A team of international election observers says the results of last month’s disputed presidential election in the Democratic Republic of Congo were “mismanaged” and lack credibility. The U.S.-based Carter Center said the vote, in which President Joseph Kabila was re-elected, was marred by wide variations in the quality of vote counting. In a statement released […]
Observers Say DRC Election Results Lack Credibility
Posted December 11th, 2011 at 1:15 pm (UTC-5)
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Rights Group: Number of Jailed Journalists at 15-Year High
Posted December 8th, 2011 at 10:10 am (UTC-5)
A media rights group says the number of journalists jailed worldwide is at a 15-year high, with Iran, Eritrea and China leading the list. The Committee to Protect Journalists report released Thursday says 179 writers, editors and photojournalists were jailed worldwide as of December 1 compared to 34 detentions at the same time last year. […]
Pakistan Calls for Cooperative Relationship with Afghanistan
Posted December 8th, 2011 at 9:50 am (UTC-5)
Pakistan says it is time to put an end to accusations and move forward in a cooperative relationship with neighboring Afghanistan, after Afghan authorities blamed Pakistan-based militants for a massive suicide attack. Pakistani foreign office spokesman Abdul Basit told reporters Thursday that blaming Pakistan for “unfounded events” creates problems, and Islamabad wants a relationship that […]
Japan to Return Remaining Korean Royal Documents
Posted December 5th, 2011 at 2:10 pm (UTC-5)
Japan says it will give back to South Korea the remaining volumes of historical Korean royal documents looted during its early 20th century annexation of the Korean peninsula. Japanese and South Korean news reports say Tokyo will ship 1,200 volumes of royal documents to Seoul on Tuesday, as part of an ongoing commitment to improve […]
German City to Evacuate 45,000 for WW II Bomb Removal
Posted December 3rd, 2011 at 10:20 pm (UTC-5)
Officials in the western German city of Koblenz have ordered the evacuation of about 45,000 people as part of preparations to defuse a World War Two bomb found in the Rhine River. The 1.8 ton bomb, believed to have been dropped by Britain’s Royal Air Force more than six decades ago, was uncovered after water […]
Iraqi PM Confirms Assassination Attempt
Posted December 3rd, 2011 at 9:30 pm (UTC-5)
Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki has confirmed that a car bomb explosion inside of Baghdad’s fortified Green Zone last Monday was an assassination attempt against him. In a Saturday interview with the Associated Press, Mr. Maliki said preliminary information indicated the blast was supposed to take place as he entered parliament. Iraqi security officials said […]
China Manufacturing Contracts In November
Posted December 1st, 2011 at 10:35 am (UTC-5)
Manufacturing activity in China contracted in November for the first time in nearly three years, as countries around the world, struggling with debt and slowing growth, bought fewer Chinese exports. The China Federation of Logistics and Purchasing says its monthly purchasing managers index (PMI) fell to 49 in November compared to 51 in October. It […]
BBC World News TV Channel Blocked in Pakistan Over Documentary Controversy
Posted November 30th, 2011 at 7:25 pm (UTC-5)
Pakistani cable operators have begun blocking the BBC’s international news TV channel, BBC World News, amid controversy over a documentary described as “anti-Pakistan” propaganda. Since Tuesday night, subscribers to the TV channel have had nothing to look at but a still shot of a satellite with a big red “X” drawn over it. The cable […]
Arab League Approves Sanctions Against Syria
Posted November 27th, 2011 at 3:25 pm (UTC-5)
The Arab League has approved unprecedented sanctions against Syria in response to the Syrian government’s deadly crackdown on an opposition uprising. Qatari Foreign Minister Hamad bin Jassim told reporters in Cairo Sunday that 19 of the 22 Arab League member nations approved the sanctions. Iraq and Lebanon abstained. The measures include halting transactions with Syria’s […]
Financial Markets Unimpressed With Rajoy’s Sweeping Spanish Win
Posted November 21st, 2011 at 7:55 pm (UTC-5)
The landslide victory of Spanish Prime Minister-elect Mariano Rajoy in Sunday’s parliamentary election has failed to quiet Spain’s economic turmoil. A major Madrid stock index fell more than 3 percent Monday — and the cost of Spanish government bonds edged closer to 7 percent interest. That is the same rate that Greek, Irish, and Portuguese […]
