CAIRO – Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak offered talks on sweeping reforms with opponents on Monday, indicating that massive pressure from street protesters, Western allies and his own army are ending his 30 years of one-man rule. After a week of unprecedented rallies against the poverty, corruption and oppression under the 82-year-old military-backed leader, newly appointed [...]
The first of two Canadian planes has touched down in Cairo, Egypt, ready to evacuate Canadians from the restive North African nation. The planes scheduled to land in Cairo on Monday have the capacity to evacuate more than 500 passengers to Europe. CTV’s National Affairs correspondent Lisa LaFlamme, travelling with the first flight, an Air [...]
NAYPYITAW, Myanmar – An elected parliament convened in Myanmar on Monday for the first time in half a century but inspired scant enthusiasm among a skeptical public convinced it is just a smokescreen for continued military rule. More than 600 members filled two new “Hluttaws”, or legislative chambers, in the opening session. They are tasked [...]
TEHRAN – An American woman who was freed after more than a year in an Iranian jail on suspicion of spying has been summoned back to attend trial, the official IRNA news agency reported Monday. Sarah Shourd, 32, was arrested in July 2009 along with two male friends, Shane Bauer and Josh Fattal who are [...]
ASTANA – Kazakhstan President Nursultan Nazarbayev on Monday unexpectedly rejected a plan to hold a referendum on prolonging his rule until 2020, saying that he would instead call early presidential polls. The announcement stunned Kazakhstan after parliament earlier this month agreed the controversial referendum should go ahead but also came after rare criticism of the [...]
BAGHDAD – A pair of attacks killed an Iraqi electricity employee and a Shiite politician in Baghdad on Monday, authorities said. Nine others were wounded in a string of strikes across the Iraqi capital that appeared to take aim at government and security officials — a frequent target of militants seeking to undermine U.S.-backed efforts [...]
LONDON – Shares in London fell as political unrest in Egypt pushed down the share prices of oil majors and travel groups, traders said. The FTSE 100 index of leading shares dropped 18.43 points or 0.31 percent to close at 5,862.94 points. “The sell-off that we saw on Friday has continued, with investors fleeing to [...]
CAIRO – Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak overhauled his government on Monday to try to defuse a popular uprising against his 30-year rule but angry protesters rejected the changes and said he must surrender power. On the seventh consecutive day of unrest in the Arab world’s most populous nation, tens of thousands of protesters rallied in [...]
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