Argentine President Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner looks set to win a second term in October after defeating her rivals in an open primary Sunday. With nearly all the polling places reporting, President Fernandez had just over 50 percent of the vote, while her two closest rivals trailed by at least 37 percentage points. Voters chose […]
Economy Expected to Top Obama’s Midwest Bus Tour
Posted August 15th, 2011 at 1:55 pm (UTC-5)
U.S. President Barack Obama says the American economy has been affected badly by world events, but he blames Congress for deadlock over spending at home. At a town hall meeting at a park in Cannon Falls, Minnesota, Monday, Mr. Obama said the protracted struggle between Republicans and Democrats over raising the U.S. debt ceiling is […]
Economy Expected to Top Obama’s Midwest Bus Tour
Posted August 15th, 2011 at 12:15 pm (UTC-5)
U.S. President Barack Obama is in the midwestern state of Minnesota, starting a three-state bus tour aimed at answering criticism that he has not done enough to improve the ailing economy. The president, who arrived in St. Paul, Minnesota for the start of the tour, is holding two town hall meetings Monday — one in […]
Obama Launches Midwest Bus Tour
Posted August 15th, 2011 at 9:00 am (UTC-5)
U.S. President Barack Obama is launching a three-state midwestern bus tour aimed at answering criticism that he has not done enough to improve the ailing economy. The president begins the tour in St. Paul, Minnesota, Monday. He holds a town hall meeting in the town of Cannon Falls, south of St. Paul, expected to focus […]
Uganda Police Surround Opposition Leader’s Home
Posted August 15th, 2011 at 7:55 am (UTC-5)
Police in Uganda have surrounded the home of opposition leader Kizza Besigye, who was arrested several times earlier this year for leading protests against rising prices. Officials with Uganda’s main opposition party say police surrounded Besigye’s Kampala home early Monday and put up roadblocks in the area. There has been no explanation from Ugandan police. […]
Obama Launches Three-State Counteroffensive to Republicans
Posted August 14th, 2011 at 7:55 pm (UTC-5)
U.S. President Barack Obama launches a three-state midwestern tour Monday aimed at answering opposition Republicans who accuse him of doing little to pump life into the ailing economy. The president’s poll numbers have fallen after the recent downgrade of the U.S. credit rating, the debt ceiling battle with Congress, and a persistent nationwide unemployment rate […]
Aung San Suu Kyi Calls for Unity on First Political Trip
Posted August 14th, 2011 at 9:00 am (UTC-5)
Burmese democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi called for unity Sunday, as she addressed cheering crowds on her first political foray outside her home city of Rangoon since she was freed from house arrest late last year. Hundreds of people lined roadways to greet the Nobel laureate as she made stops in the northern towns […]
Aung San Suu Kyi Calls for Unity on First Political Trip
Posted August 14th, 2011 at 3:55 am (UTC-5)
Burmese democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi called for unity Sunday, as she addressed crowds on her first political trip outside her home city of Rangoon since she was freed from house arrest last November. Hundreds of people lined the roads to greet the Nobel peace laureate as she made stops in the northern towns […]
Burma Opposition Leader Make First Political Trip
Posted August 13th, 2011 at 11:35 pm (UTC-5)
Burmese democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi has begun her first political trip outside her home city of Rangoon since she was freed from house arrest last November. Her one-day trip Sunday to meet with supporters in the countryside was proceeding peacefully, despite a government warning that it could trigger riots. More than 200 supporters […]
Bachmann Wins Key Iowa Test Vote, as Perry Announces Candidacy
Posted August 13th, 2011 at 7:55 pm (UTC-5)
Republican presidential candidate Michele Bachmann won a key test vote Saturday in the U.S. state of Iowa, on the same day Texas Governor Rick Perry shook up the Republican race by announcing his bid for the party’s nomination. Bachmann won the Iowa “straw poll,” solidifying her as a top contender for the Republican nomination. The […]
