U.S. President Barack Obama says Washington is considering all options against Iran following a plot to assassinate the Saudi Ambassador to the United States. Mr. Obama spoke to reporters during a news conference with South Korean President Lee Myung-bak in Washington. He said it is clear that individuals within the Iranian government were aware of […]
Obama: Iran Must Pay Price for Assassination Plot
Posted October 13th, 2011 at 1:00 pm (UTC-5)
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Indian Villagers Demand Closure of Nuclear Plant
Posted October 13th, 2011 at 1:00 pm (UTC-5)
Villagers living near a nuclear power plant in southern India have staged a protest to demand closure of the facility due to safety concerns. The villagers blocked roads leading to the Kudankulam plant in Tamil Nadu state on Thursday. Fishermen joined the protest out of fear that wastewater from the plant will pollute their fishing […]
Probe Finds No Wrongdoing in Afghanistan Chopper Crash
Posted October 13th, 2011 at 12:55 pm (UTC-5)
The U.S. military says it has found no wrongful actions by personnel involved the mission of a Chinook helicopter shot down in Afghanistan in August, killing all 38 people on board. An official investigation report released Thursday also said the chopper, which crashed in Afghanistan’s Wardak province on August 6, was downed by a rocket-propelled […]
Obama: North Korea A ‘Direct Threat’ to US, SoKor
Posted October 13th, 2011 at 12:50 pm (UTC-5)
U.S. President Barack Obama says North Korea continues to pose a direct threat to the United States and South Korea. President Obama said further provocation from North Korea will lead to greater isolation for the nation. He said the country will enjoy greater security and opportunity for its people if it abandons its nuclear program. […]
Norway to Take Massacre Suspect Out of Solitary Confinement
Posted October 13th, 2011 at 12:50 pm (UTC-5)
Norwegian authorities are allowing confessed killer Anders Behring Breivik out of solitary confinement as he awaits trial for murdering 77 people in July. Police prosecutor Christian Hatlo said Thursday that investigators are increasingly confident that the confessed mass killer did not have any accomplices when he allegedly opened fire at a youth camp outside of […]
Hague Tribunal Rules Out Dual War Crimes Trials for Mladic
Posted October 13th, 2011 at 12:40 pm (UTC-5)
Judges at The Hague have rejected a request to split the war crimes trial for ex-Bosnian Serb army chief Ratko Mladic into two separate trials. The court said Thursday that splitting the indictment could prejudice Mladic, make the proceedings less manageable and unduly burden witnesses. Prosecutors requested the separate trials, fearing Mladic will not be […]
2 Aid Workers Kidnapped Near Kenya-Somalia Border
Posted October 13th, 2011 at 12:40 pm (UTC-5)
Gunmen have kidnapped two European aid workers from a huge Somali refugee complex in northern Kenya. Medical aid group Doctors Without Borders says two of its staff, both Spanish, were abducted Thursday at the Dadaab refugee complex. An official for the group told VOA that the two were seized at gunpoint from Dadaab’s recently-opened Ifo […]
Investment Firm Chief Given 11-Year Sentence for Insider Trading
Posted October 13th, 2011 at 12:35 pm (UTC-5)
A Wall Street billionaire who once headed a large investment firm has been sentenced to 11 years in prison and fined $10 million in an insider stock trading scandal. A U.S. federal judge, Richard Holwell, on Thursday imposed the sentence on Raj Rajaratnam, a 54-year-old Sri Lanka native who helped start the now-defunct Galleon Group […]
New Record High For US Trade Deficit With China
Posted October 13th, 2011 at 12:30 pm (UTC-5)
The U.S. trade deficit with China reached a record high in August. The gap between what China buys from U.S. companies and what the Chinese sell in the American market was $29 billion in August. Thursday’s report from the Commerce Department says the overall U.S. trade deficit with the world was nearly unchanged during the […]
French Prosecutors Drop Rape Case Against Strauss-Kahn
Posted October 13th, 2011 at 12:30 pm (UTC-5)
French prosecutors have dropped an investigation into a French writer’s accusations against former International Monetary Fund chief Dominique Strauss-Kahn, saying they have evidence of a sexual assault but the case is too old. French writer Tristane Banon claimed Strauss-Kahn tried to rape her in 2003, but prosecutors say the evidence suggests only the lesser charge […]
