstrators remained camped out at Cairo’s Tahrir Square and in front of the presidential palace. The Islamist group called for the demonstration later Wednesday outside of the presidential palace. They said the rally was called because opposition protesters were […]
Egypt’s Muslim Brotherhood Calls for Pro-Morsi Rally
Posted December 5th, 2012 at 9:50 am (UTC-5)
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World’s Oldest Person Dies at 116
Posted December 5th, 2012 at 7:05 am (UTC-5)
The woman listed as the world’s oldest person has died at the age of 116. Besse Cooper was one of only a handful of people recognized by the Guiness World Records to have ever lived to that age. She died Tuesday about 70 kilometers outside of Atlanta, Georgia. Her son Sidney Cooper said she was […]
China Ranks Poorly in Global Corruption Index
Posted December 5th, 2012 at 6:55 am (UTC-5)
China has received poor marks in an annual corruption index, underscoring a worsening problem that Communist Party leaders have acknowledged could threaten their grip on power. Transparency International’s index on state corruption again placed China well down in the rankings at number 80 out of the 176 countries where perceptions of official graft were measured. […]
Suicide Bombing Kills 2 Soldiers in NW Pakistan
Posted December 5th, 2012 at 6:35 am (UTC-5)
Two suicide bombers have attacked an army camp in northwestern Pakistan, killing at least two soldiers and wounding several others. Pakistani security officials say the attackers Wednesday drove a vehicle packed with explosives into a gate at the camp in Wana, the main town in the South Waziristan tribal area. There was no immediate claim […]
China Ranks Poorly in Global Corruption Index
Posted December 5th, 2012 at 5:50 am (UTC-5)
China has received poor marks in an annual corruption index, underscoring a worsening problem that Communist Party leaders have acknowledged could threaten their grip on power. Transparency International’s index on state corruption again placed China well down in the rankings at number 80 out of the 176 countries where perceptions of official graft were measured. […]
Egyptian Protesters Camp out at Presidential Palace
Posted December 5th, 2012 at 4:45 am (UTC-5)
Egyptian protesters are camped out at Cairo’s Tahrir Square and in front of the presidential palace to urge President Mohamed Morsi to step down. Some of the protesters Wednesday have vowed not to leave until Mr. Morsi abolishes a decree he issued last month granting him sweeping powers that place him above review from the […]
US Senate Rejects UN Disabilities Treaty
Posted December 4th, 2012 at 10:25 pm (UTC-5)
Opposition Republicans in the U.S. Senate have blocked passage of a United Nations treaty protecting people with disabilities from discrimination. Most lawmakers voted in favor of the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities Tuesday. But a two-thirds’ majority was required for passage, and the final was five votes short . The treaty failed […]
UN’s Ban: Abnormal Weather Has Become Normal
Posted December 4th, 2012 at 7:25 pm (UTC-5)
United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon says abnormal weather — including violent storms, melting icecaps and drought — is now the new normal and threatens global security and the future. Mr. Ban told a U.N. climate change meeting in Doha Tuesday that no one is immune to global warming, rich or poor. He called it a […]
Egyptian Riot Police Fire Tear Gas at Protesters
Posted December 4th, 2012 at 6:45 pm (UTC-5)
Egyptian riot police Tuesday fired tear gas outside the presidential palace as tens of thousands of protesters marched against President Mohamed Morsi. Police tried to stop the crowd from storming the palace where Mr. Morsi was inside conducting business. The police soon retreated and let the marchers through a barrier and up to the palace […]
Egyptian Riot Police Fire Tear Gas at Protesters
Posted December 4th, 2012 at 5:20 pm (UTC-5)
Egyptian riot police on Tuesday fired tear gas outside the presidential palace as tens of thousands of protesters marched against President Mohamed Morsi. Police tried to stop the crowd from storming the palace where Mr. Morsi was inside conducting business. The police soon retreated and let the marchers through a barrier and up to the […]
