Polls in Illinois have closed after a day in which Republicans cast their ballots to select their candidate to take on President Barack Obama, a Democrat, in November. Heading into the primary, Republican frontrunner Mitt Romney appeared positioned to widen his lead over top rival Rick Santorum. Opinion polls released a day ahead of the […]
Polls Close in Illinois Republican Primary
Posted March 20th, 2012 at 7:10 pm (UTC-5)
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Pakistani Panel Demands End to US Drone Attacks, Apology for NATO Air Strike
Posted March 20th, 2012 at 5:25 pm (UTC-5)
A Pakistani parliamentary committee — tasked with laying out new terms of engagement with the United States and NATO — on Tuesday demanded an end to U.S. drone strikes and an apology from Washington for a NATO strike last year that mistakenly killed 24 Pakistani troops. The report, read to a joint session of both […]
Attacks Across Iraq Kill 46 Ahead of Arab Summit
Posted March 20th, 2012 at 3:55 pm (UTC-5)
A wave of near simultaneous suicide attacks and car bombings in eight Iraqi cities killed at least 46 people and wounded more than 200 Tuesday, just days before Baghdad is to host the first Arab League summit in a generation. Bombs struck Shi’ite pilgrims in the holy city of Karbala, rocked the northern oil hub […]
Pakistani Panel Demands End to US Drone Attacks, Apology for NATO Air Strike
Posted March 20th, 2012 at 3:10 pm (UTC-5)
A Pakistani parliamentary committee — tasked with laying out new terms of engagement with the United States and NATO — has demanded an end to U.S. drone strikes and an apology from Washington for a cross-border NATO strike last year that mistakenly killed 24 Pakistani troops. Committee chairman Mian Raza Rabbani read the report Tuesday […]
Manhunt Under Way in France for Gunman Who Killed 4 at Jewish School
Posted March 20th, 2012 at 2:00 pm (UTC-5)
Hundreds of police officers have joined in the manhunt for the suspected gunman in Monday’s fatal shooting of a rabbi and three children at a Jewish school in the southern French city of Toulouse, as schools across the nation observed a moment of silence for the victims. Interior Minister Claude Gueant told reporters Tuesday the […]
Russia Offers Conditional Support for Annan’s Syria Plan at UN
Posted March 20th, 2012 at 11:10 am (UTC-5)
Russia has offered conditional support for Western efforts to persuade the U.N. Security Council to approve a Syria peace plan drafted by international envoy Kofi Annan. Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said Tuesday Moscow believes the Security Council should support Annan’s continuing efforts to achieve agreement between all Syrians engaged in the country’s year-long unrest. […]
Romney Looks to Widen Lead with Illinois Primary Win
Posted March 20th, 2012 at 10:55 am (UTC-5)
Republicans in U.S. President Barack Obama’s home state of Illinois are heading to the polls Tuesday to select the Republican candidate they want to see take on the Democratic president in November. Presidential hopeful Mitt Romney is looking to widen his lead over top rival Rick Santorum in Tuesday’s primary. Opinion polls released a day […]
Britain’s Queen Elizabeth Addresses Parliament
Posted March 20th, 2012 at 9:50 am (UTC-5)
Queen Elizabeth has re-affirmed her commitment to the British people in a speech to parliament marking her 60th year on the throne. In her speech at Westminster Hall Tuesday, the queen said Britons are reminded of “their past, the continuity of their national story and the virtues of resilience, ingenuity and tolerance, which created it.” […]
Coptic Faithful Fill Cathedral for Pope Shenouda’s Funeral
Posted March 20th, 2012 at 9:00 am (UTC-5)
Thousands of Egyptian Coptic Christians have joined a funeral mass in Cairo for their patriarch, Pope Shenouda the Third, who died of illness on Saturday at the age of 88. Mourners, many of them in tears, packed St. Mark’s Cathedral for the service, also attended by representatives of Egypt’s ruling military council and prominent political […]
Russia Willing to Back Annan Plan for Syria at UN Security Council
Posted March 20th, 2012 at 8:10 am (UTC-5)
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