Pacific island leaders are pressing their appeal for international assistance to deal with rising seawaters caused by global climate change. The issue dominated the opening session Wednesday of the Pacific Island Forum in New Zealand. U.N. Secretary General Ban Ki-moon and senior officials from the European Union, France, China, Indonesia, and the United States are […]
Threat of Rising Seas Dominates Pacific Islands Forum
Posted September 7th, 2011 at 2:41 am (UTC-5)
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Official: Suspected Bomb Kills 9 Outside Indian High Court
Posted September 7th, 2011 at 2:25 am (UTC-5)
A senior Indian official says a suspected bomb blast outside the High Court building in New Delhi Wednesday killed at least nine people and wounded 45 others. Home Secretary R.K. Singh said an explosive device hidden in a briefcase possibly caused the morning blast. He said it hit as people gathered outside a gate leading […]
US Defense Chief Says No Decision on Future in Iraq
Posted September 7th, 2011 at 2:20 am (UTC-5)
U.S. Defense Secretary Leon Panetta says no decision has been made on keeping U.S. troops in Iraq past this year’s deadline to withdraw. His comments Tuesday came after media reports cited senior military officials saying Panetta had endorsed a plan to keep 3,000 American troops in Iraq as part of a training mission. Panetta told […]
Positive Turnaround for Japan’s Nikkei
Posted September 7th, 2011 at 2:20 am (UTC-5)
Japanese markets closed higher Wednesday, while the U.S. dollar is lower against the Japanese yen. Tokyo’s Nikkei index gained just over two percent to finish at 8,763. In currency trading, the dollar was selling at 77.32 yen, a loss of more than one-quarter of a yen from Tuesday. The Taipei market closed out the day’s […]
Twin Bomb Blasts Kill 14 in SW Pakistan
Posted September 7th, 2011 at 2:12 am (UTC-5)
Pakistani officials say a car bomb followed by a suicide attack targeting security forces killed at least 16 people Wednesday in the southwestern part of the country. Police official Hamid Shakil said the two explosions in Quetta apparently were targeting the deputy head of Pakistan’s paramilitary Frontier Corps in Baluchistan province. While the car bomb […]
Official: Suspected Bomb Kills 4 Outside Indian High Court
Posted September 7th, 2011 at 1:55 am (UTC-5)
A top Indian security official says a suspected bomb blast outside the High Court building in New Delhi Wednesday killed at least four people and wounded 24 others. Home Ministry official U.K. Bansal said an explosive device hidden in a briefcase possibly caused the morning blast outside a gate leading to the court. Indian television […]
Report: Vietnamese Drug Addicts Abused in Treatment Centers
Posted September 7th, 2011 at 1:55 am (UTC-5)
Human Rights Watch says patients in Vietnamese drug rehabilitation centers are subjected to years of abuse and forced labor without receiving proper treatment to overcome their addiction. In a report Wednesday , the New York-based watchdog says Vietnam imprisoned more than 300,000 people without due process in the centers between 2000 and 2010. The rights […]
Explosion Wounds 24 Outside Indian High Court
Posted September 7th, 2011 at 1:41 am (UTC-5)
Indian police say an explosion outside the High Court building in New Delhi Wednesday morning has wounded at least 24 people. Officials say they are not yet sure what caused the blast. Indian television showed images of ambulances taking victims from the scene. This blast is the second explosion at the High Court this year. […]
Philippines to Boost Defenses in South China Sea
Posted September 7th, 2011 at 1:37 am (UTC-5)
The Philippines says it will spend $118 million to build up its air and sea defenses in the Spratly Islands, where Chinese vessels have repeatedly disrupted oil and gas exploration efforts. Officials said President Benigno Aquino has approved the spending to purchase a high-endurance naval cutter and six helicopters, three each for the air force […]
Twin Bomb Blasts Kill 13 in SW Pakistan
Posted September 7th, 2011 at 1:32 am (UTC-5)
Pakistani officials say a car bomb followed by a suicide attack targeting security forces killed at least 13 people Wednesday in the southwestern part of the country. Police official Hamid Shakil said the two explosions in Quetta apparently were targeting the deputy head of Pakistan’s paramilitary Frontier Corps in Baluchistan province. While the car bomb […]
