Islamist Party Appears Victorious in Tunisia's Election -- Voice of America
Tunisia's moderate Islamist party appears headed for victory in Sunday's election, the first free election resulting from the Arab Spring, which has seen despotic governments topple across North Africa and the Middle East.
Although official results have yet to be announced, provisional results give the Ennahdha party about 40 percent of the vote.
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MIDDLE EAST
Thousands of Egyptian police go on strike.
Egypt to free Israeli American as part of prisoner swap.
Turkey earthquake: Hundreds dead as rescue workers dig out. More than 230 dead in Turkey quake; 1,300 more hurt.
U.S. scales back diplomacy in Iraq amid fiscal and security concerns. Iraqi speaker warns of meddling after US pullout. Iraq can deal with Iran-backed militants: Panetta.
U.S. withdrawal plans draw suspicion, fear in Iraq.
U.S. pulls out ambassador from Syria: diplomats.
Twelve killed in heavy fighting in Yemeni capital Sanaa.
Jordan swears in new reform government.
Prince Sultan's death fuels debate about who will succeed to the Saudi throne.
ASIA
Flooding devastates Thailand, Burma.
Karzai backtracks on controversial Pakistan remarks. Afghanistan to back Pakistan if wars with U.S.: Karzai.
US defense chief calls North Korea ‘reckless,’ criticizes China military secretiveness.
US-North Korea nuclear talks start in Geneva.
Philippine military launches first air strikes on Muslim rebels since 2008.
Up to 20 million tons of debris from Japan’s tsunami moving toward Hawaii.
China arrests two accused in hit-and-run toddler's death.
AFRICA
Secular party concedes defeat in landmark Tunisian election.
Gaddafi still on show, rotting as wrangling goes on. Libya declares liberation from 42-year Gadhafi rule.
Libya's liberation: interim ruler unveils more radical than expected plans for Islamic law.
Many in Sub-Saharan Africa mourn Qaddafi’s death.
Delays threaten elections in Democratic Republic of Congo.
Moroccans protest polls, violence in the capital.
Rebel base struck in south Somalia, Kenya troops advance. France to help supply Kenyan troops fighting Al-Qaeda linked militants in Somalia.
'Dead people' voted in Cameroon election.
EUROPE
UK rioters came from abroad: 1 in 7 jailed after summer of violence was a foreign national.
Nicolas Sarkozy tells David Cameron: 'We’re sick of you telling us what to do'.
Swiss voters choose moderate, center parties over far right.
UK lawmakers say they'll defy gov't over Europe.
Medvedev clashes with Putin... on the badminton court.
AMERICAS
Mexico’s drug war is giving growers a break.
Boom times fuel Argentine president's re-election.
Survey: Economists more bleak about US economy.
Weak U.S. economy forces cuts, squeezes police departments.
Laser attacks on cockpits continue.
TERRORISM/THE LONG WAR
ISI maintains ties with, supports Haqqani network: US senator.
Suspect pleads not guilty in Saudi assassination plot.
ECONOMY/FINANCE/BUSINESS
Swiss banks may pay billions, disclose names.
German officials: Bailout fund will top $1.4 trln.
Vatican calls for global authority on economy, raps “idolatry of the market”.
Population growth taxing planet’s resources.
Steve Jobs biographer Walter Isaacson on the Apple CEO's polarizing persona.
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