U.S. troubled by reports Egypt police stopped voting
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The United States said on Wednesday it was troubled by reports Egyptian police stopped people from voting in a parliamentary election this week in areas where the opposition Muslim Brotherhood is strong.
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Friday's St. Louis Post-Dispatch reports on a controversial decision by Missouri's Secretary of State: the state of Missouri will be allowing soldiers stationed overseas to cast ballots via e-mail. Their absentee ballots will be scanned and converted to PDF files, which will be emailed to the Defense Department, printed out, and then faxed to Missouri.  I'm in favor of helping soldiers vote; this is a democracy, everyone should be able to vote. Yet I'm deeply skeptical of this proposal, for two reasons:  The plan depends on e-mailed ballots being printed out and faxed by the Defense Department but does not provide any safeguards against soldiers being sanctioned for how they have voted;  The transmission method is inherently technically insecure
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The US State Department and the United Nations say they are seriously concerned about reports that Burma&#39;s military junta has ordered the removal of a security detail at the home of detained democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi.
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Egypt reacts angrily to criticism of its human rights record by the United States - one of its main allies.
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The United States expressed concern Wednesday about tens of thousands of Palestinians pouring into Egypt from the Gaza Strip across a broken security barrier at the border of the small territory run by Hamas militants.
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CAIRO, Egypt - Outrage over an Israeli mistake that left three Egyptian border policemen dead dominated the headlines in Egypt Friday, as the Israeli army chief promised an investigation.
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The United States voiced strong concern on Thursday over the December 16 parliamentary elections in Kyrgyzstan and said the poll was marred by widespread irregularities.
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Urged on by Democratic lawmakers, the Government Accountability Office plans to investigate the way votes were counted in the presidential election. The office cautions, however, that it is powerless to act if irregularities are found.
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as it a premature announcement, the tip of the iceberg, wishful thinking, or a spin for domestic purposes? It, of course, is the surprising report last night from the Egyptian Middle East News Agency, which
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The US government said it was "concerned" by information provided by Amnesty International, which says Sudanese authorities have arrested civilians who speak to foreign officials visiting the troubled Darfur region.
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The United States called on Ukrainian authorities to make sure votes were counted accurately in the presidential election Sunday after fraud marred the previous vote.
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Egypt has dismissed as "unacceptable" President George W. Bush's call for the release of jailed opposition leader Ayman Nour, saying it was an internal issue that Washington should stay away from.
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Egyptian police guard the compound of the Taba Hilton hotel, which was carbombed Thursday, in Taba, Egypt, on the border with the southern tip of Israel, Sunday, Oct, 10, 2004.
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Congress' investigative agency, responding to complaints from around the country, has begun to look into the Nov. 2 vote count, including the handling of provisional ballots and malfunctions of voting machines.
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Top U.S. officials differed Friday over key details of planned Iraqi elections in January, including the unresolved issue of whether all Iraqis will be able to vote and who will protect them from their country's worsening violence.
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Egypt's ruling party conference yielded no major changes. But formerly taboo issues are being aired.
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Amid fears of a possible terrorist attack, US authorities are tightening security for Tuesday's presidential election while taking pains not to discourage voters from turning out at the polls.