France and the United States are commemorating the 67th anniversary of D-Day, the allied invasion of Normandy in Nazi-occupied France during World War Two. U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton marked the occasion Monday, saying it is a reminder of the solidarity between the United States and France in the past as well as in […]
Humala Wins Peru Presidential Runoff
Posted June 6th, 2011 at 11:45 am (UTC-5)
Former Peruvian army officer Ollanta Humala has won the country’s presidential runoff, with a narrow lead over Keiko Fujimori, the daughter of imprisoned former president Alberto Fujimori. With 89 percent of Sunday’s vote counted, the former leftist officer was ahead with more than 51 percent support, compared to Fujimori’s 48.6 percent. The latest presidential campaign […]
Humala Claims Victory in Peru Presidential Runoff
Posted June 6th, 2011 at 10:05 am (UTC-5)
Former Peruvian army officer Ollanta Humala claimed victory late Sunday in a presidential runoff, with a narrow lead over Keiko Fujimori, the daughter of imprisoned former president Alberto Fujimori. With just over 85 percent of the vote counted, official results put the former leftist officer ahead with more than 51 percent of the vote, while […]
Humala Claims Victory in Peru Presidential Runoff
Posted June 6th, 2011 at 9:15 am (UTC-5)
Former Peruvian army officer Ollanta Humala claimed victory late Sunday in a presidential runoff, with a narrow lead over Keiko Fujimori, the daughter of imprisoned former president Alberto Fujimori. With just over 80 percent of the vote counted, official results put the former leftist officer ahead with more than 51 percent of the vote, while […]
Humala Claims Victory in Peru Runoff
Posted June 6th, 2011 at 1:35 am (UTC-5)
Former Peruvian army officer Ollanta Humala claimed victory late Sunday in Peru’s tightly-contested presidential runoff election, ahead of a complete count of official results. Partial results gave Humala a razor-thin lead over Keiko Fujimori, the daughter of imprisoned former president Alberto Fujimori. A count of selected ballots found Humala leading with 51.5 percent of the […]
Partial Results: Humala Ahead in Peruvian Elections
Posted June 5th, 2011 at 8:35 pm (UTC-5)
Partial results in Peru’s presidential run-off elections Sunday show former army officer Ollanta Humala emerging as the winner over the daughter of imprisoned former President Alberto Fujimori. A count of selected ballots by Lima-based researcher Ipsos-Apoyo found Humala leading with 51.5 percent of the vote, over Fujimori’s 48.5 percent. Participating in elections is mandatory for […]
Peruvians Voting in Presidential Contest
Posted June 5th, 2011 at 5:50 pm (UTC-5)
Early exit polls in Peru’s presidential run-off elections Sunday show former army officer Ollanta Humala has a narrow lead over the daughter of imprisoned former President Alberto Fujimori. Participating in elections is mandatory for Peru’s nearly 20 million eligible voters. In the first round of balloting in April, Humala won 32 percent of the vote, […]
Peruvians Voting in Presidential Contest
Posted June 5th, 2011 at 11:25 am (UTC-5)
Peruvians are casting ballots Sunday in a presidential run-off pitting the daughter of imprisoned former President Alberto Fujimori against leftist former army officer Ollanta Humala. Participating in elections is mandatory for Peru’s nearly 20 million eligible voters. In the first round of balloting in April, Humala won 32 percent of the vote, falling short of […]
UN Secretary-General Expected to Seek Re-Election
Posted June 5th, 2011 at 5:20 am (UTC-5)
U.N. diplomats say Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon is likely to announce his plans to seek another five-year term as early as Monday. Mr. Ban, a former South Korean foreign minister, is poised to get another term pending a recommendation from the Security Council and a vote by the 192 members. There has been no public announcement […]
Raging Arizona Wildfires Force Thousands to Evacuate
Posted June 5th, 2011 at 3:00 am (UTC-5)
U.S. authorities say one of the largest fires in Arizona history is raging on, consuming at least 57,000 hectares in the eastern part of the state. The Wallow Fire has forced the evacuation of 2,500 people near White Mountains in the southwestern U.S. Arizona Governor Jan Brewer toured the scorched landscape by helicopter Saturday, calling […]
