December 4, 2011
Putin’s United Russia party suffers exit poll blow
An exit poll for Russia's parliamentary elections points to a sharp drop in support for Prime Minister Vladimir Putin's United Russia party. The poll for Russian state TV showed 48.5% support for United Russia, down from 64% in 2007. That would…
December 4, 2011
US Republican Herman Cain suspends campaign
US presidential hopeful Herman Cain has said he is suspending his campaign for the Republican…
December 4, 2011
Russians Begin Voting in Parliamentary Elections
Voters Russia are casting ballots in parliamentary elections that are expected to favor Prime Minister Vladimir Putin's United Russia party. Polling stations opened starting in the Russia's far east. The voting Sunday comes amid claims of campaign…
December 4, 2011
Iraqi PM Confirms Assassination Attempt
Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki has confirmed that a car bomb explosion inside of Baghdad's fortified Green Zone last Monday was an assassination attempt against him. In a Saturday interview with the Associated Press, Mr. Maliki said…
December 4, 2011
Islamists, Secularists Protest Outside Tunisian Parliament
Thousands of Tunisian Islamists and secularists gathered near the parliament building in the capital, Tunis, Saturday in rival protests. Separated by barriers and police, the two sides shouted slogans and waved flags outside the Bardo Palace where…
December 2, 2011
US Senate passes sanctions on Iran central bank
The US Senate has unanimously approved economic sanctions on Iran targeting the country's oil industry, despite warnings the move could backfire. The measures, passed by 100 votes to nil, would ban foreign firms from doing business with the…
December 2, 2011
Clinton Offers Rewards for Reforms in Burma
U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton says the United States is ready to support Burma's transition to democracy and will consider re-establishing diplomatic relations if political and economic reforms there take hold. Secretary Clinton said…
December 2, 2011
Syria Battling Civil War
The United Nations' top human rights official says Syria's bloody crackdown on anti-government protesters has degenerated into a civil war. Human Rights Commissioner Navi Pillay told reporters in Geneva Thursday an increasing number of soldiers…
December 2, 2011
Al-Qaeda says it kidnapped Warren Weinstein in Pakistan
Al-Qaeda says it has 70-year-old US aid expert Warren Weinstein, who was kidnapped by armed men in the Pakistani city of Lahore nearly four months ago. In a video, al-Qaeda leader Ayman al-Zawahiri said he would be freed if the US stopped air…
December 2, 2011
Herman Cain gave cash to Ginger White
Republican candidate Herman Cain has admitted giving money to Ginger White, the woman who says they had a 13-year affair. In an interview with the New Hampshire Union Leader newspaper, he also said he had not told his wife, Gloria, about the…