The race for the Republican presidential nomination was shaken up Thursday, with news reports that Texas governor Rick Perry is ending his campaign two days ahead of the South Carolina primary election. Thursday’s news reports cite unnamed sources as saying Perry is ending his bid following a poor showing in the first nominating contests in […]
Reports Say Perry Ends Race; Santorum Gets Iowa Boost
Posted January 19th, 2012 at 10:35 am (UTC-5)
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Texas Governor Perry Reportedly Ending Presidential Campaign
Posted January 19th, 2012 at 9:50 am (UTC-5)
U.S. news outlets say the governor of the southern state of Texas, Rick Perry, is dropping out of the race for the Republican presidential nomination. His withdrawal comes just two days before the South Carolina primary election. Thursday’s reports cite unnamed sources as saying Perry is ending his bid following a poor showing in the […]
Pakistani Prime Minister Faces Supreme Court
Posted January 19th, 2012 at 9:40 am (UTC-5)
A long-running political firestorm that threatens to unravel Pakistan’s civilian government may be coming to a head. The country’s Supreme Court is giving Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani until early next month to satisfactorily explain why he has not re-opened a corruption case against President Asif Ali Zardari. If Mr. Gilani fails to convince the […]
US Politics: Belatedly, Iowa Vote Is Left Muddled
Posted January 19th, 2012 at 9:10 am (UTC-5)
More than two weeks after the voting ended, Republican officials in the U.S. central state of Iowa say they have no idea for certain who won the nation’s first contest to nominate a candidate to eventually oppose President Barack Obama in November’s general election. On election night, January 3, Iowa Republican officials said that Mitt […]
Pakistani Prime Minister Faces Supreme Court
Posted January 19th, 2012 at 5:25 am (UTC-5)
Pakistan’s Prime Minister Yusuf Raza Gilani has appeared before the country’s Supreme Court to face contempt charges. Mr. Gilani arrived at the court Thursday under a heavy security presence, to defend his decision not to ask Swiss authorities to reopen a corruption case against President Asif Ali Zardari. Mr. Gilani says President Zardari, as head […]
Kim Jong Un Visits North Korean Soldiers Again
Posted January 19th, 2012 at 4:10 am (UTC-5)
North Korea’s new leader Kim Jong Un has again inspected a military unit, as the young leader continues to establish his military credentials. The official Korean Central News Agency said Thursday that Mr. Kim toured a military base and took photos with soldiers, who were “enthusiastically cheering in tears of emotion.” He was accompanied by […]
Pakistani Prime Minister: President Has Immunity
Posted January 19th, 2012 at 1:45 am (UTC-5)
Pakistan’s Prime Minister Yusuf Raza Gilani has appeared before the country’s Supreme Court to face contempt charges. Mr. Gilani arrived at the court Thursday under a heavy security presence, to defend his decision not to ask Swiss authorities to reopen a corruption case against President Asif Ali Zardari. Mr. Gilani says President Zardari, as head […]
Pakistani Prime Minister: President Has Immunity
Posted January 19th, 2012 at 12:55 am (UTC-5)
Pakistan’s Prime Minister Yusuf Raza Gilani has appeared in the country’s Supreme Court to face contempt charges. Mr. Gilani arrived at the court Thursday under a heavy security presence, to defend his decision not to ask Swiss authorities to reopen a corruption case against President Asif Ali Zardari. Mr. Gilani says President Zardari, as head […]
Lawyer: Pakistan’s PM Not Guilty of Contempt
Posted January 18th, 2012 at 6:45 am (UTC-5)
A lawyer for Pakistan’s embattled prime minister says the leader is not guilty of contempt of court and could write to Switzerland about reopening graft cases against his country’s president there. Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani’s lawyer made his comments Wednesday, a day before Mr. Gilani is scheduled to appear before the Supreme Court. The […]
Aung San Suu Kyi Files Papers to Run for Burmese Parliament
Posted January 18th, 2012 at 3:20 am (UTC-5)
Burmese opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi is formally a candidate to run for a parliamentary seat in an upcoming by-election. The Nobel Peace Prize winner registered her candidacy Wednesday to represent a district just outside the main city of Rangoon. She and her National League for Democracy party will contest the 48 parliamentary seats […]
