The Republic of Congo is holding a mass burial Sunday for more than 200 victims of the multiple explosions at a military base one week ago. President Dennis Sassou-Ngueso is expected to join the mourners. The fire and explosions at the arms facility, located on the banks of Congo River just outside the capital, Brazzaville, […]
Republic of Congo to Bury 250 Explosion Victims Sunday
Posted March 11th, 2012 at 2:40 am (UTC-5)
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Kenyan Officials Blame Shabab Militants For Deadly Attack
Posted March 11th, 2012 at 12:30 am (UTC-5)
Kenyan officials say al-Shabab militants are responsible for a grenade attack in the capital of Nairobi that killed at least four people and injured about 40 others. Officials accuse the Al-Qaida sympathizers of hurling grenades at the outdoor terminal of a major bus station Saturday. Deputy Police Spokesman Charles Owino quotes witnesses as saying the […]
First Results: Fico Wins Slovakia General Election
Posted March 11th, 2012 at 12:20 am (UTC-5)
Slovakia’s former prime minister Robert Fico will likely return to his old job after his left-wing Smer party trounced its opponents in Saturday’s parliamentary election. Preliminary results show Smer winning at least 86 of 150 seats. Fico supporters threw him in the air and danced with him at a wild celebration at party headquarters in […]
Japan Observes Anniversary of Deadly Quake, Tsunami
Posted March 10th, 2012 at 7:05 pm (UTC-5)
Sunday marks the first anniversary of the earthquake and subsequent tsunami that struck Japan, leading to one of the worst nuclear crises in history. A formal ceremony in Tokyo, the capital, will be the centerpiece of Japan’s official remembrance, with speeches from Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda and Emperor Akihito. Public transport is expected to stop, […]
Syria Assaults Rebel Stronghold Despite Annan’s Diplomacy
Posted March 10th, 2012 at 6:10 pm (UTC-5)
Syrian troops and tanks launched a long-anticipated assault on the rebellious city of Idlib Saturday, as President Bashar as-Assad was meeting in Damascus with Kofi Annan, the peace envoy from the Arab League and the United Nations. Video uploaded to the Internet Saturday showed plumes of heavy black smoke rising from the northern city, while […]
Blast Kills Four in Nairobi
Posted March 10th, 2012 at 5:30 pm (UTC-5)
A grenade attack in the Kenyan capital of Nairobi has killed at least four people and injured about 40 others. Officials say the blasts Saturday came from grenades hurled at the outdoor terminal of a major bus station. Deputy Police Spokesman Charles Owino quotes witnesses as saying the grenades were thrown from a moving vehicle. […]
Israeli Air Strikes Kill 15 Militants in Gaza
Posted March 10th, 2012 at 5:10 pm (UTC-5)
Israeli air strikes have killed 15 militants, including a top leader, in the Gaza Strip since Friday as Palestinian militants launched nearly 100 rockets into the Jewish state that wounded at least four people, one of them seriously. Among the dead is Zuhair al-Qaissi, the leader of the Popular Resistance Committees . The group is […]
Slovakia Holding General Elections Saturday
Posted March 10th, 2012 at 3:30 pm (UTC-5)
Slovakia is holding general elections Saturday, with former Prime Minister Robert Fico expected to emerge as winner. The most recent opinion polls showed Mr. Fico’s Smer-Social Democrats well ahead of the center-right SDKU party, led by outgoing Prime Minister Iveta Radicova. Mr. Fico declined to make any predictions as he cast his ballot Saturday. “There […]
Fresh Fighting as Assad Backs ‘Honest’ Peace for Syria
Posted March 10th, 2012 at 2:55 pm (UTC-5)
Syrian troops and tanks launched new assaults on the cities of Idlib and Homs, even as Syria’s embattled leader was promising to support what he calls “any honest effort” to bring peace to the country. Video uploaded to the Internet Saturday showed plumes of heavy black smoke rising from the northwestern city of Idlib, while […]
Blast Kills Three in Nairobi
Posted March 10th, 2012 at 2:45 pm (UTC-5)
Explosions in the Kenyan capital of Nairobi have killed at least three people. Officials say they believe the blasts came from grenades hurled at a crowd at a bus station. More than 20 people are injured. This is the latest in a string of grenade attacks on the capital since Kenya sent troops into Somalia […]
