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Top Stories April 26, 2007Nigeria bungles historic electionNigeria's presidential election, expected to peacefully transfer power from one government to another for the first time in the country's history, was marred by hundreds of deaths, shoddy polling conditions, and stories of voter intimidation. At the end of Saturday's voting, the ruling party's candidate, Umaru Yar'Adua, claimed a blowout victory with 72% of the vote, but observers for the EU and Nigeria's Transition Monitoring Group called the election process a sham. The African press voiced outrage over the proceedings, as the opposition called for a new vote. Considerable uncertainty remains about Nigeria's immediate future; some fear that if the current election results hold, the new administration will have trouble governing. - BH US missile defense gets smack down in MoscowRussia frowned this week at American attempts to soften the Kremlin's opposition toward a proposed US anti-missile shield over Central Europe. Defense Secretary Robert Gates headed to Moscow on Monday to address the concerns by President Putin's government that a shield would threaten Russian security. The extended "Star Wars" system, which the Bush administration has insisted is critical to shoot down missiles from rogue states such as Iran or North Korea, would be in place over Poland and the Czech Republic by 2012. However, the Russian government has steadfastly questioned whether a missile threat is real and views the construction as an encroachment on its turf. - CN Palestinian coalition challenged from withinProblems continue to mount for Palestine's unity government, as Interior Minister Hani al-Qawasmi attempted to resign amid the open resumption of violence by the militant wing of Hamas. Al-Qawasmi's resignation — formally rejected by Prime Minister Ismail Haniya — was tendered in frustration over a contentious security plan, which was approved by the cabinet less than two weeks ago and promptly back-burnered. Meanwhile, Hamas' armed forces launched a barrage of rockets into Israel in the most overt attack since November. While politicians in Palestine were careful not to acknowledge the strikes, several lawmakers cited recent Israeli military operations in the West Bank as proof that the ceasefire had never been more than wishful thinking. - ED |
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