A Liberian media report says President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf holds a small lead over her main rival Winston Tubman as votes are counted from Tuesday’s elections. The independent Liberian Media Center said Wednesday that Mrs. Sirleaf has 102,000 votes, with Tubman at 85,000. Several other candidates trailed far behind. The report said the results are […]
Report: Liberian President Holds Slight Election Lead
Posted October 12th, 2011 at 10:15 am (UTC-5)
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US Stocks Rise
Posted October 12th, 2011 at 10:15 am (UTC-5)
U.S. stocks made gains in Wednesday’s early trading. The Dow Jones Industrial Average rose half a percent, the S&P 500 gained seven-tenths of a percent while the NASDAQ moved up eight-tenths of a percent. European stock markets made strong gains in Wednesday’s midday trading. London’s Financial Times index rose eight-tenths of a percent, the CAC-40 […]
Israel: Prisoner Swap is Best Deal Possible
Posted October 12th, 2011 at 9:05 am (UTC-5)
The chief of Israel’s Shin Bet security service says an agreement to exchange more than 1,000 Palestinian prisoners for captured Israeli soldier Gilad Shalit is the best deal possible. In a Wednesday news conference, Yoram Cohen said Israel could not guarantee that the Palestinians to be freed will not launch any terror attacks. But, he […]
Bombings Kill 17 in Iraqi Capital
Posted October 12th, 2011 at 6:15 am (UTC-5)
Iraqi officials say a series of bombings across the capital, Baghdad, has killed at least 23 people and wounded dozens more. Authorities said the deadliest attacks Wednesday were suicide bombings that killed 17 people outside a police station in central Baghdad and another in the city’s northern Hurriyah district. A separate blast in Hurriyah killed […]
Burmese Prison Release Includes Dozens of Political Prisoners
Posted October 12th, 2011 at 5:55 am (UTC-5)
Burmese opposition and human rights groups say the government released dozens of political prisoners Wednesday, including a famous monk and a popular comedian. Members of the opposition National League for Democracy said the organization has identified more than 100 political prisoners who were included in a mass amnesty covering thousands of criminals. NLD leader Aung […]
Jailed Burmese Dissident Among First to be Released Under Amnesty
Posted October 11th, 2011 at 11:20 pm (UTC-5)
A prominent Burmese entertainer and dissident was freed Wednesday as part of the government’s pledge to grant amnesty to more than 6,000 prisoners. Comedian Zarganar was arrested in 2008 and sentenced to 59 years in prison for criticizing the former military junta’s slow response to Cyclone Nargis, which left about 138,000 people dead or missing […]
Senate Passes China Currency Bill
Posted October 11th, 2011 at 9:35 pm (UTC-5)
The Senate has passed a bill that could bring sanctions against China or any country found to be deliberately manipulating the value of its currency. The measure would open the door for U.S. sanctions if the Treasury Department finds a country is manipulating its currency and not taking steps to fix it. It also would […]
Vietnam, China Sign Accord On Maritime Issues
Posted October 11th, 2011 at 9:10 pm (UTC-5)
China and Vietnam have signed an agreement on peaceful settlement of maritime disputes in the South China Sea. The document was signed Tuesday in Beijing by China’s Vice Foreign Minister Zhang Zhijun and his Vietnamese counterpart Ho Xuan Son. Under the six-point agreement, the two neighbors will seek to handle maritime disputes through negotiations and […]
WHO: Number Tuberculosis Cases Drops for First Time
Posted October 11th, 2011 at 6:15 pm (UTC-5)
The World Health Organization says the number of people with tuberculosis is declining, and that the number of TB deaths is at a 10-year low. A new WHO report says 8.8 million people were infected with the lung disease last year — down from a peak of 9 million in 2005. The WHO attributes the […]
US Foils Alleged Iranian Plot to Assassinate Saudi Ambassador
Posted October 11th, 2011 at 5:10 pm (UTC-5)
The United States says it has broken up an alleged Iranian plot to assassinate the Saudi ambassador to the United States in a bomb attack. The U.S. Justice Department filed charges Tuesday against two Iranians for involvement in the plot, accusing them of conspiring with elements of the Iranian government to kill Saudi envoy Adel […]
