The chief witness in a Pakistani secret memo scandal has told his attorney he does not want to go to Pakistan to testify because he fears he will be detained. The lawyer for Pakistani-American businessman Mansoor Ijaz says his client is willing to record his testimony elsewhere and submit it to Pakistan’s Supreme Court commission […]
Memo Scandal Witness Refuses to Travel to Pakistan
Posted January 23rd, 2012 at 4:40 am (UTC-5)
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Ravalomanana’s Party Suspends Role in Madagascar’s Government
Posted January 22nd, 2012 at 2:30 am (UTC-5)
The party of Madagascar’s former president Marc Ravalomanana has suspended its role in the unity government after the plane carrying him home from exile was turned away. A spokesman for the Ravalomanana movement says its members in the Cabinet and parliament will not participate in any meetings in protest against Saturday’s rejection of the deposed […]
Gingrich Wins South Carolina Presidential Primary
Posted January 22nd, 2012 at 12:15 am (UTC-5)
Former U.S. congressman Newt Gingrich has won the Republican presidential primary in the southeastern state of South Carolina, shaking up the party’s campaign to find a candidate for this year’s presidential election. With more than 95 percent of the precincts reporting, vote tallies showed Gingrich with about 40 percent of the vote. Former Massachusetts governor […]
Gingrich Wins South Carolina Presidential Primary
Posted January 21st, 2012 at 10:35 pm (UTC-5)
Former U.S. congressman Newt Gingrich has won the Republican presidential primary in the southeastern state of South Carolina, shaking up the party’s campaign to find a candidate for this year’s presidential election. With more than 95 percent of the precincts reporting, vote tallies showed Gingrich with about 40 percent of the vote. Former Massachusetts governor […]
Gingrich Leads Romney in South Carolina Presidential Primary
Posted January 21st, 2012 at 9:30 pm (UTC-5)
Former U.S. congressman Newt Gingrich is projected to have won the Republican presidential primary in the southeastern state of South Carolina, shaking up the party’s campaign to find a candidate for this year’s presidential election. With more than 75 percent of the precincts reporting, vote tallies showed Gingrich with about 40 percent of the vote. […]
Gingrich Has Early Lead in South Carolina Presidential Primary
Posted January 21st, 2012 at 8:30 pm (UTC-5)
Former congressman Newt Gingrich is projected to have won the South Carolina Republican presidential primary, shaking up the party’s campaign to find a candidate for this year’s presidential election. Several national news organizations said their exit surveys of voters leaving polling places projected a solid victory for Gingrich. The polls closed at 7 p.m. and […]
Final Four: A Look at the US Republican Presidential Candidates
Posted January 21st, 2012 at 8:00 pm (UTC-5)
Four candidates remain in the race to determine the U.S. Republican Party’s challenger to Democratic President Barack Obama. Mitt Romney, a former governor of Massachusetts, had a successful career as a businessman before becoming a politician. This is his second time running for the Republican presidential nomination after an unsuccessful bid in 2008. This time, […]
Polls Close in Key South Carolina Presidential Primary
Posted January 21st, 2012 at 7:15 pm (UTC-5)
With the polls closing just a short time ago in South Carolina, news organizations are projecting that former congressman Newt Gingrich has won the Republican presidential primary. The primary was seen as essentially a two-man race – Newt Gingrich and former Massachusetts governor Mitt Romney. Just a week ago, it appeared Romney, who won last […]
Voting Nearly Over in Tight South Carolina Presidential Primary
Posted January 21st, 2012 at 5:05 pm (UTC-5)
Voting will be over in a few hours in the Republican presidential primary in South Carolina. The race turned tense in the past two days, as new opinion polls suggest former congressman Newt Gingrich could defeat former Massachusetts governor Mitt Romney. Just a week ago it appeared Romney, who won last week’s key primary election […]
’88 Generation Students Group’ Backing Aung San Suu Kyi
Posted January 21st, 2012 at 1:40 pm (UTC-5)
The leaders of Burma’s failed 1988 democratic uprising are putting their faith in pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi. The recently freed leaders of the “88 Generation Students Group” on Saturday voiced support for Aung San Suu Kyi and her National League for Democracy . Group leaders Min Ko Naing and Ko Ko Gyi said […]
