(New headline, new information throughout )) Egypt’s presidential race appeared headed on Friday to a decisive and polarizing runoff between the Islamist Muslim Brotherhood’s candidate and another with strong ties to former President Hosni Mubarak’s regime. Preliminary counts from Egypt’s first free presidential race show the Brotherhood’s Mohammed Morsi in the lead and former prime […]
Islamist Candidate Likely to Face Former PM in Egypt Runoff
Posted May 25th, 2012 at 1:50 pm (UTC-5)
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French President Outlines Early Pullout From Afghanistan
Posted May 25th, 2012 at 8:45 am (UTC-5)
French President Francois Hollande says he plans to pull all of his country’s 2,000 combat troops out of Afghanistan by the end of the year, but that France will continue to support the war-torn country. During an unannounced visit to Afghanistan Friday, Mr. Hollande said some 1,300 other troops will remain in the country in […]
Negotiators Extend Iran Nuclear Talks
Posted May 24th, 2012 at 12:30 pm (UTC-5)
A spokesman for six world powers holding nuclear talks with Iran says negotiators in Baghdad have made enough progress to extend a two-day meeting by several hours, but there was no word of a breakthrough in resolving the Iranian nuclear dispute. EU spokesman Michael Mann told VOA that the parties had extended the talks into […]
German Leader Pressed to Soften Austerity Stance on Greece
Posted May 23rd, 2012 at 8:10 pm (UTC-5)
German Chancellor Angela Merkel faced pressure Wednesday in Brussels to soften her economic austerity stance that threatens to push Greece out of the euro currency zone. Leaders of 27 European Union countries discussed ideas on how to spur economic growth across the bloc and solve the European currency crisis during a dinner summit in the […]
Pakistani Doctor Jailed for Helping CIA in Bin Laden Hunt
Posted May 23rd, 2012 at 2:30 pm (UTC-5)
Officials in Pakistan say the Pakistani doctor who helped the United States track down Osama bin Laden has been sentenced to 33 years in prison for treason. Shakeel Afridi was accused of running a fake vaccination campaign to help the CIA obtain DNA samples of the al-Qaida leader and members of his family to confirm […]
Iran, World Powers Exchange Proposals in Nuclear Talks
Posted May 23rd, 2012 at 12:55 pm (UTC-5)
Iran and world powers exchanged proposals Wednesday at a Baghdad meeting aimed at resolving international concerns about potential military dimensions to the Iranian nuclear program. Iran’s state-run IRNA news agency says Iranian negotiators presented a five-point proposal addressing nuclear and non-nuclear issues on Wednesday, shortly after the world powers opened the meeting with their own […]
Polls Open for Egypt’s Historic Presidential Election
Posted May 23rd, 2012 at 7:35 am (UTC-5)
Millions of Egyptians stood in long lines Wednesday to cast ballots in the first presidential election since President Hosni Mubarak resigned last year amid massive protests. The buildup to the contentious election has largely pitted candidates representing the old guard tied to Mr. Mubarak against Islamists trying to form new coalitions. In all, 13 candidates […]
US Envoy to Afghanistan to Step Down
Posted May 22nd, 2012 at 12:25 pm (UTC-5)
U.S. ambassador to Afghanistan Ryan Crocker is stepping down from his position in the coming months, even as the United States and its NATO allies work their way out of the costly war. In a statement, the U.S. Embassy in Kabul said Crocker was confirming “with regret” that he will leave as ambassador sometime mid-2012. […]
Obama: NATO Has a Road Map for Afghanistan
Posted May 21st, 2012 at 4:55 pm (UTC-5)
U.S. President Barack Obama says the Chicago NATO summit closes with a clear roadmap for the alliance’s role in Afghanistan. Wrapping up the two-day summit Monday, Mr. Obama said NATO members are unified behind a plan to wind down the war so the Afghan government can take the full lead for its own security by […]
Mali Interim President Attacked, Taken to Hospital
Posted May 21st, 2012 at 1:30 pm (UTC-5)
Mali’s interim president has been rushed to a hospital after being beaten by protesters who broke into the presidential palace. VOA correspondent Anne Look in the capital, Bamako, reports that interim president Dioncounda Traore was taken away in an ambulance after Monday’s attack. She spoke to the president’s chief of staff, Souleymane Niafo, who said […]
