Republican voters are at the polls in Florida on Tuesday casting their ballots for the party’s presidential nomination. Former Massachusetts governor Mitt Romney is highly-favored in the Florida primary that is expected to be a pivotal contest in the race for the nomination. Several public opinion polls show Romney with a double-digit lead over main […]
Romney Eyes Victory as Floridia Republicans Vote
Posted January 31st, 2012 at 11:25 am (UTC-5)
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Russia Says UN Resolution Would Put Syria on Path to Civil War
Posted January 31st, 2012 at 9:40 am (UTC-5)
Russia is warning that a Western and Arab effort to push the U.N. Security Council into adopting a resolution on Syria will put that nation on a path to civil war. Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Gennady Gatilov said Tuesday the Western and Arab-backed draft resolution will not achieve a compromise in the 10-month long rebellion […]
UN Nuclear Agency Approves Japanese Nuclear Stress Tests
Posted January 31st, 2012 at 7:55 am (UTC-5)
The United Nations’ nuclear agency has approved the Japanese government’s plan to assess the safety of its nuclear power plants. The International Atomic Energy Agency on Tuesday turned over the results of its week-long fact-finding visit to officials with Japan’s nuclear watchdog, the Nuclear and Industrial Safety Agency. The 10-member IAEA team discussed the government’s […]
Senegal Opposition Plans Mass Protests Against Wade
Posted January 30th, 2012 at 1:35 pm (UTC-5)
A Senegalese opposition movement has called for nationwide protests against President Abdoulaye Wade’s controversial bid for a third term. A group of opposition and civic organizations, known as M23, says it will stage the peaceful rallies on Tuesday to pressure Mr. Wade to withdraw from the February 26 presidential polls. Late Sunday, Senegal’s constitutional court […]
EU Leaders Trying to Control Spending, Cope with Greek Debt
Posted January 30th, 2012 at 11:55 am (UTC-5)
European leaders have started their first 2012 summit in Brussels, aiming to set new spending controls over individual governments, but also facing reminders of the continent’s economic difficulties. In a driving snowstorm, Belgian workers Monday staged the country’s first general strike since 2005 to protest the austerity measures imposed in their country. Some flights were […]
Syrian Troops Retake Control of Some Damascus Suburbs
Posted January 30th, 2012 at 11:45 am (UTC-5)
Syrian opposition activists say government troops have re-taken control of several Damascus suburbs in heavy fighting with rebels leading a 10-month long uprising against President Bashar al-Assad’s 11-year autocratic rule. The activists said Monday pro-Assad forces drove the Free Syrian Army forces out of some eastern districts closest to central Damascus before moving into neighboring […]
AU Leaders Fail to Choose Top Official
Posted January 30th, 2012 at 7:55 am (UTC-5)
African Union leaders failed to elect a new chairman of the AU Commission Monday at the African summit in Addis Ababa. The election in the Ethiopian capital set the incumbent chairman, Jean Ping of Gabon, against South African Home Affairs Minister Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma. There was a deadlock after three rounds of voting, with neither candidate […]
Sarkozy Outlines New Economic Plan
Posted January 29th, 2012 at 5:25 pm (UTC-5)
Embattled French President Nicolas Sarkozy outlined new economic proposals during a broadcast Sunday that observers say was aimed at boosting his poor standing with voters before the April election. Mr. Sarkozy has yet to announce his candidacy. But he is widely expected to seek a second six-year term against Socialist Francois Hollande, who leads public […]
Activists: Syrian Troops Enter Damascus Suburbs, Fight Rebels
Posted January 29th, 2012 at 1:50 pm (UTC-5)
Syrian opposition activists say government troops have launched an assault on several Damascus suburbs to drive out rebels who have been trying build a stronghold near President Bashar al-Assad’s center of power. The activists say pro-Assad soldiers backed by dozens of tanks and armored vehicles battled rebels of the Free Syrian Army on the eastern […]
Journalists, Activists Condemn Somali Journalist’s Assassination
Posted January 28th, 2012 at 6:15 pm (UTC-5)
Media advocacy groups have condemned the murder of Somalia’s Shabelle Media Network Director Hassan Osman Abdi, the network’s third leader to be killed in as many years. Reporters Without Borders issued a statement Saturday expressing condolences to Abdi’s family and his fellow journalists. The Paris-based group says Abdi is the first journalist to be killed […]
