U.S. Republican presidential hopefuls are busy campaigning in Iowa Thursday, five days before the first nominating contest of the 2012 presidential campaign. The candidates are filling the next several days with visits to local pizza joints, breakfast spots, and bars, rallies and town halls, and in between, speeding around the central U.S. state to their […]
US Republicans Campaign Ahead of Iowa Caucuses
Posted December 29th, 2011 at 7:40 pm (UTC-5)
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Latest Polls Show Romney, Paul Leading Primary Race
Posted December 28th, 2011 at 7:35 pm (UTC-5)
The latest U.S. political poll shows the rankings have shifted again among Republican presidential hopefuls, with less than a week to go before the Iowa caucuses and the official start of the 2012 presidential campaign. Former Massachusetts governor Mitt Romney is back on top in the latest figures, Wednesday, with Ron Paul in second place. […]
Pakistan Warns of Conspiracies on Bhutto’s Killing Anniversary
Posted December 27th, 2011 at 8:05 pm (UTC-5)
Pakistan’s ruling party on Tuesday warned the country’s fragile democracy is at risk, as the South Asian nation marked the fourth anniversary of the assassination of former Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto. Tens of thousands of mourners, including Pakistani leaders, rallied at the marble mausoleum in Gahri Khuda Bakhsh in Sindh province that is Mrs. Bhutto’s […]
Conspiracy Warnings Fly on Anniversary of Bhutto Assassination
Posted December 27th, 2011 at 1:25 pm (UTC-5)
Pakistan’s ruling party is warning the country’s fragile democracy is at risk, delivering the dire message on the fourth anniversary of the assassination of former Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto. Tens of thousands of Pakistanis rallied Tuesday at the marble mausoleum in Gahri Khuda Baksh that is Mrs. Bhutto’s final resting place. Many of those in […]
Conspiracy Warnings Fly on Anniversary of Bhutto Assassination
Posted December 27th, 2011 at 12:10 pm (UTC-5)
Pakistan’s ruling party is warning the country’s fragile democracy is at risk, delivering the dire message on the fourth anniversary of the assassination of former Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto. Tens of thousands of Pakistanis rallied Tuesday at the marble mausoleum in Gahri Khuda Baksh that is Mrs. Bhutto’s final resting place. Many of those in […]
Pakistani President Warns of Anti-Democratic Conspiracy
Posted December 27th, 2011 at 8:45 am (UTC-5)
Pakistani President Asif Ali Zardari on Tuesday urged his countrymen to guard against anti-democratic conspiracies, following a week of speculation about a growing rift between the country’s civilian and military leaders. President Zardari called on “democratic forces and patriotic Pakistanis” to foil conspiracies “against democracy and democratic institutions.” He made his comments on the fourth […]
New North Korean Leader Assumes Another Top Post
Posted December 26th, 2011 at 1:15 am (UTC-5)
North Korea’s leading state-run newspaper indicated Monday that Kim Jong Il’s heir has assumed another top post. The Communist Party’s Rodong Sinmun referred to Kim Jong Un as leader of the ruling Workers’ Party Central Committee, a post that gives Kim Jong Un power over one of the country’s highest decision-making bodies. In a dispatch […]
Opposition Pakistani Politician Draws Large Karachi Crowd
Posted December 25th, 2011 at 3:25 pm (UTC-5)
A crowd said to number more than 100,000 turned out in the southern Pakistani city of Karachi to rally in support of the country’s cricket legend, now politician, Imran Khan. Sunday’s demonstration mirrored one that occurred in October in Lahore and also drew at least 100,000 Khan supporters. Khan is leader of the Movement for […]
North Korea Critical of Seoul’s Response to Leader’s Death
Posted December 24th, 2011 at 11:35 pm (UTC-5)
North Korea is blasting South Korea’s decision to send only two groups to Pyongyang to pay respects to the late leader Kim Jong Il. A spokesman for the North Korean state office that handles cross-border relations warned Sunday that the action could trigger “unpredictable catastrophic consequences.” Pyongyang accused Seoul of preventing other South Koreans from […]
North Korea Hails Kim’s Son as ‘Supreme Leader’
Posted December 24th, 2011 at 2:35 pm (UTC-5)
North Korea’s official news agency is giving the country’s new ruler a new title. The Korean Central News Agency called Kim Jong Un the “supreme leader of the revolutionary armed forces” in a dispatch late Saturday. The report said the “supreme leader” visited his father’s funeral bier with top military leaders and other top officials […]
