Archive for May 11th, 2008

Cautious calm returns to Sudan’s capital following army-rebel fighting

Sunday, May 11th, 2008

A cautious calm returned to the Sudanese capital at midnight following a fighting between the army troops and rebels coming from the restive western Sudanese region of Darfur, in which a number of the rebels were killed. Soldiers an ...

UN Peacebuilding Commission delegation visits Burundi

Sunday, May 11th, 2008

A delegation of the United Nations Peace building Commission (PBC) started a six-day mission to Burundi Saturday to assess how to help the Central African nation with its reconstruction. Led by Ambassador Johan L. Lovald, Permanent ...

Sudanese gov’t announces crush of Darfur rebel infiltration into capital

Sunday, May 11th, 2008

Khartoum announced on Saturday evening that the Sudanese army and police had crushed an infiltration attempt of rebels coming from the restive western Sudanese region of Darfur. In a statement, Police Spokesman Mohamed Abdel-Mageed ...

U.S. calls for monitors to watch runoff in Zimbabwe

Sunday, May 11th, 2008

The United States Saturday urged the deployment of monitors at a presidential runoff vote in Zimbabwe between incumbent Robert Mugabe and opposition leader Morgan Tsvangirai. "We'd like to see election monitors come in, we'd like to ...

Serbian parliamentary elections kick off

Sunday, May 11th, 2008

Serbian parliamentary and local elections kicked off Sunday, which is seen as a referendum on the country's integration into the European Union. The polls opened at 7 a.m. local time (0500 GMT) and will close at 8 p.m. (1800 GMT). A ...

7 militants killed, 4 arrested in E Afghan provinces

Sunday, May 11th, 2008

Afghan government troops have killed seven suspected militants and arrested four others in eastern Afghanistan, a local military official said Sunday. There was no casualties on government force in the separate conflicts in Paktia ...

Australia to raise aid to Myanmar to $23.5 mln

Sunday, May 11th, 2008

Australian Foreign Minister Stephen Smith said on Sunday Australia will raise its aid commitment to Myanmar to 25 million Australian dollars (23.5 U.S. dollars) in the wake of cyclone Nargis. Smith told reporters in Perth, state ca ...

Typhoon Rammasun maintains strength toward N Philippines

Sunday, May 11th, 2008

Typhoon Rammasun maintained its strength toward northern Philippines while a new low-pressure area was spotted off central Philippines early Sunday, said the Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGAS ...