Sunday, April 1, 2012

Party: Suu Kyi wins Myanmar election

Party: Suu Kyi wins Myanmar election


Party: Suu Kyi wins Myanmar election

Posted: 01 Apr 2012 07:59 AM PDT

Opposition leader and Nobel peace prize laureate Aung San Suu Kyi won a seat in Myanmar's parliament Sunday, her party said, a momentous victory following a decades-long fight for democracy.

April Fools' Day worldwide

Posted: 01 Apr 2012 06:57 AM PDT

There is no better way to ring in the spring season than with a free pass to the carefree days of childhood when no one could chastise you for a well-executed prank -- as long as it brought a smile to both parties.

World powers ramp up pressure on Syrian regime

Posted: 01 Apr 2012 07:36 AM PDT

The U.S. vowed to nearly double its funding to the Syrian opposition, and Turkey's prime minister promised the Syrian people "they will not be left alone," as leaders from around the world met to discuss the situation in Syria.

Saudi meeting, Iran sanctions coincidence, U.S. official says

Posted: 01 Apr 2012 04:47 AM PDT

President Barack Obama's Friday announcement that the U.S. will implement sanctions that could significantly cut sales of Iranian oil was not tied to a meeting the same day between Secretary of State Hillary Clinton and Saudi King Abdullah, a senior administration official told CNN.

Under pressure to resign, Mali coup leader reinstates constitution

Posted: 01 Apr 2012 08:46 AM PDT

Rebels in Mali said they have seized control of a key town in the north, a major blow to rival coup leaders who toppled the nation's president last month.

Grenade attacks kill one, injure 33 in Kenya

Posted: 01 Apr 2012 04:45 AM PDT

Two separate grenade attacks hit the Kenyan coast Saturday night, killing one person and wounding at least 33 others, officials said.

Twin blasts rock Thai city

Posted: 01 Apr 2012 04:45 AM PDT

At least 10 people were killed and more than 100 wounded following a pair of bombings Saturday in the southern Thai city of Yala, Thai media reported.

Nearly two dozen killed in militant attack on Yemen checkpoint

Posted: 01 Apr 2012 04:47 AM PDT

At least 23 troops were killed and eleven others wounded when Islamic militants raided and seized a strategic checkpoint in Yemen's southern province of Lahj on Saturday, three security officials told CNN.

In Libya, cease-fire ends tribal clashes

Posted: 01 Apr 2012 04:47 AM PDT

Bloody tribal warfare in a southwestern Libyan city this week ended on Saturday with a cease-fire, government authorities said.

Protesters attacked in Bahrain, rights group says

Posted: 01 Apr 2012 06:18 AM PDT

Government forces attacked protesters in Bahrain Saturday, according to a human rights group.

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