Pakistan’s government has honored filmmaker Sharmeen Obaid-Chinoy, who won the country’s first Oscar for her short documentary on the plight of female victims of acid attacks. Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani said Chinoy will receive a “high civil award” for her accomplishments. Her film Saving Face chronicles the work of London-based plastic surgeon Mohammad Jawad, […]
Pakistan Lauds Oscar-Winning Filmmaker
Posted February 27th, 2012 at 4:15 pm (UTC-5)
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Bomb Kills 6 in NW Pakistan
Posted February 27th, 2012 at 3:35 pm (UTC-5)
Pakistani officials say at least six people were killed and more than 14 others wounded after a bomb planted on a parked motorcycle exploded in the country’s volatile northwest. The officials said Monday’s attack took place in the town of Nowshera in Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa province, as top officials from the area’s ruling Awami National party were […]
Sri Lankans Protest US Support of War Crimes Resolution
Posted February 27th, 2012 at 2:10 pm (UTC-5)
Thousands of people took to the streets of Sri Lanka’s capital Monday to protest U.S. support of a proposed United Nations resolution condemning alleged human rights violations during the country’s civil war. The U.N. Human Rights Council is taking up the measure during a month-long session, which opened Monday in Geneva, Switzerland. Sri Lankan Cabinet […]
Wade Claims Lead in Senegal Presidential Poll
Posted February 27th, 2012 at 2:10 pm (UTC-5)
Senegal’s President Abdoulaye Wade says he is leading in the vote count from Sunday’s presidential election. In a news conference at the presidential palace in Dakar Monday, Mr. Wade said results are in from about half of Senegal’s 550 voting districts. He said the results show him winning about 32 percent of the vote. He […]
Blast Kills 3 in Nepal’s Capital
Posted February 27th, 2012 at 12:15 pm (UTC-5)
A bomb has exploded outside the offices of Nepal’s state-run oil company, killing three people. Monday’s attack was the first blast in the capital, Kathmandu, since 2009. Police say a remote-control bomb was detonated in front of the Nepal Oil Corporation during lunchtime. Nepal’s Home Minister Bijaya Gachchedar said a little-known group calling itself United […]
Drought Ravages Chinese Province
Posted February 27th, 2012 at 11:20 am (UTC-5)
Chinese authorities say more than 3 million people in Yunnan province are running short of drinking water, as a three-year drought continues to ravage community life, livestock and agriculture in the southwestern province. Official Chinese media quote Yunnan authorities as saying more than 130,000 hectares of forest land face an increased threat of fire, as […]
Suicide Attack Kills Nine Amid Protests in Afghanistan
Posted February 27th, 2012 at 11:10 am (UTC-5)
Nine people have been killed in a suicide car bombing outside the gates of a NATO base and airport in the Afghan city of Jalalabad. The Taliban said it carried out Monday’s attack in revenge for last week’s Quran burning at Bagram Air Base. Close to 40 people, including four U.S. military personnel, have died […]
Syria Says Voters Back New Constitution, Fresh Violence Kills 10
Posted February 27th, 2012 at 10:40 am (UTC-5)
Activists say Syrian military forces killed 10 people Monday while the government announced that Syrian voters overwhelmingly approved a new constitution that Syrian leaders portray as a step toward democratization. The London-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said most of the casualties occurred in fresh shelling in a Sunni neighborhood in the central city of […]
Bomb Targets Provincial Officials in NW Pakistan
Posted February 27th, 2012 at 8:30 am (UTC-5)
A bomb blast following a political rally has killed at least six people in northwest Pakistan. Monday’s attack took place in the town of Nowshera in Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa province. Authorities say the bomb, which was planted on a motorcycle, exploded as top officials from the province’s ruling Awami National party left a political rally. The attack […]
EU Imposes New Sanctions on Syria
Posted February 27th, 2012 at 8:25 am (UTC-5)
The European Union imposed new sanctions on the government of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad Monday, a day after more than 30 people died in violence across the country during a continuing crackdown on an anti-government uprising. EU foreign ministers imposed sanctions on Syria’s central bank and froze the assets of several Syrian government officials. The […]
