Russian President Dmitry Medvedev met at a military base in Siberia Wednesday with North Korean leader Kim Jong Il. Russian media released photos of the two leaders shaking hands at the base in the city of Ulan-Ude on the shores of Lake Baikal. Mr. Kim, who spent Tuesday taking a boat ride on the lake […]
Medvedev Opens Siberian Summit With Kim Jong Il
Posted August 24th, 2011 at 3:00 am (UTC-5)
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Hurricane Irene Crosses Turks and Caicos
Posted August 24th, 2011 at 2:45 am (UTC-5)
Hurricane Irene is bearing down on the Bahamas, crossing the Turks and Caicos Islands as it also takes aim at the eastern coast of the United States. The National Hurricane Center said in its latest bulletin Wednesday that the storm was about 655 kilometers southeast of Nassau, Bahamas, moving to the west-northwest with 155 kilometer-per-hour […]
South Korea, Uzbekistan Seal Multi-Billion Dollar Economic Deal
Posted August 24th, 2011 at 2:40 am (UTC-5)
South Korea and Uzbekistan have signed a set of development deals worth $4 billion during a visit to the Central Asian nation by South Korean President Lee Myung-bak. South Korea’s Yonhap news agency says the deal provides for the joint development of Uzbekistan’s Surgil gas field near the Aral Sea, including construction of a gas […]
26 Miners Trapped in Flooded Chinese Coal Shaft
Posted August 24th, 2011 at 2:35 am (UTC-5)
Chinese officials say rescue teams are racing Wednesday to reach 26 workers trapped in a flooded coal mine in northeastern China. State-controlled media say the mine was operating illegally when a large amount of ground water poured into the shaft on Tuesday. Central government authorities have promised to punish those responsible but local officials say […]
Japan’s Nikkei Reverses Course
Posted August 24th, 2011 at 2:30 am (UTC-5)
Japanese markets closed lower Wednesday, and the U.S. dollar is lower against the Japanese yen. Tokyo’s Nikkei index lost just over one percent to finish at 8,640, wiping out gains made early in the day’s trading. In currency trading, the dollar was selling at 76.62 yen, a loss of a fraction of a yen from […]
New Evidence of Mass Graves in Sudan: Group
Posted August 24th, 2011 at 2:05 am (UTC-5)
A U.S.-based satellite imagery organization says it has found new evidence of mass graves in Sudan’s oil-rich Southern Kordofan state. On Wednesday, the Satellite Sentinel Project released eyewitness reports and images of what it says are machinery and body bags used by the Sudanese Red Crescent Society to excavate and fill the burial sites. The […]
China, Japan, South Korea to Meet for Free Trade Talks
Posted August 24th, 2011 at 1:55 am (UTC-5)
Officials from East Asia’s three largest economic powers — China, Japan and South Korea — will meet next week to discuss the feasibility of negotiating a free trade agreement. South Korea’s trade ministry said Wednesday that representatives from industry, government and academia will take part in the three-day meeting beginning next Wednesday in the Chinese […]
Venezuelan Gold Reserves to be Repatriated
Posted August 24th, 2011 at 1:45 am (UTC-5)
Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez has official nationalized Venezuela’s gold mining industry. The decree signed Tuesday places the gold mining industry under complete government control. The law gives the state the exclusive right to explore and mine gold within the country. It does allow for joint ventures in which private companies hold a minority stake. In […]
Australian House Fire Kills 11 Pacific Islanders, Including Chidren
Posted August 24th, 2011 at 1:45 am (UTC-5)
Australian authorities say 11 people, including several children, died in a house fire near the eastern city of Brisbane early Wednesday. Police say a total of 14 Pacific Islanders were in the house when the fire broke out after midnight in the town of Logan. Three men managed to escape, with one suffering facial burns […]
Low Turnout in Liberian Referendum
Posted August 24th, 2011 at 12:40 am (UTC-5)
Election officials in Liberia reported low voter turnout on Tuesday in the country’s disputed constitutional referendum. Liberians decided on four proposed amendments to the constitution. The most controversial change would reduce the number of consecutive years a presidential candidate must have resided in Liberia, from 10 to five. Other proposed changes would delay the presidential […]
