The polls have closed in a divisive Kuwaiti election held under a new electoral law that triggered an opposition boycott. Witnesses say turnout Saturday appeared lighter than usual in several districts. Voters were choosing candidates for all 50 of the Gulf emirate’s parliament seats. The opposition said the vote favors supporters of the Western-backed emir, […]
Kuwaitis Vote in Poll Boycotted by Opposition
Posted December 1st, 2012 at 7:10 pm (UTC-5)
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Congo Plane Crash Kills 30 Near Brazzaville
Posted December 1st, 2012 at 5:00 pm (UTC-5)
Emergency workers in the Republic of Congo say at least 30 people were killed when a cargo plane slammed into homes near Brazzaville’s airport on Friday. The victims included all six crew members of the Soviet-era cargo plane, as well as local people who were killed when the plane skidded off the runway and ploughed […]
Egypt’s Morsi Sets Date for Referendum on New Constitution
Posted December 1st, 2012 at 4:05 pm (UTC-5)
Egyptian President Mohamed Morsi has set a date of December 15 for a national referendum on a controversial new constitution that has sparked large protests. Mr. Morsi announced the date after Egypt’s Islamist-dominated assembly handed its final draft of the constitution to him late Saturday. The draft constitution retains the principles of Islamic law as […]
Kuwaitis Vote in Poll Boycotted by Opposition
Posted December 1st, 2012 at 1:40 pm (UTC-5)
Kuwaitis voted Saturday in a divisive parliamentary election held under a new electoral law that triggered an opposition boycott. Witnesses say turnout appeared lighter than usual in several districts. Voters were choosing candidates for all 50 of the Gulf emirate’s parliament seats. The opposition said the vote favors supporters of the Western-backed emir, Sheikh Sabah […]
Congo Plane Crash Kills 30 Near Brazzaville
Posted December 1st, 2012 at 12:35 pm (UTC-5)
Emergency workers in the Republic of Congo say at least 30 people were killed when a cargo plane slammed into homes near Brazzaville’s airport on Friday. Rescuers said Saturday that the victims included all six crew members of the Soviet-era plane, a four-engine jet freighter . It went down while trying to land at the […]
Missile Strike Kills Suspected Militant in Pakistan
Posted December 1st, 2012 at 11:55 am (UTC-5)
Pakistani officials say a suspected U.S. drone strike in South Waziristan has killed at least one person who is believed to have been a militant. Officials say at least two missiles were fired into the Sheen Warsak region on Saturday. Security officials say the same area was targeted in a Thursday drone strike that killed […]
U.S. Condemns North Korean Rocket Launch Plan
Posted December 1st, 2012 at 11:45 am (UTC-5)
The United States has responded to North Korea’s announcement that it plans to launch a long-range rocket, saying the act would be “highly provocative” and would threaten peace and security in the region. It said any such launch using ballistic missile technology would be in direct violation of United Nations Security Council resolutions adopted earlier […]
11 Killed in Avalanche in Pakistan’s Kashmir Region
Posted December 1st, 2012 at 11:40 am (UTC-5)
Pakistani officials say a search is underway for more victims of avalanches that have killed at least 11 soldiers and civilians in a remote outpost in the mountainous Kashmir region. Officials said on Saturday at least nine people were missing, including members of a rescue party who were hit by another slide as they searched […]
Thousands Rally in Support of Egypt’s Morsi, Draft Constitution
Posted December 1st, 2012 at 10:35 am (UTC-5)
Tens of thousands of Islamists demonstrated across Egypt Saturday in support of President Mohamed Morsi and a controversial draft constitution set for a national referendum. Demonstrators gathered outside Cairo University and elsewhere, waving flags, raising banners and demanding the implementation of what they called “God’s law.” The Muslim Brotherhood called for rallies across Egypt in […]
Egyptian Islamists Rally for Morsi
Posted December 1st, 2012 at 8:35 am (UTC-5)
Thousands of supporters of Egyptian President Mohamed Morsi are holding a rally outside Cairo University. The Muslim Brotherhood has called for rallies across Egypt Saturday in support of Mr. Morsi and a draft constitution set for a national referendum. Meanwhile, thousands of protesters continue to demonstrate in Cairo’s Tahrir Square for a ninth straight day […]
