April 11, 2011
Nationalist Leading in Peru Vote
Election officials in Peru say left-wing nationalist Ollanta Humala is leading in the first round of the presidential election with 18 percent of the vote counted. Officials said Humala has won more than 26 percent of the vote in Sunday's poll.…
April 11, 2011
Xinhua: Blogs Accuse Chinese Artist of Plagiarism in 2007
Chinese official media say the Chinese artist, whose recent detention has drawn international criticism, has been accused of plagiarizing the idea for a 2007 exhibit. Ai Weiwei was detained in Beijing a week ago as he tried to board a flight for…
April 9, 2011
Egypt’s Police Crackdown Kills 2 in Tahrir Square
Medical sources in Egypt say the military's pre-dawn crackdown on demonstrators in Cairo's Tahrir Square has killed two people and left at least 15 wounded. State television quoted Egypt's Health Ministry Saturday as saying just one person died and…
April 9, 2011
Blast Reported at Nigerian Polling Station
Reports from Nigeria say an explosion hit a polling station during Saturday's parliamentary elections. The Associated Press news agency says one of its reporters saw the bodies of 10 victims of the blast in the city of Maiduguri, while the French…
April 9, 2011
Syrian Forces Fire on Activists Mourning Friday’s Victims
Witnesses say Syrian security forces opened fire on opposition activists in two towns on Saturday, a day after officials and activists reported 36 people killed during anti-government unrest. In the southern town of Daraa, witnesses say security…
April 9, 2011
Bombing Plot Foiled In Northern Ireland
Police in the British-ruled province of Northern Ireland say they defused a 225-kilogram van bomb near the Irish border Saturday. Officials say it might have been built by dissident members of the Irish Republican Army. The bomb was discovered south…
April 9, 2011
Suicide Bomber Wounds 10 in Afghan Capital
Afghan police say a suspected suicide bomber has attacked an Afghan army bus in the country's capital, wounding 10 people. Kabul police spokesman Hashmat Stanekzai said the Saturday blast in the eastern part of the city wounded seven soldiers and…
April 8, 2011
Shutdown talks yield no deal as clock ticks
Time growing short, President Barack Obama and congressional leaders failed to reach agreement…
April 8, 2011
Trump hammers away at Obama’s citizenship question
Real estate tycoon Donald Trump said Thursday he isn't convinced that President Barack Obama was born in the United States, but says he hopes the president can prove that he was. Officials in Hawaii have certified Obama's citizenship, but…
April 8, 2011
Strongest aftershock since Japan tsunami kills 2
A strong aftershock ripped through northeastern Japan, killing two, injuring dozens and piling misery on a region still buried under the rubble of last month's devastating tsunami. The quake late Thursday was the strongest tremor since the March…