A Russian court has opened an appeal hearing for members of a punk band who were sentenced to two years prison for holding an unsanctioned anti-Kremlin protest at a Moscow cathedral. The three female punk rockers from the band Pussy Riot were convicted in August of hooliganism motivated by religious hatred. The Moscow City Court […]
French Police Fire Tear Gas at Labor Protesters in Paris
Posted October 9th, 2012 at 5:00 pm (UTC-5)
French riot police fired tear gas Tuesday at hundreds of protesters trying to storm a Paris auto show, during nationwide protests over mounting job losses in a moribund economy with 10 percent unemployment. Thousands of other demonstrators marched in Lyon, while operations the ports of Le Havre and Marseille were disrupted. The protests, organized by […]
French Police Fire Tear Gas at Labor Protesters in Paris
Posted October 9th, 2012 at 4:40 pm (UTC-5)
French riot police fired tear gas Tuesday at hundreds of protesters trying to storm a Paris auto show, during nationwide protests over mounting job losses in a moribund economy with 10 percent unemployment. Thousands of other demonstrators marched in Lyon, while operations the ports of Le Havre and Marseille were disrupted. The protests, organized by […]
NATO Ready to Defend Turkey, But No Action Planned
Posted October 9th, 2012 at 3:50 pm (UTC-5)
NATO’s secretary general says the alliance is prepared to defend Turkey against attacks from Syria if necessary. VOA’s Al Pessin reports from Brussels. Secretary General Anders Fogh Rasmussen says the alliance is prepared to act, but he hopes it will not have to do so. “We have all plans in place to protect and defend […]
Ivanishvili, Georgian Dream Promise to Look West
Posted October 9th, 2012 at 11:55 am (UTC-5)
Georgian officials preparing for the nation’s first peaceful transition of power since breaking away from the former Soviet Union are promising the change will not impact the country’s desire to move even closer to the West. Georgian Dream coalition leader, billionaire Bidzina Ivanishvili, whose party won last week’s parliamentary elections, met in Tbilisi Tuesday with […]
Merkel Makes First Visit to Greece Since Debt Crisis
Posted October 9th, 2012 at 11:30 am (UTC-5)
German Chancellor Angela Merkel told Greece the sacrifices it makes toward cutting spending will pay off, an unpopular message to tens of thousands who protested her visit to the country. Ms. Merkel made her remarks after meeting Tuesday with conservative Greek Prime Minister Antonis Samaras in Athens. Her five-hour stop in Greece was her first […]
Nobel Physics Prize Awarded to Frenchman, American
Posted October 9th, 2012 at 6:25 am (UTC-5)
The 2012 Nobel Prize in physics has been awarded to American David Wineland and Frenchman Serge Haroche. The winners of the prestigious prize were announced Tuesday in Stockholm, Sweden. The two physicists won for their groundbreaking work in quantum physics, particularly quantum optics, which deals in the capturing and manipulation of light particles. The Nobel […]
UN Says World Hungry Now Under 1 Billion
Posted October 9th, 2012 at 5:55 am (UTC-5)
The United Nations food agency says nearly 870 million people around the world are chronically undernourished. The Food and Agriculture agency said in a report released Tuesday that one in eight people, or 12.5 percent of the global population, are suffering with hunger. The food agency says the new figure is lower than the recent […]
Europe Takes Another Stab at Stability
Posted October 8th, 2012 at 3:05 pm (UTC-5)
Much of Europe is hoping a new $653 billion bailout fund might finally start to help ease the financial crisis that continues to grip much of the continent. Eurozone finance ministers meeting in Luxembourg Monday got updates and officially launched the fund, officially known as the European Stability Mechanism. European Union economics chief Olli Rehn […]
Georgian Billionaire Unveils Cabinet
Posted October 8th, 2012 at 10:10 am (UTC-5)
The Georgian billionaire who defeated President Mikheil Saakashvili’s party in last week’s parliamentary elections is giving Georgians — and the rest of the world — a better idea of where he plans to take the country. Georgian Dream coalition leader Bidzina Ivanishvili, who says he expects to be the country’s next prime minister, unveiled most […]
