Japan’s government says it is firing three high-ranking officials in connection with their handling of the crisis at the Fukushima Daichi nuclear plant. Trade and Industry Minister Banri Kaieda said Thursday he will replace the head of Japan’s nuclear safety agency, the head of the energy agency and a vice minister in his own ministry. […]
Japan Fires Three Top Officials Over Handling of Nuclear Crisis
Posted August 3rd, 2011 at 11:40 pm (UTC-5)
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Renowned Russian Pianist Nikolai Petrov Dies
Posted August 3rd, 2011 at 11:25 pm (UTC-5)
Renowned Russian pianist Nikolai Petrov has died after suffering a stroke a few months ago while performing in Belarus. An assistant for Petrov said he passed away Wednesday in a Moscow hospital. He was 68. Petrov was an award winning pianist who performed 70 to 100 concerts each year. His career included performances with top […]
Japan Intervenes to Curb Rising Yen
Posted August 3rd, 2011 at 11:15 pm (UTC-5)
Japan intervened in currency markets Thursday to drive down the yen. Finance Minister Yoshihiko Noda said the country’s fragile recovery from its twin disasters was threatened by the rise of the yen, which was approaching a post-World War Two high set immediately after the March 11 earthquake and tsunami. Other leading economic powers joined with […]
US Navy Admiral Visits Cambodia
Posted August 3rd, 2011 at 10:55 pm (UTC-5)
A top U.S. naval officer is holding talks with high-ranking Cambodian military officials aimed at improving naval cooperation between the two nations. Vice Admiral Scott Van Buskirk, the commander of the U.S. Seventh Fleet, arrived in Phnom Penh Wednesday for a two-day visit. A Cambodian military spokesman says Van Buskirk met with deputy naval commander […]
China Displeased by Japanese Report on Chinese Military
Posted August 3rd, 2011 at 10:30 pm (UTC-5)
China says it is displeased by a Japanese government report that criticizes China’s military build-up. Tokyo says a more modern Chinese navy and air force means Beijing’s sphere of influence is likely to grow beyond Chinese waters. It said China can be expected to carry out naval activities in waters surrounding Japan. Japan says China […]
Study: Text Messages Improves Malaria Treatment in Africa
Posted August 3rd, 2011 at 10:05 pm (UTC-5)
Researchers in Kenya say simple text messaging to health care workers is an inexpensive way to remind them how to properly and effectively treat African children suffering with malaria. Their study appears in the British medical journal Lancet. It says health workers in the field in Kenya were sent messages urging them to check on […]
2 Russian Cosmonauts Complete 6-hour Space Walk
Posted August 3rd, 2011 at 9:10 pm (UTC-5)
Two Russian cosmonauts have completed their six-hour spacewalk without accomplishing all the tasks as planned. Alexander Samokutyaev and Sergei Volkov launched an educational satellite during the spacewalk Wednesday. The launch was delayed after the cosmonauts discovered that one of its antennas was missing. They eventually released the 26-kilogram satellite with only one antenna, which will […]
2 Russian Cosmonauts Complete 6-hour Space Walk
Posted August 3rd, 2011 at 8:40 pm (UTC-5)
Two Russian cosmonauts have completed a six-our spacewalk, but it didn’t go without problems. Alexander Samokutyayev and Sergei Volkov launched an educational satellite during the spacewalk Wednesday. The launch was delayed after the cosmonauts discovered that one of its antennas was missing. They eventually released the 26-kilogram satellite with only one antenna, which will diminish […]
Chilean Foreign Minister in US for Mine Rescue Exhibit
Posted August 3rd, 2011 at 8:40 pm (UTC-5)
Chilean Foreign Minister Alfredo Moreno is in Washington for the opening of a new museum exhibit telling the story of 33 Chilean miners who survived being trapped underground for more than two months. The foreign minister met Wednesday with U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton at the State Department, where both expressed excitement about the […]
Egypt’s Mubarak Pleads ‘Not Guilty’ in Historic Trial
Posted August 3rd, 2011 at 8:25 pm (UTC-5)
Egypt’s deposed president, Hosni Mubarak, wheeled into a Cairo courtroom in a hospital bed, has pleaded not guilty to charges that he ordered the killing of some 850 revolutionary protesters who drove him from power in an 18-day February uprising. After Wednesday’s dramatic session, the judge in the case adjourned the trial until August 15. […]
