Nine people have been killed in a suicide car bombing outside the gates of a NATO base and the Jalalabad airport in eastern Afghanistan, acording to Afghan police. Afghan President Hamid Karzai condemned the “inhuman and un-Islamic” attack that officials say killed six civilians, an Afghan soldier and two guards, 12 others were wounded. A […]
Suicide Attack Kills 9 Amid Protests in Afghanistan
Posted February 27th, 2012 at 8:10 am (UTC-5)
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Senegal Counts Votes in Controversial Presidential Election
Posted February 27th, 2012 at 7:15 am (UTC-5)
Election officials in Senegal are counting votes from Sunday’s presidential election. Opposition candidates are seeking to unseat President Abdoulaye Wade, who angered many Senegalese by trying to extend his 12-year rule of the West African nation. Early, unofficial returns indicate a close race, and one of Mr. Wade’s main rivals, Macky Sall, said Monday that […]
China, Russia Angry Over US Comments on Syria
Posted February 27th, 2012 at 7:05 am (UTC-5)
China and Russia have responded angrily after the United States criticized their stance on Syria and the European Union imposed new sanctions on the government of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad. Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Hong Lei said Monday China will not accept U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton’s denunciation of other countries. Last week, Clinton […]
Chinese Newspaper Criticizes Clinton for Syria Comments
Posted February 27th, 2012 at 6:35 am (UTC-5)
China is lashing back at U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton for her denunciation of China’s and Russia’s position on Syria. Clinton last week described the two countries’ vetoes of a U.N. Security Council resolution on Syria as “despicable.” But Foreign Ministry spokesman Hong Lei said Monday that China could not accept the American statement. […]
Chinese Newspaper Criticizes Clinton for Syria Comments
Posted February 27th, 2012 at 5:45 am (UTC-5)
China is lashing back at U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton for her denunciation of China’s and Russia’s position on Syria. Clinton last week described the two countries’ vetoes of a U.N. Security Council resolution on Syria as “despicable.” But Foreign Ministry spokesman Hong Lei said Monday that China could not accept the American statement. […]
Senegal Counts Votes in Controversial Presidential Election
Posted February 27th, 2012 at 3:55 am (UTC-5)
Election officials have begun counting votes in Senegal after Sunday’s presidential election. Opposition candidates are seeking to unseat President Abdoulaye Wade, who angered many Senegalese by trying to extend his 12-year rule of the West African nation. His decision to seek a third term triggered weeks of violent demonstrations leading up to the vote. At […]
World Bank Study Urges Chinese Market Reforms
Posted February 27th, 2012 at 3:30 am (UTC-5)
A new report says China’s rapid economic growth is unsustainable unless the country makes major free-market reforms. World Bank President Robert Zoellick released an executive summary of the report, which was jointly prepared by World Bank and Chinese experts. Zoellick said Monday in Beijing that the study had the full support of top leaders including […]
Pakistan Completes Demolition of Bin Laden’s Hideout
Posted February 27th, 2012 at 3:15 am (UTC-5)
Pakistani authorities have finished destroying the compound where U.S. special forces killed al-Qaida leader Osama bin Laden last May. Workers completed the demolition job in the northwestern garrison town of Abbottabad Monday. Bulldozers tore down the final remnants of the three-story concrete compound where bin Laden lived for years before his death. Pakistani security forces […]
Syrians Vote on New Constitution as Death Toll Mounts
Posted February 27th, 2012 at 1:40 am (UTC-5)
At least 31 Syrian civilians and soldiers were killed in violence that continued Sunday while voters were casting ballots for a new constitution that the Syrian opposition and Western governments call a farce. The constitution would create a multi-party system in Syria, which has been governed solely by the Baath Party since 1963. But even […]
Suicide Attack Kills 9 Amid Protests in Afghanistan
Posted February 27th, 2012 at 1:30 am (UTC-5)
Afghan police say nine people have been killed in a suicide car bombing outside an airport in eastern Afghanistan used for civilian and military flights. Several others were wounded in the blast early Monday at the gates of Jalalabad airport. Provincial officials say most of the casualties appear to be civilians. Two airport guards and […]
