Egyptian opposition groups say the first round of a referendum on an Islamist-backed constitution was marred by widespread violations and should be re-staged. Egypt’s main opposition coalition, the National Salvation Front, said Sunday it will not accept any unofficial referendum results. They called for nationwide demonstrations Tuesday before the second round is held next Saturday. […]
Egyptian Opposition: Re-stage ‘Flawed’ Constitutional Referendum
Posted December 16th, 2012 at 6:40 pm (UTC-5)
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Activists: Syrian Warplanes Bomb Palestinian Camp in Damascus
Posted December 16th, 2012 at 2:20 pm (UTC-5)
Syrian opposition activists say government warplanes have bombed a Palestinian refugee camp on the southern outskirts of the capital, Damascus, killing at least eight people. The activists said Sunday’s air strike was the first of its kind on the Yarmouk refugee camp since forces loyal to President Bashar al-Assad began suppressing a popular uprising in […]
Japan’s Conservative LDP Sweeps Back to Power
Posted December 16th, 2012 at 1:15 pm (UTC-5)
Japan’s Liberal Democratic Party swept to power in Sunday’s parliamentary elections, allowing the conservatives and their allies to form a new government expected to pursue a more hawkish security agenda and assert bold economic reforms. The LDP, which once dominated Japanese politics, will again hold power after three years of center-left rule, returning former prime […]
Obama to Visit Town Shattered by School Shooting
Posted December 16th, 2012 at 12:35 pm (UTC-5)
U.S. President Barack Obama is traveling to Newtown, Connecticut, Sunday to join in the mourning of the 20 young children and six adults shot dead in a gunman’s rampage. White House officials say Mr. Obama will meet with the families of those who lost loved ones at Sandy Hook Elementary School on Friday and thank […]
4 Opposition Leaders Arrested at Anti-Putin Rally
Posted December 15th, 2012 at 12:05 pm (UTC-5)
Russian police have detained about 40 people, including four prominent opposition figures, in efforts to break up an unsanctioned anti-government rally in Moscow. Opposition leaders Alexei Navalny, Sergei Udaltsov, Ilya Yashin and Ksenia Sobchak were among those detained Saturday. The protest was organized to commemorate a year of rallies against President Vladimir Putin and his […]
America Grieves Connecticut School Massacre
Posted December 15th, 2012 at 10:10 am (UTC-5)
U.S. authorities have yet to say what might have been the motive of a 20-year-old gunman in a mass shooting that killed 20 young children and six adults at an elementary school in the town of Newtown, Connecticut. Hundreds of mourners descended on a church in Newtown Friday night to grieve the deaths, as the […]
Egyptians Vote for Controversial Constitution
Posted December 15th, 2012 at 10:00 am (UTC-5)
Half of Egypt’s eligible voters are casting ballots Saturday for a controversial draft constitution that has sparked weeks of violence and protests. Men and women are voting separately at schools in Cairo and nine other provinces. Egyptian President Mohamed Morsi has already cast his vote. The rest of the country will vote next Saturday . […]
America Grieves Connecticut School Massacre
Posted December 15th, 2012 at 6:45 am (UTC-5)
U.S. authorities have yet to say what might have been the motive of a 20-year-old gunman in a mass shooting that killed 20 young children and six adults at an elementary school in the town of Newton, Connecticut. Hundreds of mourners descended on a church in Newtown Friday night to grieve the deaths, as the […]
Egypt Faces Contentious Vote
Posted December 14th, 2012 at 7:45 pm (UTC-5)
Egyptians vote Saturday on a contentious referendum on a new constitution, following a campaign plagued by violence and protests. Clashes broke out Friday among stone-throwing protesters near a mosque in Alexandria, prompting police to fire tear gas. Medical workers say 15 people were injured. In Cairo and other cities, thousands of flag-waving activists turned out […]
Official: 27 People Killed in US School Shooting
Posted December 14th, 2012 at 2:00 pm (UTC-5)
News reports in the northeastern state of Connecticut say 26 people – most of them young children – were killed in a mass shooting at an elementary school. A Connecticut State Police lieutenant told reporters the fatalities included students and staff, and that the gunman involved also was dead. The officer did not give a […]
