Tuesday, January 3, 2012

Egypt - Last round of voting for parliament


Published on Jan 3, 2012 by
http://www.euronews.net/ Egyptians are going to the polls on Tuesday in the third and final round of parliamentary elections.

The 150-member assembly elected is supposed to oversee transition from military rule.

The first two rounds produced a high turn-out from the 14 million eligible voters across the nine regions. Independent monitors largely praised those polls as having been free from vote rigging and intimidation which were previously used to hand certain victory to the former Mubarak regime.

USA - Police arrest man in connection with series of 53 LA fires

Uploaded by on Jan 2, 2012
A man has been arrested in connection with a wave of 53 arson fires, which have caused hundreds of thousands of dollars of damage.

Raw Video: Obama family Depart for Hawaii

Published on Jan 2, 2012 by
President Barack Obama and his family wrapped up a low-key 10-day Hawaiian vacation Monday. Air Force One will touch down in Washington on Tuesday morning. (Jan. 3)

USA - American-Islamic Relations is condemning a firebomb attack on an Islamic center in New York City on Sunday

Published on Jan 2, 2012 by
The Council on American-Islamic Relations is condemning a firebomb attack on an Islamic center in New York City on Sunday. Police say it was one of four arson attacks, and they have released surveillance video and a sketch of a suspect. (Jan. 2)