Chavez reelected with 54% of vote, 80% voter turnout
Venezuela’s President Hugo Chavez won the country’s presidential election with 54.2% votes on Sunday. Officials said 13.67m voters cast their ballots – representing 80.9% of eligible voters – with just…
Debates as US mulls reserve oil release
The executive director if the International Energy Agency says there’s no reason to release oil from the US Strategic Petroleum Reserve while countries’ views vary. The International Energy Agency’s executive…
Angola signs cooperation agreement with EU
The European Commission announced on Tuesday the signing of an agreement with Angola that strengthens their bilateral relationship. “The intensified dialogue and cooperation between Angola and the European Union will…
Saudi king asked to lift female driving ban
On the first anniversary of the Women2Drive campaign launched in June 2011, hundreds of people on Wednesday petitioned Saudi King Abdullah to allow women to drive. The 600 signatories of…
Clinton opens G8 talks stressing Syria, Iran, N.Korea crises
US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton on Wednesday stressed the urgency of resolving security concerns about Syria, Iran and North Korea as she opened talks with Group of Eight (G8)…
Dozens of Boko Haram in Mali’s rebel-seized Gao
Among the rebels controlling Mali’s northern city of Gao are dozens of Nigeria’s Islamist Boko Haram group, a security source said on Monday. “There are a good 100 Boko Haram…
Turkey, Bulgaria reach agreement on natural gas pipeline
Turkey on Tuesday settled on a pipeline via northwestern Turkey in order to bring natural gas into Bulgaria. The pipeline’s route, that will transport Azerbaijan’s gas to Bulgaria for unexpected…
2,000 march in New York to mark Tibet uprising
A 2,000-person strong demonstration marched on UN headquarters in New York to mark the anniversary of Tibet's failed revolt against Chinese rule.The demonstration denouncing the treatment of Tibetans began at…
Wikileaks publishes GIFiles: 5m Stratfor emails
Wikileaks `has started to release more than 5 million emails from Stratfor, a Texas-headquartered global security analysis company that has been compared to a shadow CIA. Wikileaks refers to the…
Egypt’s military hints at earlier presidential elections
CAIRO _ Egypt's military rulers signaled Monday that presidential elections may be held earlier than planned in what appears to be an effort to stem political turmoil and calm five…