WASHINGTON, D.C.: US Republicans elected their party’s first
African-American leader Friday, throwing down the gauntlet to rival
Democrats after bitter losses in November when Barack Obama became
the first black to win the White House.
After being voted in as chairman of the
Republican National Committee (RNC), rising political star Michael
Steele vowed to revitalize conservatives in a party he and others
acknowledge needs a makeover to regain some of its lost political
stature.
SEOUL: South Korean President Lee Myung Bak has vowed to stick to
his tougher line on North Korea despite a move from Pyongyang to
scrap agreements on easing military tensions.
BAGHDAD: Iraqis began voting in provincial elections on Saturday in
a crucial test for the nation struggling to emerge from years of
sectarian strife and strengthen its fledgling democracy. About 15
million eligible Iraqis have been called to cast ballots in 14 of 18
provinces at thousands of voting centers.
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