Myanmar’s Aung San Suu Kyi Suu Kyi denounces election laws that keep her out of race
YANGON, Myanmar - Detained Myanmar opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi said she is surprised but undaunted at the military government’s new election laws that will bar her from running for office or even voting in polls to be held this year.
The Nobel peace laureate described the laws as "r... Thursday , March 11, 2010
Bomb planted outside store kills 4, wounds 21 in NW Pakistan
PESHAWAR, Pakistan - A homemade bomb placed outside a store in northwestern Pakistan where locals watch movies exploded Thursday, killing four people, including a child, said officials.
The attack, which also wounded 21 people, occurred on the outskirts of Peshawar, a city near the Afghan ... Thursday , March 11, 2010
Al-Qaida eyeing less-complex US attacks after seeing impact of Fort Hood, Dec. 25 militants
WASHINGTON - On Christmas Day, a passenger on a US-bound airliner tried to blow up the plane with plastic explosives in his underwear. He failed, yet the very attempt shook the U.S. government, set federal agencies against each other and triggered months of political second-guessing.
In fa... Thursday , March 11, 2010
Preliminary results show Iraqi prime minister winning in 2 Shiite provinces in southern Iraq
BAGHDAD - Early results from Iraq’s key election began coming in Thursday, showing a coalition led by the prime minister ahead in two southern Shiite provinces where he was opposed by hard-line religious parties with close ties to Iran.
The results were the first to be officially released ... Thursday , March 11, 2010
Red Cross: After erratic rains, seed, fertilizer shortages, Zimbabwe at brink of food crisis
HARARE, Zimbabwe - An estimated 2.17 million Zimbabweans - perhaps a fourth of the country’s population - are in need of food aid, the Red Cross said Thursday.
In a statement, the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies pleaded for international funds for urgent fo... Thursday , March 11, 2010
