Cuban hunger strikers cry victory after prisoner freed Dissident Martha Beatriz Roque called it "a victory for the Cuban people ... and democracy" when the communist government bowed to the demands of hunger strikers Tuesday and freed a political prisoner.
20 September 2012
Quebec separatist party wins poll: TV projections Separatists in Canada's Quebec province scored an election win Tuesday, with Premier Jean Charest losing his seat as his unpopular Liberals were ousted from power.
Olympics: Kazakhstan's Sapiyev wins welterweight gold Kazakhstan's Serik Sapiyev won the men's Olympic welterweight gold on Sunday with a crushing 17-9 win over Britain's Freddie Evans, making up for his shattering quarter-final loss four years ago.
Kazakh woman becomes millionaire in UAE A newly wed woman from Kazakhstan has won one million dirham ($ 272 thousand) in a lottery held by Dubai Bank in the United Arab Emirates.