April 23, 2012
Hollande Emerges as Frontrunner in French Presidential Election
Socialist Francois Hollande has emerged as the frontrunner in France's presidential election after beating incumbent Nicolas Sarkozy in Sunday's first round. First official results give Hollande 29 percent of the vote and the conservative Mr.…
April 23, 2012
China, Russia Launch Joint Naval Exercises
China and Russia launched joint naval exercises Sunday in the Yellow Sea between the east coast of mainland China and the Korean peninsula. Chinese state media report that 16 Chinese surface vessels and two submarines, as well as four Russian…
April 20, 2012
France Wraps Up Last Day of Campaigning Ahead of Sunday Vote
The 10 candidates seeking the French presidency have held their last day of campaigning ahead of Sunday's first round of voting that President Nicolas Sarkozy is expected to lose. Several new polls out Friday indicate that President Sarkozy is…
April 20, 2012
Pakistan plane crash victims mourned
Pakistan has begun mourning the victims of a plane crash in a residential area near Islamabad international airport. All 127 people on board the Bhoja Air jet, flight BHO-213 from Karachi to Islamabad, are believed to have died. Rescue workers have…
April 20, 2012
Mexico Volcano Erupts, Spews Ash
Mexico's Popocatepetl volcano erupted Friday morning, sending a cloud of ash towering into the sky southeast of the nation's capital. Mexico's National Disaster Prevention Center posted images on its website of the plume rising from the 5,450-meter…
April 20, 2012
South Sudan Withdrawing From Heglig; Sudan Claims Victory
Tension between Sudan and South Sudan appeared to ease a bit Friday, with word that southern forces no longer occupy the Heglig oil fields, claimed by both sides. The countries gave different accounts of the withdrawal. South Sudan said it was…
April 18, 2012
Syrian Attacks on Homs Continue, Despite Truce
Syrian government forces are continuing to attack rebel-held neighborhoods in the flashpoint city of Homs, despite a near week-old cease-fire brokered by the international community. The Britain-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said troops…
April 18, 2012
US Warns of Potential Boko Haram Attack in Nigeria
The United States has warned its citizens in Nigeria that the radical Islamist sect Boko Haram may be planning attacks in the capital, Abuja. The U.S. embassy issued an emergency message saying attacks could target hotels used by Westerners, but…
April 18, 2012
NATO Pledges Commitment to Afghanistan Despite Costs
NATO says it will not abandon Afghanistan to its enemies despite the financial costs. The United States and NATO plan to pull combat troops out of the county by 2014. And in prepared remarks Wednesday, NATO Secretary General Anders Fogh Rasmussen…
April 18, 2012
China May Relocate 100,000 Residents From Three Gorges Vicinity
China says about 100,000 people living near the Three Gorges Dam may have to be relocated due to the threat of geological disasters near the massive project. Liu Yuan, an official with the Ministry of Land Resources, recently told China National…