South Sudan became an independent nation in July, and it’s looking for business. An international conference in Washington Wednesday and Thursday is focusing on the new country in Africa and featuring speeches from President Salva Kiir and U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton. But a South Sudanese American living in Washington says there’s much more [...]
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December 16, 2011
December 15, 2011
Hundreds in Fallujah burn U.S. flag to celebrate troops pulling out of Iraq
December 14, 2011 by legitgov ShareThis Hundreds in Fallujah burn U.S. flag to celebrate troops pulling out of Iraq [Right, but Blackwater terrorists remain, en masse. That issue needs to be addressed.] 14 Dec 2011 Hundreds of Iraqis set alight U.S. and Israeli flags on Wednesday as they celebrated the impending pullout of American forces [...]
December 15, 2011
In Unprecedented Move, Canada Withdraws from Kyoto Protocol
December 14, 2011 by legitgov ShareThis In Unprecedented Move, Canada Withdraws from Kyoto Protocol 14 Dec 2011 Barely 24 hours after it signed a new global climate change agreement in Durban, South Africa, Canada became on Monday the first country to formally withdraw from the Kyoto Protocol, the only legally binding treaty to reduce emissions [...]
December 14, 2011
Congo President Rejects British MP Accusations of Mining Fraud
A member of the British parliament, Eric Joyce, says President Joseph Kabila is selling off the mineral assets of the Democratic Republic of Congo to “shell” companies at a huge loss. President Kabila says he is bringing investors to the country to help create more jobs. Scottish MP Joyce says Kabila’s government is awarding mineral [...]
December 13, 2011
Voter Turnout Low in Syria Municipal Elections Amid Protests
Despite violence that continues to roil the country, Syria’s government is holding local council elections Monday as it downplays anti-government unrest as the work of a small group of foreign-backed terrorists. In Syria’s northern, heavily Kurdish province of Hasaka a crowd chants slogans against local council elections taking place across the country Monday. Witnesses say [...]
December 11, 2011
Sesame Street comes to Lahore
8 December 2011 Last updated at 00:44 GMT By Orla Guerin BBC News, Lahore Please turn on JavaScript. Media requires JavaScript to play. Programme-makers say they hope Sesame Street will inspire Pakistani children In the fight against extremism in nuclear-armed Pakistan, the United States is deploying a new weapon – Elmo. The lovable red monster [...]
December 11, 2011
EU Treaty Has Long Road Ahead
Analysts are saying the new EU treaty will leave the UK isolated within Europe. But how much of a done deal is it? Ireland is one of the 26 countries that has said it will push ahead with the treaty. But already its European Affairs Minister has said Friday that country could require a referendum [...]
December 11, 2011
2011: A good year to be gay
A funny thing happened in America in 2011. With the US political establishment in deadlock and Republicans bowing to Tea Party mandarins over a raft of issues from immigration to curbs on trade unions, one area of American civil liberties celebrated a watershed year. After decades in which gay rights have polarised US opinion, the [...]
December 3, 2011
Pakistan orders troops to return fire if attacked on Afghan border
December 3, 2011 by legitgov ShareThis Pakistan orders troops to return fire if attacked on Afghan border 02 Dec 2011 Pakistan’s top military commander has issued orders to the country’s troops to return fire should they come under attack again from U.S.-led coalition forces, a move that’s likely to increase tensions after an American-led air [...]
December 3, 2011
Three NATO troops killed by bomb in Afghanistan
December 3, 2011 by legitgov ShareThis Three NATO troops killed by bomb in Afghanistan 03 Dec 2011 Three troops from the NATO-led International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) were killed by a roadside bomb in eastern Afghanistan Saturday, officials said. ISAF did not say which country the dead troops were from or give further details of [...]
November 28, 2011
November 27, 2011
Colombia’s FARC Rebels Execute 4 Captives
Colombia’s government said Saturday the country’s main rebel group, the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia, (FARC) executed four security force members who were captured more than a decade ago. Defense Minister Juan Carlos Pinzon said the hostages were killed during a mission to free them. He said all four men were shot; three with [...]
November 27, 2011
Former Biafra Leader Ojukwu Dies in Britain
A Nigerian colonel, politician and the leader of the former breakaway Republic of Biafra has died at the age of 78. Chukwuemeka Odumegwu Ojukwu died in a hospital in London after a long fight to regain health following a stroke. The office of Nigerian President Goodluck Jonathan issued a statement Saturday saying Ojukwu will be [...]