Monthly Archives: October 2011

MONROVIA (Reuters) – The head of Liberia’s election commission, who has been accused of bias by incumbent President Ellen Johnson-Sirleaf’s challenger, has resigned, days ahead of a planned presidential run-off vote. “I chose to step down for the sake of … Continue reading →

TEGUCIGALPA, Honduras – On Honduras’ swampy Mosquitia coast, entire villages have made a way of life off the country’s massive cocaine transshipment trade. In broad daylight, men, women and children descend on passing go-fast boats to offload bales of cocaine … Continue reading →

CAIRO – The trial of Egypt’s ousted leader Hosni Mubarak on charges of complicity in the killing of more than 800 protesters this year was adjourned on Sunday until Dec. 28. Mubarak’s trial began nearly three months ago, and Sunday’s … Continue reading →

BELGRADE, Serbia – A liberal party in Serbia demanded the expulsion of the Russian ambassador Sunday after he appeared at a nationalist gathering. Ambassador Aleksandr Konuzin has been meddling in Serbia’s internal politics and should be declared persona non grata, … Continue reading →

For decades, the Chinese town of Manzhouli, perched on the desolate border with Russia, was frozen in a remote corner of the Cold War. As an ideological schism between the two Communist giants escalated into a full-blown conflict — bloody … Continue reading →

GAZA (Reuters) – Violence between Israel and Gaza militants flared anew Sunday after Egypt said it had brokered a truce to end attacks that have killed 10 Palestinian gunmen and an Israeli civilian in the past five days. A ceasefire … Continue reading →

MANHASSET, New York (Reuters) – U.N. chief Ban Ki-moon will attempt to throw a lifeline to flagging Cyprus peace talks on Sunday, calling a two-day meeting with its rival leaders to end a deadlock in a dispute harming Turkey’s EU … Continue reading →

MOGADISHU (Reuters) – At least 12 people were killed Sunday when two Kenyan jets bombed the southern Somali town of Jilib, residents and officials said, as the east African nation fights to rid Somalia of Islamist al Shabaab rebels. Kenya … Continue reading →

ERCIS, Turkey (Reuters) – The death toll from last week’s earthquake in southeast Turkey rose to 596 Sunday, the day after authorities stopped searching for survivors and focused on helping thousands of homeless families in crisis. In Ercis, the town … Continue reading →