Monday, November 28, 2011

Polls close after first day of Egypt vote

Polls close after first day of Egypt vote


Polls close after first day of Egypt vote

Posted: 28 Nov 2011 04:04 PM PST

Long lines of people streamed into polling places for Egypt's historic vote -- the first since an improbable revolt toppled one of the world's longest-serving rulers.

U.N. warns of infighting Libya brigades

Posted: 28 Nov 2011 04:44 PM PST

Rival revolutionary brigades remain almost entirely responsible for security in Libya, posing that country's most pressing challenge, according to the top United Nations envoy in Libya and a new U.N. report.

Pakistan's prime minister issues warning to U.S.

Posted: 28 Nov 2011 04:12 PM PST

Pakistan's Prime Minister Yousaf Raza Gilani said Monday there would be "no more business as usual" in Pakistan-U.S relations, days after NATO aircraft killed two dozen Pakistan soldiers.

U.N.: 'Gross violations' of human rights in Syria

Posted: 28 Nov 2011 09:14 AM PST

Syrian security forces have committed "gross violations of human rights" since anti-government protests began in March, a United Nations report released Monday said.

Alleged drug lord captured in Venezuela

Posted: 28 Nov 2011 11:32 AM PST

Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos announced Monday that one of Colombia's most wanted drug traffickers, Maximiliano Bonilla Orozco, alias "El Valenciano," has been captured in Venezuelan territory.

Kuwaiti government resigns

Posted: 28 Nov 2011 08:47 AM PST

The emir of Kuwait has accepted the resignation of the Cabinet and the prime minister and asked them to stay as a caretaker government until a new government is formed, state-run news agency KUNA said Monday.

Kenyan court says government must arrest al-Bashir

Posted: 28 Nov 2011 05:34 PM PST

The Kenyan High Court has ruled that the Kenyan government must arrest Sudanese President Omar Al Bashir if he returns to Kenyan soil, according to the legal group that brought the case to the court.

Hotel blast kills 3, injures 27 in the Philippines

Posted: 27 Nov 2011 08:40 PM PST

A blast at a hotel in the southern Philippines on Sunday killed three people and wounded 27, an official said.

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