The Nobel Foundation in Stockholm is scheduled to announce the 2011 Nobel Prize for Physics Tuesday. On Monday, the Nobel Prize for Medicine was give to Canadian-born Ralph Steinman, Bruce Beutler of the United States and Jules Hoffmann of Luxembourg for their work increasing understanding of the immune system, which could lead to curing cancer […]
2011 Nobel Prize in Physics to be Announced Tuesday
Posted October 4th, 2011 at 4:05 am (UTC-5)
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Philippines Seeks to Reassure Mining Sector After Rebel Attacks
Posted October 4th, 2011 at 4:00 am (UTC-5)
Philippines officials are promising improved security for the nation’s key mining industry after communist rebels overran three operations this week. Officials said Tuesday that President Benigno Aquino has ordered a review of procedures at the nation’s mines and that investors should be confident the perpetrators of Monday’s attacks will be brought to justice. However a […]
US Military to Deliver Suspected Rapist to South Korea
Posted October 4th, 2011 at 3:35 am (UTC-5)
U.S. forces in South Korea say they are turning over a soldier suspected of raping a young South Korean woman to local authorities. The 2nd Infantry Division of the U.S. Army released a statement Tuesday saying it will transfer custody of the soldier on Thursday, in accordance to the Status of Forces agreement between the […]
Nine North Korean Defectors Arrive in Seoul
Posted October 4th, 2011 at 3:30 am (UTC-5)
Nine North Korean defectors arrived in South Korea Tuesday, three weeks after leaving their country in a rare seaborne defection. The six adults and three children had been held in a Japanese immigration facility since they were discovered September 13 drifting in a small boat near the port city of Kanazawa. Japanese Chief Cabinet Secretary […]
Pakistan: Gunmen Kill 13 Shi’ite Muslims in Southwest
Posted October 4th, 2011 at 3:05 am (UTC-5)
Pakistani police say gunmen killed at least 13 people early Tuesday in an apparent sectarian attack on a passenger bus carrying Shi’ite Muslims near the restive southwestern city of Quetta. Police say unidentified gunmen on motorcycles ambushed the bus, lined up the passengers and opened fire on them. At least six people were wounded in […]
Brothers of Liu Xiaobo Report Visit With Chinese Nobelist
Posted October 4th, 2011 at 3:05 am (UTC-5)
Relatives of Liu Xiaobo say they have been granted a rare visit with the Nobel Peace Prize winner, who is jailed in China. Liu’s three brothers told reporters Tuesday that Liu appeared in good health when they visited him in his prison cell last week. One of the brothers said Liu’s wife, Liu Xia, was […]
Obama: US Voters Not “Better Off” Economically Than Four Years Ago
Posted October 4th, 2011 at 2:35 am (UTC-5)
U.S. President Barack Obama says he does not consider himself to be the favorite to win the country’s 2012 presidential elections, telling a television interviewer that the faltering economy has “absolutely” made him an underdog in his bid to win a second term as president. Speaking to ABC News correspondent George Stephanopoulos on Tuesday, President […]
Mild Losses on Japan’s Nikkei Index
Posted October 4th, 2011 at 2:35 am (UTC-5)
Japanese markets closed lower Tuesday, while the U.S. dollar is trading unchanged against the Japanese yen. Tokyo’s Nikkei index lost just over one percent to finish at 8,456. The dollar was selling at 76.63 yen. The Taipei market finished at 7,048, up nearly one-half of one-percent .
UN to Vote on Syria Resolution
Posted October 4th, 2011 at 2:00 am (UTC-5)
Diplomats say the U.N. Security Council may vote Tuesday on a European-drafted resolution condemning Syria’s brutal crackdown against civilians. The proposal threatens “targeted measures” against President Bashar al-Assad’s government if it does not halt its military assault on pro-democracy protesters. Russia is against imposing sanctions on Syria, and diplomats say it is unclear whether Moscow […]
Deadly Tribal Clashes in Papua New Guinea
Posted October 4th, 2011 at 2:00 am (UTC-5)
Authorities in Papua New Guinea say 15 people were killed in fighting between two tribal groups last week. The fighting occurred last Friday in the town of Kainantu in the Pacific nation’s Eastern Highland province. Local police say the Agarabi tribe blamed another tribe, the Kamano, for the death of one of its men and […]
