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Obama Scores Human-Rights Victory With Libya Response -- but Can It Last?
By Alex Wagner - Politics DailyMoving at lightning speed over the weekend, President Obama and members of his administration tackled the crisis in Libya with both finesse and brute force, dispelling criticism that they've been slow to respond with a series of moves that showed America had taken a definitive -- and aggressive -- position in the emergency. But to those in the global community looking to Libya as a potential model for international action on human rights and crimes against humanity, the reality is perhaps far muddier. Related Stories U.S. Military Readies Libya Options -- With ...
US, Europe Intensify Efforts to Isolate Gadhafi
By not in system - AOL NewsWASHINGTON -- The United States and European allies intensified efforts to isolate Libyan leader Moammar Gadhafi on Monday, redoubling demands for him to step down, questioning his mental state and warning that those who stay loyal to him risk losing their wealth and being prosecuted for human rights abuses. Europe, which buys most of Libya's oil exports, outlined fresh sanctions to force the dictator to stop attacks on civilians and step down after 42 years of iron-fisted rule. The European Union issued travel bans and an asset freeze against senior Libyan officials, and ordered an arms ...
WikiLeaks Bahrain: Group Says It Will Release 100 Revelations on the Kingdom Tonight
By David Knowles - AOL NewsGet ready for the flood. WikiLeaks, the whistle-blower group that has released hundreds of thousands of pages of classified government information over the past few months, announced on its Twitter feed that it plans to share "over 100 new Bahrain revelations" sometime tonight. .bbpBox38709741043589120 {background:url(http://a1.twimg.com/profile_background_images/3147857/WL_Hour_Glass.jpg) #9AE4E8;padding:20px;} p.bbpTweet{background:#fff;padding:10px 12px 10px 12px;margin:0;min-height:48px;color:#000;font-size:18px ...
With More Than 200 Killed, S.Sudan Says Khartoum Arming Rebels
By not in system - AOL NewsJUBA, Sudan --Political leaders in Southern Sudan on Tuesday angrily accused Sudan's Khartoum-based government of arming a rebel leader they say killed more than 200 southerners last week, a charge that could increase north-south tensions as the south prepares for independence. Humanitarian Affairs and Disaster Management James Kok Ruea labeled last week's attack by rebel leader George Athor a "massacre." Ruea said 201 southern civilians and security forces died during the attack in Jonglei state and that 10 died later in the hospital. He said nearly 160 of the dead were civilians, including ...
Opinion: Can Democracy Take Root in Egypt?
By not in system - AOL NewsWith the decision by Hosni Mubarak to step down, nothing will ever be the same again in Egypt, nor perhaps in the Arab world. So the real question now is, what comes next? Will Egypt turn to some form of representative government? Perhaps, but it's pure fantasy to believe that this will be anything like Eastern Europe in 1989, when communism fell in those countries and was quickly replaced with democratic rule. Instead, it will be more akin to post-World War II Japan. Similarities between Egypt's current turmoil and the crushing of European communism start and end with the possibility of a ...
S. Sudan Makes Preparations for Next World Capital
By not in system - AOL NewsJUBA, Sudan -- The mud-hut town of Juba has earned a promotion to world capital later this year. Only Southern Sudan needs far more than its own currency and a national anthem: Most of the roads here are dirt and even aid workers live in shipping containers. In a little more than five months, Southern Sudan is slated to become the world's newest country. Final results from last month's independence referendum announced on Monday show that 98.8 percent of the ballots cast were for secession from Sudan's north. Juba is oil-rich but lacks the embassies and skyscrapers of other world capitals. ...
Sudan's President Accepts Southern Secession Vote
By Lauren Frayer - AOL NewsSudan's beleaguered president, Omar al-Bashir, announced today that he accepts the results of a vote by his country's south to secede and form its own country -- a move that will ultimately diminish his power over roughly a third of Africa's largest nation. Almost 99 percent of voters in southern Sudan voted last month in favor of independence from the mostly Muslim and Arab north, according to results released today. The January vote was the last big step in implementing a 2005 peace treaty that ended Africa's longest civil war, between north and south Sudan. The status of one small but ...
Kids Help Disney Website Give Away $1 Million
By Susanna Baird - AOL NewsBlackyyee the penguin is a masterful tuber, staying atop his float while jumping over objects that might fell a lesser bird. Beach balls, periscopes, ice chunks, green glass bottles, frogs on lily pads: Blackyyee clears them all, a click-click accompanying every successful leap. Slate PR Kids who play Club Penguin helped fund a new school in Haiti, which includes a mural, above, and a playground. Blackyyee owes his success to Daniel Trainor, 5. In the water, on the sledding course, in a martial arts-esque game called "Card-Jitsu," every move Blackyyee makes is at the behest of ...
More Than 99 Percent in Southern Sudan Voted for Secession
By not in system - AOL NewsJUBA, Sudan -- Southern Sudan's referendum commission said Sunday that more than 99 percent of voters in the south opted to secede from the country's north in a vote held earlier this month. The announcement drew cheers from a crowd of thousands that gathered in Juba, the dusty capital of what may become the world's newest country. The weeklong vote, held in early January and widely praised for being peaceful and for meeting international standards, was a condition of a 2005 peace agreement that ended a north-south civil war that lasted two decades and killed 2 million people. The head of ...
'South Sudan' Could Be Latest Change to Map of Africa
By Lauren Frayer - AOL NewsWith initial results showing that nearly 99 percent of southern Sudanese have voted to secede from their country's Arab north, officials readying for the birth of their new nation have a dilemma on their hands: What to call it? A steering committee of southern officials -- many of them from former rebel groups vying for power in a new era of independence -- has been formed to juggle all the issues associated with forming a new country, including choosing a name, flag and national anthem. One of those officials, information minister Benjamin Marial, told The New York Times that more than a ...
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