Voters in South Carolina are casting ballots Saturday for the U.S. Republican presidential primary, a critical contest for a party eager to find a challenger to unseat President Barack Obama. Recent polls suggest former congressman Newt Gingrich is a surging challenger to former Massachusetts governor Mitt Romney, who won last week’s key primary election in […]
Voting Now in South Carolina’s Republican Primary
Posted January 21st, 2012 at 12:40 pm (UTC-5)
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Madagascar’s Exiled President Blocked from Returning Home
Posted January 21st, 2012 at 12:25 pm (UTC-5)
A plane carrying the exiled former leader of Madagascar was forced to return to Johannesburg after authorities in his homeland closed the country’s air space. Marc Ravalomanana, who has spent the past three years in South Africa, said he wanted to return home in order to implement a plan to restore democracy in the Indian […]
’88 Generation Students Group’ Backing Aung San Suu Kyi
Posted January 21st, 2012 at 12:20 pm (UTC-5)
The leaders of Burma’s failed 1988 democratic uprising are putting their faith in pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi. The recently freed leaders of the “88 Generation Students Group” on Saturday voiced support for Aung San Suu Kyi and her National League for Democracy . Group leaders Min Ko Naing and Ko Ko Gyi said […]
Voting Now in South Carolina’s Republican Primary
Posted January 21st, 2012 at 12:15 pm (UTC-5)
Voters in South Carolina are casting ballots Saturday for the U.S. Republican presidential primary, a critical contest for a party eager to find a challenger to unseat President Barack Obama. Recent polls suggest former congressman Newt Gingrich is a surging challenger to former Massachusetts governor Mitt Romney, who won last week’s key primary election in […]
Many Police, Soldiers Killed in Nigeria Bombings
Posted January 21st, 2012 at 12:15 pm (UTC-5)
A series of coordinated bombings in the northern Nigerian city of Kano has killed well over 100 people. Many of the victims were police or soldiers. One of the three hospitals where victims of Friday’s blasts were taken reported a death toll of at least 131 people, and other reports from the predominantly Muslim city […]
Many Police, Soldiers Killed in Nigeria Bombings
Posted January 21st, 2012 at 11:55 am (UTC-5)
A series of coordinated bombings in the northern Nigerian city of Kano has killed well over 100 people. Many of the victims were police or soldiers. One of the three hospitals where victims of Friday’s blasts were taken reported a death toll of at least 131 people, and other reports from the predominantly Muslim city […]
Body Found on Wrecked Cruise Ship in Italy
Posted January 21st, 2012 at 11:30 am (UTC-5)
Italian divers have found a woman’s body in the wrecked cruise liner Costa Concordia, raising the death toll from the maritime accident to 12. Officials say the body was found Saturday in the corridor of a submerged section of the 114,000-ton ship and was transferred to mainland. Divers had entered previously inaccessible parts of the […]
Police Clash With Anti-EU Protesters in Croatia
Posted January 21st, 2012 at 10:20 am (UTC-5)
Police in Croatia’s capital clashed with nationalist protesters Saturday, on the eve of a crucial vote on the country’s membership in the European Union. About 1,000 protesters, many of them independence war veterans, gathered in Zagreb’s central square, carrying banners saying “No to EU” or “I love Croatia,” and chanting anti-EU slogans. Using loudspeakers, activists […]
Karzai Pushes Ahead with Peace Talks
Posted January 21st, 2012 at 10:05 am (UTC-5)
Afghan President Hamid Karzai is pushing ahead with talks aimed at bringing peace and stability to the country. But his most recent efforts were not focused on the Taliban. Mr. Karzai told Afghanistan’s parliament Saturday he recently met with representatives of Hizb-i-Islami, the radical militia headed by Gulbuddin Hekmatyar. Hizb-i-Islami operates on both sides of […]
Ousted Exiled Madagascar President’s Flight Home Diverted
Posted January 21st, 2012 at 8:15 am (UTC-5)
The flight of Madagascar’s ousted president to his island homeland Saturday has been diverted back to South Africa, where he has spent three years in exile. A spokesman for former president Marc Ravalomanana says officials in Madagascar closed the airspace to prevent him from returning home. He had vowed to return, despite a threat that […]
