Burmese opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi has confirmed that she will run for parliament in the country’s highly anticipated April by-elections. A spokesperson for Aung San Suu Kyi’s National League for Democracy party said Tuesday the Nobel Peace Prize winner will compete for a seat in Kawhmu Township, on the outskirts of her hometown […]
Burma’s Aung San Suu Kyi Confirms Run for Parliament
Posted January 10th, 2012 at 6:35 am (UTC-5)
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Voting Begins in First Primary of 2012 US Presidential Election
Posted January 10th, 2012 at 4:40 am (UTC-5)
Voters in the U.S. state of New Hampshire are casting ballots Tuesday in the first primary election of the 2012 U.S. presidential campaign. Residents in the small town of Dixville Notch, near the Canadian border, cast their votes in the Republican Party primary shortly after midnight local time . Officials there say former Massachusetts Governor […]
Burma’s Aung San Suu Kyi Confirms Run for Parliament
Posted January 10th, 2012 at 3:15 am (UTC-5)
Burmese opposition leader Aung Sang Suu Kyi has confirmed that she will run for parliament in the country’s highly anticipated April by-elections. A spokesperson for Aung Sang Suu Kyi’s National League for Democracy party said Tuesday the Nobel Peace Prize winner will compete for a seat in Kawhmu Township, on the outskirts of her hometown […]
Voting Begins in First Primary of 2012 US Presidential Election
Posted January 10th, 2012 at 1:55 am (UTC-5)
Voters in the U.S. state of New Hampshire have begun voting in the first primary election of the 2012 U.S. presidential campaign. Residents in the small town of Dixville Notch, near the Canadian border, cast their votes in the Republican Party primary shortly after midnight local time . Officials there say former Massachusetts Governor Mitt […]
Burma’s Aung San Suu Kyi Confirms Run for Parliament
Posted January 10th, 2012 at 1:15 am (UTC-5)
Burmese opposition leader Aung Sang Suu Kyi has confirmed that she will run for parliament in the country’s highly anticipated April by-elections. A spokesperson for Aung Sang Suu Kyi’s National League for Democracy party said Tuesday the Nobel Peace Prize winner will compete for a seat in Kawhmu Township, on the outskirts of her hometown […]
Romney Frontrunner in First US Primary
Posted January 9th, 2012 at 9:20 pm (UTC-5)
Voters in the U.S. state of New Hampshire are preparing to vote in the 2012 presidential race’s first primary election, with front-runner Mitt Romney heavily favored to beat his Republican challengers. Social conservative Rick Santorum, who lost to Romney by only eight votes last week in the Iowa caucuses, said Monday he would be thrilled […]
Romney Rivals Target Frontrunner Before First U.S. Primary
Posted January 9th, 2012 at 3:05 pm (UTC-5)
Republican presidential hopefuls are intensifying their attacks on frontrunner Mitt Romney, hoping to his slow his drive to the Republican nomination ahead of the first U.S. primary election. Romney is heavily favored to win Tuesday’s primary in New Hampshire. But his opponents have not given up on trying to dissuade voters from choosing the former […]
UN Rights Chief Welcomes Fiji’s Lifting of Emergency Rule
Posted January 9th, 2012 at 2:30 pm (UTC-5)
The top U.N. official for human rights is welcoming a move by Fiji’s government to cancel its emergency rule but continues to express concern about the political situation there. In a statement Monday, Navi Pillay encouraged Fiji’s government to take concrete steps to ensure the rule of law and build on what she called “positive […]
Romney Rivals Target the Frontrunner Ahead of the First U.S. Primary
Posted January 9th, 2012 at 11:20 am (UTC-5)
Republican presidential hopefuls are making their final bids to win over undecided New Hampshire voters, ahead of the first primary election in the United States on Tuesday. Five of the contenders spent Monday in New Hampshire trying to curb the commanding lead held by former Massachusetts governor Mitt Romney. The millionaire businessman fended off his […]
Republican Presidential Hopefuls Debate ahead of First Primary
Posted January 8th, 2012 at 11:35 pm (UTC-5)
Two days before the first primary election in the United States, the six major candidates for the Republican presidential nomination gathered Sunday for the second debate in as many days. All the candidates have been seeking to brandish their conservative credentials against the more liberal President Barack Obama. And during Sunday’s debate in the northeastern […]
