Egyptians have begun voting in the second round of parliamentary elections, following a first round that was dominated by Islamist parties. Polls opened in nine areas Wednesday, including Aswan, Beni Suef, Giza, Ismailia, Suez and Sohag. Voting will continue Thursday for the seats in the 498-member lower house of parliament. A third round of [...]
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December 14, 2011
December 14, 2011
Blackwater mercenaries to return to Iraq
December 14, 2011 by legitgov ShareThis Blackwater mercenaries to return to Iraq 12 Dec 2011 With the US pulling out troops from Iraq this month, Washington plans to send Blackwater mercenaries to the Middle Eastern country under the new brand of ACADEMI. New York-based USTC Holdings, the investment group that bought ex-Blackwater firm, Xe Services, [...]
December 11, 2011
Palestinians tell Gingrich to learn history after ‘invented people’ claim
New Gingrich’s interview. Palestinian officials have reacted with dismay after the Republican presidential hopeful Newt Gingrich said Palestinians were an “invented” people. The Palestinian prime minister, Salam Fayyad, said Gingrich was denying “historical truths”. Gingrich said in an interview with The Jewish Channel that Palestinians were not a race of people because they had never [...]
December 8, 2011
New radioactive leak at Japan’s Fukushima nuclear plant
December 7, 2011 by legitgov ShareThis New radioactive leak at Japan’s Fukushima nuclear plant –About 300 litres (79 US gallons) was estimated to have escaped and run into a nearby gutter that leads to the ocean: TEPCO 05 Dec 2011 A fresh leak of radioactive water into the open ocean has been discovered at Japan’s [...]
December 8, 2011
New Sandusky child abuse charges
8 December 2011 Last updated at 00:13 GMT A new accuser says Mr Sandusky molested him repeatedly at the former coach’s home Former Penn State football coach Jerry Sandusky has been arrested over child abuse claims by two new accusers. One of the pair alleged he was repeatedly molested by Mr Sandusky in a basement, [...]
December 5, 2011
Syria Faces New Sanctions as Violence Continues
Syria faced new sanctions Sunday after ignoring an Arab League deadline to let observers into the country as part of a plan to end a military crackdown on protests, which the U.N. says has killed at least 4,000 people. Senior league officials said that failure to reach an agreement could lead to outside involvement in [...]
December 4, 2011
Alleged victims’ lawyers rip Sandusky interview as ‘disingenuous’
(CNN) — Attorneys for alleged victims of Jerry Sandusky lashed out Saturday at a new interview with the former Penn State football coach, with one calling it “another failed attempt to manipulate the public.” Howard Janet, who represents the person identified as Victim 6 in the grand jury report that led to Sandusky’s indictment, said [...]
December 3, 2011
New US call to Cuba to free Gross
2 December 2011 Last updated at 20:31 GMT Judy Gross (r) has asked the Cuban government to release her husband on humanitarian grounds The US government has called for the release of Alan Gross, an American who is serving 15 years in a Cuban jail for taking internet equipment onto the Communist-run island. White House [...]
December 2, 2011
Gingrich Tells ABC News: ‘I’m Going to Be the Nominee’
December 2, 2011 by legitgov ShareThis Gingrich Tells ABC News: ‘I’m Going to Be the Nominee’ 01 Dec 2011 A very confident New Gingrich asserted to ABC News Thursday afternoon that he will be the Republican presidential nominee. “I’m going to be the nominee,” the former Speaker told ABC News. “It’s very hard not to [...]
November 30, 2011
Cain Reassessing Candidacy Amid New Allegations
November 29, 2011 by legitgov ShareThis Cain Reassessing Candidacy Amid New Allegations 29 Nov 2011 Herman Cain told members of his campaign staff on Tuesday that he was reassessing whether to proceed with his presidential campaign, an aide confirmed, a day after an Atlanta woman disclosed details of what she said was a 13-year affair [...]
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November 19, 2011
Army still grappling with soldier suicides
Washington (CNN) — New statistics released by the U.S. Army on Friday show that despite years of studies, programs and high-level attention, suicide continues to plague the American military. So far in 2011, the Army has recorded 246 cases of confirmed or potential suicides among active duty and reserve soldiers. That number appears to be [...]
November 17, 2011
Occupy Movement Works to Maintain Credibility
With police shutting down so-called “Occupy” camps around the United States, there is growing criticism that participants were becoming too confrontational. While there are some more aggressive elements on the fringes of the Occupy movement who have caused problems, most protesters adhere to a strict code of non-violence. Our reporter talked with several Occupy protesters [...]