June 8, 2012
Mitt Romney raises $17m more than Barack Obama campaign
US Republican candidate Mitt Romney raised almost $17m (£11m) more than President Barack Obama's re-election effort in May, figures show. Mr Romney and the Republicans raised $76.8m, while the Obama campaign and the Democratic Party brought in…
June 7, 2012
Democratic Syria Impossible with Assad
U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton says Syria cannot be peaceful, stable or democratic with President Bashar al-Assad in power. Speaking to reporters Thursday in Istanbul, Clinton said Assad has "doubled down on his brutality and…
June 7, 2012
Kony’s LRA Still Recruits Chilren
The United Nations says that the Ugandan rebel group known as the Lord's Resistance Army (LRA) continues to perpetrate violations against children, including recruiting them as soldiers. A new report by U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon says the…
June 7, 2012
Report of First Doctor to Treat Wounded President Lincoln Found
Historians at the National Archives in Washington have made an astounding find — a written account by the first doctor to treat the mortally-wounded President Abraham Lincoln. The long lost report was discovered in a box at the National Archives…
June 7, 2012
At Least 78 Killed Near Syria’s Hama
Syrian activists said Wednesday pro-government militia and security forces killed at least 78 people, including women and children, in the central province of Hama. They said some of those killed in the villages of al-Kubeir and Maazarif were…
June 6, 2012
Syrian Troops Kill 7 in Coastal Area
A Syrian rights group says government troops have killed at least seven people in a second day of fighting with rebels in a previously calm coastal region where no U.N. observers have been deployed. The London-based Syrian Observatory for Human…
June 6, 2012
Wisconsin Governor Survives Recall Vote
Republican Governor Scott Walker of Wisconsin has defeated his Democratic opponent in a recall election that observers say has implications for the November presidential election. With nearly all the votes counted, Walker was easily beating…
June 6, 2012
Morocco: Solar-Powered Plane’s Arrival Boosts Solar Energy Industry
Morocco has praised the arrival of a solar-powered plane that flew from Madrid, Spain, to Rabat, marking the world's first intercontinental flight by a manned aircraft operating without liquid fuel. The Solar Impulse plane completed the 830…
June 6, 2012
Al-Qaeda commander Abu Yahya al-Libi killed
Senior al-Qaeda leader Abu Yahya al-Libi was killed in a drone strike in Pakistan on Monday, US officials say. US officials said Libi was the target of an attack which hit a volatile tribal area of Pakistan's north-west, killing 15 suspected…
June 6, 2012
China and Russia lead group talks focused on security
China and Russia are leading a group summit, with talks focusing on security and development in central Asia. The stability of Afghanistan is a ''common concern'', said Russian President Vladimir Putin. Leaders of four other countries, Iran,…