Afghan authorities are hunting for an Afghan intelligence official suspected of killing two U.S. officers at close range inside a heavily guarded command center at the Interior Ministry in Kabul Saturday. Officials have identified the shooter as Abdul Saboor, a 25-year-old intelligence officer, who had studied in Pakistan. The two U.S. military advisers were found […]
Afghanistan Hunts for Suspect in Kabul Killings, Calls for Calm
Posted February 26th, 2012 at 5:10 pm (UTC-5)
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Senegal Votes in Controversial Presidential Election
Posted February 26th, 2012 at 2:15 pm (UTC-5)
The polls have closed in Senegal’s presidential elections after weeks of violent demonstrations triggered by the incumbent’s decision to seek a third term. Earlier Sunday, hundreds of people booed President Abdoulaye Wade as he voted at his home precinct. Mr. Wade has angered many Senegalese by trying to extend his 12-year rule of the West […]
Trial of Democracy Activists Opens in Egypt
Posted February 26th, 2012 at 12:50 pm (UTC-5)
An Egyptian court has opened the trial of 16 Americans and 27 other employees of foreign non-profit groups, in a case that has threatened ties between Cairo and Washington and $1.3 billion in annual U.S. military assistance. Judge Mahmoud Mohammed Shoukry presided over a chaotic opening session Sunday, before adjourning the trial of the pro-democracy […]
Syrians Vote on New Constitution as Death Toll Mounts
Posted February 26th, 2012 at 11:00 am (UTC-5)
At least 31 Syrian civilians and soldiers were killed in widespread clashes Sunday, as voters cast ballots for a new constitution derided by the opposition and many Western powers. The new text would create a multi-party system in Syria, which has been governed solely by the Baath Party since a 1963 coup, but leaves huge […]
AU/ECOWAS Call for Compromise in Senegal Presidential Vote
Posted February 25th, 2012 at 5:30 pm (UTC-5)
Voters in Senegal go to the polls Sunday in controversial presidential elections amid continuing calls by the country’s opposition to postpone the vote and for incumbent President Abdoulaye Wade to drop his re-election bid. The African Union-ECOWAS election observation mission suggested Saturday that Mr. Wade serve an abbreviated two-year-term if re-elected, with fresh elections to […]
Red Cross Continues Rescue Attempt in Syria’s Homs
Posted February 25th, 2012 at 12:40 pm (UTC-5)
(NEW INFO GRAFS 4, 5) The Red Cross on Saturday made fresh attempts to continue medical evacuations out of the besieged Syrian city of Homs, as the country’s military took its bombardment of the city into a fourth week. A spokesman for the the International Committee of the Red Cross said negotiations have resumed with […]
Two Americans Dead in Afghanistan Shooting
Posted February 25th, 2012 at 9:30 am (UTC-5)
A gunman in Afghanistan has killed two American members of NATO’s International Security Assistance Force. NATO said in a statement Saturday that an individual “turned his weapon against” the service members, but did not provide details on who the shooter or the victims were. Sources are telling reporters that the two victims are Americans. Afghan […]
Mandela Hospitalized But ‘No Need to Worry’
Posted February 25th, 2012 at 9:15 am (UTC-5)
Former South African President Nelson Mandela has been admitted to a Johannesburg hospital for what is described as “long-standing abdominal complaint.” A spokesman for South Africa’s ruling party, Keith Khosa, says the 93-year-old anti-apartheid icon is in the hospital for a planned checkup and that surgery is not planned. He said “there is no need […]
Deadly Car Bomb Hits Yemen as New President Sworn In
Posted February 25th, 2012 at 8:30 am (UTC-5)
A suicide car bombing has killed 26 people outside a presidential palace in southern Yemen hours after longtime vice president Abd-Rabbu Mansour Hadi was sworn-in as the country’s new leader. Security officials say at least 26 people were killed and at least 20 wounded in Saturday’s bombing, which occurred in southern Hadramawt province, located about […]
Fresh Anti-US Protests Erupt in Afghanistan
Posted February 24th, 2012 at 8:30 am (UTC-5)
Deadly anti-American protests erupted in Afghanistan for a fourth day as anger over the burning of Qurans at a NATO facility spread throughout the country. Afghan officials say at least two people were killed during Friday’s demonstrations, bringing the death toll in days of unrest to at least 15. Two American soldiers were among those […]
