Citizens of East Timor, one of the world’s youngest and poorest nations, voted Saturday in the the second presidential election since the country won its independence from Indonesia in 2002. Saturday’s election ended peacefully, with no unrest reported – a stark contrast from the previous presidential vote in 2006, which nearly plunged the country into […]
Presidential Vote in East Timor Is Peaceful
Posted March 17th, 2012 at 8:35 am (UTC-5)
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27 Killed as Two Explosions Rock Damascus
Posted March 17th, 2012 at 7:25 am (UTC-5)
Syria says twin car bombings in Damascus on Saturday have killed at least 27 people. State media reports say nearly 100 people were wounded in the blasts, which occurred minutes apart near a police security building and an intelligence center. Television footage and photos have shown smoke billowing from the explosion sites, twisted steel and […]
Two Explosions Rock Damascus
Posted March 17th, 2012 at 4:55 am (UTC-5)
Twin blasts struck Syria’s capital, Damascus, as the uprising against President Bashar al-Assad – and the government’s brutal crackdown against it – enters its second year. Syrian state television said what it called “terrorist attacks” Saturday morning killed police and civilians. It said preliminary reports traced the two explosions to car bombs targeting a security […]
East Timor Holds Presidential Election
Posted March 17th, 2012 at 4:50 am (UTC-5)
East Timor held its second presidential election on Saturday since winning its independence from Indonesia in May of 2002. Although 11 candidates are challenging incumbent president and Nobel Peace laureate Jose Ramos-Horta, the election is expected to be a three-way contest, with Francisco Guterres from the main opposition Fretilin party and Jose Maria de Vasconcelos, […]
Two Explosions Rock Damascus
Posted March 17th, 2012 at 2:50 am (UTC-5)
Twin blasts struck Syria’s capital, Damascus, as the uprising against President Bashar al-Assad – and the government’s brutal crackdown against it – enters its second year. Syrian state television said what it called “terrorist attacks” Saturday morning killed police and civilians. It said preliminary reports traced the two explosions to car bombs targeting a security […]
Two Explosions Rock Damascus
Posted March 17th, 2012 at 2:10 am (UTC-5)
Twin blasts struck Syria’s capital, Damascus, as the uprising against President Bashar al-Assad – and the government’s brutal crackdown against it – enters its second year. Syrian state television said the explosions Saturday morning killed police and civilians. It said preliminary reports traced the explosions to car bombs. Residents said at least one of the […]
US Soldier Accused of Afghan Massacre in US Prison
Posted March 16th, 2012 at 11:50 pm (UTC-5)
The U.S. army says the American soldier suspected of killing 16 Afghan civilians early this week has arrived at a military prison in the central U.S. The suspect, identified as Staff Sergeant Robert Bales, will be held alone in a cell at the maximum security prison at Fort Leavenworth. The 38-year-old Bales has not yet […]
Suspect in Massacre of Afghan Civilians Identified
Posted March 16th, 2012 at 7:10 pm (UTC-5)
A senior U.S. official has identified the U.S. soldier suspected of killing 16 Afghan civilians this week as Staff Sergeant Robert Bales. Bales has not yet been charged, but he was being flown Friday to a maximum security prison at a U.S. military base in the state of Kansas. Afghans have called for him to […]
Actor Clooney Arrested Outside Sudanese Embassy in Washington
Posted March 16th, 2012 at 4:20 pm (UTC-5)
U.S. Academy Award-winning actor George Clooney has been arrested in Washington outside the Sudanese embassy while protesting the situation in Sudan. Police Friday detained Clooney, several members of Congress, and religious leaders and activists, including Martin Luther King Jr.’s oldest son. The group ignored three police warnings to leave the embassy grounds and were taken […]
UN, US: North Korea Should Not Launch Planned Satellite
Posted March 16th, 2012 at 4:00 pm (UTC-5)
United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has urged North Korea to reconsider its plan to launch a satellite in April, while the United States says such a launch could affect plans to deliver food aid to the impoverished nation. North Korea announced Friday that it will use a long range missile to launch the satellite, just […]
