U.S. Republican presidential candidates are preparing for their last debate before the start of the national nominating process in Iowa next month. The candidates will debate later Thursday in Iowa as they vie for a chance to unseat President Barack Obama, a Democrat, in the 2012 election. The Republican nominating process begins in the Iowa […]
US Republican Candidates Prepare for Iowa Debate
Posted December 15th, 2011 at 1:00 pm (UTC-5)
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Somali Speaker Rejects Ouster Effort
Posted December 15th, 2011 at 9:30 am (UTC-5)
The speaker of Somalia’s parliament has rejected an effort to oust him from power, in the war-torn country’s latest political crisis. Speaker Sharif Hassan Sheikh Adan spoke to VOA a day after fistfights broke out in parliament between his opponents and supporters. On Tuesday, lawmakers opposed to Adan voted to remove him as speaker, by […]
Somali Speaker Rejects Ouster Effort
Posted December 15th, 2011 at 9:20 am (UTC-5)
The speaker of Somalia’s parliament has rejected an effort to oust him from power, in the war-torn country’s latest political crisis. Speaker Sharif Hassan Sheikh Adan spoke to VOA a day after fistfights broke out in parliament between his opponents and supporters. On Tuesday, lawmakers opposed to Adan voted to remove him as speaker, by […]
Pakistan’s President Discharged from Hospital
Posted December 14th, 2011 at 11:45 pm (UTC-5)
Pakistan’s President Asif Ali Zardari was discharged from a Dubai hospital late Wednesday and is said to be resting at his residence in the United Arab Emirates. The president’s spokesman Farhatullah Babar said all medical tests showed results in the “normal range” and that doctors advised Mr. Zardari to remain in the Gulf emirate and […]
Russian Reporters Sign Open Letter Against Firing of Kommersant Journalists
Posted December 14th, 2011 at 7:55 pm (UTC-5)
At least 50 journalists from a Russian publisher have signed an open letter complaining they are being prevented from publishing critical statements about Prime Minister Vladimir Putin after two of their colleagues were fired. An editor and senior manager of Kommersant Publishing were fired on Tuesday in connection with what the owner, Alisher Usmanov, has […]
Russian Reporters Sign Open Letter Against Firing of Kommersant Journalists
Posted December 14th, 2011 at 6:45 pm (UTC-5)
At least 50 journalists from a Russian publisher have signed an open letter complaining they are being prevented from publishing critical statements about Prime Minister Vladimir Putin after two of their colleagues were fired. An editor and senior manager of Kommersant Publishing were fired on Tuesday in connection with what the owner, Alisher Usmanov, has […]
Putin Ally Resigns as Russia Parliament Speaker
Posted December 14th, 2011 at 1:20 pm (UTC-5)
A leading ally of Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin has resigned as speaker of the country’s parliament. Boris Gryzlov announced his resignation Wednesday in a statement posted to the ruling United Russia party website. Gryzlov, who was elected as speaker in 2003, said he would renounce his mandate as a member of parliament, but says […]
Obama ‘Unfavorable’ Rating Rises in New Poll
Posted December 14th, 2011 at 11:45 am (UTC-5)
Negative views of U.S. President Barack Obama have hit an all-time high in a new public opinion poll. The ABC News/Washington Post poll puts the president’s “unfavorable” rating at 49 percent, while 48 percent view him favorably. President Obama has acknowledged his pursuit of re-election next year is not guaranteed. “We’re going to have to […]
Pakistan’s President to Leave Dubai Hospital Thursday
Posted December 14th, 2011 at 7:25 am (UTC-5)
Pakistan’s President Asif Ali Zardari is set to be discharged from a Dubai hospital on Thursday. The president’s office said Wednesday that all medical tests showed results in the “normal range” and that doctors advised Mr. Zardari to rest at home and continue taking heart medication. The 56-year old Pakistani leader traveled to the United […]
Somare Government Installed in Papua New Guinea Amid Stalemate
Posted December 14th, 2011 at 4:15 am (UTC-5)
The political stalemate continued Wednesday in Papua New Guinea, where the new government of deposed Prime Minister Michael Somare has been sworn in, even as his rival refuses to follow a court order to step down. The dispute began Monday, when the Supreme Court ruled that Mr. Somare had been illegally removed from power earlier […]
