South Korea’s envoy to six-nation negotiations on North Korea’s nuclear program is heading to the United States as diplomatic efforts to end a three-year freeze in the talks intensify. South Korea’s Yonhap news agency says Wi Sung-lac will arrive in Washington Wednesday to hold two days of talks with Stephen Bosworth, Washington’s special envoy to […]
South Korean Nuclear Envoy to Visit US for Talks
Posted September 6th, 2011 at 2:25 am (UTC-5)
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Haiti’s Martelly Names Third Prime Minister Nominee
Posted September 6th, 2011 at 2:05 am (UTC-5)
Haitian officials say President Michel Martelly has selected a recent top aide to former U.S. President Bill Clinton as his third nominee for prime minister. They say Mr. Martelly chose Garry Conille for the post. Conille served as an aide to Mr. Clinton is his work as U.N. special envoy for Haiti. President Martelly took […]
Philippines Villagers Capture Massive Man-Eating Crocodile
Posted September 6th, 2011 at 1:56 am (UTC-5)
Residents of a village in the southern Philippines are celebrating the capture of a massive saltwater crocodile that has eaten at least one water buffalo and possibly a missing fisherman from the village. The crocodile, which was captured Saturday, measures 6.1 meters in length and weights 1,075 kilograms. Local authorities believe it is the largest […]
China, Allies in Talks for “Super-Sovereign” Credit Agency
Posted September 6th, 2011 at 1:20 am (UTC-5)
A Chinese credit rating agency says it is in talks with its counterparts around the world to establish what it calls a “super-sovereign” credit rating agency. The chief executive of Dagong Global Credit Ratings tells the state-controlled China Daily the new agency hopes to challenge the three major U.S.-based credit agencies, which together control 95 […]
ISAF: Afghanistan Transition Ahead of Schedule
Posted September 6th, 2011 at 1:10 am (UTC-5)
NATO says its plan to transfer security control in Afghanistan to the country’s army and police forces by 2014 is “remarkably ahead of schedule,” despite a deadly month of August for international forces. International Security Assistance Force spokesperson, Brigadier General Carsten Jacobsen, said Monday security and governance throughout Afghanistan has “vastly improved” and the buildup […]
Netflix Starts Push Into Latin America
Posted September 6th, 2011 at 12:55 am (UTC-5)
U.S. video distributor Netflix announced Monday the expansion of its service into Latin America and the Caribbean. It said video service started Monday in Brazil and would expand to 34 countries in the region, allowing people to instantly watch a wide selection of movies and television programs by September 12. Netflix Latin American programming will […]
World Bank, China, Discuss Shifting Manufacturing Jobs to Africa
Posted September 6th, 2011 at 12:50 am (UTC-5)
World Bank officials say they have held preliminary discussions with China about the prospect of moving millions of low-skilled manufacturing jobs to Africa. World Bank President Robert Zoellick said in Beijing that China’s labor force is projected to stop growing, the result of its slowing birthrate and one-child policy. At the same time, the government […]
Pro-Gadhafi Convoy Crosses Into Niger
Posted September 6th, 2011 at 12:30 am (UTC-5)
A convoy of vehicles carrying forces loyal to Libya’s Moammar Gadhafi has crossed into neighboring Niger, as anti-Gadhafi fighters continue to mass outside one of the ousted leader’s last strongholds. Officials said more than a dozen military vehicles moved into Niger late Monday and arrived in the city of Agadez. Earlier the head of Mr. […]
Hostage Drama Unfolds at Sydney Legal Building
Posted September 6th, 2011 at 12:10 am (UTC-5)
Police in Sydney, Australia, say they are engaged in a standoff with a man who walked into legal offices with his daughter and claimed to be carrying a bomb. A court clerk says the man came into the building complex, which also houses courtrooms, with a young girl. The clerk says the man demanded that […]
Lee Causes US Flooding and Tornadoes, Katia Strengthens
Posted September 6th, 2011 at 12:06 am (UTC-5)
The slow-moving remnants of Tropical Storm Lee have dumped heavy rain across the southern United States and triggered tornadoes that damaged dozens of homes in Georgia, where more heavy rain is expected. The tropical storm made landfall near the city of New Orleans, Louisiana on Sunday, flooding streets and recalling the devastation caused by Hurricane […]
