Japanese officials have announced a total ban on all shipments of beef cattle from Fukushima prefecture amid growing concerns that beef has already entered the food supply system from cattle that ate radioactive straw. Chief Cabinet Secretary Yukio Edano said Tuesday the government will also inspect all farms in the prefecture for radiation. Agriculture Minister […]
Japan Restricts Cattle Shipments Amid Radioactive Beef Scare
Posted July 19th, 2011 at 4:25 am (UTC-5)
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Iran Says New Equipment Will Speed Nuclear Enrichment
Posted July 19th, 2011 at 4:25 am (UTC-5)
Iran says it is installing new centrifuges aimed at speeding up its enrichment of nuclear material. Foreign Ministry spokesman Ramin Mehmanparast said Tuesday the new equipment will bring more speed and better quality to the process. He also reiterated that Iran’s nuclear program is for peaceful purposes. The United States and other Western countries believe […]
Malaysian Transsexual Loses Court Bid to Change Gender
Posted July 19th, 2011 at 3:45 am (UTC-5)
A Malaysian court has rejected a request by a woman who underwent a sex-change operation to officially change her identity from a man to a woman. Ashraf Hafiz Abdul Aziz underwent a complete sex change operation in 2008 in Thailand, but the National Registration Department has rejected her application to change her name on her […]
Clinton Says US, India United in Terror Fight
Posted July 19th, 2011 at 3:40 am (UTC-5)
U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton says the United States and India are united in fighting “violent extremist networks,” and that the two nations are increasingly working together on homeland security issues. Her comments came Tuesday in the capital, New Delhi, as she began two days of talks with Indian officials aimed at strengthening political […]
Zimbabwe Drops Treason Charges Against Energy Minister
Posted July 19th, 2011 at 3:30 am (UTC-5)
Prosecutors in Zimbabwe have dropped corruption charges against Energy Minister Elton Mangoma, a top aide of Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangirai. The decision Monday comes after Mangoma was acquitted last month on other charges he bypassed governmental procedures by purchasing gasoline from a South African firm. Prosecutors said the more recent charges were dropped because they […]
Taiwan Report Warns of Growing Chinese Military Advantage
Posted July 19th, 2011 at 3:25 am (UTC-5)
Taiwan says it is falling further behind in its race to keep up with China’s rapidly expanding military capability. In a biennial defense white paper published Tuesday, Taiwan says China is already capable of imposing a naval blockade around Taiwan and seizing Taiwan-controlled offshore islands. It says the balance of power is expected to continue […]
Japan Mulls New Responses to Radioactive Beef Scare
Posted July 19th, 2011 at 3:05 am (UTC-5)
Japanese officials are considering a total ban on all shipments of beef cattle from Fukushima prefecture amid growing concerns that beef has already entered the food supply system from cattle that ate radioactive straw. Agriculture Minister Michihiko Kano was quoted Tuesday saying authorities in all of Japan’s 47 prefectures will be asked to check cattle […]
Atlantis Departs International Space Station for Final Time
Posted July 19th, 2011 at 2:50 am (UTC-5)
The U.S. space shuttle Atlantis has undocked from the International Space Station, beginning the last leg of its final voyage — and of the 30-year U.S. space shuttle program. Atlantis and its four-member crew separated from the ISS early Tuesday morning over New Zealand after an eight-day visit to deliver a year’s worth of supplies […]
Japan’s Nikkei Ends Trading Day in Negative Territory
Posted July 19th, 2011 at 2:50 am (UTC-5)
Japanese markets closed lower Tuesday, while the U.S. dollar is slightly higher against the Japanese yen. Tokyo’s Nikkei index lost nearly one percent to finish at 9,890. In currency trading, the dollar was selling at 79.08 yen, a gain of a fraction of a yen from Monday. The Taipei market closed at 8,525, a loss […]
Atlantis Departs International Space Station for Final Time
Posted July 19th, 2011 at 2:45 am (UTC-5)
The U.S. space shuttle Atlantis has undocked from the International Space Station, beginning the last leg of its final voyage — and of the 30-year U.S. space shuttle program. Atlantis and its four-member crew separated from the ISS early Tuesday morning over New Zealand after an eight-day visit to deliver a year’s worth of supplies […]
