More than a dozen top aides have resigned from the presidential campaign of former U.S. House Speaker Newt Gingrich, dealing a major blow to his struggling bid for the 2012 Republican nomination. Among the 16 aides who quit Thursday were campaign manager Rob Johnson, spokesman Rick Tyler and several consultants in Iowa and South Carolina, […]
White House Campaign of Newt Gingrich Dealt Major Setback
Posted June 10th, 2011 at 12:40 am (UTC-5)
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Somali Leaders Agree to Postpone Elections
Posted June 9th, 2011 at 8:30 am (UTC-5)
Somalia’s feuding political leaders have agreed to postpone their nation’s presidential election for one year and hold the vote by August, 2012. The agreement was announced Thursday, after talks in Uganda’s capital between Somali President Sheikh Sharif Sheikh Ahmed and Speaker of Parliament Sharif Hassan Sheikh Aden. The deal was brokered by Ugandan President Yoweri […]
Somali Elections Postponed
Posted June 9th, 2011 at 6:41 am (UTC-5)
Somalia’s feuding political leaders have agreed to postpone their nation’s presidential election for one year and hold the vote by August, 2012. The agreement calls for Prime Minister Mohamed Abdullahi Mohamed to resign within thirty days. The international community has been pressuring Somali officials to reach a resolution before the transitional government’s term expires in […]
Japanese PM Signals August Resignation as Likely Successor Emerges
Posted June 9th, 2011 at 3:50 am (UTC-5)
Japanese Prime Minister Naoto Kan is signaling that he wants to keep his job at least through August. Mr. Kan survived a no-confidence motion last week only after promising to step down in the near future, and pressure has been mounting for him to resign this month. But the prime minister told a parliamentary committee […]
Egypt Declares Muslim Brotherhood Legal
Posted June 7th, 2011 at 10:25 am (UTC-5)
Egypt has declared the Muslim Brotherhood political movement legal, ending a ban on the group that had been in place for decades. The organization is one of the country’s best organized political groups. Egyptian state media announced the government’s decision, which clears the way for the Muslim Brotherhood to field candidates in parliamentary elections set […]
Indian PM Defends Crackdown on Corruption Protest
Posted June 6th, 2011 at 2:20 pm (UTC-5)
Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh is defending a police crackdown on an anti-corruption protest led by a popular yoga guru. Authorities used batons to break up Baba Ramdev’s peaceful hunger strike during a pre-dawn raid early Sunday, injuring dozens of people. The mass fast was part of a populist campaign to fight corruption. India’s Supreme […]
Santorum Enters 2012 Presidential Race
Posted June 6th, 2011 at 1:00 pm (UTC-5)
Former U.S. senator Rick Santorum is the latest Republican to formally join the 2012 race for the White House, joining a field of candidates hoping to unseat President Barack Obama. Speaking in his home state of Pennsylvania Monday, Santorum thanked supporters and said he is running because he has the courage to fight for America. […]
Indian Supreme Court Questions Crackdown on Protest
Posted June 6th, 2011 at 11:20 am (UTC-5)
India’s Supreme Court said Monday it wants the government to explain why it sent hundreds of police to end the peaceful hunger strike of a popular yoga guru and thousands of his supporters. Baba Ramdev’s mass fast, staged in a huge tent in New Delhi, was part of a populist campaign to fight corruption. His […]
Nobel Laureate Abandons Quest For US Central Bank Post
Posted June 6th, 2011 at 10:35 am (UTC-5)
Nobel Prize-winning economist Peter Diamond is giving up his bid to be one of the governors of the U.S. central bank. He was nominated for the U.S. Federal Reserve post by President Barack Obama, but now appears unlikely to win Senate confirmation. The Fed sets interest rates and other economic policies with the goals of […]
Indian Supreme Court Wants Answers about Guru Crackdown
Posted June 6th, 2011 at 7:00 am (UTC-5)
India’s Supreme Court said Monday it wants the government to explain why it sent hundreds of police to end the peaceful hunger strike of a popular yoga guru and thousands of this supporters. Baba Ramdev’s mass fast, staged in a huge tent in New Delhi, was part of a populist campaign to fight corruption. The […]
