Activists rally against UNESCO prize from African ruler while thousands lack clean water
World
February 26, 2012
Activists rally against UNESCO prize from African ruler while thousands lack clean water
Human rights groups are urging UNESCO to abandon a prize named after Africa’s longest-ruling dictator, one they say could be…
Democratic tradition at stake in Senegal election
World
February 26, 2012
Democratic tradition at stake in Senegal election
DAKAR, Senegal — When he sat down with his biographer to record the story of his life, President Abdoulaye Wade made…
Violent Quran protests go into 5th day in Afghanistan, at least 25 killed
World
February 25, 2012
Violent Quran protests go into 5th day in Afghanistan, at least 25 killed
KABUL, Afghanistan — Protesters threw rocks at police, government buildings and a UN office in eastern Afghanistan on Saturday, kicking…
New Yemen president sworn in to replace Saleh
World
February 25, 2012
New Yemen president sworn in to replace Saleh
Yemen’s new president Abed Rabo Mansour Hadi took the oath of office before the country’s parliament Saturday. He replaces Ali…
Homs crisis deepens, Syrian army keeps up shelling
World
February 23, 2012
Homs crisis deepens, Syrian army keeps up shelling
BEIRUT — Warnings from Syrian activists of a humanitarian catastrophe in Homs grew more desperate Thursday as government forces resumed…
US woman in NGO dispute stopped from leaving Egypt
World
February 23, 2012
US woman in NGO dispute stopped from leaving Egypt
An American woman banned from leaving Egypt as part of its crackdown on foreign-funded pro-democracy groups was stopped from boarding…
US, North Korea in first nuclear talks since Kim Jong-il death
World
February 23, 2012
US, North Korea in first nuclear talks since Kim Jong-il death
BEIJING — Envoys from North Korea and a cautiously optimistic United States met Thursday for their first talks on dismantling…
Two Western journalists among 74 killed in Syria
World
February 22, 2012
Two Western journalists among 74 killed in Syria
BEIRUT — Syrian gunners pounded an opposition stronghold Wednesday where the last dispatches from a veteran American war correspondent chronicled…
Obama helps break ground on black history museum
World
February 22, 2012
Obama helps break ground on black history museum
WASHINGTON — US President Barack Obama heralded a new national black history museum as "not just a record of tragedy,…